top of page

David Stachura's Resume and Curriculum Vitae (CV)

I am a broadly trained scientist that is an expert in hematology, development, immunology, skin care, and stem cell biology.  I have experience in academia and in industry working with a diverse set of people to solve directed goals.

​

I've put my major accomplishments below, but please download my full CV for all the abstracts and presentations I've had with students and colleauges!
 

Picture of Dr. David Stachura in his laboratory in Chico CA

Education

​

1996-2000      B.S. Molecular Biology, Dean’s List, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.

​2000-2006      Ph.D. Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Employment

​​

1999-2000      Independent Undergraduate Researcher, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, Laboratory of Dr. Lynne Casimerris
2002-2006      Graduate Student Researcher, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Graduate Group in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Philadelphia, PA, Laboratory of Dr. Mitchell Weiss
2006-2011      Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at San Diego, Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, La Jolla, CA, Laboratory of Dr. David Traver
2011-2014      Assistant Project Scientist, University of California at San Diego Medical School, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, La Jolla, CA, Laboratory of Dr. David Traver
2014-2017      Assistant Professor, California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Department of Biological Sciences, Chico, CA.
2017-2022      Associate Professor, California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Department of Biological Sciences, Chico, CA.
2022-2024      Full Professor, California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Department of Biological Sciences, Chico, CA.
2021-current Chief Scientific Officer, Spec Bio, Chico, CA.
2021-current Chief Scientific Officer, FACTORFIVE Skincare, Chico, CA.
2023-current Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Philanthropic Pharma, Chico, CA.

Other Experience

​
2002-2006      Mentor, University of Pennsylvania Undergraduates, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Hematology Department

2005-2006      Lab instructor, University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA

2005-2006      Lab instructor, University of Pennsylvania, College of General Studies, Philadelphia, PA

2005-2006      Teaching assistant, University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA

2006-2014      Mentor, University of California at San Diego Undergraduates, La Jolla, CA

2006-2014      Organizer, Weekly building-wide laboratory social meetings, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

​2009               Certified FACS Operator, Completed BD FACSAria II Operator Course, San Jose, CA

​2009-2014      Participant, Postdoctoral Association of UCSD Planning Committee, La Jolla, CA

​2010               Participant, San Diego Lab Management Course, San Diego, CA

​2010-2011      Editor and proofreader, American Journal Experts

​2011                Instructor, Summer Session II, Molecular Biology (BIMM100), University of California at San Diego Biology Department

2011-2024      Reviewer, Experimental Hematology

​2012-2024      Reviewer, Advances in Hematology

2012               Participant, Ethics in Scientific Research/Scientific Ethics Course, UCSD, La Jolla, CA

2013               Instructor, Advances in Stem Cell Biology Course, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

2014               Participant, The College Classroom Course, Center for Teaching Development, UCSD, La Jolla, CA.

2014               Participant, Sequencing Technology Education using Microbial Metagenomes (STEMM) faculty working group seminar, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

2014-2024      Reviewer, Developmental Biology

2015-2024      Reviewer, Journal of Biological Methods

​2016-2024      Reviewer, Stem Cells Translational Medicine

2016-2024      Reviewer, Scientific Reports

2016-2024      Reviewer, Stem Cell Reports

​2016-2024      Reviewer, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

2016-2024      Reviewer, Haematologica

2016-2024      Reviewer, Stem Cells and Development

2016-2024      Reviewer, Disease Models and Mechanisms

2018-2024      Reviewer, Circulation Research

2018-2024      Reviewer, Tissue and Cell

​2017-present Consultant, Finless Foods, Emeryville, CA

​2019-2021      Consultant, Xytogen Biotech Inc., Chico, CA

​2019               Reviewer, Developmental Biology, 12th edition, by Barresi and Gilbert

