Our Team
Our Center brings together a team of talented individuals from clinical research, laboratory research, basic science and the community to propel our mission.
Our Team Members
Directors
Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD
Director
Professor
Stanford Medical School and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics
Courtesy appointment, Department of Otolaryngology
Director
Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University
Naddisy Family Foundation Professor of Medicine
Director
FARE Center of Excellence at Stanford University
Faculty Fellow
Center for Innovation and Global Health
Chief Investigator
Food allergy studies at Stanford
Sharon Chinthrajah, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Clinical Translational Research Unit
Dr. Chinthrajah joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Stanford in August 2013 and established herself as a translational researcher investigating immune mechanisms in food allergy and asthma under the mentorship of Dr. Kari Nadeau. She is the Director of the Clinical Translational Research Unit of the Sean N Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research where she leads the team to conduct novel and impactful Phase 1-3 studies in food allergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis. Dr. Chinthrajah received her MD from Drexel University College of Medicine, completed her Internal Medicine training and a chief residency at California Pacific Medical Center, and subspecialized in Pulmonary/Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology at Boston Medical Center.
Physicians
Sharon Chinthrajah, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Clinical Translational Research Unit
Dr. Chinthrajah joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Stanford in August 2013 and established herself as a translational researcher investigating immune mechanisms in food allergy and asthma under the mentorship of Dr. Kari Nadeau. She is the Director of the Clinical Translational Research Unit of the Sean N Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research where she leads the team to conduct novel and impactful Phase 1-3 studies in food allergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis. Dr. Chinthrajah received her MD from Drexel University College of Medicine, completed her Internal Medicine training and a chief residency at California Pacific Medical Center, and subspecialized in Pulmonary/Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology at Boston Medical Center.
Jyothi Tirumalasetty, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jyothi Tirumalasetty is a clinical assistant professor at the Sean N. Parker Center for allergy and asthma research. She has over 15 years of experience as a clinician and clinician educator and joined the SNP group to focus on patient facing clinical research. She is originally from the East Coast and completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Michigan. She completed her medical degree at Drexel University school of medicine in Philadelphia. Dr. Tirumalasetty then trained in internal medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg school of medicine in Chicago. She stayed on to complete her Allergy and Immunology fellowship at Northwestern as well. While practicing in Chicago, her focus was working with inner city asthma patients at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Jesse Brown VA hospital. She also has experience with a broad range of allergic conditions including food allergy, atopic dermatitis, chronic urticaria, allergen immunotherapy, anaphylaxis, chronic rhinosinusitis/AERD, and multiple drug allergies.
Sayantani (Tina) Sindher, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Dr. Sindher joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Stanford University in January 2017. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Medicine, division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. She divides her time between clinical trials and outpatient clinical care of pediatric and adult allergy and immunology patients. Tina completed her Pediatric residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in Bronx, NY and her fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA. While at CHOP, she was a sub-investigator on multiple food allergy trials and participated in laboratory research focused on characterizing the peripheral and epithelial immune regulatory responses in children and adults with eosinophilic esophagitis.
Suzanne Barshow, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Suzanne Barshow, M.D. joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research as a Clinical Assistant Professor in July 2022 after completing her Allergy and Immunology and Advanced Research fellowships at Duke University. She graduated with honors from the University of California, Davis with a B.S. in cellular biology and went on to complete medical school at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During fellowship, Dr. Barshow conducted research on the mechanisms of food allergy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; during residency, she studied the utility of non-invasive tools to diagnose eosinophilic esophagitis at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Mayo Clinic Arizona. Like many in the field, she has a family member with multiple food allergies and is passionate about improving the lives of all patients with food allergy. She is a Bay Area native and is thrilled to be back home in Northern California to care for patients where she grew up. Dr. Barshow is particularly interested in understanding early life exposures and risk factors behind the development of allergic diseases including food allergy, eosinophilic esophagitis, and atopic dermatitis in addition to novel interventions to prevent and treat these conditions.
