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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: Guanajuato, Mexico & 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
Daniel W. Sorensen, Ph.D.
sorendan@stanford.edu Hometown: Mount Kisco,NY Joined: April, 2022
B.A. in Biology & History, Macalester College 2012
M.S. Ecology, Ethology & Evolution, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2015
Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 2022
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
Donna Poscablo, Ph.D.
dposcabl@stanford.edu
Hometown: O’ahu, Hawai’i
Joined: Sept, 2023
B.S. in Microbiology, University of Hawai'i, M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology, San Francisco State University, Ph.D. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Graduate Students
Karen M. Gonzalez
gkaren@stanford.edu
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Joined: March 2019
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine PhD student, B.S. Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology
(University of California, Los Angeles)
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)
Visiting Scholars
Mia Girela
CVI Summer Research Program, 2024
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
B.S. Candidate - Cell Biology & Genetics and B.A. Candidate - Neuroscience
(Rice University)
Undergraduate Students
Lauren Reyes
lrreyes@stanford.edu
Hometown: Whittier, CA Joined: March 2022
B.S. Candidate - Human Biology (Stanford University)
Angela Carmen Williams
angela28@stanford.edu
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Joined: Dec 2023
B.S. Candidate - Human Biology (Stanford University)
Dhruv Bhatt
dbhatt1@stanford.edu Hometown: Danville, CA
Joined: April 2023
B.S Candidate - Biology (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Track) (Stanford University)
Zachary Kim
zkim03@stanford.edu
Joined: Jan 2024
Research Technicians
Jiyeon Ban
jban@stanford.edu
Research Technician
Humberto Garcia
Media Prep Technician
Stanford Biology Department