Fellow of IEEE, American Physical Society (APS), and National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Recipient of the 2025 IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award
Inaugural Fred Terman Fellow
Co-authored two textbooks: 'Magnetic Information Storage Technology' (Academic Press) and 'Biochips and Medical Imaging' (Wiley)
In 2023, Curve Biosciences demonstrated a ctDNA NGS assay for early liver cancer detection from cirrhosis with ≥95% sensitivity and specificity
Magic Lifescience launched FDA clearance trials for rapid NAT point-of-care products and was a finalist at ADLM 2025
Background
Leland T. Edwards Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, jointly appointed in Electrical Engineering, and by courtesy in Radiology (Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford)
Director of the Center for Magnetic Nanotechnology
Leading expert in biosensors, information storage, and spintronics
Research spans magnetic biochips, in vitro diagnostics, cancer biomarkers, magnetic nanoparticles, magnetic sensors, MRAM, and magnetic integrated inductors