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Nurses
Katryna Araneta
Clinical Research Nurse
Katryna finished her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Far Eastern University-Manila. She was a Pediatric Emergency Room Nurse for 6 years before she ventured into Clinical Research. She worked as a Clinical Research Nurse for Adult Oncology Trials at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom. Afterwhich, she worked as a Research Nurse for the South London Stroke Register at Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, United Kingdom. She is currently taking my Master of Science in Nursing Major in Leadership and Governance. Katryna is hoping to make a positive impact in the lives of our patients and the future generation through innovation and research. On her free time, she enjoys reading, travelling, and going on local cafés for a cup of coffee.
Regulatory & Program
Olivia Lecomte Raeber, PhD
Medical Writer & Regulatory Document Manager
Olivia joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in April 2015. She received her PhD in immunology from the University Paris VI, France. After a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University, she held various drug development positions in the biotech Industry, focusing on the discovery of fully human monoclonal antibodies and small molecule drugs against oncology and inflammation targets.
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Laurie Kost
Clinical Research Manager
Laurie joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as a clinical research coordinator in May 2016. Laurie has previous research experience in comparative physiology at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station. Additionally, she has participated in public health research projects in India and Thailand. She completed her MS in Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health, and MS and BS with Honors in Biological Sciences from Stanford University.
Uma Pulendran
Academic Program Professional
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Uma Palam Pulendran joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Stanford in November 2022. She has been at Stanford University School of Medicine since 2016.Uma has worked in diverse institutional environments including academic, government, nonprofit and international partners. She has substantial and diverse experience in public health, program, process and data management and has substantial experience writing IRB proposals, manuscripts and analytical reports. She has a Master’s degree in Public Health from Emory University.
Catherine Feight
Clinical Program Manager
Catherine joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as a clinical program manager in 2022. Catherine has previous research experience in food allergy clinical research at Seattle Allergy & Asthma Research Institute. She completed her BS and honors degree in Cell Biology & Neuroscience with a minor in Psychology from Montana State University.
Kristine Martinez
Clinical Research Manager
Kristine joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in June 2020. She earned a Medical Assisting Diploma in 2003 locally in San Jose, CA. She have over 10 years of experience in Allergy and Asthma while working with adult and pediatric patients. Currently she is pursuing her BS in Healthcare Administration.
Study Coordinators & Assistant Study Coordinators
Jessica Rogers
Clinical Research Coordinator
Jessica joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research Center in June 2021 as an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator. She recently received her bachelor's degree in Public Health with a minor in Women's Studies from San Jose State University. She also recently finished school with Bay Area Medical Academy where she received her Phlebotomy license. Having dealt with allergies her entire life, Jessica wanted to work with the Sean Parker Center so that she can help others like herself. Her main goal is to be a part of a team that works to make long lasting health changes for people so that they can live happy and healthy lives. In her downtime, Jessica loves spending time with family, friends, and her cat.
Lu Morales
Clinical Research Coordinator
Lu joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as a clinical research coordinator 2 in September 2022. Lu has previous experience in health services and health policy research at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Additionally, Lu has participated in adolescent health and HIV research projects at Northwestern Feinberg School.
Claire Emma Hillier
Clinical Research Coordinator
Claire joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as an Associate Clinical Research Coordinator in June, 20222. Claire obtained her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and a double minor in Human Rights and Music from Stanford University. She has previous clinical research experience studying pediatric mood disorders, human rights and trauma, and the mental health of immigrant youth. She is passionate about health equity, immunology, and understanding how allergies develop given the increasing prevalence of allergies within the United States and worldwide
Bryle Nicole Barrameda
Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
Bryle joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator in September 2022. She completed her BA with Honors in Healthcare Studies and Biology from the University of Richmond. Bryle has experience in biochemistry research and is licensed as an EMT-B. Additionally, she has completed public health service in Richmond; Philadelphia; and London, UK. Bryle enjoys playing soccer and tennis, hiking, and traveling.
Ricardo Villanueva Gaona
Clinical Research Coordinator
Ricardo joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate in October, 20222. Ricardo graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico as an MD. He has previous experience in research in neurology and internal medicine. He is an aspiring physician determined to provide high-quality health care to all patients, and passionate in the improvement and development of medicine. In his free time, Ricardo likes playing board games, cooking, hiking and traveling.
Reena Rajcoomar
Clinical Research Coordinator
Reena joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in September 2021. She is currently a registered nurse in Canada and the U.S. with experience in the pharmaceutical and research sector. Her interest in the scientific realm started with her experiences in Dr. Gunning's medicinal chemistry and cancer research lab back at the University of Toronto and in the pharmaceutical sector. Her continued passion for patient care and advocacy for patient safety in tandem with her interests in novel/experimental medicines has led her to pursue the clinical research profession. She enjoys hiking, swimming, and doing DIY house repairs in her free time!
Marleni Albarran
Clinical Research Coordinator
Marleni recently joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as an assistant clinical research coordinator in April 2021. She is part of the Stanford COMET fellowship within the school of medicine - currently working on depression research as well as scribing at the Ravenswood clinic in East Palo Alto. She worked on pediatric cancer research and with Camp Kesem at UCSC where she graduated from Spring of 2021. On her time off, Marleni enjoys hiking, baking and going to coffee shops!
Reyna Sharma
Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
Reyna joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in July 2022. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Molecular & Cell Biology with a minor in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2021. She was previously a Research Assistant for the Stable Isotope Lab at UC Berkeley and a Medical Office Specialist for Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates. Reyna is an adaptable, motivated individual who carries an innate commitment to embrace diversity and connect with people of all cultures- a kind of commitment that extends beyond the scope of any textbook. She will continue to utilize this foundation in her professional life to bring the greatest impact to her community. In her free time, Reyna enjoys spending time with her dogs, hiking, attending concerts, working out, and cooking.
Carlos Lazarte
Clinical Research Coordinator
Carlos graduated from UC Berkeley with my BA in 2019. He has previous experience working with Stanford SOM as a CRC last year on a few COVID studies, and he is currently working on completing his Master's of Art in Research and Experimental Psychology. His objective is to contribute to the development and improvement of medicine via the research process. He is the father of a six-year-old boy named Jace, and on his free time, he love to workout, watch sports, spend time with family, and take his son to fun places.
Research Assiatant
Mihir Mukesh Shah
Research Assistant
Mihir joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in December 2020. He is currently a student at UC Berkeley studying Molecular and Cellular Biology. With a strong interest in research, he has previous experience in wet-lab and computational work. In addition, he has been a volunteer with public health organizations and active in Berkeley's student-run healthcare consulting group.
Pharmacist
Brent Anderson, Pharm.D
Investigational Drug Pharmacist
Brent joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in August 2019, assisting with clinical trials and the management of investigational drug products. He received his BS in Biology and Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Scientific Grant Writer
Andrew (Andy) Chin
Scientific Grant Writer
Andy joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in December 2021. He received his B.A. in biology from Humboldt State University and his Ph.D. in biology from the Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope. During his post doctorate at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center he developed a passion for scientific writing and has since focused on the development and writing of manuscripts and grants. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and cooking.
Therapist
Marté Matthews, MA, MFT
Consulting Family Therapist
Marté joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in 2015. In her role as a consultant to the research team and supporting the families of clinical trial participants, she addresses emotional and behavioral issues that may arise in children during their participation in the study. She has previously worked as a supervisor for master’s level graduate students in practicum and as a clinician with children’s behavioral health care providers throughout Santa Clara County. Before becoming a therapist, she was a health educator for 13 years on topics such as reproductive health, oncology, and nutrition. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Applied Behavioral Sciences at U.C. Davis and her Master of Arts at John F. Kennedy University. Marté currently has a private practice at the Child & Family Counseling Group in San Jose.
