Alexander Dunn

Biography

Alex Dunn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. Dr. Dunn worked as a postdoctoral scholar with James Spudich in the Department of Biochemistry at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology under the direction of Harry Gray, where his work focused on understanding the catalytic mechanism selective C-H bond oxidation by cytochrome P450 enzymes. His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Hertz Fellowship, Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Burroughs Wellcome Career Award at the Scientific Interface, and NIH Director’s New Innovator Award.

Research Interest

His research focuses on understanding how living cells sense mechanical stimuli, with particular interests in stem cell biology and tissue engineering.