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Axel Brunger - Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, of Photon Science, and (by courtesy) of Structural Biology
Seed Grant Committee Member, Bio-X Affiliated Faculty, Clark Center Faculty
Stanford Profile
Dr. Brunger's Lab Webpage
Dr. Axel Brunger's laboratory studies the molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter release, and how these mechanisms relate to physiological function.
Raag Airan - Assistant Professor of Radiology (Neuroimagining and Neurointervention) and (by courtesy) of Materials Science and Engineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Airan's Lab Homepage
Dr. Raag Airan's goal is to develop and clinically implement new technologies for high-precision and noninvasive intervention upon the nervous system.
Anthony Norcia - Professor (Research) of Psychology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
Stanford Profile
Stanford Vision and Neuro-Development Lab
Dr. Anthony Norcia's research program centers around spatial vision and involves the use of behavioral, oculomotor, electrophysiological and functional MRI techniques in humans.
Ellen Kuhl - Professor of Mechanical Engineering and (by courtesy) of Cardiothoracic Surgery and of Bioengineering
Seed Grant Committee Member, Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
Stanford Profile
Dr. Kuhl's Department Homepage
Dr. Kuhl's Lab Homepage
Dr. Ellen Kuhl's area of professional expertise is living matter physics, the creation of theoretical and computational models to predict the acute and chronic response of living structures to environmental changes during development and disease progression.
Russ Altman - Kenneth Fong Professor and Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine (General Medical Discipline), and (by courtesy) of Computer Science
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Altman's Lab Homepage
Dr. Altman's primary interests are in the application of computing technologies to basic molecular biological problems, now referred to as bioinformatics.
Ann Arvin - Lucile Salter Packard Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Arvin's laboratory investigates the molecular virology of VZV, focusing on the functional roles of particular viral gene products in pathogenesis and virus-cell interactions in differentiated human cells in SCID mouse models of VZV infection in vivo.
Lloyd Minor - The Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professorship for the Dean of the School of Medicine and Professor of Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery) and (by courtesy) of Neurobiology and of Bioengineering
Executive Committee Member
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School of Medicine Profile of the Dean
Dr. Minor is an expert in balance and inner-ear disorders; he has published over 140 articles and chapters and founded a lab focused on vestibular research.
Jim Plummer - Frederick Emmons Terman Dean of the School of Engineering, John M. Fluke Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Professor (by courtesy) of Materials Science and Engineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Plummer's School of Engineering Webpage
Dr. Plummer studies both the physics which govern device operation in silicon integrated circuits and the technology used to fabricate these circuits.
Gill Bejerano - Associate Professor of Developmental Biology, of Computer Science, and of Pediatrics (Genetics)
Seed Grant Committee, Leadership Council Member, & Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Bejerano's Lab Homepage
The Bejerano Lab studies genome function in human and related species.
Martha Cyert - Professor of Biology
Seed Grant Committee, Scientific Leadership Council Member
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Dr. Cyert's Lab Webpage
Research in the Cyert lab has three major goals: elaborate calcineurin signaling networks; elucidate calcineurin function; and define how calcineurin recognizes and dephosphorylates substrates.
Mark Davis - The Burt and Marion Avery Family Professor and Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Scientific Leadership Council Member, Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Davis's Lab Homepage
Dr. Davis's lab is interested in the molecular basis of T and B lymphocyte recognition, as well as the control of differentiation and functional responses in these cells.
Daniel Fisher - David Starr Jordan Professor and Professor of Applied Physics and (by courtesy) of Biology and of Bioengineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty, Clark Center Faculty
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Dr. Fisher's Department Website
Dr. Fisher's primary research interests are the dynamics of evolutionary processes.
Judith Frydman - Donald Kennedy Chair in the School of Humanities & Sciences and Professor of Genetics
Clark Center Faculty, Seed Grant Committee Member, Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Frydman's Lab Homepage
The long term goal of the Frydman lab's research is to understand how proteins fold in living cells.
Stephen Quake - Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor of Bioengineering, of Applied Physics, and (by courtesy) of Physics
Clark Center Faculty, Clark Center Working Group Member
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Dr. Quake's Lab Homepage
Dr. Quake’s interests lie at the nexus of physics, biology and biotechnology.
Chris Chafe - Duca Family Professor of Music and Director of CCRMA
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Chafe's Homepage
CCRMA Homepage
Dr. Chafe is a composer, improvisor and cellist, developing much of his music alongside computer-based research.
Michael Clarke - Karel H. and Avice N. Beekhuis Professor in Cancer Biology and Professor of Medicine (Oncology)
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Clarke's School of Medicine Lab Homepage
Dr. Clarke's laboratory is focused on two areas of research: the control of self-renewal of normal stem cells and their malignant counterparts; and the identification and characterization of cancer stem cells.
Olav Solgaard - Director of the Ginzton Laboratory and Professor of Electrical Engineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Solgaard's Lab Homepage
The Solgaard group focuses on design and fabrication of nano-photonics and micro-optical systems.
Annelise Barron - The W.M. Keck Associate Professor of Bioengineering and Associate Professor (by courtesy) of Chemical Engineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Barron's Lab Homepage
Ongoing Barron lab projects involve the development of novel biomimetics, bioconjugates, and bioseparations, using the methods of molecular biology, bioorganic chemistry, and molecular biophysics.
Zev Bryant - Associate Professor of Bioengineering and (by courtesy) of Structural Biology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Bryant's Lab Homepage
Dr. Bryant's laboratory seeks to understand the physical mechanisms by which these nanoscale machines convert chemical energy into mechanical work.
Steve Chu - William R. Kenan Jr. Professor and Professor of Physics and of Molecular & Cellular Physiology
Clark Center Faculty
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Dr. Chu's Lab Homepage
The Chu Lab develops and uses state-of-the-art technologies in spectroscopy and microscopy to interrogate biological systems.

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