CHRISTINA D. SMOLKE
Professor (Research) of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Chemical Engineering
Associate Chair of Education W.M. Keck Foundation Faculty Scholar EMAIL: [email protected]
OFFICE PHONE: (650) 721-6371 OFFICE ADDRESS: 443 Via Ortega, Room 240, Stanford, CA 94305-4125 |
Scientists & Visiting Researchers
BRENT TOWNSHEND | Visiting ResearcherEMAIL: [email protected]
PROJECT: High-throughput directed evolution of riboswitches and aptamers EDUCATION: 1982, BASc in Engineering Physics, University of Toronto 1983, MS in Computer Science, Stanford University 1987, PhD in Electrical Engineering / Biomedical, Stanford University |
Staff
JULIE ANDERSON | Laboratory Assistant
HEIDI ELMORE | Administrative Assistant
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (650) 497-2753
PHONE: (650) 497-2753
Alumni
DR. MATIAS KAPLAN | Graduate Student (2015-2022)
Founding Scientist, Atomic AI
DR. OSMAN JAMIL | Graduate Student (2016-2022)
Consultant, Blue Matter
DR. PETER DYKSTRA | Graduate Student (2015-2022)
Scientist, Synthetic Biology, Sana Biotechnology
DR. JAMES PAYNE | Postdoctoral Researcher (2015-2021)
Scientist II, Antheia
DR. DEZE KONG | Graduate Student (2015-2021)
R&D Scientist, Berkeley Lights
DR. PRASHANTH SRINIVASAN | Graduate Student (2016-2021)
Scientist I, Antheia
DR. TIM VALENTIC | Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2020)
DR. CAMERON KIM | Graduate Student (2014-2020)
Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
DR. AARON CRAVENS | Graduate Student (2014-2019)
Co-founder and CEO, Revel Pharmaceuticals
DR. CALVIN SCHMIDT | Graduate Student (2014-2019)
Senior Data Scientist, Boston Consulting Group
DR. SHIREEN RUDINA | Graduate Student (2013-2019)
Director, Synthetic Gene Regulation, Earli
DR. BEN KOTOPKA | Graduate Student (2013-2019)
Co-founder and CSO, Brain Key
DR. JOY XIANG | Graduate Student (2012-2018)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California San Diego
DR. SIJIN LI | Postdoctoral Researcher (2015-2018)
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
DR. MELINA MATHUR | Graduate Student (2011-2017)
Director of Product, Twist Bioscience
DR. PETER MCLEAN | Postdoctoral Researcher (2014-2016)
Director, Data Science, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
DR. YANRAN LI | Postdoctoral Researcher (2013-2016)
Assistant Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside
DR. MAUREEN MCKEAGUE | Postdoctoral Researcher (2012-2016)
Assistant Professor, McGill University
DR. REMUS WONG | Graduate Student (2010-2016)
Principal Scientist, Nkarta Therapeutics
DR. YEN-HSIANG WANG | Graduate Student (2009-2015), Postdoctoral Researcher (2015-2016)
VP & Head of Strategy and Business Development, Antheia
DR. KATE THODEY | Postdoctoral Researcher (2009-2015)
Co-founder and Director of Enzyme Engineering, Antheia
DR. ISIS TRENCHARD | Graduate Student (2008-2014), Postdoctoral Researcher (2014-2015)
Technical Solutions, Benchling
DR. STEPHANIE GALANIE | Graduate Student (2010-2015)
Principal Scientist, Protein Engineering, Merck
DR. KATHY WEI | Graduate Student (2009-2015)
Scientist, Protein Design, Amgen
DR. MICHAEL SIDDIQUI | Graduate Student (2006-2014)
Senior Scientist, Zymergen
DR. ANDREW KENNEDY | Graduate Student (2009-2014)
Director, Technology Development, Guardant Health
ANDREW CHANG | Graduate Student (2008-2014)
Scientific Advisor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
DR. JAMES VOWLES | Graduate Student (2007-2014)
Scientist II, Guardant Health, Inc.
