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Niloofar Taheri

Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

BioDr. Niloofar Taheri is a postdoctoral researcher (MD, Inv) in the Mignot Lab at Stanford University, where she conducts research in sleep medicine and neuroimmunology. Her work has been recognized with Gold Medals at international invention competitions, including the IFIA Members’ Competition for developing a novel diagnostic and therapeutic approach to neurodegenerative disorders, and the 2025 American Innovation Exhibition (AIIE) in San Diego, where she received a Gold Medal and Special Prize for designing a medication to improve the treatment of brain metastases in breast cancer. Most recently, she won a Gold Medal at the 2025 Kaohsiung International Invention & Design Expo (KIDE), for a patent on a novel diagnostic method for the early detection of major depressive disorder (MDD).

She brings experience in clinical practice, co-founding an autoimmune society, and developing wet-lab models. She is also a verified peer reviewer for psychiatry and neuroscience journals.

Contact Info
- 3165 Porter Dr
- Palo Alto, California
Mail Code: 5717
taheri@stanford.edu

Javan Tahir

Ph.D. Student in Applied Physics, admitted Autumn 2020

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Mail Code: 4090
javan@stanford.edu

Ata Tahiroglu

Winter CSP Instructor

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Mail Code: 2078
atahirog@stanford.edu

Catherine Tai

Section Administrative Supervisor, Surgery - General Surgery

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- 300 Pasteur Dr
- Stanford, California 94305-2200
Mail Code: 5641
- (650) 725-1097 (office)
(650) 725-1216 (fax)
catherine.tai@stanford.edu