Stanford University
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Tirin Moore
Ben Barres Professor
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsWe study neural circuit mechanisms of visual perception, cognition and sensorimotor integration.
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Dinesh D Moorjani
Student, Program-Jain, R.
BioDinesh Moorjani is a serial tech founder & CEO, venture capital investor, and professor. He is the founder and Managing Partner of Time Zero Capital, a technology venture capital firm investing in responsible innovation.
Dinesh founded Hatch Labs Inc. where he served as Chairman & CEO and cofounded Tinder (NASDAQ: MTCH) in 2012. Dinesh built several technology companies including Saffronart, a global eCommerce marketplace for Indian fine art and collectibles backed by Sequoia Capital, where he continues to serve on the board. Dinesh also cofounded Kleverbeast—a no-code SaaS application development platform and Monet Analytics—an AI platform that decodes human emotion.
Dinesh served in numerous executive leadership roles at multinational corporations, including as Managing Director at Comcast Ventures, Sr. Vice President and Group Head of Mobility at IAC/InterActive Corp, and in various leadership roles at Samsung Electronics in the US and Asia. He built his early career in the Global Energy Practice at AD Little, Goldman Sachs, and as an early employee at Mainspring (IPO 2000, acquired by IBM 2001). Dinesh served as an independent board director at Alight (NYSE: ALIT) and on the advisory boards of Fortune 500 companies including American Express, Assurant, and Cox Automotive. He served on the board of directors of Zoox (acquired by Amazon), a leader in autonomous vehicles. Dinesh served as an advisor to Warburg Pincus, the global private equity firm, where he was previously an EIR, co-investing alongside the firm and serving in a governance capacity on portfolio company boards.
Dinesh is an adjunct professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and regularly guest lectures at Harvard, Stanford, and MIT. Dinesh also serves on the Harvard Business School California Research Center Advisory Board. He supports disenfranchised youth and education through his non-profit work as a board director at the United Friends of the Children and the Organization for Social Media Safety. Dinesh continues to serve as a Board Trustee at the University of California, Merced. Dinesh earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and MBA from Harvard. Dinesh is a PhD Candidate in the Engineering Department at Stanford University. -
Rudolf Moos
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur research group works primarily on psychiatric program evaluation and the quality of health care. The studies focus heavily on health care programs and the context, process, outcome, and cost of care.
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Ernesto Mora Garcia
Undergraduate, School of Medicine
BioI am currently working on RNA modifications and I pretty much like everything organic chemistry and biochemistry, or really anything except physics! Sorry not sorry! :)
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Maria D. Mora Mora
Chief of Data Analytics, Methodology, and Integration, HOOVER RESEARCH
Current Role at StanfordChief Data Analyst at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Leading SECURE Analytics to support Policies that concerns National Security
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Shaghayegh Moradirad
Masters Student in Applied Physics, admitted Autumn 2026
BioShaghayegh Moradirad is a graduate student in Applied Physics at Stanford University. She completed her B.S. in CS at Minerva University. Her previous work spans scientific computing, numerical simulation, open-source software, and large-scale systems at OpenAI, LinkedIn, and Two Sigma.
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Davíd Morales
Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2020
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDavíd's research examines the pedagogical contributions of social movements and education activists, as well as their responses to colonial, (neo)liberal, and militarized logics that govern schools and racialized geographies across the U.S. and Latin America.
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Esmeralda Morales
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
BioEsmeralda Morales, MD is a Board-Certified Pediatric Pulmonologist who earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed her subspecialty training in Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of Arizona/Arizona Respiratory Center known for its excellence in asthma care and research. She practiced in the southwestern United States for 7 years including a year as Interim Chief of the Pediatric Pulmonary Division at the University of New Mexico and was a former University of New Mexico Cystic Fibrosis Center Director, as well as co-chair of the New Mexico Council on Asthma. She has been a member of the Pediatric Pulmonary Division through the Stanford University School of Medicine for the past 7 years and is leading asthma clinical efforts in the division. Her main areas of interest are childhood asthma, aerodigestive disorders in children, respiratory disorders in children with complex healthcare needs and the care of historically marginalized patient populations.
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Luis Miguel Morales
Affiliate, Med/Program/Bedside Med
BioLuis Morales is a medical student at Howard University College of Medicine with a strong interest in neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, and translational cancer research. As an undergraduate at the University of Florida, he conducted research focused on glioblastoma and personalized cancer immunotherapy. His work emphasized bioinformatic approaches with the goal of identifying biologically relevant targets for treatment. Through this research, he developed skills in advanced coding techniques, pipeline development, database parsing, scientific writing, and translational research. This summer at Stanford, Luis is studying leptomeningeal disease and brain tumor biology using RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic approaches. His research aims to better understand tumor invasion and the tumor microenvironment while identifying molecular patterns that could support future therapeutic strategies for aggressive central nervous system tumors.
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Kelli Moran-Miller, PhD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Kelli Moran-Miller joined Stanford in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences in 2015. She is a licensed psychologist specializing in athlete mental health and sport and performance psychology. She also is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant with the Association of Applied Sport Psychology and a member of the US Olympic Committee registry. In her current role with Stanford Athletics (DAPER), she provides clinical and performance psychology services for varsity student-athletes, coaches, staff, and varsity sport teams. Prior to Stanford, she was the Director of Counseling and Sport Psychology - Athletics at the University of Iowa.
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Merna Morcos
Affiliate, Neurosurgery
BioMerna Morcos is a student at the University of California, Berkeley with aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon. She conducts stroke research at Stanford Medicine's Department of Neurosurgery / VA Palo Alto, where she contributes to research aimed at advancing the understanding and treatment of neurological disorders. Merna is the founder of LeadLaser, an award-winning project focused on making lead testing in drinking water more affordable and accessible. She currently serves as the Associate Zone Councilor and Chair for Zone 18 of the Society of Physics Students National Council and has held leadership roles across multiple student organizations. Through research, clinical shadowing, hospital and hospice volunteering, and community service, she is committed to improving patient care, advancing neuroscience, and making a meaningful impact in medicine.
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Erin Mordecai
Associate Professor of Biology and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsOur research focuses on the ecology of infectious disease. We are interested in how climate, species interactions, and global change drive infectious disease dynamics in humans and natural ecosystems. This research combines mathematical modeling and empirical work. Our main study systems include vector-borne diseases in humans and fungal pathogens in California grasses.
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João Vitor Moreira
Masters Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2025
Graduate Program Assistant, GSE Faculty AffairsBioExperienced in AI development, data science, and software engineering, with hands-on work in content moderation and abuse detection systems. I design and evaluate models that balance safety and user experience, including human-in-the-loop workflows and bias-aware approaches. My research explores how information propagates across social networks and how bias emerges in AI-driven learning environments. Motivated to work in Trust & Safety to build scalable systems that protect users and promote healthy online communities.
