Sheri M. Krams, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Surgery

Program in Immunology

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California, Davis
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco

Research Interests:

• Functions of microRNAs in transplantation
• Identification and function of NK cells
• Apoptosis and tissue damage in transplantation and liver disease

Email: smkrams@stanford.edu

Olivia M. Martinez, PhD

Professor

Department of Surgery

Program in Immunology

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests:

• Cytokine regulation of alloreactivity
• Growth and survival of EBV+ B cell lymphomas
• Cytokine signal transduction pathways
• Immune mechanisms of tolerance post-transplantation

Email: omm@stanford.edu

Carlos O. Esquivel, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery

Chief, Division of Transplantation

Director, Liver Transplant Program

Education:

• M.D., University of Costa Rica
• Ph.D., University of Lund, Sweden

Research Interests:

• The molecular mechanisms of rejection
• Induction of tolerance to achieve full acceptance of transplanted organs

Karine Piard-Ruster, PhD

Education:

• Ph.D, Paris VII Université, France

Research Interests:

• CD30 signaling in human T lymphocytes
• Role of regulatory T cells in pediatric liver graft tolerance/rejection (clinical study).
• Role of the NKG2D NK cell receptor in liver transplantation, in the rat.

Email: kruster@stanford.edu

Xuimei Qu

Education:

Research Interests:

Email: xqu@stanford.edu

Liang Wei, PhD

Education:

• PhD in Transplant Immunology, Sichuan University

Research Interests:

• Mechanisms and functions of MicroRNAs in Transplantation, specifically in alloimmune responses post-transplant.

Email: liangwei@stanford.edu

Amy L. Lightner, MD

Education:

• MD, Boston University

Research Interests:

• Differentiation of embryonic stem cells into functional hepatocytes
• Immunologic response to stem cell and their differentiated cellular products in transplantation.

Email: amy4@stanford.edu

Olivia L. Hatton, PhD

Education:

• PhD, Stanford University SOM

Research Interests:

• Immune evasion mechanisms employed by Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)-associated lymphomas
• Pharmacological targeting of growth and survival pathways of EBV-lymphomas

Email: ohatton@stanford.edu

Lori Phillips

Education:

• B.S. Neuroscience, University of California, Santa Cruz

Research Interests:

• Immune recognition and activation after mismatched transplantation of neural stem cells into the brain
• Effect of innate immunity on neurogenesis of transplanted neural progenitors
• Crosstalk between the brain and the peripheral immune system during inflammation and disease
• Stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases

Email: lordog@stanford.edu

Aleishia G.C. Harris

Education:

• B.S. Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine

Research Interests:

• Epstein Barr Virus-mediated mechanisms of immune evasion
• Host cell microRNA induction by Epstein Barr Virus

Email: aleishia@stanford.edu

Betty Pham

Education:

• B.S., Biological Sciences, Stanford University

Research Interests:

• Expression of regulatory T cells and NK activation markers in pre- and post-liver transplant patients (adult and pediatric) as biomarkers for graft stability or rejection.

Email: bnpham@stanford.edu

Bryce Small

Education:

• Biological Sciences, Stanford University

Research Interests:

Email: basmall@stanford.edu

Annelise Mah

Education:

• Biological Sciences, Stanford University

Research Interests:

Email: aiyahmah@stanford.edu

Stefano Cestellos-Blanco

Education:

• German International School of Silicon Valley

Email: cestellos@gmail.com