Christopher

Sims

MD

Education & Training: 

B.S. , Auburn University, Montgomery, AL (1976-1980)

M.D. , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (1980-1984)

Residency in Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA (1984-1987)

Fellowship in General Internal Medicine, Stanford Center for Disease Prevention, Stanford, CA (1988-1990)

Fellowship in Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1990-1993)

Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1992-1993)

Research Fellow, Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA (1994-1998)

Research Interests: 

Current research is aimed at the development of cell-based biochemical assays, microfabricated technologies for clinical and biomedical applications, and stem-cell based organ-on-chip platforms, with a particular focus on the intestine and its microbiome. Dr. Sims is the scientific co-founder of four companies based on developments of his research program: Protein Simple, Intellego, Cell Microsystems, and Altis Biosystems. He is a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

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