Designing proteins for optical reading and writing of biology
Michael Lin - Professor of Neurobiology and of Bioengineering
Bio-X Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Lin's lab applies biochemical and engineering principles to the development of protein-based tools for imaging and control of biochemical processes.
Stanford Bio-X Seed Grants
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: Decoding dendritic computation for natural and artificial intelligence
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 12 - 2024
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: Shining a light on brain cancer: Discovering effective therapeutics via bioluminescent pharmacodynamics
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 12 - 2024
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Seed Grant: Evaluating therapies for pediatric brain tumors by noninvasive imaging of signal transduction in the brain
Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program Round 10 - 2020
Other Stanford Bio-X Supported Research
Michael Westberg: Orthogonal Optogenetic Control of Synapse Signaling
Fellow - Michael Westberg - 2018
Research News
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...
Going atom-by-atom, Stanford researchers craft a new precision drug for fighting COVID-19
March 13, 2024 - Stanford News
The rapidly evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus threatens the progress made in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic. Stanford Bio-X...
Efforts to refine tools for recording brain activity get $1 million boost with NIH grant
October 2, 2014 - Stanford Dish
The NIH's BRAIN Initiative awards $1 million to Bio-X affiliated faculty Mark Schnitzer and Michael Lin.