Our Team
Our goal is to build a diverse group working on discovering new biology, engineering next-generation biotechnology and confronting educational inequity through teaching and outreach. What drive us is our desire to have an impact in science and education.
Dr. Hernandez-Lopez is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Bioengineering and of Genetics at Stanford University, a member of Stanford Bio-X, and a Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator. Rogelio received his Ph.D. in Chemical Physics at Harvard University, where he worked in the Leschziner Lab on the mechanisms of the microtubule-based motors dynein and kinesin. During his postdoctoral research in the Lab of Wendell Lim at UCSF, Rogelio was a fellow of the Cancer Research Institute and UCMEXUS. His work focused on engineering novel T cell therapies for cancer treatment.
Rogelio Hernandez-Lopez is also a co-founder of Clubes de Ciencia Mexico and Science Clubs International, non-profit organizations that aim to expand access to high-quality STEM education and collaborative international networks.
Rogelio was a recipient of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award at the Scientific Interface in 2021. He was named an Anderson Faculty Fellow from the School of Engineering at Stanford and a V Foundation scholar in 2022.
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