Stanford Bio-X is now accepting Letters of Intent for the 10th Round of the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Seed Grants Program!

Letters of Intent must be received by March 16, 2020 at 5:00 pm PST.

Stanford bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar

YI ZHANG, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

The neuronal heterogeneity and complex connections of the brain reward system prevented a deeper understanding of the drug addiction mechanisms. The study Dr. Zhang will present provides a broadly applicable strategy for understanding the molecular, cellular and circuitry mechanism of drug addiction and other psychiatric diseases.

Frontiers in Quantitative Biology Seminar

SOPHIE HELAINE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Salmonella is the causative agent of various diseases, ranging from gastro-enteritis to typhoid fever. We have recently discovered that upon infection of host cells, there is a dramatic increase in the proportion of the Salmonella population that forms persisters. A family of genes, named Toxin/Antitoxin modules, is known to be involved in the formation of persisters in a non-pathogenic bacterial species, but almost nothing is known about these genes in pathogenic bacteria like Salmonella. The Helaine lab investigates their function, particularly in relation to persistence of Salmonellato antibiotics during infection. Understanding mechanisms of action of such genes could provide ways to prevent bacteria from becoming persisters, or force them out of that state so they become re-sensitised to antibiotics.

The Stanford Bio-X Leadership Council is pleased to announce the 17th annual competition for Stanford Bio-X Graduate Student Fellowships and for the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and Stanford ChEM-H Fellowships.

Complete applications must be received by February 24, 2020 at 5:00 pm PST.