DR. RYAN BLOOM | Graduate Student (2009-2014)
Associate Director of Corporate Development, Unum Therapeutics
DR. ERIC HAYDEN | Postdoctoral Researcher (2011-2013)
Assistant Professor, Boise State University
DR. LEOPOLD D’ESPAUX | Graduate Student (2005-2013)
Director of Microbial Engineering, Demetrix
DR. KATE GALLOWAY | Graduate Student (2005-2012)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Southern California
DR. JOSHUA WOLF | Postdoctoral Researcher (2010-2012)
Community Building Intern, Pachamama Alliance
DR. JOSHUA MICHENER | Graduate Student (2006-2012)
Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
DR. JOE LIANG | Graduate Student (2006-2012)
Scientist, Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
DR. YVONNE CHEN | Graduate Student (2005-2010)
Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles
DR. ANDREW BABISKIN | Graduate Student (2003-2010)
Lead Chemical Engineer, Office of Generic Drugs, Food and Drug Administration
DR. CHASE BEISEL | Graduate Student (2004-2009)
Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
DR. KEVIN HOFF | Postdoctoral Researcher (2006-2009)
Head of Biology, Triplebar Bio
DR. STEPHANIE CULLER | Graduate Student (2003-2009)
Co-founder and CEO, Persephone Biome
DR. TRAVIS BAYER | Graduate Student (2003-2008)
Co-founder and CTO, Sound Agriculture
DR. KRISTY HAWKINS | Graduate Student (2003-2008)
Co-founder and CSO, Antheia
DR. MAUNG NYAN WIN | Graduate Student (2003-2008)
Senior Scientist, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
Founding Scientist, Atomic AI
DR. OSMAN JAMIL | Graduate Student (2016-2022)
Consultant, Blue Matter
DR. PETER DYKSTRA | Graduate Student (2015-2022)
Scientist, Synthetic Biology, Sana Biotechnology
DR. JAMES PAYNE | Postdoctoral Researcher (2015-2021)
Scientist II, Antheia
DR. DEZE KONG | Graduate Student (2015-2021)
R&D Scientist, Berkeley Lights
DR. PRASHANTH SRINIVASAN | Graduate Student (2016-2021)
Scientist I, Antheia
DR. TIM VALENTIC | Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2020)
DR. CAMERON KIM | Graduate Student (2014-2020)
Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
DR. AARON CRAVENS | Graduate Student (2014-2019)
Co-founder and CEO, Revel Pharmaceuticals
DR. CALVIN SCHMIDT | Graduate Student (2014-2019)
Senior Data Scientist, Boston Consulting Group
DR. SHIREEN RUDINA | Graduate Student (2013-2019)
Director, Synthetic Gene Regulation, Earli
DR. BEN KOTOPKA | Graduate Student (2013-2019)
Co-founder and CSO, Brain Key
DR. JOY XIANG | Graduate Student (2012-2018)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California San Diego
DR. SIJIN LI | Postdoctoral Researcher (2015-2018)
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
DR. MELINA MATHUR | Graduate Student (2011-2017)
Director of Product, Twist Bioscience
DR. PETER MCLEAN | Postdoctoral Researcher (2014-2016)
Director, Data Science, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
DR. YANRAN LI | Postdoctoral Researcher (2013-2016)
Assistant Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside
DR. MAUREEN MCKEAGUE | Postdoctoral Researcher (2012-2016)
Assistant Professor, McGill University
DR. REMUS WONG | Graduate Student (2010-2016)
Principal Scientist, Nkarta Therapeutics
DR. YEN-HSIANG WANG | Graduate Student (2009-2015), Postdoctoral Researcher (2015-2016)
VP & Head of Strategy and Business Development, Antheia
DR. KATE THODEY | Postdoctoral Researcher (2009-2015)
Co-founder and Director of Enzyme Engineering, Antheia
DR. ISIS TRENCHARD | Graduate Student (2008-2014), Postdoctoral Researcher (2014-2015)
Technical Solutions, Benchling
DR. STEPHANIE GALANIE | Graduate Student (2010-2015)
Principal Scientist, Protein Engineering, Merck
DR. KATHY WEI | Graduate Student (2009-2015)
Scientist, Protein Design, Amgen
DR. MICHAEL SIDDIQUI | Graduate Student (2006-2014)
Senior Scientist, Zymergen
DR. ANDREW KENNEDY | Graduate Student (2009-2014)
Director, Technology Development, Guardant Health
ANDREW CHANG | Graduate Student (2008-2014)
Scientific Advisor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
DR. JAMES VOWLES | Graduate Student (2007-2014)
Scientist II, Guardant Health, Inc.
DR. RYAN BLOOM | Graduate Student (2009-2014)
Associate Director of Corporate Development, Unum Therapeutics
DR. ERIC HAYDEN | Postdoctoral Researcher (2011-2013)
Assistant Professor, Boise State University
DR. LEOPOLD D’ESPAUX | Graduate Student (2005-2013)
Director of Microbial Engineering, Demetrix
DR. KATE GALLOWAY | Graduate Student (2005-2012)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Southern California
DR. JOSHUA WOLF | Postdoctoral Researcher (2010-2012)
Community Building Intern, Pachamama Alliance
DR. JOSHUA MICHENER | Graduate Student (2006-2012)
Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
DR. JOE LIANG | Graduate Student (2006-2012)
Scientist, Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
DR. YVONNE CHEN | Graduate Student (2005-2010)
Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles
DR. ANDREW BABISKIN | Graduate Student (2003-2010)
Lead Chemical Engineer, Office of Generic Drugs, Food and Drug Administration
DR. CHASE BEISEL | Graduate Student (2004-2009)
Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
DR. KEVIN HOFF | Postdoctoral Researcher (2006-2009)
Head of Biology, Triplebar Bio
DR. STEPHANIE CULLER | Graduate Student (2003-2009)
Co-founder and CEO, Persephone Biome
DR. TRAVIS BAYER | Graduate Student (2003-2008)
Co-founder and CTO, Sound Agriculture
DR. KRISTY HAWKINS | Graduate Student (2003-2008)
Co-founder and CSO, Antheia
DR. MAUNG NYAN WIN | Graduate Student (2003-2008)
Senior Scientist, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company