Ellen Kuhl named director of Stanford Bio-X
March 29, 2024 - Stanford News
Kuhl aims to continue Bio-X’s legacy of facilitating multidisciplinary fundamental research and innovation.
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members and fellows are generating scientific advances that expand our understanding of how the body works and will ultimately improve human health. These news stories and press releases describe some of those breakthroughs.
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Study pinpoints key mechanism of brain aging
July 30, 2025 - Stanford Report News
A study of killifish from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member and Clark Center building resident faculty member Judith Frydman, with co-lead author Dr. Jae Ho Lee, reveals how protein dysfunction develops in vertebrate brain cells, a key driver of aging – shedding light on cognitive decline and diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS. -
How diet shapes energy production in the gut microbiome
July 30, 2025 - Stanford Report News
Research from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member and Clark Center building resident faculty member Jonas Cremer, with lead author Dr. Markus Arnoldini, reveals a new method for quantifying fatty acid production in the gut and highlights the important role of complex carbs in energy and overall health. -
‘The human brain remains the final frontier’
July 24, 2025 - Stanford Report News
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member, Clark Center resident faculty member, and neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca is pioneering technology to recreate human brain tissue and neural circuits in the lab – giving scientists unprecedented access to human brain development and opening new possibilities for treating disorders from psychiatric disease to chronic pain. -
Light-based technology for imaging brain waves could advance disease research
July 16, 2025 - Stanford Report News
New tools from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member and Clark Center building resident faculty member Mark Schnitzer and Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Michael Lin, with lead authors Dr. Simon Haziza and Dr. Radosław Chrapkiewicz, reveal how neuron-specific waves travel through the brains of mice in real time. They hold promise for understanding diseases such as epilepsy and Alzheimer’s, and open avenues for advances in neuroscience and AI. -
Announcing the 2025 Stanford Bio-X Food Fellows!
June 18, 2025
Stanford Bio-X is delighted to announce our inaugural year Stanford Bio-X Food Fellowships. -
Announcing the 2025 Stanford Sapp Family CS Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program Cohort!
June 16, 2025
Stanford Bio-X is delighted to announce the 2025 Stanford Sapp Family CS Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program (USRP) cohort! -
Announcing the 2025 Stanford Bio-X PhD Fellows!
June 10, 2025
Stanford Bio-X is delighted to announce the 2025 cohort for the Stanford Bio-X PhD Graduate Student Fellowships. -
Advance in creating organoids could aid research, lead to treatment
June 5, 2025 - Stanford Medicine News
Stanford Bio-X and Clark Center building resident Oscar Abilez, with co-lead author Dr. Huaxiao Yang, co-author previous Stanford Bio-X Fellow Kitchener Wilson, and Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Ioannis Karakikes, Gary Peltz, Christopher Zarins, and Joseph Wu, developed a way to create the first heart and liver organoids that generate their own blood vessels, possibly paving the way for organoid-based regenerative therapies. -
A game-changing way to treat stroke
June 4, 2025 - Stanford Report News
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Renee Zhao, Jeremy Heit, and Paul Yock, with lead author Yilong Chang, have developed a new technology for removing blood clots that is more than twice as effective as current techniques. It could significantly improve success rates in treating strokes, heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms, and other clot-related diseases. -
Blood sugar response to various carbohydrates can point to metabolic health subtypes, study finds
June 4, 2025 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Michael Snyder and Tracey McLaughlin, with co-first authors Ben Ehlert, Dr. Ahmed Metwally, and Stanford Bio-X Travel Award recipient Dr. Yue Wu have identified blood glucose response patterns to different carbohydrates that correspond to insulin resistance, beta cell dysfunction and hypertension. -
Researchers use machine learning to improve gene therapy
June 3, 2025 - Stanford Report News
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Xiaojing Gao, Michael Bassik, Lacramioara Bintu, and Ash Alizadeh, co-author Stanford Bio-X Fellow Binbin Chen, and lead author Eric Wolfsberg are leveraging AI to optimize the efficacy and safety of targeted cell and gene therapies. The work was partially supported by a Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant, titled: To Humanize and Deimmunize Synthetic Transcription Factors. -
Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice
May 29, 2025 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Karl Deisseroth, Paul Nuyujukian, Vivek Buch, Carolyn Rodriguez, Jennifer McNab, Boris Heifets, Jaimie Henderson, Leanne Williams, Liqun Luo, and Anish Mitra, co-author Stanford Bio-X Travel Award recipient Logan Grosenick, and co-lead authors Stanford Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program participant Isaac Kauvar, Ethan Richman, and Tony Liu find that humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders. -
Nano-scale biosensor lets scientists monitor molecules in real time
May 23, 2025 - Stanford Report
Drawing inspiration from our gut protection mechanisms, Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member H. Tom Soh and co-lead authors Yihang Chen and Dr. Kaiyu X. Fu have engineered a new type of sensor to monitor substances over long stretches – measuring reactions for up to a week after being implanted in living rats. -
Scientists repair damaged mitochondria linked to common diseases
May 21, 2025 - Stanford Report
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty Daria Mochly-Rosen and Soichi Wakatsuki, with co-lead authors Drs. Suman Pokhrel and Gwangbeom Heo, discovered a small molecule that restores stressed mitochondria in human cells – damage tied to Parkinson’s, ALS, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other diseases. The work, now patented, could lead to the development of new treatments. -
New CRISPR technology could help repair damaged neurons
May 21, 2025 - Stanford Report
