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Institute Scholar Rebecca Pinals wins 2026 AIChE's 35 Under 35 Award
Offered on a three-year cycle since 2017, the award recognizes 35 outstanding AIChE members — all 35 years old or younger — who have made significant contributions to the field of chemical engineering and to the AIChE community
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What makes an immune cell pop
A Stanford study led by Institute Scholar Hawa Racine Thiam reveals how changes in DNA packaging can help immune cells burst, shedding light on a defense process implicated in autoimmune diseases.
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From molecular serendipity to design blueprints: learning the rules for new degrader drugs
A Q&A with Katelyn Randal, a Chemistry PhD student at Stanford and Chemistry/Biology Interface (CBI) Trainee at Sarafan ChEM-H
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Bacteria-killing polymers could be a new class of antibiotics
Researchers, including faculty fellow Eric Appel and former CBI trainee Shoshana Williams, used AI to identify promising candidates for antibiotics less prone to resistance.
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On defense: From varsity fencing to exploring the natural defenses of plants
A Q&A with Casey Chan, Chemistry PhD student at Stanford and Chemistry/Biology Interface (CBI) Trainee at Sarafan ChEM-H
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Turning viral mechanisms into medicines
Before helping oversee the development of more than 20 vaccines and medicines at Merck, Peter Kim helped solve a fundamental question in virology: How do influenza viruses escape cellular compartments after entering host cells?
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The protein observatory
Institute Scholar Polly Fordyce is building a global engine for protein discovery—one that could help researchers harness AI to create new medicines, materials, and climate solutions.
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Sugar on the Brain
A conversation with Carolyn Bertozzi, the Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences.
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Writing the playbook for RNA-modifying enzymes and their roles in regulating translation of the genetic code
Institute scholar Nicole M. Martinez and team have developed a quantitative method to examine how special enzymes called pseudouridine synthases chemically alter RNA molecules within our cells
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Multi-institutional collaboration brings advanced microscopy training to scientists in Africa
The program, funded by the Gates Foundation, will include both remote and immersive in-person training on cryogenic electron microscopy to study HIV and other infectious diseases
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Institute Scholar Laura Dassama receives the 2027 ASBMB Walter A. Shaw Young Investigator Award
Dassama was recognized for her outstanding research contributions in the area of lipids.
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New screening tool amplifies detection of protein changes
A high-throughput method enables researchers to screen hundreds of drugs in parallel, accelerating discovery of therapies that degrade disease-causing proteins.
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Q&A with CBI fellow Dayanne Carvalho
Dayanne Carvalho is a Chemistry PhD student at Stanford and part of the Chemistry/Biology Interface (CBI) Training Program at Sarafan ChEM-H
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‘Molecular glue’ turns cancer driver into built-in kill switch
Stanford researchers, including Institute Scholar Nathanael Gray and Nucleus Director of Crystallographer Daniel Fernandez, designed a molecule that turns BCL6, a protein that helps drive lymphoma, into a trigger for cancer-cell death.
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Cutting through cancer with RASER: A new approach to metastatic disease
By prioritizing treatment precision and minimizing toxicity, the RASER system, developed by faculty fellow Michael Z. Lin and team, offers hope for patients living with metastatic cancers.
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After Ozempic: the revolution in peptide science
Jonathan Long tells us about 100,000 newly discovered peptides, gray-market risks, and the hunt for exercise in a pill.
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A molecular pearl in an oyster: uncovering the structural basis for potential new cancer drugs
Researchers provide a high-resolution view of new molecular glues that target and kill pancreatic cancer cells
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Peptides are buzzing: But what does the science say?
Stacking, research-grade, Wolverine — Institute Scholar Jonathan Long and Faculty Fellow Katrin Svensson break down what we need to know about peptides, the latest internet wellness trend.
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Aging brains welcome reinforcements from outside immune cells
The discovery from an unusual team of computer scientists and pathologists, including former CBI student and first author Julia Belk, overturns longstanding dogma – and could point the way toward new therapies for neurodegenerative disease.
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90 Seconds w/ Lisa Kim: Could pythons hold a clue to weight loss?
Institute Scholar Jonathan Long, PhD, explains how studying the dramatic metabolic changes pythons experience after eating could reveal new pathways for understanding appetite, metabolism and weight loss.
