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The inner engineer: One researcher’s quest to understand the brain
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. For Jennifer Raymond, PhD, associate professor of neurobiology, …
Packed and ready to go: The link between DNA folding and disease
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. In cells, DNA doesn't make a lovely, languid …
The mathematics of clinical trials: A career
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. Math was Philip Lavori's first intellectual love. After …
Long a mystery organelle, the primary cilium is giving up its secrets
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. Picture a bacterium or a sperm cell — …
Vrrrooom, vrrrooom vesicles: A Stanford researcher’s work on neurotransmission
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. When one neuron wants to communicate with another …
Not immune from the charms of the immune system
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. Once upon a time, a researcher named Holden …
Peering under the hood – of the brain
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. Fixing a broken brain is much like fixing …
Taking the “molecular brakes” off learning
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. When Carla Shatz, PhD, was a child, her grandmother …
From finches to cancer: A Stanford researcher explores the role of evolution in disease
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a feature that appears each Thursday and introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. My parents just returned from …
Repairing DNA: A researcher strives to understand the root of DNA damage
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford's most innovative researchers. How's your DNA? Is it in tip-top shape, …
Circuit breaker: One Stanford scientist and his quest to control epileptic seizures
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford's most innovative researchers. John Huguenard, PhD, was wooed by the magic …
Are your cells stressed out? One Stanford researcher is helping them relax
Welcome to Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford's most innovative researchers. In her family, Daria Mochly-Rosen, PhD, is the …
By investigating cells, researchers can “stumble” on the next big thing in medicine
Welcome to the latest edition of Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford’s most innovative researchers. Tobias Meyer, PhD, was hooked …
Decoding proteins using your very own super computer
Welcome to the latest edition of Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to some of Stanford's most innovative researchers. A quick review: DNA …
Basic research underlies effort to thwart “greatest threat to face humanity”
Welcome to this week's Biomed Bites, a weekly feature that introduces readers to Stanford's most innovative researchers. Stanley Cohen, MD, isn't a household name. But …