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Lei Stanley Qi, co-author Stanford Bio-X Fellow Sa Cai, and lead author Dr. Mengting Han have developed a technology that delivers RNA to damaged neurons and stimulates regrowth – paving the way for potential treatments targeting neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and spinal muscular atrophy. -
CAR-T cell therapy for cancer causes ‘brain fog,’ Stanford Medicine-led study shows
May 12, 2025 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Cancer treatment with a cell-based immunotherapy causes mild cognitive impairment, Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Michelle Monje, Crystal Mackall, and Robbie Majzner, with co-lead authors Stanford Bio-X postdoc Dr. Anna Geraghty and Lehi Acosta-Alvarez, have found. They also identified compounds that could treat it. -
Scientists discover extravagant, protein-free RNA structures
May 6, 2025 - Stanford Report
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member and Clark Center resident faculty member Wah Chiu, Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Rhiju Das and Alex Gao, and lead author Stanford Bio-X Fellow Rachael Kretsch have identified surprisingly intricate RNA-only complexes – offering inspiration for biomedical and biotechnological design. -
‘Re-Thinking Food’ symposium launches interdisciplinary effort to reimagine global food systems
May 1, 2025 - Stanford News
A new initiative led by Stanford Bio-X unites all seven Stanford schools to integrate research, education, and innovation for a healthier, more sustainable food future. At the kickoff symposium, researchers discussed topics including optimal diets, climate resilience, and AI. -
New tool lets scientists observe genome dynamics in real time
April 25, 2025 - Stanford Report
A technique to see DNA as it moves in living cells, from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Stanley Qi, W. E. Moerner, and Andrew Spakowitz, with co-authors Stanford Bio-X Travel Award recipient Ariana Tse and Stanford Bio-X PhD Fellows Sa Cai and Crystal Chen, and first author Dr. Yanyu Zhu, could offer novel fundamental insights into biology. -
Measles may be making a comeback in the U.S., Stanford Medicine-led study finds
April 24, 2025 - Stanford Report
If immunization rates drop further, measles and other wiped-out diseases – such as rubella and polio – could become endemic to the U.S. again, according to new modeling run by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Matthew Kiang, Nathan Lo, and Bonnie Maldonado. -
Blocking key immune regulator eradicates liver tumors in mice
April 24, 2025 - Stanford Report
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Edgar Engleman, Erinn Rankin, and Nathan Reticker-Flynn, with lead author Dr. David Kung-Chun Chiu, have discovered a way to turn immune-resistant “cold” liver tumors in mice into “hot” tumors teeming with cancer-fighting immune cells. -
Seven Stanford faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 23, 2025 - Stanford Report
The Academy elects members who are leaders in the arts and sciences, business, philanthropy, and public affairs, recognizing their exceptional contributions in their fields and professions. The seven Stanford faculty elected include Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Anne Brunet, Ian Gotlib, Christopher Manning, and Kang Shen. -
Fishing bans help kelp forests withstand marine heatwaves
April 21, 2025 - Stanford Report
Scientists estimate that kelp forests’ annual exposure to heat will more than quintuple by 2100. New research from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Giulio De Leo and lead author Joy Kumagai shows that predator species like California sheephead can help these forests recover by controlling sea urchins and other grazers that feed on vulnerable kelp. -
Four Stanford undergraduates named Goldwater Scholars
April 21, 2025 - Stanford News
The national award provides a pathway for outstanding students to pursue research careers in engineering, mathematics, and the natural sciences. The four Stanford undergraduates awarded include Stanford Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program participants Katherine Healzer and Jennifer Hamad. -
Stanford Medicine researchers develop RNA blood test to detect cancers, other clues
April 21, 2025 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Maximilian Diehn, Ash Alizadeh, Andrew Gentles, Joel Neal, Angela Rogers, and Robert Tibshirani, with co-first authors Drs. Monica Nesselbush, Bogdan Luca, and Young-Jun Jeon, have created a liquid biopsy test capable of detecting cancers, molecular mechanisms of resistance to treatment and tissue injury. -
New study reveals how to make prescribed forest fires burn safer and cleaner
April 14, 2025 - Stanford Report
Scientists including Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Matthias Kling and lead author Dr. Karl Töpperwien estimate that tweaking some burn conditions could cut cancer risks from smoke exposure by over 50%. -
New RNA and protein tools may improve cell therapies
March 28, 2025 - Stanford Engineering News
Two new papers from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member and previous Bio-X Fellow Xiaojing Gao - one with lead authors Stanford Bio-X Fellow Carlos A. Aldrete and Connor C. Call, supported by a Stanford Bio-X Seed Grant; the second with lead authors Stanford Bio-X Fellow Luis Santiago Mille-Fragoso and Xiaowei Zhang, and co-author Stanford Bio-X Fellow K. Eerik Kaseniit, supported by another Seed Grant - demonstrate novel ways of fine-tuning cellular functions, with applications in cancer treatment, diagnostics, and more. -
Five Stanford faculty named AAAS Fellows
March 27, 2025 - Stanford Report
Five Stanford faculty are among 471 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, including Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Polly Fordyce, Alberto Salleo, and Aaron Straight. -
Stanford Bio-X PhD Fellow and Clark Graduate Student Named Among Top 30 Young Scientists for Climate Research
March 18, 2025
Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellow Isabella Archibald and Clark Center graduate student Grace Callander received the Inflection Award, recognizing the 30 best young scientists in the world working on breakthrough solutions to climate change! -
‘Microlightning’ in water droplets may have sparked life on Earth
March 14, 2025 - Stanford Report
A study from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Dick Zare, with lead author Dr. Yifan Meng, shows that electrical charges in sprays of water can cause chemical reactions that form organic molecules from inorganic materials. The findings provide evidence that microlightning may have helped create the building blocks necessary for early life on the planet.