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Graduate Fellows

Training the next generation of interdisciplinary neuroscientists

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowships affiliated with Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Wu Tsai Neuro Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Fellowships support doctoral students whose research crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Tamara Chan

Tamara Chan

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow (Anonymous Donor)
PhD Student
Neurosciences
Tamara is broadly interested in the role of microglia in the brain. She is currently working with Dr.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Gustavo Chau

Gustavo Chau

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow (Anonymous Donor)
Mind Brain Computation and Technology Student Member
PhD Student, Bioengineering
I received my B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from San Martín de Porres University (2012) in Chiclayo, Peru and received my Masters degree in Digital Signal and Image Processing from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2017).
Erin Kunz

Erin Kunz

Ketterer-Vorwald Neurosciences Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow
PhD Student
Electrical Engineering
Erin is a PhD student in the Electrical Engineering department currently working in the Neural Prosthetics Translational Laboratory with Dr. Krishna Shenoy and Dr. Jamie Henderson, and co-advised by Dr. Scott Linderman.
Angela Y. Lee, SIGF Fellow

Angela Y. Lee

Mark and Mary Stevens Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow
PhD Student
Communication
I study the psychology of technology. My research focuses on developing interventions that leverage the capabilities of social technologies to improve our personal and collective well-being.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Isabel Low

Isabel Low

Pfeiffer Research Foundation Fellow
PhD student
Neurosciences
Isabel is a PhD candidate in the Stanford Neurosciences Program. She works in the Giocomo Lab studying how our internal state—like whether we are alert or tired—affects the way our brains work.
Kwamina, SIGF Fellow

Kwamina Nyame

Mark and Mary Stevens Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow
PhD Student
Biochemistry
Glycerophospholipid is a major class of lipids in cell membranes. Defects in their breakdowns are implicated in the pathogenesis of major diseases including cancer, neuronal, and lysosomal storage disorders.
Kyrstyn Ong

Kyrstyn Ong

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow (Anonymous Donor)
PhD Student
Materials Science
Kyrstyn is a PhD candidate in the department of Materials Science and Engineering. She is working with her advisor Dr. Stephen Baccus (Neurobiology) as well as Dr. Evan Reed (Material Science) and Dr.
Khaled Kamal Saab

Khaled Kamal Saab

Mark and Mary Stevens Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow
PhD student
Electrical Engineering
Khaled was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Beirut, Lebanon. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2017 and is currently pursuing his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. 
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Jefferey Want

Jeffrey Wang

Mark and Mary Stevens Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow
MD/PhD student
Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) , Biophysics
Hailing originally from the Midwest, Jeffrey is currently an MD/PhD candidate in Stanford’s Biophysics Program.
Kathryn Wu

Kathryn Wu

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow: The David L Sze and Kathleen Donohue Interdisciplinary Fellowship
PhD Student
Neurosciences
Kathryn is an MD-PhD student in Stanford's Neurosciences Interdisciplinary Program. She is fascinated by Schwann cells, which are glial cells that sort axons by size and selectively myelinate large-caliber axons during peripheral nervous system development. Kathryn is currently working with Dr.
xianghao zhan, SIGF

Xianghao Zhan

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow
PhD Student
Bioengineering
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become a global public health challenge. If undetected, the brain damage from TBI can accumulate, calling for better TBI modeling and warning systems. TBI modeling involves three stages: measurement of head impact kinematics, brain deformation, and injuries.
Yixiu Zhao

Yixiu Zhao

Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow (Anonymous Donor)
PhD Student
Applied Physics
Born in Nanjing, China, Yixiu Zhao is a PhD student in the Applied Physics department working in the Linderman Lab on computational neuroscience and machine learning with Dr. Scott Linderman.