​2019               Reviewer, Immunology, by Parham

2019               Reviewer, European Research Council (ERC) 2019 Starting, Consolidator, Advanced and Synergy Grants

2020-2024      Reviewer, Angiogenesis

​2020               Reviewer, New Innovator in Food and Agriculture Research Award proposals for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)

2020               Reviewer, Immunology, by Juris

​2022-2024      Reviewer, eLIFE

​2022-2024      Editor, Scientific Reports

​2023-current  Research and Medical Advisory Board Member, ZTTK SON-Shine Foundation

​2024               Reviewer, Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences

​2024               Reviewer, Cell & Bioscience

Professional Memberships

​
2007-2024      Member, International Society for Stem Cell Research
2008-2024      Member, International Society of Experimental Hematology
2009-2014      Associate Faculty Member, Faculty of 1000 scientific literature reviewer
2011-2014      Member, Center for Multiscale Imaging of Living Systems at UCSD
2012-2014      Associate Member, Clinical and Translational Research Institute at the University of
California at San Diego
2014-2024      Member, Zebrafish Disease Models Society
2014-2022      Member, Center for Water and Environment at CSU, Chico (Chico State)
2018-2021      Board Member, CSU Chico (Chico State) Research Foundation Board of Directors
2019-2021      Board Member, CSU Chico (Chico State) Research Foundation Finance and Investment Committee
2020-2023      Chair, CSU Chico (Chico State) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

Certifications

​
2023-current Bloodborne Pathogens Certification, OSHA code 29 CFR 1910.1030, National
OSHA Foundation

Peer Reviewed Publications

​
Journal Articles
Wang Q, Miyakoda M, Yang W, Khillan J, Stachura DL, Weiss MJ, Nishikura K. 2004. Stress-induced
apoptosis associated with null mutation of ADAR1 RNA editing deaminase gene. J Biol Chem. 2004, Feb 6; 279(6): 4952-61.


Stachura DL, Chou ST, Weiss MJ. 2006. An early block to erythro-megakaryocytic development conferred by loss of transcription factor GATA-1. Blood. 2006, Jan. 1; 107(1): 87-97.
 

Bertrand JY*, Kim AD*, Violette EP, Stachura DL, Cisson JL, Traver D. 2007. Definitive hematopoiesis
initiates through a committed erythromyeloid progenitor in the zebrafish embryo. Development. 2007, Dec; 134(23): 4147-56


Stachura DL, Reyes JR, Bartunek P, Paw BH, Zon LI, Traver D. 2009. Zebrafish kidney stromal cell lines
support multilineage hematopoiesis. Blood. 2009 Jul 9; 114(2): 279-89.


Cisson J*, Bertrand JY*, Stachura DL, Traver, D. 2010. Notch signaling distinguishes two waves of
definitive hematopoiesis in the zebrafish embryo. Blood. 2010, Apr 8; 115(14): 2777-83.


Lugo-Villarino G*, Balla KM*, Stachura DL, Banuelos K, Werneck MB, Traver D. 2010. Identification of
dendritic antigen-presenting cells in zebrafish. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010, Sep 7;107(36): 15850-5.

 

Balla KM*, Lugo-Villarino G*, Spitsbergen JM, Stachura DL, Hu Y, Banuelos K, Romo-Fewell O, Aroian RV, Traver D. 2010. Eosinophils in the zebrafish: prospective isolation, characterization, and eosinophilia induction by helminth determinants. Blood. 2010 Nov 11;116(19):3944-54.


Feng H, Stachura DL, White RM, Gutierrez A, Zhang L, Sanda T, Jette CA, Testa JR, Neuberg DS,
Langenau DM, Kutok JL, Zon LI, Traver D, Fleming MD, Kanki JP, Look AT. 2010. T-Lymphoblastic
lymphoma cells express high levels of BCL2, S1P1 and ICAM1 leading to a blockade of tumor cell
intravasation. Cancer Cell. 2010 Oct 19;18(4):353-66.


