Profiles

Melinda Cromie Lear - Paul Berg Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Fellow

Bio-X SIGF Graduate Student Fellow

Awarded in 2008
Home Department: Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisors: Scott Delp (Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering) and Mark Schnitzer (Biology, Applied Physics)
Melina Mathur - Bio-X Travel Awardee

Awarded in 2017

Home Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisor: Christina Smolke
Talk Title: Programming Protein Function with Synthetic RNA Splicing Devices
Event: 2017 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED)
Melina Mathur - Bio-X Bowes Fellow

Bio-X Graduate Student Fellow

Awarded in 2010
Home Department: Bioengineering
Faculty Advisor: Christina Smolke (Bioengineering)
Melanie Major - Bio-X Undergraduate Fellow

2009 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Geoffrey Gurtner, Professor of Surgery
Melanie Hayden Gephart - Professor of Neurosurgery and (by courtesy) of Neurology & Neurological Sciences

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

Stanford Profile

Dr. Gephart's Lab Homepage

Dr. Gephart's lab focuses on translational neuro-oncology research, combining basic neuroscience, genetics, and tumor biology, with an unique insight into the pressing clinical questions facing patients with brain tumors.
Mekedlawit Setegne - Bio-X Travel Awardee

Awarded in 2025

Home Department: Chemistry
Faculty Advisor: Laura Dassama
Talk Title: Engineering cell-specific protein delivery vehicles for erythroid lineage cells
Event: Conference for Emerging Black Academics in STEM (CEBAS) 2025
Mehrdad Shamloo - Professor (Research) of Neurosurgery and (by courtesy) of Neurology

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

Stanford Profile

Dr. Shamloo's Lab Homepage

Behavioral & Functional Neuroscience Laboratory Homepage

Dr. Shamloo's laboratory aims to better understand normal and pathological brain function so that they can contribute to the discovery of novel therapeutic approaches for neurologic disorders such as stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and autism.
Meghana Golla - Bio-X Undergraduate Fellow

2014 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: Biomechanical Engineering
Supported by: Dean of Research
Mentor: Edward Graves, Radiation Oncology
Meghana Golla - Bio-X Undergraduate Fellow

2015 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: Biomechanical Engineering
Supported by: VPUE/UAR
Mentor: Edward Graves, Radiation Oncology
Meghan Shea - Bio-X Travel Awardee

Awarded in 2024

Home Department: E-IPER
Faculty Advisor: Alexandria Boehm
Talk Title: Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding differentiates between micro-habitats within the rocky intertidal
Event: Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024