Our Team

Wu Tsai Neuro's work at the frontiers of neuroscience is made possible by our faculty leadership and dedicated professional staff. 

In partnership with a range of faculty advisory committees, our team guides and oversees our grants, training, and community-building programs, leads our community laboratories, handles financial and administrative needs, and promotes the work of the Institute.  

Executive Committee

Todd Coleman

Todd Coleman

Associate Professor of Bioengineering and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering<br/>

Kang Shen

Kang Shen

Vincent V.C. Woo Director, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Frank Lee and Carol Hall Professor and Professor of Biology and of Pathology<br/>

Management Team

Chiara Bertipaglia

Associate Director of Programs and Training, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Tim Doyle

Associate Director for Neuroscience Community Labs, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Albina Ibrayeva

Albina Ibrayeva

Director of Scientific Portfolio, Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

Natasha Tractenberg, Associate Director of Finance and Administration at Wu Tsai Neuro

Natasha Tractenberg

Associate Director of Finance and Administration, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Nicholas Weiler

Associate Director for Communications, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Communications

Nathan Collins

Nathan Collins

Science Writer and Communications Strategist, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Julia Diaz

Digital Community and Social Media Strategist, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute & Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

Nicholas Weiler

Associate Director for Communications, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Community Laboratories and Scientific Resources

Ruiyao Cai

Marika Ruiyao Cai

Manager, Neuroscience Microscopy Service (NMS), Cell Sciences Imaging Facility (CSIF)

Tim Doyle

Associate Director for Neuroscience Community Labs, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Jieun Kim, Director of the Neurosciences Preclinical Imaging Community Laboratory

Jieun Kim

Director, Neuroscience Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Mehrdad Shamloo

Mehrdad Shamloo

Professor (Research) of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences<br/>

Nicholas R. Wall

Director, Stanford Gene Vector and Virus Core, Neuroscience Gene Vector and Virus Core

Gordon Wang

Director, Cell Sciences Imaging Facility, Director, Stanford Neuroscience Microscopy Service, Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Finance and Administration

David Landa

David Landa

Administrative Associate II, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Natasha Tractenberg, Associate Director of Finance and Administration at Wu Tsai Neuro

Natasha Tractenberg

Associate Director of Finance and Administration, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Program Administration

Chiara Bertipaglia

Associate Director of Programs and Training, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Emily Elrod

Programs Systems and Operations Specialist, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Kiley Foster

Kiley Foster

Program Events Producer, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

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Kelly Chau, Life Science Research Professional II

Kelly Chau

Life Science Research Professional II, Brain Resilience Laboratory

Nathan Collins

Nathan Collins

Science Writer and Communications Strategist, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Julia Diaz, Digital Community and Social Media Strategist

Julia Diaz

Digital Community and Social Media Strategist, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Albina Ibrayeva

Albina Ibrayeva

Director of Scientific Portfolio, Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

Misha Khan

Misha Khan

Research Associate, Brain Resilience Laboratory

Kiley Foster

Kiley Foster

Program Events Producer, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Andi Liu

Andi Liu

Neurosciences Researcher, Brain Resilience Laboratory

Cong Liu, Senior Scientist, Brain Resilience Lab

Cong Liu

Computational Biologist, Brain Resilience Laboratory

Hulya Torun, Postdoc Scholar at the Brain Resilience Lab

Hulya Torun

Postdoctoral Researcher, Brain Resilience Laboratory

Nicholas Weiler

Associate Director for Communications, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute