Profiles

Vanessa Barone - Assistant Professor of Biology

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

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Dr. Barone's Lab Homepage

Dr. Vanessa Barone studied molecular biology at Università delle Scienze di Torino, Italy and then pursued her PhD in the Carl-Philipp Heisenberg group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Vienna, Austria. There she investigated how cell-cell contacts regulate cell differentiation of mesendodermal progenitors during zebrafish gastrulation, finding a positive feedback loop between cell-cell contacts and Nodal signalling that determines cell fate decisions.
Valerie Hau - Bio-X Undergraduate Fellow

2016 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: Computer Science
Supported by: Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Mentor: Oussama Khatib, Computer Science
Valerie Chock - Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and (by courtesy) of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

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Stanford Division of Neonatology Imaging & Sensing Research Homepage

Dr. Valerie Chock's research interests include:

Neurological monitoring in critically ill infants

Altered hemodynamics in neonates, especially in relation to prematurity, congenital heart disease, and central nervous system injury

Determination of the hemodynamic significance and effects of a patent ductus arteriosus in the preterm infant

Utilizing NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy) and other technologies for improved monitoring in the NICU
Utkan Demirci - Professor of Radiology and (by courtesy) of Electrical Engineering

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

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Canary Foundation Homepage

Dr. Demirci innovates around point-of-care diagnostics, microfluidics assays, and the development of technology platforms at the convergence of engineering, biology and materials science.
Upinder Singh - Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine)

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

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Dr. Singh's Lab Homepage

Dr. Singh studies the molecular basis of pathogenesis of a medically important parasite, Entamoeba histolytica.
Uel Jackson McMahan - Professor of Neurobiology and of Structural Biology, Emeritus

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

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Dr. McMahan's Lab Homepage

Dr. McMahan's lab uses three-dimensional reconstructions of tissue sections generated by electron microscope tomography to study the organization and behavior of macromolecules at the nervous systems synapses.
Uchenna Abba - Bio-X Undergraduate Fellow

2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: undeclared
Mentor: Naima Sharaf (Biology)
Uchechukwuka Monu - Bio-X Travel Awardee

Awarded in 2016

Home Department: Electrical Engineering
Faculty Advisors: Brian Hargreaves and Garry Gold
Talk Title: A Method to Quantitatively Compare Bone and Cartilage Changes Post Knee Injury: Initial Results
Event: International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Imaging 24th Annual Meeting and Exhibition - Uche's work was awarded the Magna Cum Laude Merit Award, which was granted to the top 15% of submitted abstracts in the same category.
Ubah Dimbil - Bio-X Undergraduate Fellow

2013 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: Biology
Supported by: Dean of Research and Pitch and Catherine Johnson
Mentor: Jill Helms, Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
Tyler Yang - Bio-X Undergraduate Fellow

2024 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: undeclared
Mentor: Michael Snyder (Genetics)