Stanford University School of Medicine

Name Area Department Start Year Stop Year Advisor
Dritan Agalliu Department of Neurobiology20062011 Ben A. Barres (post-doc)
Hadia Ahsan20212022 Kyle Loh (research assistant)
Ali AsadollahiVisual and auditory systems, attention2007 Eric I. Knudsen (post-doc)
Laura HF BardeLanguage Acquisition, Working Memory, Control Functions2009 Heidi M. Feldman (post-doc)
Maria Barth20082010 Vinod Menon (research assistant)
Dwight BerglesGlutamate transport, Glia19901995 Stephen J Smith (grad student)
Mehdi Bhouri psychiatry and behavioral sciences20142017 Robert C. Malenka (post-doc)
Fikri BireyNeuropsychiatric disorders, iPSCs, in vitro disease modeling, microphysiological systems
Nathaniel T. BlairNeuronal excitability, ion channels
Christine M. Blasey1996 Michael D. Newcombe (grad student)
Alexander D. BoikoTumor Initiating Cells, Melanoma Immunotherapy, Tumor Evolution and Heterogeneity, Signal transduction in normal and cancer stem cell development
Brittany E. Burrowsattention, vision20052005 Tirin Moore (grad student), John D.E. Gabrieli (research assistant)
Eugene ButcherPathology Pathology19761981 Irving L. Weissman (research scientist)
Nicole Calakos Richard Scheller (grad student)
Jason Mark Casolaricell biology, nuclear organization and RNA localization
Timothy Chai Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine2018 Kyle Loh (grad student)
Bernard P Chang
Steven Zhuangzhi Chao2001 Marina E. Wolf (grad student)
Angela Chen Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine2018 Kyle Loh (research assistant)
Daniel Jospeh ChristoffelReward, Feeding, Stress, Depression, Neuronal Plasticity2013 Robert C. Malenka (post-doc)
Jerold ChunBrain Genomic Mosaicism and Gene Recombination; LPA, S1P, Lysophospholipid Signaling Carla J. Shatz (grad student)
Ami CitriSynaptic Plasticity, Glutamate receptors, addiction, experience-dependent plasticity, transcription, circuits20062012 Robert C. Malenka (post-doc)
R. B. Clayton
Leon Cohen
Matthew DalvaSynaptic Physiology Carla J. Shatz (research assistant)
Saskia de Vries20062012 Thomas Clandinin (post-doc)
Tianda Deng Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine Kyle Loh (research assistant)
Darrel R. DeoBrain-computer interfaces, motor system, computational neuroscience Neurosurgery20162019 Jaimie M. Henderson (grad student)
Aaron DiAntonioDrosophila NMJ Thomas L. Schwarz (grad student)
Jun DingBasal ganglia, Parkinson disease, synaptic plasticity
Carolyn E Dundesstem cell biology; neurobiology; development2018 Kyle Loh (grad student)
Rana El-DanafLGN, Visual System, Retina, Retinal Ganglion Cells, Glaucoma
Dawlat El-SaidNeuroscience, psychiatry, neuroimaging, emotion, cognitive development
Afik FaermanNeuropsychology, Sleep, Hypnosis, Consciousness Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences2017 Nolan R. Williams (grad student)
Heidi M. FeldmanDevelopmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Mingye FengCancer Immunology20112017 Irving L. Weissman (post-doc)
Paul Graham Fisherepidemiology, neurologic effects of cancer and its therapies
John C. FlournoyDevelopmental Cognitive Neurosicence20092012 Ruth O'Hara (research assistant)
Judith Ford
Judith M. Ford
Jonas L. Fowler2018 Kyle Loh (grad student)
Timothy Aaron Galfin20092011 Thomas C. Sudhof (research assistant)
Benson M. George Stem Cell20142018 Irving L. Weissman (grad student)
Jeffrey H. GertschAltitude-associated neurological diseases, Surgical neurophysiology, Epilepsy, Electroencephalography20042007 Robert Fisher (post-doc)
Sharareh Gholamin Neurosurgery Neurosurgery20122017 Siddhartha S. Mitra (post-doc), Samuel H. Cheshier (post-doc), Irving L. Weissman (post-doc)
Ellen C Gingrich
Lisa M. Giocomo
Sonal GoswamiCircuit hyperexcitability20142015 David A. Prince (post-doc)
June GruberPositive Emotions and Psychopathology20012003 Ketter Terence (research assistant)
Kapil Gururanganclinical neurology, epilepsy
Catherine E. HaganSerotonergic system, Brain innate immunity19941996 M. Bruce MacIver (research assistant)
Zach W. Hall I. Robert Lehman (post-doc)
