Many photosynthetic organisms receive nitrogen by forming symbiotic relationships with bacteria that transform inert nitrogen gas into natural fertilizer. Millions of…
Natural Sciences
Maria Barna, Marat Yusupov
Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by failure of the bone marrow to produce sufficient red blood cells. This condition results from…
Melissa Steel-Ogus
Many photosynthetic organisms receive nitrogen by forming symbiotic relationships with bacteria that transform inert nitrogen gas into bioavailable nitrogen. The single-…
Enola Lumineau, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris
Neutrophils are innate immune cells crucial for host defense against pathogens. Patients with a low number of neutrophils have recurrent infections which they fail to clear…
Marina Luccioni, Department of Biosciences, Stanford University
Seagrass beds and their native herbivore fish (Sarpa salpa) are foundational for the Mediterranean ecosystem. However, ocean warming is facilitating new herbivorous…
Lauren O'Connell, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Eric Durieux, University of Corsica Pascal Paoli, Corte
Ocean warming, invasive species and marine toxins threaten the ecological resilience of the Mediterranean Sea. The relationship between native herbivore fish Sarpa salpa…
Gabrielle Hecht, Department of History, Stanford University, Véronique Yoboué, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Cathy Léal-Liousse, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Toulouse
Air pollution is the biggest single environmental cause of premature death worldwide, accounting for up to one million premature deaths on the African continent alone. Some…
Grant Rotskoff, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Marylou Gabrié, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau
Over the past few years, the potential of machine learning methods that can generate text and images has expanded significantly.…
Catherine Rogers
The project aims to understand the functional role of heterochromatin regulation during early embryogenesis. Using a combination of…
Pedro Pinheiro-Chagas, Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University
I am analyzing a large dataset of intracranial electrophysiological recordings in humans, who…
Shixuan Liu, Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University
In nature, it is common to see seasonal changes in animal morphology and behavior. For example, …
Noah Rosenberg, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Nicolas Alcala, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, Matthieu Foll, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Cancer develops when evolutionary forces act on mutated cells. When mutations and natural selection repeat over time, cancerous cell…
Deborah Gordon, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Thomas Pradeu, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Recent biological and biomedical research has featured the idea that living things are not “individuals” but collectives. …
Sergio Redondo
California’s mining and industrial history have led to an excessive build-up of mercury in the Bay Area. As one of the top ten pollutants of the world, this…