Natural Sciences

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…

Rosamond Naylor, Eric Guilyardi

Large variations in seasonal temperature and rainfall threaten crop production, food prices, and food security at local to global scales. This project focuses on the impacts…

Alexander Kosovichev, Guillaume Balarac

The goal of the Stanford Solar Observatories Group is to study the origin of solar variability, characterize and understand the Sun's interior and the various components of…

Susan Holmes, Xavier Pennec

In developed countries about 80% of the total population suffers from acute and 5–10% from permanent lower back pain (LBP). An early diagnosis is crucial to reduce patient…

Dmitri Petrov, Mylène Weill

Symbiosis is a close interaction between different species. The bacteria Wolbachia is the most common endosymbiont (a symbiont living within host cells) described to date.…

Eric Kool, Michael Smietana

The need for chiral compounds has escalated tremendously in recent years as many biological activities, flavors or fragrances are associated with their absolute molecular…

Jef Caers, Thomas Romary

With the widespread use of satellite imaging, a wealth of information is available to help in the understanding and modeling of earth system processes. In particular, these…

Noah Rosenberg, Paul Verdu

Major human migrations during the last several hundred years have generated new populations of mixed European and African ancestry. The Cape Verde archipelago, located near…