Heike E Daldrup-Link

Dr. Heike Elisabeth Daldrup is an American-German physician-scientist and novelist, who grew up in Northern Germany and moved to the San Francisco Bay area in 2003. Dr. Daldrup-Link is a professor of Radiology at Stanford University, elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI, honor society for clinician-scientists), and elected member of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE, top 2% of medical and biological engineers in the United States). As a physician-scientist, she uncovered basic science principles in a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded basic science lab and she has brought the most promising medical imaging innovations to her patients' bedside. Dr. Daldrup-Link has published over 200 peer-reviewed research articles with 17,000 citations, 67 book chapters and editorials, twelve books, and six patents. Besides her work as a clinical radiologist and scientist, Dr. Daldrup-Link actively promotes the diversification of the biomedical workforce through advocacy and mentorship. Dr. Daldrup-Link is widely known for her powerful reflections and opinion pieces on women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics/Medicine; e.g. The Fermi Paradox in STEM-Where Are the Women Leaders?) and she serves as managing director of Monasteria Press LLC, a publishing company that advances STEM education through storytelling.