Manufacturing Facility
Margie Woch, RDN
Senior Manufacturing Manager
Margie, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, first began working with Dr. Nadeau in 2010 in the initial stages of research in OIT for food allergy at Stanford University. She rejoined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in 2015. She has also previously worked at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hopsital at Stanford and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center as a pediatric clinical nutritionist in Allergy-Pulmonary Medicine and Neurology. Her degree in Nutrition & Food Science is from San Jose State University and she did her training at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston.
April Antoinette Ramos Josue
Lab Assistant
April joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in November 2021. She prepares doses of food allergen for patients at the GMP department. April earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology with a Concentration in Physiology and Minor in Chemistry at San Francisco State University.
Brianna Ortega
Lab Assistant
Brianna joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research as a Lab Assistant in August 2022. She prepares doses of food allergen for research study participants at the GMP facility. She is currently enrolled as a student at San Jose State University studying Psychology.
Wesley Liang
Lab Assistant
Wesley attended University of California, Riverside where he received my bachelors of science in Sustainability Studies. He always had an interest in sciences, especially in fields related to biology and lab sciences. Before joining SNP he worked for three years in Tesla autopilot to try and branch out and explore other career options.
Barrie Ann Shapiro, PhD
Production Lead
Barrie holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and a BS in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. She joined the GMP facility team of the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in February of 2021. Her previous work includes management of non-clinical operations at a private practice oral immunotherapy clinic and analytical instrumentation research and development.
Elizabeth Chen
Lab Assistant
Elizabeth joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in April 2019. In the GMP facility, she verifies food manufacturing processes by preparing doses of allergen for study participants and assists with programs regulatory audits. She obtained her BS in Nutrition and Dietetics with a minor in Food Science from California State University, Long Beach.
Camila Raygada
Lab Assistant
Camila joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in November 2021. She works in the GMP facility as a lab assistant preparing patient doses of food allergens for the research studies. Camila recently received her MS in Food Science, Nutrition, and Metabolism at the University of Navarra in Spain and previously completed her BS in Nutritional Sciences at San Jose State University. Camila has had experience working as a dietary aide and is interested in becoming a registered dietitian. In her free time she loves to spend time with family and friends, walk her dog and try new recipes!
Annie Le
Lab Assistant
Annie joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in December 2021. She went to San Jose State University where she studied Public Health with a minor in Nutrition Food Science. She previously worked at Stanford Health Care where she gained experience as a dietetic assistant and worked with patients to help them order food based on their allergies and dietary needs. She has a passion for anything related to nutrition and helping others. She loves to learn and gain more experience so she knew this position at SNP would only continue to benefit her personal growth.
Faculty
Maya Kasowski, PhD, MD
Assistant Professor in the University Tenure Line
Dr. Kasowski is a Clinical Instructor in Pathology and joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Stanford University in August 2019. She investigates links between genetic variants and molecular mechanisms of allergic inflammation. Dr. Kasowski completed her MD/PhD at Yale University, followed by postdoctoral training in Genetics and residency in Clinical Pathology at Stanford. She is Assistant Director of the Stanford Molecular Pathology Core, a laboratory which assists in the translation of molecular assays into Stanford Pathology clinical tests.
Barbara Erny, MD
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Dr. Erny joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Stanford University in June of 2021. She is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Medicine, Division of Med/Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and is part of the Sean Parker Task Force and Pollution Center. A Stanford alumna, she completed her medical school and residency training here before joining Palo Alto Medical Foundation as a board-certified ophthalmologist for 26 years. Currently,she works in global health, serving as the ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery) Foundation Medical Liaison for International Programs. A strong advocate for advancing environmental health, Dr. Erny spent many years on sustainability committees at Sutter Health. Currently she serves on the Physicians for Social Responsibility Environmental Health Committee, Steering Committee for the Medical Societies Consortium on Climate and Health, and she is a member of the Climate Action Working Group of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. Dr. Erny is on the editorial board of the new online Journal of Climate Change and Health.She is mentoring Stanford medical students to infuse climate change education into their curriculum and is coordinating efforts of Stanford, UCSF and UC Davis to integrate climate change education into all levels of physician training. Dr. Erny is faculty for the medical school elective “Climate Change and Health,” and gives lectures throughout Stanford University and in the community.