Stachura DL, Svoboda O, Lau RP, Balla KM, Zon LI, Bartunek P, Traver D. 2011. Clonal analysis of
hematopoietic progenitor cells in the zebrafish. Blood. 2011 Aug 4;118(5):1274-82.


Stachura DL*, Svoboda O*, Campbell C, Espin-Palazon R, Lau RP, Zon LI, Bartunek P, Traver D. 2013.
The zebrafish granulocyte colony stimulating factors (Gcsfs): two paralogous cytokines and their roles in hematopoietic development and maintenance. Blood. 2013 Dec 5;122(24):3918-28.


Svoboda O*, Stachura DL*, Machonova O, Pajer P, Brynda J, Zon LI, Traver D, Bartunek P. 2014.
Dissection of vertebrate hematopoiesis using zebrafish thrombopoietin. Blood. 2014 Jul 10;124(2):220-8.

 

Ouyang K*, Leandro Gomez-Amaro R*, Stachura DL*, Tang H, Peng X, Fang X, Traver D, Evans SM,
Chen J. 2014. Loss of IP3R-dependent Ca+2 signaling in thymocytes leads to aberrant development and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nature Communications. 2014 Sep 12;5:4814.


Kim AD, Melick CH, Clements WK, Stachura DL, Distel M, Panáková D, MacRae C, Mork LA, Crump JG, Traver D. 2014. Discrete Notch signaling requirements in the specification of hematopoietic stem
cells. EMBO J. 2014 Oct 16;33(20):2363-73.


Espín-Palazón R, Stachura DL, Campbell CA, García-Moreno D, Del Cid N, Kim AD, Candel S, Meseguer J, Mulero V, and Traver D. 2014. Proinflammatory signaling regulates hematopoietic stem cell emergence. Cell. 2014 Nov 20;159(5):1070-85.


Lee Y, Manegold J, Kim A, Pouget C, Stachura DL, Clements W, and Traver. 2014. FGF signaling specifies hematopoietic stem cells through its regulation of somitic Notch signaling. Nat Commun. 2014 Nov 27;5:5583.


Butko E, Distel M, Pouget C, Weijts B, Kobayashi I, Ng K, Mosimann C, Poulain FE, McPherson A, Ni CW, Stachura DL, Del Cid N, Espín-Palazón R, Lawson ND, Dorsky R, Clements WK, Traver D. 2015. Gata2b is a restricted early regulator of hemogenic endothelium in the zebrafish embryo. Development. 2015 Mar 15;142(6):1050-61.


Campbell C, Su T, Lau RP, Shah A, Laurie PC, Avalos B, Aggio J, Harris E, Traver D, Stachura DL. 2015.
Zebrafish embryonic stromal trunk (ZEST) cells support hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) proliferation, survival, and proliferation. Experimental Hematology. 2015 Dec;43(12):1047-61.

 

Harris EY, Keller D, Stachura D, Wolfe G. 2016. Bioinformatics sister courses: an interdisciplinary
collaborative learning framework to teach bioinformatics. Computer Science and Computational
Intelligence
. 2016.


Svoboda O, Stachura DL, Machonova O, Zon LI, Traver D, Bartunek P. 2016. Ex vivo tools for the clonal analysis of zebrafish hematopoiesis. Nature Protocols. 2016 Apr 28;11:1007-20.
 

