معرفی
Miriam B. Goodman holds the Mrs. George A. Winzer Professorship of Cell Biology at Stanford University, with affiliations in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Bio-X, and the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute. As Chair of the Molecular and Cellular Physiology Department (2017–present) and former Deputy Director of the Stanford Neuroscience Institute (2013–2017), she leads interdisciplinary research bridging neuroscience, biophysics, and molecular physiology.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Neurobiology, The University of Chicago (1995)
- Sc.B. in Biochemistry, Brown University (1986)
Her research focuses on molecular mechanotransduction using C. elegans to investigate touch sensation, temperature detection, and neuronal stress resilience. Key methodologies include quantitative behavioral analysis, CRISPR gene editing, and in vivo electrophysiology. Recent work explores mechanical forces in feeding through upconverting microgauges and chemosensory integration of plant-derived molecules.
Her publications span neurobiological mechanisms, biomechanical sensor design, and ecological signal processing, with a 2025 Nature study on ingestible nanosensors and a 2024 Current Biology paper on mechanosensory complex organization.
Scientific Awards:
- Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Chicago (2024)
- Landis Award for Outstanding Mentoring, NIH (2019)
- Michael and Kate Barany Award, Biophysical Society (2014)
- Klingenstein Fellow in Neuroscience (2005-2008)
- McKnight Scholar Award (2005-2008)
- Prize in Neurobiology, Eppendorf & Science (2004)
As an advisor, she mentors doctoral candidates in the Biophysics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Neurosciences Ph.D. programs, including Madeline Cooper and Caroline Arellano-Garcia. Her lab collaborates with UC San Diego's Vergassola Group on mechanosensory physics and Stanford Microsystems Lab on optical sensor design.
