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Alina Isakova, Director of the Knight Brain Resilience Laboratory

Alina Isakova

Director, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Alina oversees the operations and research projects conducted under the Knight Initiative's Brain Resilience Laboratory. She is leading the initiative’s effort in creating a detailed molecular map of human brain aging and identifying physiological pathways of brain resilience.
Shon Alimukhamedov

Shon Alimukhamedov

Research Associate, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Shon Alimukhamedov is a researcher within the Knight Initiative's Brain Resilience Laboratory. He supports Dr. Isakova in the operations of the lab, which includes conducting the single-cell and bulk RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, and next-generation sequencing experiments.
Debra Allison

Debra Allison

Administrative Associate II, Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Micaiah Emmy Atkins

Micaiah Emmy Atkins

Research Associate, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Chiara Bertipaglia

Chiara Bertipaglia

Associate Director of Programs and Training, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Syed Bukhari

Syed Bukhari

Primary Neuroanatomist, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Julia Diaz

Julia Diaz

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

Tim Doyle

Associate Director for Neuroscience Community Labs, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Emily Elrod

Emily Elrod

Programs Associate, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Wilson D. Eng

Wilson D Eng

Facilities Manager, Chem-H / Neuro Research Complex
Zulema Garibo Gonzalez, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Zulema Garibo Gonzalez

Training and Fellowships Program Coordinator, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
James Haberberger

James Haberberger

Data Architect, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Stacy Hernandez

Stacy Hernandez

Administrative Associate II, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Victoria Hernandez

Special Projects Manager, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Natasha Hussain, Associate Director of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

Natasha K. Hussain

Associate Director, Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
As Associate Director, Natasha Hussain designs and develops new initiatives, and oversees program operations that support the mission of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience. In her leadership role, Natasha facilitates community and research to advance discoveries that support human brain...
Philipe Irola, Associate Director of Finance and Administration

Philipe Irola

Associate Director for Finance and Administration, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute & Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

Milena Kaestner

Director, Koret Human Neuroscience Community Lab
Kang Shen

Kang Shen

Vincent V.C. Woo Director, Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute
Frank Lee and Carol Hall Professor and Professor of Biology and of Pathology
Jieun Kim headshot

Jieun Kim

Director, Neuroscience Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Cathy Lau

Cathy Lau

Financial Analyst, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Jennifer Okamoto

Jennifer Okamoto

Genomics Scientist, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Maritza Vallejo

Maritza Vallejo

Accountant
Neurosciences Community Laboratories
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Valerie Vargas-Zapata

Valerie Vargas-Zapata

Diversity Initiatives Program Coordinator, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Nicholas Wall

Nicholas Wall

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

Gordon Wang

Director, Stanford Neuroscience Microscopy Service
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Nicholas Weiler, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute communications manager

Nicholas Weiler

Communications Manager, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute & Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

Jill Wentzell

Executive Director, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Tony Wyss-Coray, Director of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

Tony Wyss-Coray

Director, Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
D. H. Chen Professor II
Tony Wyss-Coray is the D.H. Chen Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and the Director of the Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Stanford University.
Lu Zhou

Lu Zhou

Senior Scientist, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Christoph Leuze, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholar

Christoph Leuze

Visualization Lab Co-Director, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Scholar (alum)
Department of Radiology
Dr. Leuze co-directs the Visualization Laboratory, a Wu Tsai Neuro Community Lab focused on exploring applications of virtual and mixed reality technologies in neuroscience research. As a former Interdisciplinary Scholar, Dr. Leuze applied the CLARITY technique to human brain tissue that is...