Dr. Wandless is an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Systems Biology (and of Chemistry, by courtesy) at Stanford University.

His research program employs an interdisciplinary approach to studies of biological processes, combining synthetic chemistry with biochemistry, cell biology, and structural biology. However his lab's core science is synthetic chemistry — the ability to create new molecules. Rather than focusing on the development of new synthetic methods or the synthesis of molecules isolated from nature, his laboratory concentrates on molecules that possess novel functions.