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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".
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.
MARCH 1: Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Seed Grants Program Symposium
Speakers: Drs. Ellen Kuhl, Lisa Giocomo, Gill Bejerano, 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
NEWS
IN STANFORD STUDY, WORMS DINE ON NANOPARTICLES TO HELP TEST BIOLOGICAL FORCE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
Bio-X awarded IIP Seed Grant project to Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Jennifer Dionne and Miriam Goodman
INSPIRED BY A WHIRLIGIG TOY, STANFORD BIOENGINEERS DEVELOP A 20-CENT, HAND-POWERED BLOOD CENTRIFUGE RECOGNITION
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Manu Prakash and 2012/2013 Travel Award recipient Georgios Katsikis
TECHNIQUE REVEALS MOVEMENTS OF IMMUNE CELLS AS THEY HUNT FOR TUMORS
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Sam Gambhir
WEARABLE SENSORS CAN TELL WHEN YOU ARE GETTING SICK
Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Michael Snyder
RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY SOURCE OF OPIOIDS' SIDE EFFECTS
Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Gregory Scherrer and 2015 Bio-X Honorary Fellow Jasmine Dickinson
CAFFEINE MAY COUNTER AGE-RELATED INFLAMMATION
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Mark Davis and 2013 Bio-X Bowes Fellow Gabriela Fragiadakis
BODYWIDE IMMUNE RESPONSE IMPORTANT FOR FIGHTING CANCER
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Ed Engleman
DIABETES IMPAIRS ACTIVITY OF BONE STEM CELLS IN MICE, INHIBITS FRACTURE REPAIR
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Michael Longaker
TOXIC BRAIN CELLS MAY DRIVE MANY NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Ben Barres
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
Jodi Nunnari, UC Davis
February 9, 2017
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
James H. Clark Center S360
FRONTIERS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSCIENCES PRE-SEMINAR
Annelise Barron, Stanford
February 14, 2017
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
James H. Clark Center S361
FRONTIERS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSCIENCES SEMINAR
"Immunoengineering and the lymphatic system: New insights into immunity and cancer"
Melody Swartz, University of Chicago
February 16, 2017
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
James H. Clark Center S360
FRONTIERS IN QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY SEMINAR
Laura Johnston, Columbia University
February 23, 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.
