Community Academic Profiles

Department: Bio-X

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  • Academic Appointments Member,  Bio-X
  • Academic Appointments Associate Professor,  Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
    Member,  Bio-X
    Associate Professor (By courtesy),  Pediatrics
    Clinical Focus
    • Neurotology
    • Cochlear Implantation
    • Skull Base Surgery
    Research Interest

    Hearing loss can begin at any age and tends to progress. Ultimately, this may lead to deafness. Our research team seeks to understand the mechanisms of progressive hearing loss, to develop better techniques of diagnosing the cause of hearing loss in individual patients, and to optimize outcomes after cochlear implantation. We perform translational research using animal models of hearing loss and clinical research in both adult and pediatric patients to accomplish our goals.

  • Academic Appointments Professor,  Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics
    Member,  Bio-X
    Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
    Professor (By courtesy),  Natural Sciences Cluster - Statistics
    Professor (By courtesy),  Electrical Engineering
    Research Interest

    My research is in statistics and their applications to medicine and biology. Many efforts have concerned tree-structured algorithms for classification, regression, survival analysis, and clustering.

  • Academic Appointments Associate Professor (Teaching),  Genetics
    Member,  Bio-X
    Research Interest

    While my primary role is to direct the MS in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling program, my research focuses on the intersection between genetics and ethics, particularly around the translation of new genetic technologies (such as genome sequencing or non-invasive prenatal diagnosis) into clinical practice. I am especially interested in patient decision making, informed consent, and the interface between genetics and disability.

  • Academic Appointments Professor,  Dermatology
    Member,  Bio-X
    Member,  Child Health Research Institute
    Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
    Clinical Focus
    • Cancer  >  Cutaneous (Dermatologic) Oncology
    • Dermatology
    • Skin Cancer
    Research Interest

    Hedgehog signaling has been implicated in the induction or maintenance of up to 25% of human tumors and a variety of birth defects. Our lab studies Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling in normal hair follicle development and in the pathogenesis of the most common human tumor, basal cell carcinoma (BCCs) of the skin. We are interested in how the local stromal environment regulates hedgehog signaling and hair follicle or tumor growth and invasion and developing novel targets for therapy.

  • Academic Appointments Member,  Bio-X

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