Graduate Students:
Yaereen (Jenny) Dho (Chemistry)
ydho120 [at] stanford [dot] edu
My research focuses on the discovery of new enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of medicinal plant molecules and the mechanisms of action of these natural products in the human body. Outside the lab, I love singing and playing the piano as well as enjoy traveling.
Catherine Liou (ChemE)
csliou [at] stanford [dot] edu
I study the effects of dietary plant secondary metabolites on human health, including relevant metabolism mediated by gut microbes. Outside of lab, I enjoy crocheting, baking, and trying to keep my houseplants alive.
Jack Liu (Chemistry)
ctliu [at] stanford [dot] edu
My research focuses on deciphering the mysterious biosynthetic pathway of medicinally valuable plant natural products, including the anticancer drug Taxol. If I’m not in the lab, I’m riding my bike.
Niraj Mehta (Chemistry)
nirajm [at] stanford [dot] edu
My goal is to develop new approaches that allow convenient and inexpensive access to genomic information in plants for the purpose of accelerating the identification of biosynthetic pathways for medicinal compounds.
Iris Mollhoff (Biology)
mollhoff [at] stanford [dot] edu
Co-mentored PhD candidate with Mary Beth Mudgett
My research focuses on understanding the role of unusual lipids in cross-kingdom interactions. I am currently working on tomato polyacetylene metabolism and its impact on microbial growth. In my free time I like to garden, try out new dessert recipes, and chat with my family overseas. I am also an avid orchid mom!
Postdocs:
Undraa Bat-Erdene
undramaa [at] stanford [dot] edu
My research focuses on discovering new enzyme catalysts involved in the biosynthesis of natural products from medicinal plants. In doing so, I aim to grant easier access to bioactive compounds in engineered hosts, while understanding the diversity of the molecules and their biosynthetic chemistry. Outside of lab, I enjoy yoga and creating intricate nail art on my nails.
Jamie Blum
Life Science Research Fellow
jeblum [at] stanford [dot] edu
My research focuses on the effects of plant metabolites on mammalian consumers. Specifically, I am exploring the contribution of plant metabolites to the development of food allergies. Outside of the lab, I enjoy escape rooms, knitting, and reading fiction.
Erik Carlson
erikdc [at] stanford [dot] edu
My research focuses on Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression and virulence operon engineering for host range control. I enjoy baking, sewing & house plants.
Will Cody
USDA/NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow
willcody [at] stanford [dot] edu
In the Sattely lab I am currently working on building tools to change how plant biologists approach large scale plant genetic screens. In my free time I enjoy gardening, and spending time with my dogs and wife outdoors.
Conor McClune
Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow
mcclune [at] stanford [dot] edu
Joint postdoc with Polly Fordyce
I am developing tools for manipulating and measuring the biosynthetic activity of individual plant cells within complex tissues. Such measurements could accelerate the discovery of individual synthesis pathways from large, uncharacterized plant genomes. Outside of the lab, I enjoy hobbies.
Sarah Niehs
German Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
sniehs [at] stanford [dot] edu
My research focuses on illuminating the molecular dark matter of dietary plants like tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). In my free time I enjoy hiking into the wild, cooking new recipes, and exploring imaginary worlds one book at a time.
Staff:
Chun Tsai – Lab manager and Research Scientist
chuntsai [at] stanford [dot] edu
I support Sattely lab operations and my research aims to construct interactomes for biosynthetic proteins that function together to produce plant natural products.
Diego Wengier – Research Specialist
dwengier [at] stanford [dot] edu
I’m testing alternative plant models for transient and stable expression of heterologous biosynthetic pathways for metabolites of nutritional or pharmaceutical value.
Group Alumni:
Ryan Nett – Assistant Professor at Harvard, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Ricardo De La Peña – Scientist at Amyris
Tim Schnabel – Entrepreneur in Residence, Cochran lab, Stanford Bioengineering
Charlie Hoffs – Chemical Engineering undergraduate student at Stanford University
Stacie Kim – Scientist at Octant Bio
Kevin Smith
Eric Holmes – Scientist at Lygos
Nikita Khylstov – nikitak [at] stanford [dot] edu, Entrepreneur in Residence and Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cochran lab, Stanford Bioengineering
Mathias Voges – mjvoges [at] gmail [dot] com, Machine Learning Engineering, Google X
Shanon Sirk – Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Department of Bioengineering sirk [at] illinois.edu
Bailey Schultz – Graduate student at Harvard Chemistry
Amy Calgaro-Kozina – acalgaro [at] alumni [dot] stanford [dot] edu
Jeremy Hunt – jeremy_hunt [at] alumni [dot] stanford [dot] edu – Product Support Engineer at OSIsoft
Warren Lau – warlau [at] stanford [dot] edu – Scientist I at Zymergen
Russell Jingxian Li – jingxian [at] stanford [dot] edu – Senior Member of Technical Staff at DSO National Laboraties, Singapore
Jakub Rajniak – jrajniak [at] stanford [dot] edu – Postdoctoral Associate, Fischbach Lab, Stanford University Bioengineering Department
Andrew Klein – apklein [at] stanford [dot] edu – Scientist at Amyris (Emeryville, CA)
Yi-Lin Chung – yilinc [at] stanford [dot] edu
Gulbenk Anarat Cappillino – gulbenk.cappillino [at] thermofisher [dot] com – Staff Scientist, Research & Development Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry at Thermo Fisher Scientific Sanofi/Genzyme, Waltham, MA
Ben Barad – bbarad [at] stanford [dot] edu – Graduate Student studying Biophysics in James Fraser’s lab at UCSF
Camil Diaz – cacdiaz [at] udel [dot] edu – PhD student in Antoniewicz Lab of Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology at the University of Delaware
Ellie Oates – ehoates [at] udel [dot] edu – Graduate Student at the University of Delaware
Evelyn Chang – echang11 [at] stanford [dot] edu – law student at Harvard Law School