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Kristy Red-Horse, Ph. D.
PROFESSOR of Biology
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
KREDHORS@STANFORD.EDU
Hometown: Benton, Arkansas
B.A Microbiology University of Arkansas
M.S. Biology San Francisco State University
Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences University of San Francisco
Postdoctoral Training at Genentech & Stanford University
Staff
Juan Alcocer
alcocerj@stanford.edu
Lab Manager
Hometown: Santa Ana, CA
Joined: April, 2022
B.S. Biological Sciences (University of California, Irvine)
Brenda Koehler
bkoehler@stanford.edu
Admin Associate
Post Docs
Irene fan, ph.d.
irenefan@stanford.edu Hometown: Beijing, China Joined: December, 2020 Ph.D. & BSc in Molecular Biology & Genetics, University of Sydney, Australia Genomic comparison of Guinea Pigs versus lowland animals; Molecular dissection of Dach1 function in endothelial behavior
Sawan Kumar Jha, Ph.D.
sawanjha@stanford.edu Hometown: Janakpur, Nepal Joined: July, 2021
B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Purbanchal University, Nepal, 2011
M.Sc. in Molecular Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 2014
Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, University of Helsinki, 2021
Wen-Chuan Hsieh, Ph.D.
wchsieh@stanford.edu Hometown: Taiwan
Joined: Jan, 2023
B.S. & M.S. in Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Mira N. Moufarrej, Ph.D.
miramou@stanford.edu Hometown: Bechmezzine, Lebanon
Joined: July, 2023
B.S. in Biological Engineering, MIT, M.S. in Computer Science, Stanford University, Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Stanford University
Graduate Students
Zhainib a. amir-Ugokwe
zhainib@stanford.edu Hometown: Kafr Qasim, Israel / Palestine & San Francisco, CA
Joined: June 2020 Cell, Molecular & Organismal Biology Ph.D. Student, Cell Biology M.S. & Microbiology B.S. (San Francisco State University)
Co-president of the Stanford Black Bioscience Organization (SBBO) ‘22-23
Studying collateral artery formation in neonates and adult mice
Millie Trimm
etrimm@stanford.edu Hometown: Bonita Springs, FL & Oxford, UK Joined: October 2020
MD/PhD Biophysics student, BA Physics, Biophysics (University of Pennsylvania) Studying collateral artery development in high altitude mammals
Jeffrey naftaly
jnaftaly@stanford.edu Hometown: Lake George, NY Joined: June 2020 Biology Ph. D. student. B.A. Chemical and Physical Biology (Harvard University)
Studying the signaling pathways necessary for heart development
Danielle Klinger
danik@stanford.edu Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel
Joined: June 2022
Bioengineering Ph.D. student
Biological Chemistry, Genomics and Bioinformatics M.S. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Life Sciences B.S. (Ben-Gurion University)
Azalia Martinez Jaimes
azaliamj@stanford.edu
Hometown: Guerrero, Mexico & Chicago, Il
Joined: July 2022
Developmental Biology Ph.D. student, B.S. Biology & B.A. Psychology (Northeastern Illinois University)
Alanna L. Pyke
apyke@stanford.edu
Hometown: Akwesasne, NY
Joined: Dec 2022
Genetics Ph.D. student
B.S. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (Yale University, 2019)
James Zwierzynski
jamesbz@stanford.edu
Hometown: New Carlisle, IN
Joined: Jan 20224
Biology Ph.D. Student
B.A. Philosophy (Notre Dame, 2020)
Undergraduate Students
Maya T.
ElkaDI
melkadi@stanford.edu
Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt & Bangor, Maine
Joined: Apr 2024
B.S. Candidate - Biology (Microbiology/Immunology Track) (Stanford University)
Natalie Myers
natmyers@stanford.edu
Hometown: Salida, CA
Joined: Apr 2025
B.S. Candidate - Human Biology (Stanford University)
Marta P.
martapam@stanford.edu
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Joined: Oct 2024
B.S. Candidate - Biology (Stanford University)
Krista Wong
kristaw@stanford.edu
Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Joined: Jan 2025
B.S. Candidate - Human Biology (Stanford University)
Research Technicians
Jiyeon Ban
jban@stanford.edu
Research Technician