Dr. Josh Makower is The Yock Family Professor of Medicine and of Bioengineering at the Stanford University Schools of Medicine and Engineering and the Director of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, the program he co-founded with Dr. Paul Yock twenty years ago.

Dr. Joseph Shrager practices all aspects of thoracic surgery but has specials interest and experience in lung cancer, surgery for emphysema, and mediastinal diseases. His clinical publications reflect these interests. In all cases, he looks towards minimally invasive approaches where appropriate, including VATS (thoracoscopic) lobectomy for early stage lung cancer and transcervical thymectomy.

Dr. Kahn's research addresses communication and imaging through optical fibers, including modulation, detection, signal processing and spatial multiplexing.

The Garner lab uses an integrated interdisciplinary approach, best described as developmental neuroethology, to address issues in human and animal well-being.