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Thomas Kenny - Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Kenny's Lab Homepage
Dr. Kenny's group is researching fundamental issues and applications of micromechanical structures.
Thomas Markland - Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Markland's Group Homepage
Dr. Markland's research centers on problems at the interface of quantum and statistical mechanics.
Thomas Rando - Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Rando's Lab Homepage
Dr. Rando's Longevity Profile
The main areas of interest of the Rando laboratory are muscle stem cell biology, muscle stem cell aging, muscular dystrophies, tissue engineering, and basic muscle cell biology.
Thomas Wandless - Associate Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and (by courtesy) of Chemistry
Clark Center Faculty
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Dr. Wandless's Lab Homepage
Dr. Wandless's lab employs an interdisciplinary approach to studies of biological systems, combining a bit of synthetic chemistry with biochemistry, cell biology, and structural biology.
Trisha Suppes - Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Bipolar and Depression Research Program Homepage
Dr. Suppes is the Director of the Bipolar Disorders and DepressionResearch Program at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
Tushar Desai - Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Desai's laboratory is interested in understanding how alveolar epithelial type (AT) 1 and AT 2 cells are generated during lung development and replaced in adult life during aging and following injury.
Uel Jackson McMahan - Professor of Neurobiology and of Structural Biology, Emeritus
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. McMahan's Lab Homepage
Dr. McMahan's lab uses three-dimensional reconstructions of tissue sections generated by electron microscope tomography to study the organization and behavior of macromolecules at the nervous systems synapses.
Victor Carrion - Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Homepage
Dr. Carrion's current studies examines the interplay between brain development and stress vulnerability via a multi-method approach that includes psychophysiology, neuroimaging, neuroendocrinology and phenomenology.
Vincent (Rod) Hentz - Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Hentz's School of Medicine Orthopaedic Profile
Dr. Hentz's current research interests include: Nerve regeneration and repair, evaluation of repair methods, modalities to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration, development of improved methods to analyze nerve regeneration; implementation of functional neuromuscular stimulation to paralytic deformities; and computer modeling of upper limb function.
Vinicio De Jesus Perez - Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. De Jesus Perez's Lab Homepage
Dr. De Jesus Perez's work is aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the development and progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Virginia Walbot - Professor of Biology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Walbot's Lab Homepage
The Walbot Lab has intriguing clues that a novel type of small RNA (phasiRNAs = phased small RNAs of 21 or 24 nucleotides) are critical for early steps in in anther development.
Wei Zhou - Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Zhou's School of Medicine Lab Homepage
Dr. Zhou's vascular research laboratory focuses on molecular mechanisms of and treatment strategies for intimal hyperplasia.
William Berquist - Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Berquist’s School of Medicine Homepage
Dr. Berquist's research interests include gastroenterology, gastointestinal motility, and clinical management of pediatric liver transplant recipients.
William Bill Weis - William M. Hume Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Structural Biology, of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and of Photon Science
Seed Grant Committee Member & Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Structural Biology Homepage
Dr. Weis's laboratory studies molecular interactions that underlie the establishment and maintenance of cell and tissue structure.
William Clusin - Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Clusin's current research interests include cardiac action potentials; tissue culture, voltage, clamp technique; role of calcium in ischemia arrhythmias; coronary, artery disease; and myocardial infarction.
William Gilly - Professor of Biology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Gilly's Lab Homepage
Dr. Gilly has contributed to understanding electrical excitability of nerve and muscle in organisms ranging from brittle-stars to mammals, often using the squid giant axon as a model system.
William Greenleaf - Assistant Professor of Genetics
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Greenleaf's Lab Homepage
Dr. Greenleaf's lab focuses on developing methods to probe the genome and epigenome at the single-cell and single-molecule levels.
William H. Robinson - Associate Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology)
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Robinson's Lab Homepage
Dr. Robinson's lab studies the molecular mechanisms of and develops therapies to treat autoimmune and rheumatic diseases, with a focus on rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and osteoarthritis.
Xiaolin Zheng - Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Zheng's Lab Homepage
The Zheng group studies the interfacial science among combustion, nanomaterials and energy conversion.
Yaping Joyce Liao - Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
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Dr. Liao's Neuro-Opthalmology Homepage
Dr. Liao's current research interests include ischemic optic neuropathy, stem cell transplantation, optic neuropathy, optic neuritis, and eye movement disorders.

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