Vice Provost and Dean of Research
Showing 81-90 of 224 Results
-
Shawn Harlan
Administrative Associate, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Current Role at StanfordAssistant to the Executive Director
-
Tuuli Maria Hietamies
Postdoctoral Scholar, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Marketing Intern, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)BioTuuli Hietamies, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine. Her research interests include studying psychedelics and utilising these in the context of brain injury and rehabilitation.
-
Leslie Huang
Industrial Contracts Officer, Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
BioLeslie is an Industrial Contracts Officer in Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing.
Prior to joining Stanford, Leslie was a process engineer at Applied Materials and an in-house attorney at various Bay Area technology companies focusing on intellectual property and commercial transactions. She earned a B.A. in History and a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering with an Electronic Materials Specialization from UCLA and a J.D. with a High Tech Law Certificate (Intellectual Property Specialization) from Santa Clara University School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the State of California. -
Natasha Hussain
Associate Director for The Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience, Initiative in Brain Resilience
BioAs Associate Director of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Stanford University, Natasha Hussain plays a pivotal role in guiding the strategic direction of the initiative. In this capacity, she is responsible for conceptualizing and implementing transformative initiatives, overseeing program operations, and fostering a collaborative environment that integrates community engagement with cutting-edge research. Natasha's leadership encompasses a broad spectrum of responsibilities aimed at advancing the initiative's mission of supporting human brain function, health, and longevity. Her commitment to excellence and strategic innovation contributes to the initiative's position at the forefront of neuroscientific research and community impact.
Natasha received a B.Sc. from McGill University in Montreal, QC, Canada where she completed a double major in biology and environmental science. Natasha continued in her doctoral training at McGill University’s Montreal Neurological Institute at where she earned a Ph.D. in Neurology and Neurosurgery. Natasha's expertise in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology has contributed to significant discoveries in neuroscience, focusing on presynaptic endocytic recycling, Rho GTPases-mediated signal transduction, and the functional characterization of proteins linked to Down’s syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology.
During her postdoctoral training at MIT in the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Cambridge, MA, USA, Natasha delved into molecular components of synaptic plasticity. Her research also explored the cell biology and physiology of a family of protein kinases genetically associated with psychiatric disorders, unraveling their roles in synapse development and function.
Prior to her role at the Knight Initiative, Natasha served as the Scientific Director of the Johns Hopkins Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, fostering transdisciplinary research collaboration among neuroscientists, engineers, and data scientists.
