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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".
MARCH 1: Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Seed Grants Program Symposium
Speakers: Drs. Ellen Kuhl, Bill Dally, Sarah Heilshorn, Frederick Chin, Merritt Maduke, and David Lentink
Time/Location: 1:00pm-3:40pm, Clark Center Seminar Room S360
Poster Session: 3:40pm-5:00pm, Nexus Café
Special Highlight: VISITING SCHOLAR FELLOWSHIPS
Stanford Bio-X and the Novo Nordisk Foundation have a 3-round joint visiting scholar fellowship program that results in up to 2 exceptional Danish Visiting Scholars selected per round to be hosted and co-mentored by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty for 3 years each to conduct interdisciplinary research in the biosciences. This opportunity enhances the research experience and training of each visiting scholar at the highest international level, and also strengthens the exchange of scientific expertise between Stanford and Denmark before each scholar returns to Denmark.
Click here to view the research abstracts of 4 selected scholars so far to this international fellowship.
If you're interested in learning more about this collaboration and cultivating such opportunities with Bio-X, please contact Stanford Bio-X.
NEWS
STANFORD FACULTY NAMED IN FIRST COHORT OF CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB INVESTIGATORS
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has announced 19 Stanford faculty among its first cohort of 47 investigators from Bay Area university collaborators. These investigators will work toward curing, preventing, and managing every disease. Steve Quake is the co-president of the CZ Biohub, and the 19 faculty include Bio-X affiliated faculty Carlos Bustamante, Judith Frydman, Brian Kobilka, Jure Leskovec, Ada Poon, Matthew Porteus, Lucy Shapiro, Christina Smolke, Tom Soh, Alice Ting, Catherine Blish, Adam de la Zerda, Polly Fordyce, William Greenleaf, Manu Prakash, Elizabeth Sattely, Ellen Yeh, and James Zou.
IN A POSSIBLE STEP FORWARD FOR GENE THERAPY, STANFORD RESEARCHERS MADE MICE GLOW LIKE FIREFLIES
Research from Bio-X affiliated faculty Robert Waymouth, Paul Wender, and Chris Contag
BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE ADVANCE ALLOWS FAST, ACCURATE TYPING BY PEOPLE WITH PARALYSIS
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Jaimie Henderson and Krishna Shenoy that was partially awarded by Bio-X NeuroVentures
STANFORD-DEVELOPED NANOSTRAWS SAMPLE A CELL'S CONTENTS WITHOUT DAMAGE
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Nicholas Melosh on work that received partial funding through a 2014 Bio-X IIP Seed Grant
SCIENTISTS CREATE SCORECARD INDEX FOR HEART-DAMAGING CHEMO DRUGS
Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Joseph Wu
SIMPLE TEST MAY PREDICT WHICH CHILDREN DEVELOP SEVERE TB, RESEARCHER SAYS
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Jason Andrews
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF GENOME MEASUREMENT?
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Russ Altman
A TEAM DEVELOPS A MORE PERSONALIZED VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Gordon Wetzstein
PANCREATIC ISLET CELLS IN ANIMALS CAN "FLIP" THEIR FATE TO PRODUCE INSULIN
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Seung Kim
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 187 projects over 8 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 220 Fellows over the past 13 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 436 Stanford undergraduates over the past 11 rounds.
EVENTS
FRONTIERS IN QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY SEMINAR
Laura Johnston, Columbia University
February 23, 2017
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
James H. Clark Center S360
FRONTIERS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSCIENCES PRE-SEMINAR
In preparation for Dr. Gerard Wong's seminar on March 9, 2017
Bo Wang and Jian Qin, Stanford
March 7, 2017
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
James H. Clark Center S361
FRONTIERS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSCIENCES SEMINAR
"Physical chemistry and machine learning meet innate immunity"
Gerard Wong, UCLA
March 9, 2017
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
James H. Clark Center S360
FRONTIERS IN QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY SEMINAR
Lucas Pelkmans, University of Zurich
March 9, 2017
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
James H. Clark Center S360
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.
