Andrew Lee
Academic Appointments
- MD Student with Scholarly Concentrations in Molecular Basis of Medicine / Cardiovascular-Pulmonary Sciences, expected graduation Spring 2014
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Ph.D. Student in Chemical and Systems Biology with Scholarly Concentrations in Molecular Basis of Medicine / Cardiovascular-Pulmonary Sciences, admitted Autumn 2010
Key Documents
Professional Overview
Stanford Advisors
| Neil Gesundheit: | Academic Advising Dean |
| Joseph Wu: | Med Scholar Project Advisor |
Honors and Awards
- Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowship, Stanford University, Bio-X Program (2010-2013)
- Medical Student Research Grant, Radiological Society of North America (2010)
- Young Scientist Travel Grant, Burroughs Wellcome Fund (2010)
- US Schweitzer Fellow, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (2010)
- Research Training Fellowship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2009-2010)
- Medical Student Research Fellowship, American Heart Association (2008)
Service, Volunteer, and Community Work
- Pacific Free Clinic Student Manager , Stanford University School of Medicine, Pacific Free Clinic (4/1/2008 - 4/1/2009)
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Stem cell based therapies for treatment of heart disease
Publications
- Abnormal calcium handling properties underlie familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy pathology in patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells. Cell Stem Cell. 2013; (1): 101-13
- An antibody against SSEA-5 glycan on human pluripotent stem cells enables removal of teratoma-forming cells. Nat Biotechnol. 2011; (9): 829-34
- Imaging of embryonic stem cell migration in vivo. Methods Mol Biol. 2011: 101-14
- Preclinical derivation and imaging of autologously transplanted canine induced pluripotent stem cells. J Biol Chem. 2011; (37): 32697-704
- Short-term immunosuppression promotes engraftment of embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells. Cell Stem Cell. 2011; (3): 309-17
- Effects of cell number on teratoma formation by human embryonic stem cells. Cell Cycle. 2009; (16): 2608-12