Jesse E. HansonSynaptic Physiology, Fragile X, Parkinsons
Scott J. HaytonPatch-Clamp Electrophysiology2011 Robert C. Malenka (post-doc)
Bianca Hoang-DangNeuromodulation, Neuropsychiatry, Neuroimaging, Neurodegeneration, Memory, Trauma Internal Medicine20162017 Sarita Khemani (research assistant)
Mariko HoweCNS axon regeneration, development20072007 Ben A. Barres (grad student), James R. Stellar (research assistant)
Gregor Hutter Neurosurgery20142016 Siddhartha S. Mitra (post-doc)
Masatoshi Inouesynaptic plasticity
Jean-Pierre Jaffrezou
Sriram JayabalCerebellum Neurobiology2017 Jennifer L. Raymond (post-doc)
Amit U JoshiMitochondria, Neurodegeneration, Cardiac dysfunction Chemical & Systems Biology2016 Daria Mochly-rosen (post-doc), Katrin Andreasson (collaborator)
Konstantin Kaganovsky Neuroscience2016 Jun Ding (grad student)
Suzana Assad KahnImmuno-oncology, Myeloid cells, Brain tumors, Stem cell biology, Neuroscience Neurosurgery Siddhartha S. Mitra (post-doc)
Debra S. KarhsonNeuroscience, Autism, Attention, EEG/ERP, Cannabinergic Neuromodulators Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences2014 Karen J. Parker (post-doc), Allan Reiss (post-doc), Antonio Hardan (post-doc)
Daniela Kaufer Theo D. Palmer (post-doc)
Amanda G. KautzmanVisual neuroscience Yoon-Jae Cho (research assistant)
Ray Kelleher Roger D. Kornberg (grad student)
Themasap A. Khan Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences2016 Sergiu P. Pasca (grad student)
Viktor N. KharaziaHistology and microscopy; neurological and psychatric conditions, drug abuse19972002 David A. Prince (post-doc)
Sarita Khemani
Roozbeh KianiNeural mechanisms of decision making William T. Newsome (post-doc)
Keith Fenton KillamPharmacology
Jaewon Kosynapse biology20002007 Eunjoon Kim (grad student)
Michael R. KoelleG protein signaling, C. elegans, serotonin1992 David S. Hogness (grad student)
Lukasz Kowalikzebrafish, neurodevelopment James K. Chen (post-doc)
Norman J. Lacayo Pediatrics - Hematology & Oncology Branimir I. Sikic (post-doc)
Carolyn J. LaceyNeural circuits John R. Huguenard (post-doc)
Yann Le GuenNeurology and Neurological Sciences
I. Robert LehmanDNA replication
Li LiAnesthesiology, Brain physiology, Arousal circuitry, Synaptic homeostasis Richard W. Tsien (grad student)
Ran LiuLearning, Perception, Auditory Cognition Heidi M. Feldman (research assistant)
Tao LiuMetabolic Medicine; Neuroscience20112012 Thomas C. Sudhof (post-doc)
Kyle Loh Developmental Biology20112016 Irving L. Weissman (grad student)
Nikola T. MarkovSnesory systems, networks and physiology20182020 Keren Haroush (post-doc)
Francis Kei Masuda
Daniel H. Mathalonschizophrenia, EEG, event-related potentials, functional MRI Psychiatry Psychiatry Psychiatry19902000 Adolf Pfefferbaum (grad student), Judith M. Ford (post-doc), Edith V. Sullivan (grad student)
Joanna H. Mattis Neuroscience Karl Deisseroth (grad student)
Susan K. McConnell Carla J. Shatz (post-doc)
Carlos Medina
Richard MeyersGenetics, Huntington's Disease
Aaron D. MilsteinSynaptic Integration Neurosurgery20162020 Ivan Soltesz (post-doc)
Ananya MitraSynaptic Platicitiy, Down Syndrome, Homeostasis, single channels2008 Richard W. Tsien (post-doc)
Siddhartha S. MitraNeural Stem Cells, Glioma Stem Cells
Siavash Moghadami Chemical and Systems Biology Cellular and Molecular Medicine20212022 Don Cleveland (grad student), Bogdan Bintu (grad student)
Wade MorishitaHippocampus,cerebellum, LTP, LTD, plasticity Robert C. Malenka (research scientist)
Robert G K MunnHippocampus, Entorhinal Cortex, Place Cells, Grid Cells, Episodic Memory, Anxiety
Alana Nguyen Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine2018 Kyle Loh (research assistant)
Massimo Nichane Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine2018 Kyle Loh (research scientist)
Jeffrey L. NoebelsNeurogenetics, Basic Mechanisms of Epilepsy19731977 David A. Prince (grad student)
Ruth O'HaraSleep, Cognition
Baldomero M. Oliveracharacterization of venom components in venomous marine snails, in particular, those belonging to the genus Conus, and the identification of their molecular targets, and exploration of potential biomedical applications19661968 I. Robert Lehman (post-doc)
