Departmental Faculty

	James K. Chen, Ph.D. Additional Info: Chen Lab Research Interests: Understanding the molecular mechanisms that underlie embryonic development and oncogenesis; zebrafish models of tissue patterning and regeneration; synthetic chemistry and chemical biology.
	Karlene Cimprich, Ph.D. Additional Info: Cimprich Lab Research Interests: The use of genetic, biochemical and chemical approaches to understand the DNA damage-induced cell cycle checkpoints and the processes that contribute to maintenance of genomic stability.
	Joshua Elias Ph.D. Additional Info: Elias Lab Research Interests: Developing new mass spectrometry-based experimental and computational tools that advance the field of proteomics, and applying them to a variety of important biomedical paradigms, including cancer, aging, and stem cell biology.
	James E. Ferrell, Jr., M.D. Ph.D. Additional Info: Ferrell Lab Research Interests: Cell cycle regulation and systems biology.
	Tobias Meyer, Ph.D. Additional Info: Meyer Lab Research Interests: Systems biology of signal transduction processes that control cell decisions.
	Daria Mochly-Rosen, Ph.D. Additional Info: Mochly-Rosen Lab Research Interests: Mechanisms underlying the specificity of protein kinase C isozymes in normal heart function and in cancer; role of protein-protein interaction in signal transduction.
	Mary Teruel, Ph.D. Additional Info: Teruel Lab Research Interests: Systems biology of cell differentiation and cell signaling. Development of instrumentation and methodology for understanding signaling networks. Molecular mechanisms underlying insulin resistance and obesity.
	Thomas J. Wandless, Ph.D. Additional Info: Wandless Lab Research Interests: Understanding and controlling biological processes using synthetic organic chemistry, biochemistry, structural and cell biology.
	Joanna Wysocka, Ph.D. Research Interests: Epigenetic regulation of differentiation and development. We study the mechanistic basis by which histone modifications regulate gene expression by combining biochemical and genetic approaches in mammalian cells, including mouse and human embryonic stem cells, with developmental studies in Xenopus laevis.

Affiliated Faculty

	Matt Bogyo, Ph.D. Department of Pathology Research Interests: Chemical biological studies of protease function in pathogenesis of human parasitic diseases; cancer imaging, chemical synthesis and inhibitor design.
	Markus Covert, Ph.D. Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Computational models of cellular processes and understanding the complex interactions between bacterial or viral pathogens and host cells.
	Kevin Grimes, M.D. Consulting Professor Co-Director, SPARK Program
	Stuart Kim, Ph.D. Department of Developmental Biology Research Interests: Global discovery of conserved genetic modules; Functional genomics of human and C. elegans aging; Global profiles of gene expression during development.
	Beverly Mitchell, M.D. Medicine-Oncology and Hematology Director of the Stanford Cancer Center Research Interests: Development of new therapies for hematologic malignancies with a long-standing interest in inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase as a therapeutic target.
	Jan M. Skotheim, Ph.D. Department of Biology Research Interests: Principles governing genetic control networks through detailed studies and then comparisons of several natural systems including the budding yeast cell cycle.
	Paul Wender, Ph.D. Department of Chemistry Research Interests: Chemistry, biology and medicine with an emphasis on synthesis and mechanistic studies directed at problems of biochemical and medicinal significance, including drug design, novel therapeutic leads, new modes of action, new drug delivery systems and new imaging strategies