Scientists
Rosemarie H. DeKruyff, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Cellular Biology
Rosemarie joined the Nadeau Laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in 2016. Her decades of research have illuminated key discoveries of the mechanisms underlying the development of allergy and asthma. Her research currently focuses on the role of TIM molecules and the RGMb pathway in development of oral tolerance to food allergens, and in the development of food allergy. Increased understanding of the molecules that modulate function of Treg cells, conventional CD4 T cells and iNKT cells in the development of asthma, respiratory tolerance and oral tolerance could lead to therapies for treatment of allergic disease. Rosemarie has an extensive history of publications, patents, NIH grants, and teaching. She received her PhD in Biology/Immunology from NYU and completed her post-doctoral training at Cornell Medical College and at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School. She has previously held faculty positions at Harvard Medical School and Stanford School of Medicine.
Monali Manohar, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Dr. Monali Manohar obtained her PhD from Indian Institute of Science. She joined Prof. Kari Nadeau’s laboratory for her second postdoc in late 2013, and has continued to work with the group as a Senior Research Scientist. Her work in recent years has been focused upon understanding the immune mechanism of desensitization and tolerance to food allergens through allergen-specific oral immunotherapy (OIT). Towards this goal, her group primarily employs techniques such as high dimensional mass cytometry, single-cell and bulk RNA-Seq, and ex vivo functional assays to study post-OIT immune changes in a defined cohort of food allergic study participants. She has also been involved with the center's COVID-19 immunity-focused clinical studies since 2020.
Xiaorui Han, PhD
Research Scientist
Dr. Han joined the Nadeau laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford in January 2018. She currently focus on mechanistic research on antigen-specific T cells and how they are involved with the tolerance in allergic patients during immunotherapy. She uses molecular biology techniques to study the effects of immune cells and their molecular signatures on tolerance in models of human allergy and immunological diseases. She received her PhD in biotechnology from Peking University.
Mary Prunicki, PhD, MD
Senior Research Scientist
Dr. Prunicki joined the Nadeau laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy Research at Stanford in July 2014. Her research investigates the impact of air pollution, including wildfires, on the immune system in both healthy and asthmatic individuals. Mary received her PhD from Northwestern University and her MD from Southern Illinois University. After taking time off to raise her small children, Dr. Prunicki resumed her career by becoming an NIH re-entry scientist.
Xiaoying Zhou, MD, PhD
Research Scientist
Dr. Zhou joined the Nadeau Laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma at Stanford in June 2015. Her research involves understanding the regulatory mechanisms through which environmental air pollution exposure impacts immune cell function in asthmatic children. Specifically, she analyzes of the composition of the T cell subpopulations using CyTOF mass cytometry technology. Her studies also involve the induction of type 1 regulatory cells in food allergy patients. She received her PhD in hematology at Central South University, China. She completed her postdoctoral training in stem cell biology and hematopoiesis at University of Southern California.
Lab Manager
Diane Dunham
Lab Manager
Diane Dunham joined the Nadeau Laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma at Stanford in May 2017. Her current role as a research assistant supports various projects in the lab that utilize Cytof and flow cytometry to study changes in immune markers from clinical participants. She received her MS degree in Biology from the University of Illinois. The focus of her research was understanding hormone components on immune function. Her last position at the Boyce Thomson Institute for plant biology lab was as a lab manager. In this position and others over the years, she gained skills in molecular biology, immunology, virology and protein chemistry.
Life Science Research Professionals
Iris Chang
Life Science Technician II
Iris joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in February 2016. She assists the research coordinators in data entry process for clinic trails. She also helps with processing research samples in the Nadeau Laboratory. She graduated from Seattle University with a BS degree in Biology.
