- Faculty at Immunology Scientific Conference, Asilomar, November 2023
Immunology faculty members are leaders in their respective areas of research, and often incorporate bench to bedside approaches. Program faculty have strong records as researchers, including publications and successful research. Our faculty have diverse backgrounds and have a record of research training who have mentored and helped develop successful, former trainees who have established productive careers. Faculty serve on committees, teach major courses, directly mentor students, and provide core support essential to the functioning of the Immunology Program. The program is proud to have 65+ Faculty members in total.
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Nima Aghaeepour
Associate Professor (Research) of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult MSD), of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and, by courtesy, of Biomedical Data Science
Rosa Bacchetta
Associate Professor (Research) of Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation)
• Creating Inclusive Spaces of Belonging Workshop-Berkeley Interactive Theater
Jennifer K. Bando
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor and bias training
• Creating Inclusive Spaces of Belonging-Berkeley Interactive Theater (2021)
• Basic Science Teaching Skills Workshop – Teaching and Mentoring Academy (2022)
• T32 Faculty Mentoring Skills Workshop, Microbiology and Immunology (2022)
• Microbiology and Immunology Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Discussion/Reading Group (2021-2023)
Christopher O. Barnes
Assistant Professor of Biology and, by courtesy, of Structural Biology
Sean Bendall
Associate Professor of Pathology
Mentor and bias training
• Immunology Mentoring Workshop (at Annual Retreat), Office of Graduate Education, January 2023
• Harassment Prevention Training
• Conflict of Interest and Commitment
• Supervisor Health and Safety
Catherine Blish
George E. and Lucy Becker Professor in Medicine
Mentor and bias training
• Unconscious Bias in Medicine 2022
• Immunology Mentoring Workshop (at Annual Retreat), Office of Graduate Education, January 2023
Paul Bollyky
Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology
Charles Kwok Fai Chan
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Jennifer R. Cochran
Senior Associate Vice Provost for Research, Addie and Al Macovski Professor, Professor of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical Engineering
Agnieszka Czechowicz
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation)
Mark M. Davis
Director, Stanford Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection and the Burt and Marion Avery Family Professor
Edgar Engleman
Professor of Pathology and of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology)
Stephen J. Galli
Mary Hewitt Loveless, MD, Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology
Chris Garcia
Younger Family Professor and Professor of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, and of Structural Biology
Andrew Gentles
Assistant Professor (Research) of Pathology, of Medicine (BMIR) and, by courtesy, of Biomedical Data Science
• Faculty Mentor training workshop, Neurosciences IDP 2022
Rogelio A. Hernández-López
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and, of Genetics
Mentor and bias training
• SURGE I #8 Equity and Inclusive Practices and Resources (online)
• one-hour mentoring workshop for Cancer Bio faculty (online)
• Stanford Propel Lunch: Faculty Speaker (in person)
• Career opportunities for trainees: Faculty speaker BioE retreat (in person)
Michael R. Howitt
Assistant Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology
• Optimizing Advising Relationships: Workshops on giving Feedback 2018
• Enhancing Skills in Mentoring Across Difference 2021
• Creating Inclusive Spaces of Belonging - Berkeley Interactive Theater 2022
• Member of Community, Diversity, and Inclusion in Immunology (CDIII) Committee
• Basic Science Diversity Liaison for the Immunology program
• PROSPER Program mentor to trainees in other labs associated with Stanford Immunology
Prasanna Jagannathan
Assistant Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases and, of Microbiology & Immunology
Mentor and bias training
• Co-chair of CDIII (Committee for Diversity and Inclusion in Immunology)
Livnat Jerby
Assistant Professor of Genetics
Mentor and bias training
• Unconscious Bias in Recruiting
• T32 Mentor Faculty Workshop
• Member of Community, Diversity, and Inclusion in Immunology (CDIII) Committee
Anusha Kalbasi
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
Mentor and bias training
• Responsible Conduct in Research course, UCLA 2022
Seung K. Kim
KM Mulberry Professor, Professor of Developmental Biology, of Medicine (Endocrinology) and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Sheri Krams
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation)
Mentor and bias training
• Inclusive Mentorship Discussion, REACH HBMC Program, 2023
• Hang in There and be Tough, Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble, 2023
• Immunology Mentoring Workshop (at Annual Retreat), Office of Graduate Education, 2023
• Creating Inclusive Spaces of Belonging, Berkeley Interactive Theater, 2021
• Biosciences Faculty Chats on Student Activism, Office of Graduate Education, 2021
• Mentoring through Small Acts, Teaching and Mentoring Academy, 2021
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Tobias Lanz
Assistant Professor, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor and bias training
• Unconscious Bias in Medicine 2023
Michael Lim
Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy), of Medicine (Oncology), of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and of Neurology
• e-learning: Managing Bias in Hiring (IDEA-0035-WEB) course
• Unconscious Bias in Recruiting (in Medicine) - UBR
• Unconscious Bias in Medicine - UBM
Sydney X. Lu
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology)
Mentor and bias training
• SURGE workshops
• Unconscious Bias in Medicine
Crystal Mackall
Ernest and Amelia Gallo Family Professor and Professor of Pediatrics and of Medicine
Holden Maecker
Professor (Research) of Microbiology and Immunology
• Co-chair of CDIII (Committee for Diversity and Inclusion in Immunology)
• Attendance at M&I DEI Reading Group
• Immunology Mentoring Workshop (at Annual Retreat), Office of Graduate Education, January 2023
• Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors and Faculty (2021)
• Working with Minors at Stanford and Mandated Reporter Acknowledgement
Ravi Majeti
Director, Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, RZ Cao Professor and Professor of Medicine (Hematology)
Mentor and bias training
• Unconscious Bias Training
• Organized and devoted faculty meetings within the Division of Hematology for such presentations and additional training on best practices for eliminating gender and racial bias in evaluations of trainees
• Serve on the advisory committee for PROPEL
• Awarded a Stanford Teaching and Mentoring Academy grant titled Improving Intercultural Competencies Utilizing the Intercultural Development Inventory
• In the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (ISCBRM), we have worked closely with an external DEI consultant Monica Cox for training, education, and advice.
