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Charged with making recommendations regarding the scientific direction of Bio-X as well as reviewing fellowship applications, the 33 members of the committee come from 20 different departments. Carla Shatz is the Chair of the Scientific Leadership Council.

Richard Zare - Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science and Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) of Physics

Seed Grant Committee Member, Scientific Leadership Council Member, Clark Center Faculty

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Dr. Zare's Biosketch

Dr. Zare's Lab Homepage

A pioneer in the use of lasers to study chemical reactions at the molecular level, Dr. Zare pursues diverse theoretical and experimental interests in physical chemistry and nanoscale chemical analysis.
Sylvia Plevritis - Professor of Radiology (General Radiology), of Biomedical Data Science, and (by courtesy) of Management Science and Engineering

Seed Grant Committee Member, Scientific Leadership Council Member, Clark Center Faculty

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Dr. Plevritis's School of Medicine Lab Homepage

Dr. Plevritis's research program focuses on computational modeling of cancer biology and cancer outcomes.
Michael Longaker - Deane P. and Louise Mitchell Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) and (by courtesy) of Bioengineering and of Materials Science and Engineering

Scientific Leadership Council Member, Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

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Dr. Longaker's School of Medicine Lab Homepage

Dr. Longaker's extensive research experience includes the cellular and molecular biology of extracellular matrix with specific applications to the differences between fetal and post-natal wound healing, the biology of keloids and hypertrophic scars, the cellular and molecular events in craniofacial development and stem cell biology.
Henry Hank Greely - Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and Professor (by courtesy) of Genetics

Scientific Leadership Council Member & Bio-X Affiliated Faculty

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Dr. Greely's Lab Homepage

Dr. Greely's interests in human research protections, biological enhancement, and the future of reproduction draw on, and involve, the fields of neuroscience, human genetics, and stem cell research.
Arend Sidow - Associate Professor of Pathology and of Genetics

Scientific Leadership Council Member & Affiliated Faculty

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Dr. Sidow's Lab Homepage

The Sidow lab's main inspiration is evolution, which is not only beautiful and surprising but also useful and relevant: specifically, they focus on the evolution of function, which they are currently exploring in cancer.
Andrew Spakowitz - Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and (by courtesy) of Materials Science and Engineering and of Applied Physics

Clark Center Faculty, Scientific Leadership Council Member

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Dr. Spakowitz's Lab Homepage

The Spakowitz lab is engaged in projects that address fundamental chemical and physical processes that underlie a range of key biological mysteries and cutting-edge materials applications.
Russell Fernald - Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty, Scientific Leadership Council Member

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Dr. Fernald's Lab Homepage

Dr. Fernald's research is focused on understanding the mechanisms through which social change is transduced into cellular and molecular change.
Soichi Wakatsuki - Professor of Photon Science and of Structural Biology

Scientific Leadership Council Member, Clark Center Faculty

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SLAC Faculty Homepage

Dr. Wakatsuki's research interests include structural biology of post-translational modification and vesicle transport, structural biology of polyubiquitin recognition, synchrotron radiation and XFEL instrumentation, protein crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering, integrative multi-scale bioimaging.
Mary Hynes - Associate Professor (Research) of Biology

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty, Scientific Leadership Council Member

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Dr. Hynes's Stanford Biography

Dr. Hynes is a leading expert on the development of dopaminergic neurons, critical nerve cells whose degeneration causes the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Russell Poldrack - Albert Ray Lang Professor of Psychology and Professor (by courtesy) of Computer Science

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty, Scientific Leadership Council Member

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Dr. Poldrack's Lab Homepage

Dr. Poldrack's lab uses the tools of cognitive neuroscience to understand how decision making, executive control, and learning and memory are implemented in the human brain.

Welcome to Bio-X

Scientific Leadership Council

Richard Zare - Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science and Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) of Physics

Sylvia Plevritis - Professor of Radiology (General Radiology), of Biomedical Data Science, and (by courtesy) of Management Science and Engineering

Michael Longaker - Deane P. and Louise Mitchell Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor of Surgery (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery) and (by courtesy) of Bioengineering and of Materials Science and Engineering

Henry Hank Greely - Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and Professor (by courtesy) of Genetics

Arend Sidow - Associate Professor of Pathology and of Genetics

Andrew Spakowitz - Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and (by courtesy) of Materials Science and Engineering and of Applied Physics

Russell Fernald - Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology

Soichi Wakatsuki - Professor of Photon Science and of Structural Biology

Mary Hynes - Associate Professor (Research) of Biology

Russell Poldrack - Albert Ray Lang Professor of Psychology and Professor (by courtesy) of Computer Science

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