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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".
Over 300 people attended the Bio-X IIP Seed Grants Symposium last week. Thanks to everyone who came!
MARCH 1: Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Seed Grants Program Symposium
Speakers included Drs. Ellen Kuhl, Bill Dally, Sarah Heilshorn, Frederick Chin, Merritt Maduke, and David Lentink. Afterwards, over 110 posters were presented from the Bio-X community during the reception. To learn more about the presented projects, please email through this link.
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.
The latest RFP has just ended. 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
THREE STANFORD FACULTY ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
Three Stanford faculty members, including Bio-X affiliated faculty Leonidas Guibas have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering(NAE). The two other faculty are Rodney Ewing from Geological Sciences and Andrea Goldsmith from Electrical Engineering.
DRUG COMBINATION DEFEATS DENGUE, EBOLA IN MICE
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Shirit Einav, partially funded by a 2012 Bio-X IIP Seed Grant
BRAIN SCANS COULD HELP DOCTORS PREDICT ADOLESCENTS' PROBLEM DRUG USE BEFORE IT STARTS
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Brian Knutson that received early stage funding from a 2012 Bio-X IIP Seed Grant
STANFORD RESEARCHERS SAY EXTRACTING URANIUM FROM SEAWATER COULD HELP NUCLEAR POWER PLAY A LARGER ROLE IN A CARBON-FREE ENERGY FUTURE
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Yi Cui and Steve Chu
TODDLERS' GRAMMAR SKILLS NOT INHERENT, BUT LEARNED, NEW STANFORD RESEARCH SAYS
Research from Bio-X affiliated faculty Michael Frank
LISTENING IN ON THE BRAIN: A 15-YEAR ODYSSEY
Overview of research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Krishna Shenoy and Jaimie Henderson
NEEDLESS SHOCKS FROM HEART DEVICES CAN TRIGGER EXTRA HEALTH COSTS
Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Mintu Tarakhia
STANFORD RESEARCHERS CREATE A HIGH-PERFORMANCE, LOW-ENERGY ARTIFICIAL SYNAPSE FOR NEURAL NETWORK COMPUTING
Research from Materials Science & Engineering Faculty Alberto Salleo
STANFORD EXPERTS URGE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO HARNESS POWER OF PEOPLE'S MINDSETS
Research by Psychology Faculty Alia Crum
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 latest IIP symposium on Mar 1, 2017.
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 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.
