Faculty
Training Faculty
Our Training Faculty are highly distinguished scientists who have made fundamental discoveries in all areas of neuroscience from molecules to cognition. They have international reputations for excellence in both research and teaching, and are actively involved in training of Neuroscience Program students through participation in program leadership, direct mentorship, and instruction of program courses.
Neuroscience Training Faculty serve at least two of the roles below:
- Actively serve on a program committee including Admissions, Curriculum, Program, First Year Advising
- Teach a Neuroscience Core Module
- Currently serve as thesis advisor to a neuroscience program student
- Regularly participate in Neuroscience Program activities (student retreat, Journal Club, Superfriends)
Professor of Neurology at the Stanford University Medical Center
Professor of Neurobiology, of Developmental Biology, of Neurology and, by courtesy, of Ophthalmology
(650) 723-3231
The Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation Professor and Director, Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology
(650) 723-6209
Professor of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering
(650) 724-5633
Professor of Genetics
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, of Photon Science and, by courtesy, of Structural Biology
(650) 736-1031
Associate Professor of Neurology and of Neurosurgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
John R. Adler Professor, Professor of Ophthalmology and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering
(650) 723-0276
D. H. Chen Professor, Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and of Behavioral Sciences
(650) 725-8524
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
(650) 736-8565
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology
(650) 736-9360
Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology
(650) 725-2460
Assistant Professor of Applied Physics and, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and of Electrical Engineering
Professor of Radiology (General Radiology) and, by courtesy, of Psychology and of Electrical Engineering
(650) 723-7577
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and, by courtesy, of Mechanical Engineering
(650) 721-5976
Professor of Neurology, of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine
(650) 723-5492
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
(650) 721-1681
Professor (Research) of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology-Adult)
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
(650) 723-9075
Nancy Friend Pritzker Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
(650) 724-2730
Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences and Professor, by courtesy, of Linguistics
(650) 725-1232
Rachel L. and Walter F. Nichols, MD, Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurology
Assistant Professor of Neurology and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, of Pediatrics and of Pathology
(650) 736-0885
Harman Family Provostial Professor, Vincent V. C. Woo Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute, and Professor of Neurobiology and, by courtesy, of Psychology
(650) 725-5814
Associate Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development)
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Sleep Disorder/Sleep Center)
(650) 497-5922
Associate Professor of Neurology at the Stanford University Medical Center
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
(650) 725-9201
Associate Professor of Neurology and, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Health Care System
Howard C. Robbins Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Radiology
(650) 498-4538
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
(650) 736-1290
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor and Professor of Neurology and of Neurosurgery
(650) 723-2649
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Sapp Family Provostial Professor, David Starr Jordan Director, Stanford Bio-X and Professor of Biology and of Neurobiology
(650) 723-0534
Professor of Electrical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Neurobiology and of Bioengineering
(650) 723-1458
Avram Goldstein Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Sleep Medicine)
Instructors
Our Instructors are highly distinguished scientists who have made fundamental discoveries in all areas of neuroscience from molecules to cognition. They have international reputations for excellence in both research and teaching, and have research programs that benefit program students in terms of informal research guidance or collaborations, but are currently not actively involved in Program PhD training.
Neuroscience Instructors are involved in the following ways:
- Have Neuroscience program student rotate in the lab
- Serve as a thesis advisor to a Neuroscience program student
- Serve on the thesis committee of Neuroscience program students
- Provide informal research guidance
- Have research affiliations with faculty and students in the Neuroscience program
- Interview students for the Neuroscience program
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine
(650) 736-0969
James H. Clark Professor in the School of Engineering, Professor of Bioengineering, of Mechanical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Orthopaedic Surgery
(650) 723-1230
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)
(650) 725-5736
Ballinger-Swindells Endowed Professor in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
(650) 723-5711
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center
(650) 725-5850
Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
(650) 725-8482
Associate Professor of Neurology and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychology
(650) 269-9605
Professor of Developmental Biology and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Oncology)
Helene Irwin Fagan Chair in Cardiology and Professor, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
(650) 723-7069
Assistant Professor of Neurology, of Neurosurgery and of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering
Professor of Pathology
George E. and Lucy Becker Professor in Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
(650) 724-3172
Professor (Research) of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
(650) 725-5872
Redlich Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurology at the Stanford University Medical Center
Assistant Professor (Research) of Radiology (General Radiology)
(650) 724-1195
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics
(650) 725-6500
Emma Pfeiffer Merner Professor in the Medical Sciences
(650) 725-5130
Assistant Professor of Neurology and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, at the Stanford University Medical Center
(650) 723-2116
Edward F. and Irene Thiele Pimley Professor in Neurology and the Neurological Sciences
(650) 723-5522
Frank Lee and Carol Hall Professor and Professor of Genetics
(650) 725-6934
George A. Zimmermann Professor and Professor of Pediatrics
(650) 725-6401
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Stanford University Medical Center
Isaac and Madeline Stein Family Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering and of Ophthalmology
(650) 725-2466
William M. Hume Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Structural Biology, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and of Photon Science
Associate Professor of Pathology and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Developmental Biology
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
(650) 497-9393
Assistant Professor of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology) at the Stanford University Medical Center
(650) 725-7912
Candace Marie Thille
Assistant Professor of Education - Graduate School of Education
(650) 723-9132