Meije (Mark) Benjamins Tiersma
Life Science Research Technician I
Mark joined the Kasowski laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy Research at Stanford in June 2021. He helps with processing research and clinical samples in the lab. He received a BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology with an emphasis in Genetics and Genomics from UC Berkeley, whilst doing research on plant-pathogen interactions.
Nick Vogler
Life Science Research Professional I
Nick joined the Laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in May of 2022. Nick graduated from Tulane School of Medicine with a Master's of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in December 2021. Prior to that, he obtained his Bachelor's of Science from Tulane University. Previous research experience includes assay development, cloning of p53, and bioinformatics research on HIF proteins. He is an avid fan of the Buffalo Bills.
Andrea Fernandes
Life Science Research Professional II
Andrea joined the Laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in April 2019. Andrea graduated from Northeastern University with a Masters in Biotechnology. During her there, she participated in cancer research at a Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital Lab. Her work focused on looking at drug induced resistance in Multiple Myeloma.
Hana Seastedt
Life Science Research Professional I
Hana joined the Laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in November 2021. Hana graduated from the London School of Hygiene in Tropical Medicine with a Master of Science in Public Health in 2021. Prior to that she obtained her BS degree in Public Health with a minor in Biology from Santa Clara University. Her past research experience included conducting latex agglutination tests for infectious diseases and evaluating disparities in accessing medical care in the United States and globally.
Ceena Nafarzadegan
Life Science Research Professional I
Ceena joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in March 2021. In the GMP facility, he verifies food manufacturing processes by preparing doses of allergen for study participants and assists with programs regulatory audits. He obtained his BS in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental biology from University of California, Santa Cruz.
Post-Doctoral Scholars
Juan Aguilera
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Aguilera is a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University and joined the Nadeau Laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research in September 2020. His research focuses on understanding the impact of air pollution on cardiorespiratory health in at-risk populations. Juan obtained his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from the University of Texas at El Paso and his MD from the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He investigated the negative effects of traffic-related air pollutants on physical activity in children with asthma as well as the associations of traffic and transportation-related variables with cardiorespiratory biomarkers in low-income populations from a border community.
Database
Ella Parsons
Data Manager
Ella Parsons joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Stanford in June of 2021 as a data manager. She obtained a BA in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma and completed her MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley. Her past research experiences have focused on a variety of topics from air pollution, social and psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, host pathogen interactions, and epigenetics. In addition to data management, her current research uses omics-based approaches to better understand the etiology of allergy and immunological diseases.
Allie Lee
Research Assistant
Allie joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in September 2020. She is taking a gap year before studying Human Biology and History at Stanford University next fall. With interests at the intersection of scientific understanding and social policy, Allie previously researched herbicide residues in household American food products and has been active in The Atlantic’s COVID Tracking Project, peer education for HIV/AIDS awareness, and California’s 33rd Congressional District’s Youth Advisory Council.
Bioinformatics & Computational Team
Abhinav Kaushik, PhD
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Dr. Kaushik joined the Nadeau Laboratory at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford in July 2018. He received his PhD in Bioinformatics from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, India in 2017. Before joining the Nadeau Laboratory, he worked as a Visiting Researcher in the Pathogen Genomics laboratory at Kings Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Kaushik’s core area of research includes applications of systems biology and algorithm development for big-data analysis. He has developed and published a number of Bioinformatics Software and databases targeting high-throughput genomic data analysis. His current research focuses on the understanding of the expression of blood based immune markers of individuals undergoing oral immune therapy using CyTOF data analysis.
Dinara Bogetic
Data Manager
Dinara joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as a data manager in June 2022. She has previous experience in clinical data management at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada. She has also worked as an epidemiologist at the Niagara Region Public Health. Dinara completed her MSc in Applied Health Sciences from Brock University.
