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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