Announcing the 2023 Stanford Bio-X PhD Fellows!
May 30, 2023
Stanford Bio-X is delighted to announce the 2023 cohort for the Stanford Bio-X PhD Graduate Student Fellowships.
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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New research sheds light on how children’s brains memorize facts
August 17, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Bio-X affiliate Vinod Menon's research finds that children shift from counting on their fingers to remembering math facts, the hippocampus and its functional circuits support the brain’s construction of adultlike ways of using memory. -
Looking for origins of Alzheimer’s disease to find a treatment
August 15, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Scientists including Bio-X Director Carla Shatz and Bio-X affiliated faculty Frank Longo, Ben Barres, and Tony Wyss-Coray, are at the forefront of research into how Alzheimer’s disease develops, with an eye on finding better ways to predict and treat the illness. -
Scientists create remote-controlled nanoscale protein motors
August 15, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
A bioengineering team led by Bio-X affiliate Zev Bryant has built molecular motors to further the study of cell function. -
Researchers uncover cancer-causing mechanism behind powerful human oncogene
August 11, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Research led by Bio-X affiliate Dean Felsher shows that suppressing the expression of just five genes can mimic the effect of a powerful cancer-causing protein called Myc. -
Digoxin tied to increased risk of death in patients with atrial fibrillation
August 11, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
A new study headed by Bio-X affiliate Mintu Turakhia shows that longtime remedy to treat heart problems is now linked with a higher risk of death for those diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. -
Researchers use fruit flies to unlock mysteries of human diabetes
August 7, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Partly funded by Bio-X, researchers under Bio-X affiliate Seung Kim, including Bio-X Bowes Fellow Ron Alfa, have developed a technique to measure insulin levels in fruit flies, promoting the uses of this insect for diabetes research. -
Stanford scientists create remote-controlled nanoscale protein motors
August 5, 2014 - Stanford Report
A bioengineering team led by Bio-X affiliate Zev Bryant builds molecular motors to further the study of cell function. Component DNA is drawn from very different organisms. -
Stanford scientists use lasers and carbon nanotubes to look inside living brains
August 6, 2014 - Stanford Report
A team including Bio-X affiliates Hongjie Dai and Calvin Kuo and Bio-X Fellow Bo Zhang has developed a non-invasive technique to view blood flow in the brain. -
Rare developmental disorder linked to tumor-suppressing protein, researchers find
August 3, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Researchers led by Bio-X affiliate Lauren Attardi, including 2010 Bio-X Undergraduate Fellow Daniel Fuentes, have revealed a new insight into CHARGE syndrome. -
Blood-oxytocin levels in normal range in children with autism, study finds
August 4, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Blood levels of oxytocin correlate with social performance regardless of whether children have autism, according to a new study by Bio-X affiliates Karen Parker, Antonio Hardan, and Joachim Hallmayer. -
Researchers discover molecular ‘flag’ that highlights critical genes
July 31, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Bio-X affiliate Anne Brunet's group has identified a molecule that marks a cell’s key genes, thought to ensure consistent gene transcription. Co-authors include affiliates Anshul Kundaje, Thomas Rando, Julie Baker, Michael Snyder, and Michael Cherry. -
Study reveals brain mechanism behind chronic pain’s sapping of motivation
July 31, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Stanford researchers led by Bio-X affiliate Rob Malenka find that mice with chronic pain undergo a change in brain circuitry making them less willing to work for a reward. -
Stanford scientists challenge theory on protection of threatened species
July 30, 2014 - Stanford Report
Stanford researches including Bio-X affiliate Robert Dunbar write that instead of simply concentrating conservation efforts on threatened species, resource managers and policymakers should consider ecosystem-wide impacts. -
Hummingbirds vs. helicopters: Stanford engineers compare flight dynamics
July 30, 2014 - Stanford Report
