KBP LAB - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Research Scientist
- Basic Life Research Scientist
Job Titles:
- Consulting Professor
- Consulting Professor of Otolaryngology
Gerald R. Popelka obtained a PhD degree with an emphasis in neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin followed by a two year post doctoral research fellowship in Otolaryngology at UCLA. Prior to this he earned a masters degree in Audiology from Kent State University. He was a full professor at Washington University in St. Louis when in 2004 he came to Stanford as a faculty member in Otolaryngology and as Chief of Audiology. As PI for his research lab in Otolaryngology he initiated and completed successful collaborative research projects among diverse academic divisions including Otolaryngology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiology, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Popelka's research covers both animal and human studies and has been funded continuously with grants from NIH and a wide variety of other agencies and philanthropic gifts.
Popelka is a co-inventor of the world's first all digital hearing aid. The resulting patent forms the basis for virtually all hearing aids currently produced worldwide. In 2000, he conceived and lead the development of JARO, the peer-reviewed Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, now recognized as the premier, high impact international auditory scientific research journal.
With over 135 publications, including peer-reviewed research articles, review articles, two college textbooks and a book on hearing aid research, along with many research presentations and various achievement awards, he has an international reputation for creating and using leading-edge technology that addresses both basic science issues and clinical applications. He remains in the forefront of creating and developing innovative biomedical approaches focussed on several basic neuroscience issues. Currently his research is conducted in Radiology and is centered on understanding, creating and developing effective radiologic imaging related to non-invasive neuromodulation intervention using acoustic and transcranial focussed ultrasound signals for several chronic neurologic conditions including auditory disorders.
Popelka currently teaches in Radiology, Anatomy and Genetics and has taught previously in Otolaryngology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His other Stanford responsibilities include faculty affiliation with several multidisciplinary centers, institutes and initiatives, advising pre-major undergraduates. He also regularly supervises doctoral student dissertations in a variety of departments including Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Music.
Job Titles:
- Postbac Researcher
- Postbaccalaureate Researcher
I am a full-time post-baccalaureate researcher at Stanford University advised by Dr. Kim Butts Pauly. My primary focus at the moment is using machine learning, particularly sequence models, to improve therapy outcomes and efficiency. You can view some of my research here!
I plan to start a Ph.D. in electrical engineering with a concentration in medical imaging and therapeutics next fall. Previously, I studied electrical engineering at Cal Poly SLO and was the youngest engineering graduate in the school's history.
Job Titles:
- Graduate Student
- Student in Bioengineering, Admitted Summer 2017
Job Titles:
- Principal Investigator
- Lab Department of Radiology
- Professor of Radiology, and by Courtesy of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering
Kim is a Professor in the Department of Radiology at Stanford with courtesy appointments in Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering. She is also the current director of the Radiological Sciences Laboratory. Her current research interests focus on transcranial ultrasound stimulation.