Bio
B.S. 1994-1997, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University.
Ph.D. 1997-2001, Genetics, Stanford University. Advisor: Ronald W. Davis.
Postdoctoral research at Stanford Genome Technology Center 2002 and visiting group leader 2003-2013.
Group leader at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 2003-present.
Founding Joint Head (chair) of Genome Biology Unit and Senior Scientist, EMBL 2009-2013.
Co-founder, Sophia Genetics 2011.
ERC Advanced Investigator (twice), 2012-present.
Associate Head of Genome Biology Unit and Senior Scientist, EMBL 2013-2016.
Senior Scientist and Director of Life Science Alliance, EMBL 2016-present.
Professor of Genetics, Stanford University, 2013-present.
Co-Director of the Stanford Genome Technology Center, 2013-present.
Academic Appointments
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Professor, Genetics
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Cardiovascular Institute
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Member, Child Health Research Institute
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Member, Stanford Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Co-Director, Stanford Genome Technology Center (2013 - Present)
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Senior Scientist and Director of Life Science Alliance, a Stanford-EMBL collaboration, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) (2014 - Present)
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Director of Graduate Admissions, Department of Genetics, Stanford University (2013 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Ira Herskowitz Award, Genetics Society of America (2016)
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Dr. V. Ramalingaswami Chair, Indian National Science Academy (2014-2015)
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EMBO Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (2013)
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ERC Advanced Investigator, European Research Council (2012, 2017)
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Emmy Noether-Program Young Investigator, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (2004-2010)
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Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellow, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1998-2001)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Advisory Editorial Board Member, Molecular Systems Biology (2014 - Present)
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Associate Editor, Genetics (2014 - Present)
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EMBO Member, European Molecular Biology Organization (2013 - Present)
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Scientific Advisory Board Member, Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD, www.yeastgenome.org) (2013 - Present)
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Associate Editor, G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics (2011 - Present)
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President, Scientific Advisory Board, Sophia Genetics (2011 - Present)
Professional Education
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Ph.D., Stanford University, Genetics (2001)
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Bachelor of Science, Yale University, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry (1997)