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Welcome to the biweekly electronic newsletter from Stanford Bio-X for members of the Bio-X Corporate Forum. The following are key links to the history of Bio-X and the Clark Center (hub of Bio-X): Bio-X Timeline, CLARK CENTER @ 10X, Celebrating the Clark Center, and President John Hennessy's article calling Bio-X and the Clark Center "A Cauldron of Innovation".
MONDAY SEPT 12 TO WEDNESDAY SEPT 14TH
Join us for the Tissue Engineering Symposium!
A world-class symposium on Tissue Engineering co-hosted by Stanford Bio-X and University of Sydney ADATE. The program will feature multiple invited talks, a session of contributed short talks from students and postdocs, a thematic poster session, and a biotechnology entrepreneurship panel. LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE, SO PLEASE RSVP HERE!
Thank you to everyone who came to the Bio-X IIP Seed Grants Symposium last Wednesday!
Over 400 people attended the symposium, which included 8 oral presentations and a large poster session with 131 presentations.
NEWS
COMPOUND KILLS PAIN AS WELL AS MORPHINE BUT MAY LACK OVERDOSE RISK
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Brian Kobilka
STANFORD SCIENTISTS REVISE A DECADES-OLD MODEL OF HOW PROTEINS MOVE IN CELLS
Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Judith Frydman
COMPUTERS TROUNCE PATHOLOGISTS IN PREDICTING LUNG CANCER TYPE, SEVERITY
Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Michael Snyder and Daniel Rubin
STANFORD CHEMISTS DEVELOP A NEW METHOD OF CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY
Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Carolyn Bertozzi
HEART MUSCLE MADE FROM STEM CELLS AIDS PRECISION CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Joseph Wu
AN EMERGING VIEW OF EVOLUTION IS INFORMING CANCER RESEARCH
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Parag Mallick and Sam Gambhir
SLAC, STANFORD GADGET GRABS MORE SOLAR ENERGY TO DISINFECT WATER FASTER
Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Yi Cui and Alexandria Boehm
BIO-X CORE PROGRAMS
INTERDISCIPLINARY INITIATIVES SEED GRANTS PROGRAM - Key Stanford initiative that accelerates scientific discovery and innovation and has resulted in 10+ fold return on investment, hundreds of publications, and dozens of patents filed. Currently awarded to 164 projects over 7 rounds.
Awarded IIP Seed Grant projects are highlighted through our symposiums. Please click below to learn more about the research from the latestpIIP symposium on Aug 24, 2016.
FELLOWSHIPS - Awarded yearly to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars of Bio-X affiliated faculty, and has resulted in publications in high-impact journals as well as excellent offers to our Fellows in industry and academia. Currently awarded to 198 Fellows over the past 12 rounds.
UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM - Invaluable opportunity for Stanford undergraduates to conduct hands-on research, learn how to carry out experiments in the laboratory, and develop the skills to read and analyze scientific literature. Currently awarded to 371 Stanford undergraduates over the past 10 rounds.
EVENTS
BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS RESEARCH
BMIR SPECIAL RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM - "Wisdom of the crowd or tyranny of the mob? Data-mining health records for clinical decision support"
Jonathan H. Chen
September 6, 2016
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
MSOB Conference Rm X-275
CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCE - "Cardiac Rhythmicity: From Development to Disease"
Glenn Fishman
September 13, 2016
12:30 pm - 1:25 pm
LKSC Rm 130
RESOURCES
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY LICENSING "TECHFINDER"
STANFORD CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
To learn more about Stanford Bio-X, please email either Dr. Hanwei Li, Bio-X Corporate Forum Liaison or Dr. Heideh Fattaey, Executive Director of Bio-X Operations and Programs.
