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2013 SIGF Fellows

The Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship (SIGF) is a competitive University-wide program that awards three-year fellowships to outstanding doctoral students engaged in interdisciplinary research.

Ye Henry Li

William and Lynda Steere Fellow, Bio-X SIGF, Structural Biology
Life is sustained by the complex interplays between many genes. The interaction structure can be reconstructed using gene expression measurements because gene regulatory systems have a defined ordering of pathways that assemble into networks. One...

James Notwell

Affymetrix Bio-X Fellow, Bio-X SIGF, Computer Science

The outer layer of the brain, or neocortex, encompasses many of the features that make us human. Consisting of six layered sheets of neurons, it plays a critical role in cognition, emotion, and perception. The neocortex is formed during embryonic...

Bethany Percha

Morgridge Family SIGF Fellow, Bio-X SIGF, Biomedical Informatics
Unstructured, text-based resources such as the scientific and patent literatures and electronic medical records provide a wealth of valuable biomedical data that we have barely begun to tap. My research goal is to apply modern natural language...

Junjie Qin

Satre Family Fellow, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
Blackouts occur when the electricity supply does not meet the demand. Achieving this energy balance is becoming increasingly challenging as variable and distributed renewable sources are integrated into the electric grid. To cope with uncertainties...

Benjamin Seligman

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow (Anonymous Donor), Biology (PhD) and Medicine (MD)

My research covers two major topics. The first is how to take the “age” out of ageing. We typically model mortality rates in people as a function of chronological age, however there is great variability in when people die. I make models of...

Inbal Talgam-Cohen

Hsieh Family Fellow, Computer Science
Allocating scarce resources fairly and efficiently is a fundamental challenge in many domains of our society, from natural resource preservation to education. Computer science is extending the reach of classic economic mechanisms like auctions and...

Emily Warren

Karr Family Graduate Fellow, Economics
A recurring dilemma is how to handle the paradox of too-big-to-fail companies that can in some eras strengthen economic growth and in others bring down the global economy. In the Cold War, America addressed a similar nuclear-weapons related problem...

Rebecca Weis

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow (Anonymous Donor), Communication

Mass media outlets play an important role in society as the main source of political and economic information for most Americans. Increasingly, however, this information is relayed by nontraditional organizations through nontraditional means. In...

Patrick Ye

Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Fellow, Bio-X SIGF, Bioengineering
Neurological diseases are incredibly burdensome for the lives of millions globally, yet many such diseases remain insufficiently treated despite advances in drug therapies and neuromodulation devices. Ultrasound neuromodulation, or the stimulation/...

Bo Zhang

Mona M. Burgess Fellow, Bio-X SIGF, Chemistry
Diagnosing type 1 diabetes is costly and time consuming. However, a delayed or missed diagnosis can result in severe illness or death. I am working on solving this diagnostic challenge from a physical chemistry perspective. Through incorporating a...

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