Kim JH, Shinde DN, Reijnders MRF, Hauser NS, Belmonte RL, Wilson GR, Bosch DGM, Bubulya PA, Shashi V, Petrovski S, Stone JK, Park EY, Veltman JA, Sinnema M, Stumpel C, Draaisma JM, Nicolai J, Yntema HG, Lindstrom K, de Vries BBA, Jewett T, Santoro SL, Vogt J, Bachman KK, Seeley AH, Krokosky A, Turner C, Rohena L, Hempel M, Kortüm F, Lessel D, Neu A, Strom TM, Wieczorek D, Bramswig N, Laccone FA, Behunova J, Rehder H, Gordon CT, Rio M, Romana S, Tang S, El-Khechen D, Cho MT, McWalter K, Douglas G, Baskin B, Begtrup A, Funari T, Schoch K, Stegmann APA, Stevens SJC, Zhang DE, Traver D, Yao X, MacArthur DG, Brunner HG, Mancini GM, Myers RM, Owen LB, Lim ST, Stachura DL, Vissers L, Ahn EY. 2016. De novo loss-of-function mutations in SON disrupt RNA-splicing of genes essential for brain development and metabolism, causing an intellectual disability syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2016 Sep 1;99(3):711-9.


Cortes M, Chen MJ, Stachura DL, Liu SY, Kwan W, Wright F, Vo LT, Theodore LN, Esain V, Frost IM,
Schlaeger TM, Goessling W, Daley GQ, North TE. 2016. Developmental vitamin D availability impacts
hematopoietic stem cell production. Cell Rep. 2016 Oct 4;17(2):458-468.

 

Gansner JM, Leung AD, Superdock M, Blair MC, Ammerman MB, Durand EM, Barut B, Handin RI, Stachura DL, Lu C, Springer TA, Zon LI. 2017. Sorting zebrafish thrombocyte lineage cells with a cd41 monoclonal antibody enriches hematopoietic stem cell activity. Blood. 2017 Mar 9;129(10):1394-1397.
 

Wolf A*, Aggio J*, Campbell C, Wright F, Marquez G, Traver D, Stachura DL. 2017. Zebrafish caudal
haematopoietic embryonic stromal tissue (CHEST) cells support haematopoiesis. Sci Rep. 2017 Mar
16;7:44644.

 

Kasheta M, Painter CA, Moore FE, Lobbardi R, Bryll A, Freiman E, Stachura D, Rogers AB, Houvras Y,
Langenau DM, Ceol CJ. 2017. Identification and characterization of T reg-like cells in zebrafish. J Exp
Med
. 2017 Dec 4;214(12):3519-3530.

 

Berrun AC, Stachura DL. 2017. Development of an in vitro assay to quantitate hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in developing zebrafish embryos. J Vis Exp. 2017 Nov 30;(129).
 

Liu C, Han T, Stachura DL, Wang H, Vaisman BL, Kim J, Klemke RL, Remaley AT, Rana TM, Traver D,
Miller YI. 2018. Lipoprotein lipase regulates hematopoietic stem progenitor cell maintenance through DHA supply. Nat Commun. 2018 Apr 3;9(1):1310.


Berrun AC, Harris E, Stachura DL. 2018. isthmin 1 (ism1) is required for normal hematopoiesis in
developing zebrafish. PLoS One. 2018 May 14;13(5):e0196872.


Rost MS, Shestopalov I, Liu Y, Vo AH, Richter CE, Emly SM, Barrett FG, Stachura DL, Holinstat M, Zon
LI, Shavit JA. 2018. Nfe2 is dispensable for early but required for adult thrombocyte formation and
function in zebrafish. Blood Adv. 2018 Dec 11;2(23):3418-3427.


Kim JH, Park EY, Chitayat D, Stachura DL, Schaper J, Lindstrom K, Jewett T, Wieczorek D, Draaisma JM, Sinnema M, Hoeberigs C, Hempel M, Bachman KK, Seeley AH, Stone JK, Kong HK, Vukadin L, Richard A, Shinde DN, McWalter K, Si YC, Douglas G, Lim ST, Vissers LELM, Lemaire M, Ahn EE. 2019. SON haploinsufficiency causes impaired pre-mRNA splicing of CAKUT genes and heterogeneous
renal phenotypes. Kidney Int. 2019 Mar 15. pii: S0085-2538(19)30167-X.


