Stanford Bio-X Corporate Forum Newsletter - November 7, 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, Celebrating the Clark Center, and President John Hennessy's article calling Bio-X and the Clark Center "A Cauldron of Innovation".

Special Announcement

Stanford Bio-X has officially begun the 8th round of its Interdisciplinary Initiatives Seed Grant Program (IIP) with 22 newly awarded projects! In this round, Bio-X received 128 exemplary applications that were meticulously reviewed in a 2-round process. With these 22 new projects, Bio-X has now funded 187 IIP projects since 2000. Click here to learn more about the IIP!

In addition, the 13th round of the Bio-X PhD Fellowships have officially started with 22 newly award Fellows. They have been selected from 100+ outstanding applications, resulting in a total of 220 Bio-X PhD Fellows in the past 12 years. Click here to learn more about the PhD Fellowship program!

NEWS

MICRO-BALLOONS DESIGNED BY STANFORD BIO-X RESEARCHERS COULD REVEAL HOW THE SMALL INTESTINE ADAPTS TO DIETARY LOAD

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Lucy O'Brien and Beth Pruitt, supported by a 2016 Stanford Bio-X IIP Seed Grant: "A gut feeling: Mechano- and chemo-sensory inputs controlling adaptive intestinal growth"

MYSTERY OF TROPICAL HUMAN PARASITE SWIMMING SOLVED BY STANFORD RESEARCHERS

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Manu Prakash and 2015 Bio-X Bowes Fellow Deepak Krishnamurthy

HORMONE THAT CONTROLS MATURATION OF FAT CELLS DISCOVERED

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Brian Feldman

STANFORD BIOCHEMIST PETER KIM LEADS THE CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB PROJECT ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Peter Kim

RESEARCHERS TAKE STEP TOWARD GENE THERAPY FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Matthew Porteus

DNA DAMAGE RESPONSE LINKS SHORT TELOMERES, HEART DISORDER IN DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

Research by Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Helen Blau

GENE THERAPY FOR BLISTERING SKIN DISEASE APPEARS TO ENHANCE HEALING IN CLINICAL TRIAL

Research from Bio-X Affiliated Faculty Peter Marinkovich and Jean Tang

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.

SEED GRANTS 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 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.