Stacey D. Finley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Gordon S. Marshall Early Career Chair Director, Center for Computational Modeling of Cancer
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B.S., Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Florida A & M University, 2004
Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 2013 - 2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, 2009 - 2013
Department of Biological Sciences, Quantitative and Computational Biology
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Associate Member, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Associate Editor, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2020 - present
Associate Editor, PLOS Computational Biology, 2019 - present
Associate Editor, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2018 - present
American Association for Cancer Research NextGen Star (2018)
Outstanding Young Engineer, Orange County Engineering Council (2018)
Gordon S. Marshall Early Career Chair (2017- )
USC Viterbi Junior Research Award (2017)
Hanna Reisler Mentorship Award (2017)
Leah-Edelstein Keshet Prize, Society of Mathematical Biology (2017)
National Academy of Engineering Frontiers in Engineering (2016)
CMBE Young Innovator (2016)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2016)
Keystone Symposia Fellow (2016)
Rose Hills Foundation Research Fellowship (2015)
Emerging Scholar Award from the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (2015)
National Academy of Engineering Frontiers in Engineering Education (2014)
Gabilan Assistant Professorship (2013-2017)
Elmer Gaden Jr. Award from the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2011)
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (2010-2013)
UNCF/Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowship (2010-2012)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2006-2009)
Education
Ph.D., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2009B.S., Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Florida A & M University, 2004
Academic Positions
Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 2019 - presentAssistant Professor, University of Southern California, 2013 - 2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, 2009 - 2013
Concurrent University Appointments
University Member, Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative MedicineDepartment of Biological Sciences, Quantitative and Computational Biology
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Associate Member, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Selected External Service Positions
Standing member, Modeling and Analysis of Biological Systems (MABS) NIH Study Section 2019 - presentAssociate Editor, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2020 - present
Associate Editor, PLOS Computational Biology, 2019 - present
Associate Editor, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2018 - present
Selected Honors & Awards
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (2021)American Association for Cancer Research NextGen Star (2018)
Outstanding Young Engineer, Orange County Engineering Council (2018)
Gordon S. Marshall Early Career Chair (2017- )
USC Viterbi Junior Research Award (2017)
Hanna Reisler Mentorship Award (2017)
Leah-Edelstein Keshet Prize, Society of Mathematical Biology (2017)
National Academy of Engineering Frontiers in Engineering (2016)
CMBE Young Innovator (2016)
National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2016)
Keystone Symposia Fellow (2016)
Rose Hills Foundation Research Fellowship (2015)
Emerging Scholar Award from the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (2015)
National Academy of Engineering Frontiers in Engineering Education (2014)
Gabilan Assistant Professorship (2013-2017)
Elmer Gaden Jr. Award from the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2011)
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (2010-2013)
UNCF/Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowship (2010-2012)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2006-2009)
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