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 functionalization; atomic layer deposition, renewable energy devices, biointerfaces . (650) 723-0385; bent@stanford.edu.

James K. Chen
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology 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
Associate Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology 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.frank@stanford.edu .

Daniel Herschlag
Professor of Biochemistry and, by courtesy, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Ph.D., Brandeis, 1988. Physical and chemical principles underlying the folding and function of biological catalysts. Mechanisms of RNA and protein catalysis and RNA folding are studied by a wide variety and physical, chemical, and kinetic methods. Hydrogen bond energetic and physical properties are studied in model and enzymatic systems. Genome-wide analyses are used to understand RNA processing involved in gene expression. (650) 723-9442; daniel.herschlag@stanford.edu.

Tom Wandless
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology 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.