The RB Gene Family in Stem Cells and Cancer Initiation
Julien Sage - Elaine and John Chambers Professor of Pediatric Cancer and Professor of Genetics
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Sage's research program focuses on the mechanisms that control the proliferation of mammalian cells under normal and pathological conditions (regeneration, cancer), with a particular emphasis on stem cells and gene regulatory networks.
Stanford Bio-X Seed Grants
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: Machine Learning Approaches to Identify Key Mechanisms Underlying Plasticity and Heterogeneity in Cancer
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 13 - 2026
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: Modeling and investigating the mechanisms underlying the growth of brain metastases
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 11 - 2022
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: A novel approach for targeted immune system remodeling for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 9 - 2018
Research News
Discovery highlights the nervous system’s role in cancer growth
September 10, 2025 - Stanford Report News
A finding from Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Michelle Monje, Julien Sage, and Mark...
Two antibodies synergize in triple whammy to pediatric cancers, study finds
January 13, 2022 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Robert Majzner, Crystal Mackall, Carolyn Bertozzi,...
Combination drug therapy shrinks pancreatic tumors in mice
September 21, 2015 - Stanford Medicine News Center
Bio-X affiliated faculty members Julien Sage, Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, and Laura Attardi find...