Casey Gifford

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and of Genetics

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Cardiology
Assistant Professor, Genetics
Member, Bio-X
Member, Cardiovascular Institute
Member, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Professional Education

Postdoctoral fellow, Gladstone Institutes, UCSF, Heart development and disease (2019)
PhD, Harvard Medical School, Stem cell biology and epigenomics (2013)
BS, Simmons University, Biochemistry (2006)

Stanford Advisees

Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Olivia Crocker, Geo Janer Carattini, Tanner Jensen, Julie Lake, Gabe Preising, Alanna Pyke, Kameron Rodrigues, Zhainib Ugokwe
Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Megha Agarwal, Elizabeth Porter
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Joshua Rico, Julie Sanchez, Lucy Zhang

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

Genetics (Phd Program)
Pediatric Cardiology (Fellowship Program)
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (Phd Program)

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