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.

Headshot photo of Dr. Ellen Kuhl, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford.

Ellen Kuhl - Walter B. Reinhold Professor in the School of Engineering, Robert Bosch Chair of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and (by courtesy) of Bioengineering

Bio-X Affiliated Faculty, Seed Grant Committee Member, Scientific Leadership Council Member
Stanford Profile
Dr. Kuhl's Lab Homepage
Dr. Kuhl's Department 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.
Photo of Dr. Paul Yock.

Paul Yock - The Martha Meier Weiland Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor of Bioengineering, Cardiovascular Medicine, and (by courtesy) of Mechanical Engineering

Scientific Leadership Council Member, Clark Center Faculty, Clark Center Working Group Member
Stanford Profile
Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign Homepage
Dr. Yock is the founder and director of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, a multidisciplinary training and support program for physicians and engineers with the ambition and talent to become health technology innovators.

Sandy Napel - Professor of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology), and (by courtesy) of Medicine (Medical Informatics), and of Electrical Engineering

Scientific Leadership Council Member, Clark Center Faculty
CAP Profile
Integrative Biomedical Imaging Informatics at Stanford (IBIIS)
3D and Quantitative Imaging (3DQ) Lab Homepage
Dr. Napel's primary interests are in developing diagnostic and therapy-planning applications and strategies for the acquisition and visualization of multi-dimensional medical imaging data.

Michael Levitt - Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor in Cancer Research in the School of Medicine and Professor of Structural Biology and (by courtesy) of Computer Science

Scientific Leadership Council Member, Clark Center Faculty
CAP Profile
Dr. Levitt's Lab Homepage
Dr. Levitt uses both molecular dynamics simulation and molecular modeling in the hopes of understanding the molecular structure and function of proteins and nucleic acids in enough detail to make accurate predictions about structure and function.

Scott Delp - Director, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Stanford, James H. Clark Professor in the School of Engineering, Professor of Bioengineering, of Mechanical Engineering, and (by courtesy) of Orthopaedic Surgery

Seed Grant Committee Member, Scientific Leadership Council Member, Clark Center Faculty, Clark Center Working Group Member
Stanford Profile
Neuromuscular Biomechanics Lab (NMBL) Homepage
Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Homepage
Dr. Scott L. Delp is the James H. Clark Professor of Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University. He is the Founding Chairman of the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford, and Director of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Stanford, a university-wide research initiative focused on discovering biological principles to optimize human performance and catalyze innovations in human health for all.

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