Joseph C. Liao
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Urology
- Member, Bio-X
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
Key Documents
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Chief of Urology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2006 - present)
- Co-Director, Section of Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery (2006 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Scholar, AUA/CUA International Exchange Program (2012)
- Invited Speaker, Gordon Research Conferences - Bioanalytical Sensors (2010)
- First Place, AUA Foundation Young Investigator Research Forum (2009)
- Faculty Fellows Leadership Program, Stanford (2008)
- Translational Science Award, Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center (2007)
- Diversity Faculty Research Award, Stanford (2007)
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Internet Links
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Urologic Oncology
Minimally Invasive Surgery (Endoscopic, Laparoscopic, and Robotic-Assisted)
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary Diagnostics
Molecular Imaging
Confocal Endomicroscopy
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
Nanotechnology
Biosensors
Publications
- An AC electrokinetics facilitated biosensor cassette for rapid pathogen identification. Analyst. 2013
- New optical imaging technologies for bladder cancer: considerations and perspectives. J Urol. 2012; (2): 361-8
- Rapid hybridization of nucleic acids using isotachophoresis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012; (28): 11127-32
- Biosensor diagnosis of urinary tract infections: a path to better treatment? Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2011; (6): 330-6
- Matrix-insensitive protein assays push the limits of biosensors in medicine. Nat Med. 2009; (11): 1327-32
- Hybrid electrokinetic manipulation in high-conductivity media Lab Chip (DOI: 10.1039/C1LC20054B).

