Research
We bring together chemists, biologists, engineers, and clinicians to understand life at the molecular level and apply that knowledge to improving human health.
Overview
Sarafan ChEM-H is a hub of diverse, interdisciplinary research that brings together chemistry, engineering, and medicine to improve human health through exceptional faculty members hired through the institute known as Institute Scholars, collaborative labs or Knowledge Centers staffed by senior scientific experts, and major initiatives such as the Stanford Innovative Medicines Accelerator (IMA) and the Stanford Microbiome Therapies Initiative (MITI) that aim to translate groundbreaking discoveries into therapeutics.
Institute Scholars
Sarafan ChEM-H core faculty members, called Institute Scholars, lead discrete but highly interdisciplinary labs that build and deploy complex toolsets to solve complex problems in human health and disease.
Research Areas
The scientists and clinicians in Sarafan ChEM-H pursue projects in a wide range of research areas to address the biggest questions in molecular science.
Knowledge Centers
The Knowledge Centers at Sarafan ChEM-H are a unique kind of shared resource, encouraging Stanford scientists to pursue groundbreaking ideas, driven by curiosity and not limited by techniques or expertise.
Innovative Medicines Accelerator
In partnership with Stanford Medicine, Sarafan ChEM-H launched the Stanford Innovative Medicines Accelerator (IMA), an engine to transform Stanford discoveries into real therapeutics for patients.
Microbiome Therapies
The Microbiome Therapies Initiative (MITI) aims to develop tools to understand and manipulate the microbiome, the communities of microbes that live on and in us, to develop entirely new kinds of therapies.