Staff
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
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
Administrative Associate II, Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Micaiah Emmy Atkins
Research Associate, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Chiara Bertipaglia
Associate Director of Programs and Training, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Syed Bukhari
Primary Neuroanatomist, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Julia Diaz
Digital Community and Social Media Strategist, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute & Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Tim Doyle
Associate Director for Neuroscience Community Labs, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Emily Elrod
Programs Associate, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Wilson D Eng
Facilities Manager, Chem-H / Neuro Research Complex
Zulema Garibo Gonzalez
Training and Fellowships Program Coordinator, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
James Haberberger
Data Architect, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Stacy Hernandez
Administrative Associate II, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Victoria Hernandez
Special Projects Manager, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
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 for Finance and Administration, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute & Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Milena Kaestner
Director, Koret Human Neuroscience Community Lab
Kang Shen
Vincent V.C. Woo Director, Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute
Frank Lee and Carol Hall Professor and Professor of Biology and of Pathology
Frank Lee and Carol Hall Professor and Professor of Biology and of Pathology
Jieun Kim
Director, Neuroscience Preclinical Imaging Laboratory, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Cathy Lau
Financial Analyst, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Jennifer Okamoto
Genomics Scientist, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Maritza Vallejo
Accountant
Neurosciences Community Laboratories
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Neurosciences Community Laboratories
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Valerie Vargas-Zapata
Diversity Initiatives Program Coordinator, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Nicholas Wall
Director, Stanford Gene Vector and Virus Core, Neuroscience Gene Vector and Virus Core
Gordon Wang
Director, Stanford Neuroscience Microscopy Service
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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, Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
D. H. Chen Professor II
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
Senior Scientist, Brain Resilience Laboratory
Christoph Leuze
Visualization Lab Co-Director, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Scholar (alum)
Department of Radiology
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...