Shu Cao
Biostatistician
Shu joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research at Stanford in February 2019. As a biostatistician, she implements statistical analysis in the allergy and asthma research to explore the potential clinical and molecular risk factors that associated with severe symptoms. Before joining the Sean N. Parker Center, she worked as a biostatistician in the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Southern California. She obtained dual bachelor’s degree in Biological Engineering and International Economics and Business at Shandong University of Science and Technology and an MS in Statistics from West Virginia University.
Julie Thompson
Research Data Analyst
Julie joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research as a research data analyst in September 2022. She has experience working as a data analyst in maternal mental health and air quality research. Julie graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Biological Sciences and earned her Master of Public Health from The Dartmouth Institute.
Finance & Operations
Anjali Garg
Executive Director
Anjali joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in March 2022. Previously she worked as a Health Policy Analyst at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City where she co-authored several research and policy papers on environmental toxins and social factors affecting children’s health and development. She also worked as a Regulatory Manager for the SF Department of Public Health HIV Clinical Trials Unit and as an internal consultant at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco in finance and outpatient clinical operations to ensure better patient access, improved patient care experience, and more efficient scheduling and clinical workflows. Most recently, Anjali was the Assistant Director of a clinical informatics research group at UCSF where she led the daily operations of the Center, managed a team of project managers and research assistants and was responsible for several functional areas including strategic planning, financial planning, compliance, and research administration. Anjali received her master's degree in Environmental Health from the Harvard School of Public Health and her bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley.
Kumbhel Balde
Grants and Finance Manager
Kumbhel joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University as a Grants and Finance Manager in June 2022. She started at Stanford University in May 2019 working in research administration and finance at the DoM’s Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division. Prior to that she worked at the University of Maryland for over 5 years.
Aracelis Rivera
Administrative Associate
Aracelis joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research in November 2021. Previously she worked as an Administrative analyst for the Mental Health Initiative Program. She has over 9 years of experience organizing campaigns, evenets, workshops and trainings. During her free time, Aracelis enjoys dancing, skydiving, traveling, camping with friends, and creating unique culinary recipes and desserts from scratch.
Katherine Do
Administrative Associate (Supporting Dr. Sayantani Sindher)
Katherine joined the Sean N. Parker Center as an administrative associate in July 2022, directly supporting Dr. Tina Sindher. She graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in Child Studies and a minor in Public Health. Previously, she worked as a medical assistant supporting a plastic surgeon.
Maria Nichols
Research Administrator
Maria moved to California from Hawaii in 2015 and joined Stanford School of Medicine. Prior to Stanford, she was in the Financial Planning field for 9 years. She developed and implemented efficient accounting, financial, and operational systems. At Stanford, she held the responsibility of working from a distinct portion of the pre and post award grant and contract administrative activities. This includes analyze accounting transactions and information to summarize current financial position. She is a graduate of University of Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific University, where she majored in Master in Business Administration Degree in Finance. When She's not keeping busy, she enjoys the outdoors and hike California’s beautiful trails. She also enjoy a good happy hour with friends and spending time with family.
Nancy Calderon Valenzuela
Administrative Associate (Supporting Dr. Kari Nadeau)
Nancy joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in May 2022, she transferred from LPCH having over 9 years as an admin, now directly supports Dr. Kari Nadeau. Nancy is a current student at The University of Arizona pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. During her free time, she loves to spend time with her husband and two children, Nancy enjoys visiting new beach locations, hiking, crafting or simply watching sport games.
Ligia Sandoval
Administrative Manager
Ligia joined SNP is October 2022, previously she was the operations manager at Yale Medical School in the department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. She graduated from Rider University with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and Healthcare Administration.
Our Basic Research Team is a cross-disciplinary world-renowned Stanford group that focuses on cutting-edge innovation to discover immune mechanisms of how therapy works and examines the causes of allergies and asthma to improve diagnostics, prognostics, and therapies.
Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD
Professor
Stanford Medical School and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics
Courtesy appointment, Department of Otolaryngology
Director
Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University
Naddisy Family Foundation Professor of Medicine
Director
FARE Center of Excellence at Stanford University
Faculty Fellow
Center for Innovation and Global Health
Chief Investigator
Food allergy studies at Stanford
Steve Galli, MD
Professor, Pathology
Member, Bio-X
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Michael Snyder, PhD
Professor and Chair of Genetics
Director, Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine
Member, Bio-X
Member, Child Health Research Institute
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Member, Stanford Neurosciences Institute
Mark Davis, PhD
Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
Member, Bio-X
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Sindy KY Tang, PhD
Prof. Sindy K.Y. Tang is the Kenneth and Barbara Oshman Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and by courtesy of Radiology (Precision Health and Integrated Diagnostics) at Stanford University. Her research laboratory designs and develops innovative micro and nanoscale devices that enable precise manipulation, measurement, and recapitulation of biological systems, in order to understand the blueprint of biological systems and address gaps in precision medicine for a future with better health and environmental sustainability.
Andy Fire, PhD
A biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) — research conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998.
Mark Nicolls, MD
Division Chair, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Joint Appointment, Immunology & Rheumatology
Member, Cardiovascular Institute
Member and Faculty, CVI/Vera Moulton Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Member, Child Health Research Institute
Member, Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection
Director, Lung Immunology
Vanitha Sampath
Content Development
Vanitha joined the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University in 2015. She completed her PhD in Nutrition at UC Davis, where she conducted clinical research on the effects of dietary calcium on fat metabolism. After working in industry and academia for a few years as a research scientist, she eventually combined her scientific background with her passion for writing and communications to become a medical and scientific writer. At the Center, she enjoys being in the midst of ground-breaking research in asthma and allergy and is committed to communicating the scientific advances of the Center and spreading awareness of its mission and vision.
Lindsey Hincks
Development Officer
As the Associate Director of the Children's Fund at the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, Lindsey serves as the development officer for pediatric allergy and asthma at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research Center at Stanford University. She is dedicated to raising funds to advance the groundbreaking research and clinical trials being conducted at the Center and serving as an advocate nationwide to further our mission and vision. Contact Lindsey about major gifts and other opportunities for support.
Community Council Advis0rs
Justine Stamen Arrillaga Shirley Orsak
Caroline Chen Michelle Sandberg
Diane Eiger Chris Suroweic
Diana Hewitt Melanie Thernstrom
Melissa Kepner Stephanie Winston-Wolkoff
Marnie Marcin
Our Basic Research Team is a cross-disciplinary world-renowned Stanford group that focuses on cutting-edge innovation to discover immune mechanisms of how therapy works and examines the causes of allergies and asthma to improve diagnostics, prognostics, and therapies.
Our Scientific Advisory Board brings together a cross-disciplinary team of world-renowned scientists to improve diagnostics, prognostics and therapies.
Sean N. Parker
Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD
Cezmi Akids, MD, PhD
Mübeccel Akdis, MD
Katrina Allen, MBBS, PhD
Scott Boyd, MD, PhD
Carlos A. Camargo, Jr., MD, DrPH
Howard Y. Chang, M, PhD
Yueh-Hsiu Chien, PhD
R. Sharon Chinthrajah, MD
Mark Davis, PhD
Manisha Desai, PhD
Andrew Fire, PhD
Stephen Galli, MD
Christopher Gardner, PhD
Jacob Glanville
Rohit Gupta
Ruchi Gupta, MD
Theodore Jardetsky, PhD
Purvesh Khatri, PhD
Chaitin Khosla, PhD
Gideon Lack, MD
Donald Leung, MD, PhD
Dave Lewis, MD
Holden Maecker, PhD
Lloyd Minor, MD
Cathryn R. Nagler, PhD
Mark Nicolls, MD
Garry Nolan, PhD
Julie Parsonnet, MD
Bali Pulendran, PhD
Stephen Quake, PhD
Maria Grazia Roncarolo, MD
Michael Snyder, PhD
Justin Sonnenburg, PhD
Steve F. Ziegler, PhD
Harry L. Allen
Hannah Valantine
Gretchen Daily