Faculty
Faculty
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Andrew Spakowitz: Microscopy and simulation unite to improve new-age polymers
Stanford researchers explore a novel avenue of material design using advanced computer simulations to virtually modify the real-world inner structures of promising new polymers.
November 11, 2022
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Xiaojing Gao: Engineers develop new tool for targeted protein production
A new method for prompting cells to create specific proteins can more accurately focus on which cells make the proteins and when.
October 05, 2022
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Joseph DeSimone: A new 3D printing method promises faster, multi-material creations
Engineers have designed a method of 3D printing that is 5 to 10 times faster than the quickest high-resolution printer currently available
September 28, 2022
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Monther Abu-Remaileh: Sifting through cellular recycling centers
A new method that allows scientists to determine all the molecules present in the lysosomes of mice. This could bring new understanding of neurodegenerative disorders.
September 22, 2022
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Congratulations to Xiaojing Gao: Recipient of the NIBIB Trailblazer R21 Award
The Trailblazer R21 Award is an opportunity for New and Early Stage Investigators to pursue research programs.
September 22, 2022
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Zhenan Bao: An autonomous wearable device measures a tumor’s changing size
An electronically sensitive, skin-like membrane can measure tumor size regression and offers a new way to test the efficacy of cancer drugs.
September 16, 2022
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Congratulations to Monther Abu-Remaileh: Selected as 2022 class of Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research
These early-career scientists will receive four-year grants to explore the complexities underpinning how cancer develops and novel ways to treat it.
June 15, 2022
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Congratulations to Danielle Mai: Recipient of the 2022 Inspiring Early Academic Career Award
For her outstanding work supporting women at Stanford through role modeling, allyship, leadership and sponsorship.
June 07, 2022
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Zhenan Bao: A fitness tracker for the brain
A new string-like implant can monitor fluctuations in brain chemicals central to Parkinson’s, depression, and gut disease.
June 03, 2022
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Congratulations to the William Tarpeh: Winner of the 2022 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
For faculty who are within the first five years of their academic careers, who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship, and are deeply committed to education.
May 06, 2022
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Roseanna Zia: The physics of gel-like substances
Most things aren’t liquid, solid, or gas. They’re gel-like — and understanding how they work can improve our understanding of biology and human health.
May 05, 2022
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Congratulations to the DeSimone Research Group: Winner of the Experimental Category of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards
For work on a 3D-printed patch that delivers potent—and painless—vaccines.
May 03, 2022
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Congratulations to Xiaojing Gao: Selected by MIT Technology Review's 2021 Innovators Under 35 (China)
For research diving into the tiny brains of fruit flies and forging circuits that program human cells.
April 06, 2022
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Zhenan Bao: A stretchable display could transform how we interact with electronics
A team of researchers have developed a high-brightness, stretchy color displays that allow a new way of interactive human-machine interface.
March 23, 2022
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Chemistry Shorts Film: Untapped Potential
“Untapped Potential” highlights both the critical challenges and chemistry-inspired innovations in water supply, re-use, and purification.
March 10, 2022
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William Tarpeh: Researchers turn wastewater into a valuable resource
New findings could “help accelerate the adoption of technology that mitigates pollution, recovers valuable resources and creates potable water all at the same time.”
March 02, 2022
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Xiaojing Gao: “Protein circuits” move a step closer to cell-to-cell communication
A new platform enables the circuits to release the proteins from the cell or display them on the cell surface, potentially opening up new opportunities in synthetic biology.
February 18, 2022
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Matteo Cargnello: A catalyst for turning captured carbon dioxide into fuel
A discovery seven years in the making, the new catalyst turns CO2 into gasoline 1,000 times more efficiently than existing methods.
February 09, 2022
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February 02, 2022
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Congratulations to Matteo Cargnello: Recipient of the 2022 Early Career Award in Catalysis by ACS Division of Catalysis Science and Technology
This award recognizes and encourages accomplishments and innovation of unusual merit by an individual in early stages of their career, emphasizing independence and creativity.
February 02, 2022