Manisha Desai, PhD: CTC Director
Dr. Desai is Professor of Medicine and of Biomedical Data Science. She is the founder and director of the Stanford Quantitative Sciences Unit (QSU), a biostatistical unit of over 20 faculty, PhD-, and Masters-level staff started in 2009. The QSU provides the statistical infrastructure for large-scale research projects at the School of Medicine. As Director of the CTC, Dr. Desai will oversee the CTC Analytic Support team.
Walter G. Park, MD: Tissue Bank Director, CTC Associate Director
Dr. Park is Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. As a clinical and translational investigator, he leads multi-institutional consortiums dedicated to identifying diagnostic biomarkers for pancreatic disorders including pancreatogenic diabetes. Dr. Park directs the CTC Human Tissue Core, which procures and banks human organs and tissues to enable diabetes research.
Vivek Charu, MD, PhD: CTC Associate Director
Dr. Charu is an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Medicine (Quantitative Sciences Unit). His clinical expertise is in the diagnosis of non-neoplastic kidney and liver disease. His research program focuses on statistical methods related to precision medicine, and the design of observational studies and randomized controlled trials.
Sharon Pneh
Sharon coordinates specimen procurement for the Human Tissue Core by setting up projects with organ procurement organizations according to the interests of Stanford researchers. She will know if your project’s needs can be met through this core service. Outside of the SDRC, she processes and banks samples for various studies in Dr. Walter Park’s lab.