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EMBL | Stanford Life Science Alliance

Creating synergies between EMBL and Stanford’s research communities

Members

At the core of the Alliance are our Members  – faculty from EMBL and the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Their combined expertise spans a broad spectrum of life science research from structural biology and bioinformatics, to chemistry, imaging and genomics. They are committed to the exchange of information to solve complex biomedical challenges together.

View their research interests and collaborations below.

Contact us

We are always open to accepting new members from EMBL and Stanford University. If our projects or interests match yours, contact us – we would love to hear from you.

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Networks of subcellular compartments in health and disease (with Sinem Saka).

Mitochondrial thermal proteome profiling for the study of oncometabolites interactome (with Mikhail Savitski)

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Connecting organizational scales from the bottom-up to investigate emergence in embryonic pattern formation (with James Ferrell & Anna Erzberger)

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ncRNA annotation (with Mike Cherry)

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Dissecting NGLY1 deficiency (with Lars Steinmetz)

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Identification and in vitro functional characterization of human protective polymorphisms against severe malaria (with Elizabeth Egan)

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Developing global interaction networks of microbiome-encoded genes (with Peer Bork)

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Using and developing innovative methodologies to discover novel molecular mechanisms and therapies for kidney health.

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Molecular basis of chromatin-based silencing and cellular readout of cytosine methylation.

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Developing global interaction networks of microbiome-encoded genes (with Ami Bhatt)

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Dissecting molecular mechanisms of epigenetic silencing (with Edith Heard)

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ncRNA annotation  (with Alex Bateman) 

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The development of cryo-EM methodology to determine 3D cellular structures. We also work on the EMDataResource which is an open access database for 3D EM for developing software, data standards and validation methods.

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Quantifying tumour evolution and fitness landscapes (with Christina Curtis)

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Integrative model of human cell signalling (with Evangelia Petsalaki)

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Quantifying tumour evolution and fitness landscapes (with Isidro Cortés-Ciriano)

Deciphering Mechanisms and Rates of Chromosomal Instability in Gastric Cancer (with Jan Korbel)

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Discovering new calcium-dependent signaling pathways in humans that are regulated by the calcineurin protein phosphatase.

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Personalizing dilated cardiomyopathy (with Lars Steinmetz & Utkan Demirci)

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Personalizing dilated cardiomyopathy (with Lars Steinmetz & Ron Davis)

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Developing novel molecular tools for advanced biological imaging by combining synthetic chemistry and protein engineering

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Cell cycle adaptation to aneuploidy: How do cells adapt to carrying an extra chromosome? (with Gavin Sherlock)

Visualizing parasitic plasmid interactions with host nuclear components (with Gavin Sherlock)

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Understanding the response of roots to water-limiting conditions and across different organizational scales from the individual cell type to the whole plant.

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Assembly mechanisms and function of protein-RNA complexes at the single-molecule level

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Identification and in vitro functional characterization of human protective polymorphisms against severe malaria (with Maria Bernabeu)

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Advancing imaging technology (with Tobias Meyer)

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Connecting organizational scales from the bottom-up to investigate emergence in embryonic pattern formation (with Alexander Aulehla & James Ferrell)

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How oncogenes initiate and sustain tumorigenesis including: how oncogene activation causes tumor regression, and how tumors escape dependence on oncogenes.

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Connecting organizational scales from the bottom-up to investigate emergence in embryonic pattern formation (with Alexander Aulehla & Anna Erzberger)

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Co-translational nascent chain modifications and their adaptation to cellular stress (with Misha Savitski & Lars Steinmetz)

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Regulation of self-renewal, proliferation and differentiation in adult stem cell lineages: including regulation of cell type specific transcription programs, cell-cell communication, and the role of differential mRNA processing and translational control in progression from one cell state to the next.

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Genome regulation and topology during embryonic development including: chromatin topology, chromatin remodelling during cell fate decisions, variation and plasticity in regulatory networks, developmental enhancers, and single cell genomics.

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Computational approaches to understand biological systems using genomic and proteomic data across populations. Most of our work is in cancer and neurodegenerative disease, but we love to hear about any interesting questions!

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Keith HodgsonDeciphering the molecular events responsible for touch, pain, and position sensation in C. elegans.