Cajias I*, Belmonte B*, Maciel S*, Thapa S*, Tomasetti S, Aggio J, Stachura DL. 2019. Different
wavelengths of light have no effect on zebrafish fecundity. Science Matters. 2019 Apr 18.
10.19185/matters.201904000001

 

Lewis TR, Smith J, Griffin K, Aguiar S, Rueb KF, Holmberg-Douglas N, Sampson EM, Tomasetti S,
Rodriguez S, Stachura DL*, Arpin CC*. 2020. NHD2-15, a novel antagonist of Growth Factor Receptor-Bound Protein-2 (GRB2), inhibits leukemic proliferation. PLoS One. 2020 Aug 11.


Belmonte RL, Engbretson I, Kim JH, Cajias I, Ahn EY, Stachura DL. 2021. son is necessary for proper
vertebrate blood development. PLoS One. 2021 Feb 25;16(2):e0247489.


Rueb KF, Stachura DL. 2021. Using Flow Cytometry to Detect and Quantitate Altered Blood Formation in the Developing Zebrafish. J Vis Exp. 2021 Apr 29.


Thapa S, Stachura DL. 2021. Deep learning approach for quantification of fluorescently labeled blood cells in Danio rerio (zebrafish). Bioinformatics and Biology Insights. 2021 Jul 15; 15: 1-9.


Namit A*, Dowell W*, Matiasek S, Webster J, Stachura DL. 2022. Pentachlorophenol has significant
adverse effects on hematopoietic and immune system development in zebrafish (Danio rerio). PLoS One. 2022 Mar 25;17(3):e0265618.


*These authors contributed equally
 

Review Articles
Olsen A, Stachura DL, Weiss MJ. 2006. Designer blood: creating hematopoietic lineages from embryonic stem cells. Blood. 2006, Feb 15. Vol 107, No. 4, 1265-1275.

 

Stachura DL and Traver D. 2009. Cellular dissection of zebrafish hematopoiesis, Chapter 11 in Essential Zebrafish Methods: Cell and Developmental Biology. Academic Press for Elsevier Life Sciences, San Diego, CA. Edited By Monte Westerfield, Leonard Zon, and H. Detrich, III. ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374599-6


Stachura DL and Traver D. 2011. Cellular dissection of zebrafish hematopoiesis. Methods Cell Biol.
2011;101:75-110.


Stachura DL and Traver D. 2014. Hematopoietic ontogeny in the axolotl. Blood. 2014 Aug 21;124(8):1204-6.


Kim AD, Stachura DL, Traver D. 2014. Cell signaling pathways involved in hematopoietic stem cell
specification. Experimental Cell Research. 2014 Dec 10; 329(2):227-233.

 

Stachura DL and Traver D. 2016. Cellular dissection of zebrafish hematopoiesis. Methods Cell Biol.
2016;133:11-53.

 

Griffin K, Cajias I, Aguiar S, Tomasetti S, Stachura DL. 2019. How can you tell that stem cells are good
at math? You can watch them multiply and divide! Atlas of Science. 2019 Jan 15.

 

Rubio N, Datar I, Stachura D, Kaplan D, Krueger K. 2019. Cell-based fish: A novel approach to seafood production and an opportunity for cellular agriculture. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 11 June 2019.
 

Other Articles
Stachura D. 2022. Stem cells and skin rejuvenation after resurfacing treatments. Lipgloss and
Aftershave
. 2022 Sep 13.

 

Stachura D. 2022. Flora vs. Fauna. Dermascope. 2022 Dec 20; 9:13.
 

Rueb KF and Stachura DL. 2023. Science2: retinol and stem cell factors. Lipgloss and Aftershave.
2023 May 19.

 

Stachura DL and Rueb KF. 2024. Human stem cell proteins: tools to fight the negative effects of aging skin. Medium. 2024 Apr 3.
 

Metzger H, Thapa S, Stachura DL. 2024. Impact of using Danio rerio (zebrafish) in the middle school
classroom to engage students in authentic novel scientific research investigating unknown effects of e-cigarettes. Medium. 2024 May 21.

