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Stanford UniversityClark Center E250, 318 West Campus DrStanford, CA 94305
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Summary
- Oscar J. Abilez, MD, PhD is a healthcare professional based in Stanford, CA, with a specialty in research. He completed his medical education at Cornell University with subsequent surgery training at Stanford University. He holds a PhD in bioengineering from Stanford and a BS in mechanical engineering from UT-Austin. Dr. Abilez is a co-founder of Bullseye Biotechnologies and serves as a Senior Research Scientist at Stanford Medicine. His expertise lies in cardiovascular development, bioengineering, organoid biology, stem cell biology, and tissue engineering. He has contributed to several publications, notably on cardiomyocytes and stem cell research, garnering numerous citations in the academic community.
Education & Training
Stanford UniversityPhD, Bioengineering, 2007 - 2012
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2004
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityInternship, Surgery, 2002 - 2003
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2002
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsGastruloids enable modeling of the earliest stages of human cardiac and hepatic vascularization.Oscar J Abilez, Huaxiao Yang, Yuan Guan, Mengcheng Shen, Zehra Yildirim
Science. 2025-06-05 - 4 citationsProtocol to study electrophysiological properties of hPSC-derived 3D cardiac organoids using MEA and sharp electrode techniques.Ravichandra Venkateshappa, Zehra Yildirim, Shane R Zhao, Matthew A Wu, Francesca Vacante
STAR Protocols. 2024-12-20 - 2 citationsDeveloping advanced organoids: challenges, progress, and outlook.Oscar J Abilez
Biotechniques. 2024-12-01
Professional Memberships
- International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)Member
External Links
- Stanford Faculty Profilehttps://profiles.stanford.edu/oscar-abilez
- Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarabilez/
- Bullseye Biotechnologieshttps://www.bullseyebio.com
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