Faculty

Faculty by Courtesy Appointment

Stacey F. Bent

Professor of Chemical Engineering and, by courtesy, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering; Ph.D., Stanford, 1992. Semiconductor processing and reactivity, surface science, materials chemistry. Semiconductor surface modification and functionalization.  Spatial and chemical growth control using atomic layer deposition.  Nanostructured inorganic solar cells; ultrathin solid oxide fuel cells.  Surface modification and patterning applied to biointerfaces; retinal prostheses. (650) 723-0385; bent@chemeng.stanford.edu

 

James K. Chen

Assistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and, by courtesy, Chemistry; Ph.D., Harvard, 1999. Mechanistic studies of embryonic signaling pathways; modulation of embryonic and oncogenic processes by small molecule probes; chemical approaches to zebrafish development. (650) 725-3582; jameschen@stanford.edu

 

Karlene Cimprich

Assistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and, by courtesy, Chemistry; Ph.D., Harvard, 1994. The use of chemical and biochemical approaches to understand and control the DNA damage-induced cell cycle checkpoints and the signal transduction cascades that allow the cell to detect and respond to DNA damage. (650) 498-4720; cimprich@stanford.edu

 

Curtis W. Frank

Professor of Chemical Engineering and, by courtesy, Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering; Ph.D., Illinois, 1972. Polymer physics and molecular assemblies: Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett films, adsorption of soft materials at interfaces as studied by surface plasmon resonance and quartz crystal microbalance, polymer tethering of phospholipid bilayers, polypeptide surface modification for applications in chiral separation, organic-inorganic nanocomposites for applications in microelectronics, molecular lubrication. (650) 723-4573; curt@chemeng.stanford.edu

 

Daniel Herschlag

Professor of Biochemistry and, by courtesy, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Ph.D., Brandeis, 1988. Physical and chemical principles underlying enzymatic catalysis. Mechanisms of phosphoryl transfer reactions catalyzed by proteins and RNA and in chemical model systems; RNA/protein interactions; RNA chaperones and translation initiation; energetics of hydrogen bonding; combinatorial approaches to RNA and protein catalysis and structure. (650) 723-9442; daniel.herschlag@stanford.edu

 

Tom Wandless

Assistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and, by courtesy, Chemistry; Ph.D., Harvard, 1993. We use synthetic chemistry as well as techniques from biochemistry, biophysics, and cell biology to design and synthesize molecules that control the functions of specific proteins in mammalian cells and in animals. (650) 723-4005; wandless@stanford.edu