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We are now accepting Letters of Intent for the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Seed Grants Program, Round 8!
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!
The Stanford Bio-X IIP awards provide seed funding for high-risk, high-reward collaborative proposals including basic research leading to fundamental discoveries, as well as innovative technology.
Letters of Intent must be received by: Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 by 5:00 PM (PST).
Upcoming Events (Click Event to See Details)
- March 31: Special Seminar – Christopher Dobson, “The Amyloid Phenomenon and its Significance for Human Disease”
- March 31: ReMS Lecture – Calvin Kuo, “Intestinal stem cell dynamics” and Wing Wong, “Joint analysis of open chromatin and gene expression data”
- April 4: Biology Seminar – Nevan Krogan, “Using Systems Approaches to Study Disease”
- April 5: Stanford Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Pre-Seminar – Bianxiao Cui, introducing Dr. Chandra Tucker’s work (see below)
- April 7: Stanford Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar – Chandra Tucker, “Optical Control of Protein Activity Using Engineered Photoreceptors”
- April 7: Frontiers in Quantitative Biology Seminar – Mark Brynildsen, Princeton University
- April 19: Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellow Ryosuke Kita’s Thesis Defense – “Evolution of Gene Expression in Humans and Yeast”
- April 21: Frontiers in Quantitative Biology Seminar – Lingchong You, Duke University
- April 21: 2016 McConnell Lectureship – Herman Gaub, “Force and Function: How Do Biomolecules Do It?”
- April 26: Stanford Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Pre-Seminar – Ovijit Chaudhuri, introducing Dr. Linda Griffith’s work (see below)
- April 28: Stanford Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar – Linda Griffith, “Move Over, Mice: How Integration of Systems Biology with Organs-on-Chips May Humanize Therapeutic Development”
- May 2: Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellow Soah Lee’s Thesis Defense – “Biophysical Properties of Extracellular Matrix: an important regulator of cell fate decision process”
- September 12-14: Stanford Bio-X Annual Symposium: Crossing Boundaries to Propel Tissue Engineering into the Clinic – apply to register now!
Improved 'liquid biopsy' technique enhances detection of tumor DNA in blood
Feature on research by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Maximilian Diehn, Ash Alizadeh, Robert West, and Billy Loo:
People with cancer have tumor DNA in their blood. A new way to quiet background “noise” in the blood sample allows researchers to sequence minute quantities of these molecules to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Scientists pinpoint brain circuit for risk preference in rats
Feature on research by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Karl Deisseroth and Brian Knutson, initially supported by the Stanford Bio-X NeuroVentures Program and a 2012 Stanford Bio-X IIP Seed Grant:
When rats were trained to choose between high- and low-risk options while a circuit in their brains was monitored and manipulated, a specific signal in that circuit determined their choice.
Resurrected drug effective against two human viruses in a lab dish
Feature on research by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Chaitan Khosla, Jeffrey Glenn, Jan Carette, and Michael Bassik:
Stanford scientists found that a discarded drug helps human cells in a lab dish fight off two different viruses. Based on what they learned about how the drug works, it might also help fight the viruses that cause Ebola, dengue and Zika, among others.
Can bioengineering transform cells into drug factories?
Feature on research by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Paul Wender, Christina Smolke, and Elizabeth Sattely:
An interdisciplinary research team shows how we just might be able to grow more plentiful and better medicines in the lab.
Resurrected drug effective against two human viruses in a lab dish
Feature on research by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty members Sam Gambhir, Shan Wang, and Jianghong Rao:
A group of researchers shows how nanomedicine is changing the path of cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Prenatal steroids reduce risk of brain bleeding in preemies
Feature on research by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Henry Lee:
Steroid treatments intended to mature premature infants’ lungs before birth also protect them against brain hemorrhages after they are born, according to a California-wide study.
Genetic research now integrated into MyHeart Counts app
Feature on work by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Euan Ashley:
A phone app developed at Stanford to study heart disease risk and help ordinary people manage that risk has teamed up with 23andMe to add a genetics option.
New insights into human tears could lead to more comfortable contact lenses, Stanford researchers say
Feature on work by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Gerald Fuller:
Chemical engineers at Stanford have discovered mechanical properties of the tear film on the eye's surface that can be used to manufacture contact lenses that more closely mimic the eye.
Protecting Coral Reefs with Bubbles
Feature on work by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Robert Dunbar:
Bubbles – yes, bubbles – could help protect coral reefs, oyster farms, and other coastal ecosystems from increasing ocean acidification, according to new research by Stanford scientists.
Harnessing big data to better understand what happens when we mix drugs
Feature on work by Stanford Bio-X affiliated faculty member Russ Altman:
Bioengineering Professor Russ Altman mines patient data to discover unreported side effects of drugs, and paves a path to future medical breakthroughs.
April 5: Stanford Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Pre-Seminar
Speaker: Bianxiao Cui, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University
Attend the pre-seminar to learn more about Thursday's seminar topic!
Time/Location: 12:15pm, Clark Center Room S361
Small lunch to be provided at 12:00pm
Contact: C. Huber
April 7: Stanford Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar
Speaker: Chandra Tucker, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology, University of Colorado at Denver
Title: “Optical Control of Protein Activity Using Engineered Photoreceptors”
Time/Location: 12:15pm, Clark Center Room S360
Small lunch to be provided at 12:00pm
Host: Bianxiao Cui, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University
Contact: C. Huber
April 7: Frontiers in Quantitative Biology Seminar
Speaker: Mark Brynildsen, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
Time/Location: 2:00pm, Clark Center Auditorium
To sign up for the mailing list, please send a blank message to frontiers-qbiojoin@lists.stanford.edu.
