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Ross Daniel Venook

Senior Lecturer of Bioengineering

BioRoss is a Senior Lecturer in the Bioengineering department and he is the Associate Director for Engineering at the Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign.

Ross primarily co-leads undergraduate laboratory courses at Stanford (an instrumentation lab (BIOE123) and an open-ended capstone design lab sequence (BIOE141A/B)) and he supports other courses and runs hands-on workshops in the areas of prototyping and systems engineering related to health technology innovation. He enjoys the unique challenges and constraints offered by biomedical engineering projects, and he delights in the opportunity for collaborative learning in a problem-solving environment.

An Electrical Engineer by training (Stanford BS, MS, PhD), Ross’ graduate work focused on building and applying new types of MRI hardware for interventional and device-related uses. Following a Biodesign Innovation fellowship, Ross helped to start the MRI safety program at Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, where he worked for 15 years to enable safe MRI access for patients with implanted medical devices, including collaboration across the MRI safety community to create and improve international standards.

Teresa Michelle Vente

Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Clinical Associate Professor (By courtesy), Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development

BioTeresa Vente, DO, MPH is a pediatrician, psychiatrist, and palliative care physician at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Her clinical and research interests include expanding psychiatry support for pediatric palliative care patients. Her academic interests include curriculum development and medical education for trainees and clinicians at all levels. She is a facilitator for both VitalTalk and EPEC (Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care) programs nationally and internationally. Prior to coming to Stanford, she was an assistant professor at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern University where she served as program director for the pediatric and perinatal palliative care fellowship tracks, and most recently she was an assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Nicole Ventre

IRB Manager, Vice Provost and Dean of Research - Research Compliance

Jerry Randy Ventura

Affiliate, Information Security Office Operations

BioJerry R. Ventura is a cybersecurity and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) professional with more than 25 years of experience spanning government, aerospace, entertainment, technology, and professional services. His background includes cybersecurity governance, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, vulnerability management, and the development and implementation of security programs aligned with frameworks including NIST, CMMC, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and CIS Controls.

Jerry is a proud United States Air Force veteran, having served seven years in the Air Force before continuing his career in information security and cybersecurity leadership. Throughout his career, he has held leadership and security roles with organizations across a variety of industries, bringing a mission-focused approach to protecting information, managing risk, and strengthening organizational security.

He holds an MBA and a Master of Science in Business Analytics from Syracuse University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems. Jerry is passionate about continuous learning, technology, leadership, and helping organizations build security programs that are both effective and sustainable.

He is excited to bring his experience and perspective to Stanford University's cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance team.