Stephen Quake
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Bioengineering
- Professor, Natural Sciences Cluster - Applied Physics
- Member, Bio-X
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
- Professor (By courtesy), Natural Sciences Cluster - Physics
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- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 736-7890
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- Pioneer of Miniaturization Award, The Royal Society of Chemistry (2010)
- Elected Fellow, The American Physical Society (2010)
- Elected Fellow, The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (2007)
- NIH Director's Pioneer Award, NIH (2004)
- 100 Young Innovators that will create the future, MIT Tech Review Magazine (2002)
- Participant, NAS Symposium for Frontiers in Science (1999, 2000)
Professional Education
| Ph.D.: | University of Oxford, Physics (1994) |
| M.S.: | Stanford University, Mathematics (1991) |
| B.S.: | Stanford University, Physics (1991) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Single molecule biophysics, precision force measurement, micro and nano fabrication with soft materials, integrated microfluidics and large scale biological automation.
Publications
- Lineage structure of the human antibody repertoire in response to influenza vaccination. Sci Transl Med. 2013; (171): 171ra19
- Microfluidic serial digital to analog pressure converter for arbitrary pressure generation and contamination-free flow control. Lab Chip. 2013; (10): 1911-8
- Proteome-wide protein interaction measurements of bacterial proteins of unknown function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013; (2): 477-82
- Simultaneous measurement of amyloid fibril formation by dynamic light scattering and fluorescence reveals complex aggregation kinetics. PLoS One. 2013; (1): e54541
- Clonal evolution of preleukemic hematopoietic stem cells precedes human acute myeloid leukemia. Sci Transl Med. 2012; (149): 149ra118
- DNA sequencing: clinical applications of new DNA sequencing technologies. Circulation. 2012; (7): 931-44
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