Academic Appointments
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Professor, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Divisions
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Member, Bio-X
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Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Administrative Appointments
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Departmental Senator, Medical School Faculty Senate (2008 - 2011)
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Director of Research, Otolaryngology - Stanford (2005 - 2014)
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Provost's Advisory Committee on Postdoctoral Affairs, Stanford (2009 - 2017)
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Vice Chair for Research, Otolaryngology - Stanford (2014 - 2019)
Honors & Awards
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Juergen Tonndorf Award, Deafness Research Foundation (2001)
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Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award, March of Dimes (2001-2003)
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Franklin M. Rizer Lectureship, The American Neurotology Society (2004)
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Burt Evans Young Investigator Award, National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation (2005)
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James Wiggins Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School (4/2005)
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Albert and Ellen Grass Faculty Grant Award, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Summer 2004, Summer 2005)
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Frontiers of Science Scholar (US/Japan 2006), Kavli Foundation (2006)
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McKnight Neuroscience of Brain Disorders Award, McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience (2005-2007)
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Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor, Stanford School of Medicine (7/ 2010)
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Member, Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum (9/2011)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Board of Directors, Avelas Biosciences (2020 - Present)
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Board of Directors, Adanate/PDI Therapeutics (2019 - Present)
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Board of Directors, Janux Therapeutics (2019 - Present)
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Board of Directors, Fortis Therapeutics (2019 - Present)
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Award of Merit Committee, Association for Research in Otolaryngology Midwinter Meeting (2014 - Present)
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Auditory System Study Section (AUD), member, NIDCD/NIH (2014 - 2019)
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Scientific Advisor, Inception 3, Inc; now: Pipeline Therapeutics (2012 - Present)
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Communication Disorders Review Committee (CDRC study section), chair, NIDCD/NIH (2012 - 2013)
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Workshop on hair cell regeneration and future therapies, chair and co-organizer, NIDCD (2012 - 2012)
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Hearing Restoration Project, collaborative research group member, Hearing Health Foundation (2011 - Present)
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Associate Editor, Hearing Research (2010 - 2017)
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Research Advisory Board, American Otological Society (2010 - 2015)
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Program Committee Member, Association for Research in Otolaryngology Midwinter Meeting (2010 - 2013)
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Associate Editor, JARO (2009 - 2012)
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Scientific Advisor, Otonomy (2009 - 2012)
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Council of Scientific Trustees, Deafness Research Foundation / Hearing Health Foundation (2008 - 2014)
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Communication Disorders Review Committee (CDRC study section), member, NIDCD/NIH (2008 - 2013)
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Stem Cell Policy Working Group, Harvard University (2004 - 2005)
Professional Education
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Postdoctoral Fellow, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, Sensory Neuroscience (2000)
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Dr rer nat (Ph.D.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, Genetics (1994)
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Dipl Biol (M.S.), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, Biological Sciences (1990)
Community and International Work
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Biology of the Inner Ear Course, http://www.mbl.edu/bie/
Topic
Course Co-director (2013, 2015, 2017)
Partnering Organization(s)
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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9th Molecular Biology of Hearing & Deafness Conference, Stanford University
Topic
Organizer, June 22-25
Partnering Organization(s)
https://mbhd2013.stanford.edu
Location
International
Ongoing Project
No
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
Patents
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Edge Albert, Heller Stefan. "United States Patent 9375452 Use of stem cells to generate inner ear cells", Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary (Boston, MA), Jun 28, 2016
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Edge Albert, Heller Stefan. "United States Patent 9,265,933 Cochlear implants containing biological cells and uses thereof", Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Boston, MA), Feb 23, 2016
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Heller Stefan, Ronaghi Mohammad, Oshima Kazuo. "United States Patent 9,157,064 Methods for generating inner ear cells in vitro", The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford, CA), Oct 13, 2015
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Li Huawei, Edge Albert, Heller Stefan. "United States Patent 8,673,634 Method for the treatment of hearing loss", Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary (Boston, MA), Mar 18, 2014
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Heller Stefan, Edge Albert. "United States Patent 8,617,810 Screening method for compounds that promote differentiation of inner ear progenitor cells", Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary (Boston, MA), Dec 31, 2013