Core Faculty

Russ Altman, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Bioengineering, Genetics, Medicine - BMIR and, by courtesy, Computer Science, Department Chair (2007-2012)

Applications of computational technologies to problems in molecular biology of relevance to medicine.

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Annelise Barron, Ph.D.
Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs, Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Novel polymeric materials and strategies for capillary and microchip electrophoresis; polymer-biomolecule conjugates; sequence-controlled, biomimetic oligomers with folded structure for biomedical and biomaterial applications.

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Kwabena Boahen, Ph.D.
Associate Chair of Graduate Admissions, Associate Professor, Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering

Large-scale models of biological sensory, perceptual and motor systems.

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Zev Bryant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering and, by courtesy, Structural Biology

Structure and function of molecular motors; single molecule tracking and manipulation; biopolymer mechanics.

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David Camarillo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

Design of smart biomedical device systems for translational research.

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Dennis Carter, Ph.D.
Professor, Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, Associate Chair for Graduate Education (2004-10)

Influence of mechanical loading on the development, regeneration, and aging of skeletal tissue.

Jennifer Cochran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical Engineering

Chemical synthesis, directed evolution, and molecular design techniques to develop proteins and peptides with specific biological functions.

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Markus Covert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical & Systems Biology

Model-driven discovery, regulatory and signaling networks, cell-cell interactions.

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Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education, Professor, Bioengineering and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Developing optical, molecular and cellular tools to observe, perturb, and re-engineer brain circuits.

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Scott Delp, Ph.D.
Professor, Bioengineering and, by courtesy, Orthopedic Surgery, Department Chair (2002-2006)

Experimental and computational approaches to study muscle, movement, and movement disorders.

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Drew Endy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

Foundational and applied research in support of making biology easy to engineer.

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KC Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering and of Microbiology and Immunology and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering

Physical mechanisms of cell shape determination, detection, and maintenance in bacteria; membrane organization; cell division.

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Jin Hyung Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Bioengineering

In vivo visualization and control of neural circuits, optogenetic functional magnetic resonance imaging, study of neurological disease mechanism and therapy development, imaging and engineering technology development for neuroscience.

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Michael Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Human Gene Therapy, Bioengineering and Pediatrics

Molecular engineering of fluorescent biosensors and protease-based switches, technologies for sensing and controlling signal transduction.

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Norbert Pelc, Sc.D.
Department Chair, Professor, Bioengineering and Radiology

Physics and engineering aspects of, and the development of new clinical applications of diagnostic imaging systems, with particular emphasis on CT and MRI.

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Manu Prakash, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

Living and active soft-matter physics, emergence of behavior in multi-cellular systems, origin of multicellularity, organismic biophysics (lower metazoans), algorithmic self-assembly, frugal science and global health.

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Stephen Quake, Ph.D.
Professor, Bioengineering, Applied Physics and, by courtesy, of Physics

Single molecule biophysics, precision force measurement, micro and nano fabrication with soft materials, integrated microfluidics and large scale biological automation.

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Ingmar Riedel-Kruse, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

Biophysics of (zebrafish) development and tissue engineering; Design and application of biotic games.

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Matthew Scott, Ph.D.
Professor, Bioengineering, Developmental Biology, Genetics and, by courtesy, of Biology

Understanding genetic control of animal development and the relations of developmental biology to human disease.

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Christina Smolke, Ph.D.
Associate Chair for Education, Associate Professor, Bioengineering

Biomolecular design, RNA engineering, synthetic biology, and cellular engineering.

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James Swartz, D.Sc.
Professor, Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering

Microbial metabolism, protein expression, and protein folding.

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Fan Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery

Stem cell, biomaterials, drug and gene delivery, tissue engineering.

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Paul Yock, M.D.
Professor, Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Mechanical Engineering and at the GSB, Co-Chair, Bioengineering (2003 - 2006)

Device development and testing in interventional, cardiology including angioplasty, atherectomy, and stents; intravascular ultrasound: development and clinical trials; advanced, coronary imaging techniques including x-ray topography; coronary, hemodynamics especially velocity and pressure measurements.

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Courtesy Faculty

Kim Butts Pauly , Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Research), Radiology -Diagnostic Radiology

MR-guided minimally invasive therapies and MRI pulse sequences.

Rebecca Fahrig, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Radiology- Diagnostic Radiology

Jeffrey Feinstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Cardiology

Computer simulation and modeling of cardiovascular physiology, development and testing of transcatheter therapies and the evaluation and treatment of pulmonary hypertension/pulmonary vascular disease.

Daniel S. Fisher, Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Physics and, by courtesy, of Biology and Bioengineering

Biophysics, Condensed Matter, Statistical Physics

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Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Radiology, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford

Development of novel strategies to image molecular/cellular events in living subjects.

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Garry Gold, M.D.
Associate Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology

Application of new MR imaging technology to musculoskeletal problems.

Stuart Goodman, M.D.
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopedics

Adult reconstructive surgery including total joint replacement, osteotomies and the fixation of fractures.

Brian Hargreaves, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Associate Professor, Radiology

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications including cardiovascular, abdominal, breast and musculoskeletal imaging. My work includes novel excitation schemes, efficient imaging methods and reconstruction tools.

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Sarah Heilshorn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Biomaterials in regenerative medicine, engineered proteins with novel assembly properties, microfluidics and photolithography of proteins, and synthesis of materials to influence stem cell differentiation.

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Thomas Krummel, M.D.
Emile Holman Professor and Chair, Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program, Department of Surgery

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Ellen Kuhl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Biomechanics with a focus on growth and remodeling. Development of appropriate enhanced continuum models based on multiscale considerations carrying information from the cell to the tissue level.

Marc Levenston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Function, degeneration and repair of orthopaedic soft tissues, with an emphasis on understanding the interactions between biophysical and biochemical cues in controlling cells from articular cartilage and fibrocartilage.

Craig Levin, Ph.D.
Professor, Radiology and Electrical Engineering

Development of novel instrumentation and software algorithms for in-vivo imaging of molecular signals in humans and small laboratory animals.

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Lloyd B. Minor, M.D.
The Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professor for the Dean of the School of Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and Bioengineering

Sakti Srivastava, M.D.
Associate Professor (Teaching), Surgery - Anatomy

Paul J. Wang, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Stefanos Zenios, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate School of Business

Health care delivery systems for patients with complex medical needs; improving health outcomes through enhanced use of medical technologies and increased patient choice.

Consulting Faculty

Stephen Fodor, Ph.D.
Consulting Professor, Bioengineering

Molecular device innovation, light-directed spatial addressable chemical synthesis; Founder, "Affymetrix".

Uday Kumar, M.D.
Consulting Associate Professor, Bioengineering; Fellowship Director, Global Biodesign Programs

Global Biodesign Initiatives: India and Singapore, cardiovascular electrophysiology, biotechnology innovations.

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Gordon Saul, M.B.A.
Executive Director, Program in Biodesign; Consulting Professor, Bioengineering

Medical device innovation, technology translation, business development, entrepreneurship.

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Charles Taylor, Ph.D.
Consulting Professor, Cardiovascular Bioengineering, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education (2008-2010)

Simulation-based medical planning, MRI, image-based geometric modeling, computational fluid and solid mechanics.

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Instructors

Gabriel N. Sanchez, Ph.D.
Instructor, Bioengineering