 

Stachura DL and Rueb K. 2024. What’s in my skincare product? Cosmetic INCI ingredient lists explained for the consumer. Medium. 2024 Jun 13.
 

Stachura DL and Rueb K. 2024. Demystifying retinoids for skincare: Retinol? Retinal? Retinoic Acid?Retinoids? What’s the difference, and what should I use in my skincare? Medium. 2024 Oct 7.
 

Patents

​
Stachura DL, Rueb K, Aylworth J. 2023. Compositions and methods for culturing and isolating adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell secretions for therapeutic use. USPTO Provisional # 63/614,575.


Stachura DL, Rueb K, Aylworth J. 2023. Therapeutic use of compositions and methods for epidermal
treatment comprising adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell secretion compositions. USPTO Provisional # 63/614,576.

 

Stachura DL, Rueb K, Aylworth J. 2023. Compositions and methods for therapeutic use for treating skin wounds comprising adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell secretions. USPTO Provisional # 63/614,578.

Grants

​
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award T32-GM12453-03: Examining the role of GATA-1 in erythro-megakaryocytic differentiation
01/01/02-12/31/05
Principal Investigator: Mitchell Weiss, M.D. Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Role: Graduate Student, Thesis work

 

Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship: Using the zebrafish embryo to
understand and prevent leukemia
01/15/07-01/14/09
Principal Investigator: David Traver, Ph.D.
University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Role: Full-time Postdoctoral Fellow

 

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award T32-HL086344: Blood cells in hemostasis and thrombosis
01/15/09-06/31/11
Program Director: Mark H Ginsberg, M.D.
Principal Investigator: David Traver, Ph.D.
University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Role: Full-time Postdoctoral Fellow

 

Internal Research Grant Fall 2014 Competition: Using Zebrafish as a Model System to Study Human
Leukemia.
01/01/2015-6/30/15

$5000
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D.
California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Chico, CA
Role: Full-time Investigator

 

NIH Mentored Career Development Award K01-DK087814-01A1: Zebrafish stem and progenitor cells and their dysregulation in leukemogenesis.
07/01/11-12/31/16

$732,000
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D.
University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Role: Full-time Investigator

 

Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities (RSCA): Encouraging Vertebrate Blood Cell Development
6/1/16-12/31/16

$5,252
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D.
California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Chico, CA
Role: Full-time Investigator

 

College of Natural Sciences Grant Stimulus Program (GSP), 2016
6/1/16-12/31/16

$5,000
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D.
California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Chico, CA
Role: Full-time Investigator

 

Molecular Control of the Vertebrate Hematopoietic Niche: California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) Faculty-student collaborative research: New investigator grant program
6/1/16-12/31/17

$15,000
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D.
California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Chico, CA
Role: Full-time Investigator


NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Award 1626406: Acquisition of a fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) to enhance high-impact learning
8/1/16-7/31/19

$544,343
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D. Co-PIs are Gordon Wolfe, David Keller, Troy Cline, Carolynn Arpin [Chemistry], and Senior Personnel Elena Harris [Computer Science])
California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Chico, CA

Role: Full time investigator


Lantis Endowed Professor: Cell-based fish, the future of cellular agriculture
7/1/19-6/30/22

$40,000
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D.
California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Chico, CA
Role: Full-time Investigator

 

NIH Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) R15DK114732-01: Genetic control of hematopoietic cell generation and differentiation
8/1/17-6/30/22

$414,540
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D.
California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Chico, CA
Role: Full-time Investigator

 

Development of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) factor-derived wound healing cream: California State
University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) Industry Partnership
Initiative Grant
6/1/21-11/30/22

$15,000
Principal Investigator: David Stachura, Ph.D.
California State University, Chico, (Chico State) Chico, CA
Role: Full-time Investigator

bottom of page