Stanford Bio-X Corporate Forum Newsletter - March 29, 2016

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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, and President John Hennessy's article calling Bio-X and the Clark Center "A Cauldron of Innovation".

CELEBRATING THE CLARK CENTER

Unlike traditional research buildings that keep disciplines separate, the Clark Center was intended to inspire chance encounters between residents from a mix of disciplines and allow creative science to flourish.

NEWS

STANFORD SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW TECHNIQUE FOR IMAGING CELLS AND TISSUES UNDER THE SKIN

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Adam de la Zerda and Bio-X Bowes Fellow Orly Liba that also received funding as a Bio-X IIP Seed Grant Project

SCIENTISTS PINPOINT BRAIN CIRCUIT FOR RISK PREFERENCE IN RATS

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Karl Deisseroth and Brian Knutson that was previously funded by Bio-X NeuroVentures Cracking the Neural Code and as a Bio-X IIP Seed Grant Project

THE BODY'S BIGGEST DEFENDER MAY ONE DAY BE SMALLER THAN YOU THINK

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Sam Gambhir, Shan Wang, Jianghong Rao, and Medicine Faculty Heather Wakelee

NEW INSIGHTS INTO HUMAN TEARS COULD LEAD TO MORE COMFORTABLE CONTACT LENSES, STANFORD RESEARCHERS SAY

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Gerald Fuller

IMPROVED 'LIQUID BIOPSY' TECHNIQUE ENHANCES DETECTION OF TUMOR DNA IN BLOOD

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Maximilian Diehn and Ash Alizadeh

CAN BIOENGINEERING TRANSFORM CELLS INTO DRUG FACTORIES?

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Paul Wender, Christina Smolke, Elizabeth Sattely, and Obstetrics & Gynecology Faculty Nelson Teng

PROTEIN INCREASES SIGNALS THAT PROTECT CANCER CELLS

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Dean Felsher

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 latest IIP symposium on Feb 17, 2016.

SEED GRANTS ABSTRACTS POSTER TITLES

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.