Series partially sponsored by Stanford Bio-X.
April 19: Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellow Ryosuke Kita’s Thesis Defense
Speaker: 2013 Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellow Ryosuke Kita
Department: Biology and MSTP
PI: Hunter Fraser
Title: “Evolution of Gene Expression in Humans and Yeast”
Time/Location: 10:00 AM, Clark Center S360
April 21: Frontiers in Quantitative Biology Seminar
Speaker: Lingchong You, Paul Ruffin Scarborough Associate Professor of Engineering, Duke University
Time/Location: 2:00pm, Clark Center Auditorium
To sign up for the mailing list, please send a blank message to frontiers-qbiojoin@lists.stanford.edu.
Series partially sponsored by Stanford Bio-X.
April 26: Stanford Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Pre- Seminar
Speaker: Ovijit Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Attend the pre-seminar to learn more about Thursday's seminar topic!
Time/Location: 12:15pm, Clark Center Room S361
Small lunch to be provided at 12:00pm
Contact: C. Huber
April 28: Stanford Bio-X Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Seminar
Speaker: Linda Griffith, S.E.T.I. Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Title: “Move Over, Mice: How Integration of Systems Biology with Organs-on-Chips May Humanize Therapeutic Development”
Time/Location: 12:15pm, Clark Center Room S360
Small lunch to be provided at 12:00pm
Host: Ovijit Chaudhuri, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Contact: C. Huber
May 2: Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellow Soah Lee’s Thesis Defense
Speaker: 2012 Stanford Bio-X Bowes Fellow Soah Lee
Department: Materials Science & Engineering
PI: Fan Yang
Title: “Biophysical Properties of Extracellular Matrix: an important regulator of cell fate decision process”
Time/Location: 1 - 3 PM, Clark Center S360
March 31: Special Seminar
Speaker: Christopher Dobson, John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology, University of Cambridge
Title: “The Amyloid Phenomenon and its Significance for Human Disease”
Time/Location: 11:00AM, Clark Center Seminar Room S360
Contact: kira.belanger@stanford.edu
March 31: ReMS Lecture
First Speaker: Calvin Kuo, Professor of Medicine (Hematology) and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
Title: “Intestinal stem cell dynamics”
Second Speaker: Wing Wong, Professor of Statistics and of Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, of Biology
Title: “Joint analysis of open chromatin and gene expression data”
Time/Location: 12-1 PM, Munzer Aud.
Contact: Scott Reiff
Lecture series sponsored by Bio-X.
April 4: Biology Seminar
Speaker: Nevan J. Krogan, UCSF
Title: “Using Systems Approaches to Study Disease”
Host: Professor Ashby Morrison
Time/Location: 4:00PM, Clark Auditorium
Contact: epierson@stanford.edu
April 21: 2016 McConnell Lectureship
Speaker: Professor Hermann E. Gaub, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Title: “Force and Function: How Do Biomolecules Do It?”
Time/Location: 4:30PM, Braun Lecture Hall, S.G. Mudd Building
Contact: chemistry-events@stanford.edu
The Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) Postdoctoral Program has available positions in the Department of Neuroscience at Cambridge, MA. We encourage applications from candidates who wish to pursue a career in academia or industry.
The Neuroscience Department has 2 open positions for postdoctoral scholars interested in the areas of: 1) neurodegenerative and 2) psychiatric diseases. The first project focuses on identifying core disease mechanisms that drive pathogenesis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), with the ultimate goal of developing disease-modifying therapies for FTD and related neurodegenerative disorders. The major goal of the second research is to elucidate the underlying molecular basis of disease in patients with 22q11 deletion syndrome (DS), the most common genetic cause of schizophrenia and autism, and to identify new targets for drug development in these psychiatric and neurodevelopmental diseases. We encourage applications from candidates with neuroscience, molecular/cellular biology and related disciplines.
For more details about our postdoctoral program, mentor profiles, and information on how to apply these positions, please visit: http://postdoc.nibr.com/ricardo-dolmetsch.html, http://postdoc.nibr.com/rajeev-sivasankaran.html, http://postdoc.nibr.com/taeho-kim.html.
Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection Seed Grants
The Canary Center at Stanford for cancer early detection, is soliciting new Seed Projects from Canary Center Faculty, Associates, and collaborating investigators. The vision of the Canary Center is to foster research leading to the development of blood tests and molecular imaging approaches to detect and localize early cancers.
The objectives of the Canary Seed Grants are to encourage new projects with a potential for impact on early cancer detection.
Eligibility: Stanford based Canary Center Faculty or Associated Faculty members (those with UTL, MCL, NTL-Research or Instructor appointments). If you are not currently associated with the Canary Center, we encourage you to partner with our faculty or associate faculty in order to apply for this grant. Please find a list of Canary Center Faculty and Associate Members here: http://canarycenter.stanford.edu/people/full-members.html
Application Deadline for 2016: Friday, May 20th
Amount of Funding: Up to 4 projects at $20,000 in total direct costs for a 1-year duration
For more information and to submit an application, please see: http://canarycenter.stanford.edu/grants/seed-grants.html