Adrienne OrrSynaptic Plasticity, Alzheimers
Scott F. Owen Richard W. Tsien (grad student)
Georgia Panagiotakos2007 Ricardo E. Dolmetsch (grad student), Theo D. Palmer (grad student)
Christopher Y ParkHematopathology Pathology20042009 Irving L. Weissman (post-doc)
Sergiu P. Pasca Ricardo E. Dolmetsch (post-doc)
Joseph J. Paton20002001 William T. Newsome (research assistant)
Kara PhamBehavioral Neuroscience; Experimental Psychology Pathology20022007 Irving L. Weissman (post-doc)
Mark Houston Plitthippocampus, spatial navigation, memory Neurobiology2016 Lisa M. Giocomo (grad student)
David PurgerFunctional neurosurgery, epilepsy, network-based targeting, interventional psychiatry, consciousness Neurosurgery Gary K. Steinberg (post-doc)
Xin QiMitochondria, Neurodegeneration Chemical and System Biology Daria Mochly-rosen (post-doc)
Yimiao Qu Kyle Loh (post-doc)
Anand N. RaoCellular Neuroscience, Neuroinflammation2017 Creed Stary (post-doc)
Jessica L. RossPain, Electrophysiology, and Sex Differences Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine2017 Grégory Scherrer (post-doc)
Manish SaggarComputational Modeling, EEG, fMRI2011 Allan Reiss (post-doc)
Rachel Salomon Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine Kyle Loh (research assistant)
David J. Schreyerdevelopment, regeneration19861991 Pate Skene (post-doc)
Hyun Geun Shim Neurobiology Neurobiology Dong Cheol Jang (collaborator), Jennifer L. Raymond (post-doc)
Rajat ShivacharanNeuropsychiatric disease (OCD, depression, binge-eating), DBS, Neuromodulation, Ephaptic or Endogenous Electric Field Coupling, Hippocampal Waves, Epilepsy, Non-synaptic recruitment/synchronization Neurosurgery2019 Casey Halpern (post-doc)
Branimir I. Sikic
Deanna Sue Smithneural cell biology, motor proteins19881993 Pate Skene (grad student)
Yuen Tat Sovisual neurophysiology
Alireza SoltaniComputational Neuroscience; Cognitive Neuroscience 20112013 Tirin Moore (research scientist)
Creed Stary
Linda Ste. Marieneuroendocrinology, neuropeptide signaling Greg S. Barsh (post-doc)
David D. Stellwagen20012007 Robert C. Malenka (post-doc)
Eric Sticeeating disorders, obesity, prevention, dietary restraint, reward, intervention Stewart Agras (post-doc)
Fotini StylianopoulouEarly experiences19721976 R. B. Clayton (grad student)
Minhui SuNeuro-oncology; neuroimmunology2019 Michelle Monje (post-doc)
Edie V. Sullivan
Elizabeth I. SypekPain, glia, opioids Anesthesia Anesthesia2014 Grégory Scherrer (grad student), Gregory Corder (collaborator)
Rukayat Taiwo Neurosurgery Albert H. Kim (grad student)
Aaron Tze Kai Tan
Paul TemkinGPCR trafficking, GPCR signalling, AMPAR trafficking, LTP, Parkinson's
Jeremy ThornerTransmembrane and intracellular signal transduction pathways in yeast Biochemistry19721974 I. Robert Lehman (post-doc)
Katherine E. (Katie) TravisLanguage Development, Neuromorphology
Citlali TruetaSerotonin secretion Stephen Baccus (post-doc)
Paul J. Utz
Ricardo ValenzuelaSynaptic Placticity
Andrew William VargaSynaptic plasticity, Sleep19962000 Hannes Vogel (research assistant)
David Ward Voehringer19982001 Len Herzenberg (post-doc)
Hannes Vogelnerve and muscle pathology; mitochondrial diseases
Mark von Zastrow Brian K. Kobilka (post-doc)
Nicholas C. WeilerNeural circuitry, cortex, cerebellum, freely-moving in vivo microscopy2008 Stephen J Smith (grad student)
Eva Weinlander
Diane WhitmerCognitive deficits in neurodegenerative disorders20102012 Helen M. Bronte-Stewart (post-doc)
Jane Ying WuAlternative splicing, Neurodegeneration, Neuronal Guidance, Cancer1991 William S. Robinson (grad student)
Houhui Hugh XiaPP1, its regulatory proteins, synaptic plasticity and experience-dependent brain functions19982002 Robert C. Malenka (post-doc)
Xin XiaVisual system
Xuan Sherry XianColor Vision20042006 Tirin Moore (post-doc)
Tonghui Xu Jun Ding (grad student)
Satoshi YokotaAxonal Transport
Dokyoung S YouPain psychology, Addiction, Alcohol, and Stress
Xiang YuNeural circuit development and plasticity19992005 Robert C. Malenka (post-doc)