Findings from the work of Bio-X affiliate David Lentink's laboratory could lead to more powerful, bird-inspired robotic vehicles. -
Stanford researchers seek 'Holy Grail' in battery design
July 29, 2014 - Stanford Report
Clark Center resident faculty and Bio-X founding faculty Steven Chu and Bio-X affiliated faculty Yi Cui bring pure lithium anode closer to reality with development of protective layer of interconnected carbon domes. -
Q&A: Stanford's Carla Shatz on fostering successful interdisciplinary collaboration
July 29, 2014 - Stanford Report
Dr. Carla Shatz, the director of Stanford Bio-X, talks about the report's recommendations and the factors that have helped Bio-X shine. -
Autistic brain less flexible at taking on tasks, study shows
July 29, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
The research teams of Bio-X affiliates Vinod Menon and Carl Feinstein find that certain brain networks in children with autism do not appear to change much when switching from a resting state to engagement with a task. -
Stanford Medicine X conference will take place Sept. 5-7
July 29, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Stanford Medicine X, presented by Bio-X affiliated faculty member Lawrence Chum, will feature a broad range of themes, including mental health, the “no-smartphone” patient and the medical team of the future. -
Stanford to work with Duke, Google on pilot study
July 25, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Clark Center resident and Bio-X affiliate Dr. Sam Gambhir collaborates with Duke University and Google, planning a comprehensive initiative to understand the molecular markers that are key to health. -
Researchers invent nanotech microchip to diagnose type-1 diabetes
July 13, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
In research funded in part by Bio-X, affiliated faculty members Brian Feldman and Hongjie Dai and Bio-X SIGF Fellow Bo Zhang have invented a cheap, portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes. -
Seeing the inner workings of the brain made easier
July 9, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Bio-X affiliate and Clark Center PI Karl Deisseroth and his team have improved on their original technique for peering into the intact brain. -
Stanford faculty teams offer bold solutions for people and planet
July 3, 2014 - Stanford Report
Stanford Woods Institute announces 2014 Environmental Venture Projects, funding Stanford faculty including Bio-X affiliates Scott Boyd, Sindy Tang, and Craig Criddle. -
Stanford team creates tool to help unravel secrets of cancer
July 3, 2014 - Stanford Report
Interdisciplinary collaboration overseen by Bio-X affiliated faculty members Richard Zare, Robert Tibshirani, and Dean Felsher identifies biological signatures in cancer cells that can be traced back to the original cancer gene. -
Stanford given $7.2 million grant to join Undiagnosed Diseases Network
July 1, 2014 - Stanford Medicine News Center
$7.2 million, four-year grant awarded by the NIH to Stanford faculty including Bio-X affiliated faculty member Euan Ashley. -
Drew Endy discusses what bioengineers should be vibrating about
June 25, 2014 - Stanford Engineering
TedX talk on the future of bioengineering delivered by Bio-X affiliated faculty member Drew Endy. -
Obesity before pregnancy linked to earliest preterm births, Stanford/Packard study finds
June 24, 2014 - Stanford School of Medicine
Researchers including Bio-X affiliate Dr. Gary Shaw find that women who are obese before becoming pregnant face an increased risk of delivering a very premature baby. -
Scientists tie social behavior to activity in specific brain circuit
June 19, 2014 - Stanford School of Medicine
Signaling activity along a single nerve tract deep within the brain predicts a living, wide-awake, freely moving animal’s tendency to socialize, finds Stanford Bio-X affiliate Karl Deisseroth. -
Seeing the inner workings of the brain made easier by new technique from Stanford scientists
June 19, 2014 - Stanford Report
Stanford Bio-X scientists headed by Karl Deisseroth have improved on their original technique for peering into the intact brain. -
Stanford bioengineers invent a way to speed up drug discovery
June 19, 2014 - Stanford Report
Bio-X affiliate Markus Covert develops a new technique to track, in live cells, a key family of proteins that regulate health or cause disease. -
Blocking brain’s ‘internal marijuana’ may trigger early Alzheimer’s deficits, study shows
June 18, 2014 - Stanford School of Medicine
Bio-X affiliated faculty find that A-beta, a substance suspected in Alzheimer’s disease, may impair learning and memory long before plaques form in the brain.