Jonathan Maltzman
Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology)
Mentor and bias training
• Prosper Faculty Training 2022
Olivia Martinez
Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Mentor and bias training
• Digging Deeper, Doing Better: Optimizing Inclusive Allyship and Culturally Responsive Mentoring Practices Workshop (Propel Post-Doc Program), October 2023
• Prosper Faculty Training, 2022
• Immunology Mentoring Workshop (at Annual Retreat), Office of Graduate Education, January 2023
• Creating Inclusive Spaces of Belonging Workshop-Berkeley Interactive Theater, 2021
• Unconscious Bias in Recruiting, 2022
• Member, Committee for Diversity and Inclusion in Immunology (CDIII), 2020-present
• Basic Science Diversity Liaison, Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, 2020-2022
Eric Meffre
Professor of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology)
Mentor and bias training
• Unconscious Bias in Medicine 2022
Everett Meyer
Associate Professor of Medicine (Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy), of Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation) and, by courtesy, of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation)
Emmanuel Mignot
Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Genetics and of Neurology
David Miklos
Professor of Medicine (Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy)
Jayakar V. Nayak
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Robert Negrin
Professor of Medicine (Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy)
Mark Nicolls
Stanford University Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Bali Pulendran
Violetta L. Horton Professor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Nathan Reticker-Flynn
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
Mentor and bias training
• Mentored ADVANCE rotation students
• Prosper mentor for CDIII
Bill Robinson
James W. Raitt, M.D. Professor of Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor and bias training
• Unconscious Bias in Medicine 2020-23
• Organize the Division of Immunology and Rheumatology’s quarterly TownHalls which are focused on DEIB – ongoing quarterly.
• Attended Immunology Programs townhalls on DEIB
Maria Grazia Roncarolo
George D. Smith Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and Professor of Medicine (Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy)
Julia Salzman
Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science, of Biochemistry and, by courtesy, of Statistics
Michael Snyder
Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Genetics
• Run an R25 genomics undergraduate summer research program for underserved students that supported by NHGRI.
• Run a high school summer research program for many students, including those who are underserved.
• Run an online education program through the Stanford Data Ocean for underserved high school and undergraduate students.
• Run a tech museum outreach program for K12 that reaches out broadly online as well as program that are specifically at the Tech.
• Have a collaborative omics (mostly autoimmune) project with a Native American community in South Dakota.
• Held a 3-day intense workshop on artificial intelligence and data science for ~20 undergraduate from underserved groups from the Bay Area and South Dakota.
• The department sends students from our training grant the SACNAS and ABCRAMS.
• Give talks at colleges enriched for students for underserved groups (Morehouse, etc).
• Each summer I give Stanford grad school pitches to 3-6 summer undergrad programs for underserved students
Lawrence Steinman
George A. Zimmermann Professor and Professor Neurology, and of Pediatrics
John B. Sunwoo
Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Dermatology
Hawa Racine Thiam
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and of Microbiology and Immunology
Mentor and bias training
• SURGE training
• Mentoring – Setting Expectations
• Mentoring – How to Give Feedback
• Member of Community, Diversity, and Inclusion in Immunology (CDIII) Committee
Taia T. Wang
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology
Irving Weissman
Virginia & D.K. Ludwig Professor of Clinical Investigation in Cancer Research, Professor of Pathology, and of Developmental Biology
Joseph C. Wu
Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor and Professor of Radiology
Stanford Immunology Faculty teach in departments including:
Basic Science Departments:
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Data Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Biophysics
- Chemical & Systems Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Developmental Biology
- Epidemiology & Population Health
- Genetics
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology & Immunology
- Molecular and Cellular Physiology
- Structural Biology
Clinical Science Departments:
- Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine
- Cancer Institute
- Dermatology
- Neurology and Neurological Sciences
- Neurosurgery
Otolaryngology
Pathology - Pediatrics
Radiology - Surgery
Basic Science Department of Medicine - Divisions
Basic Science Department of Pediatrics - Divisions
- Human Gene Therapy
- Immunology & Allergy
- Rheumatology
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Vera Moulon Wall Center
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