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Proteins that start life inside neurons build up faster in old age and spread to other brain cells—a potential source of neurological mischief.
As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains—and…
Yan Xia has been promoted to Full Professor of Chemistry, effective September 1st.
Professor Xia studied chemistry at Peking University (B.S., 2002), McMaster University (M.S., 2005), and Caltech (Ph.D., 2010). Following his doctorate…
Stanford senior Tim Jing, ’26, and alumnus Jennifer Hamad, ’25. | Courtesy Tim Jing; Ryan Loo
Tim Jing and Jennifer Hamad will pursue master’s degrees at the University of Cambridge next fall.
Stanford senior Tim Jing, ’26, and alumnus Jennifer Hamad, ’25, are recipients of the 2026 Churchill Scholarship, which…
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement, The Brinson Foundation, Simons Foundation, and independent philanthropist Kevin Wells have awarded funding to seven cross-disciplinary teams of researchers in the inaugural year…
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‘To advance science, I think it’s important to blur the boundaries between the disciplines’
Stanford chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi studies sugars on the surface of cells to better understand their…