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Understanding the mechanistic interplay between genome regulation, chromatin and environmental cues (microbiome), with emphasis on intergenerational effects

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Using biochemical and systems-level approaches to investigate the connections between gene expression and cell metabolism, and their roles in human disease.

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Dissecting molecular mechanisms of epigenetic silencing (with Howard Chang)

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Integrated structural biology (with Matthias Wilmanns)

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Modern statistics for modern biology (with Wolfgang Huber)

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Disentangling gene function & organisation in the microbiome (with Nassos Typas)

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Modern statistics for modern biology (with Susann Holmes)

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How G protein-coupled receptors decode extracellular cues into dynamic and context-specific cellular signaling networks to elicit diverse physiologic responses

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Using scMulti-omics to probe clinical outcome of child leukemia treatment (with Judith Zaugg)

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Comprehensive pharmacogenetic analysis using real world data (with Ellen McDonagh)

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Transcription Factor cooperativity atlas (with Anshul Kundaje).

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Somatic mosaicisms in cancer (with Alex Urban)

Deciphering Mechanisms and Rates of Chromosomal Instability in Gastric Cancer (with Christina Curtis)

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Characterizing the structure and mechanism of G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs).

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Integrative machine learning to decipher genome function (with Oliver Stegle)

Transcription Factor cooperativity atlas (with Arnaud Krebs)

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TRNA editing. We are interested in ADAR-mediated RNA editing, for both its biological function in dsRNA-mediated innate immunity and its utility as a tool for transcriptome engineering. (with Anshul Kundaje)

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We employ state-of-the-art cellular cryo-electron tomography to study phase-separated assemblies in cell biology and to advance our understanding of the molecular organization of the cytoplasm.

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We develop methods and software for high-throughput, automated crystallography and use them to study the structure of sensing and signalling molecules.

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Comprehensive pharmacogenetic analysis using real world data (with Teri Klein)

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Advancing imaging technology (with Jan Ellenberg)

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Mapping the effects of genetic variants from genes to cells to disease (with Oliver Stegle)

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Personalizing dilated cardiomyopathy (with Lars Steinmetz)

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Integrative model of human cell signalling (with Markus Covert)

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Advanced optical techniques for deep tissue microscopy. In particular, we work in the fields of multi-photon microscopy, active wave-front shaping, photo-acoustics as well as computational imaging. Looking for collaboration in cell & developmental biology and neuroscience, where our novel imaging approaches can give new insights.

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Multiomics for pulmonary hypertension (with Judith Zaugg)

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Dissecting the cellular and molecular mechanisms of nervous system assembly and the underlying glia–neuron crosstalk, using advanced genetics, genomics and live imaging approaches.

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Watching protein/protein- protein/ligand-interaction dynamics within the mTOR signaling pathway resolved in time and space (with Gergely Papp)

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Studying the function of visual circuits using functional imaging, genetics, virology and behavioural assays

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Mitochondrial thermal proteome profiling for the study of oncometabolites interactome (with Monther Abu-Remaileh)

Co-translational nascent chain modifications and their adaptation to cellular stress (with Judith Frydman & Lars Steinmetz)

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Networks of subcellular compartments in health and disease (with Monther Abu-Remaileh)

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Cell cycle adaptation to aneuploidy: How do cells adapt to carrying an extra chromosome? (with Gautam Dey).

Visualizing parasitic plasmid interactions with host nuclear components (with Gautam Dey)

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Developing a mechanistic understanding of signal translation at the cell membrane using structural biology, biochemistry and simulation methods

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Genetic regulation of chromatin (with Judith Zaugg)

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Integrative machine learning to decipher genome function (with Anshul Kundaje)

Mapping the effects of genetic variants from genes to cells to disease (with Stephen Montgomery)

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Personalizing dilated cardiomyopathy (with Ron Davis, Utkan Demirci, Euan Ashley, Victoria Parikh)

Dissecting NGLY1 deficiency (with Carolyn Bertozzi)

Co-translational nascent chain modifications and their adaptation to cellular stress (with Misha Savitski & Judith Frydman)

Unlocking the potential of image cell sorting for functional genomics and cell biology (with Anna Kreshuk)

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Genome specialization in dinoflagellates

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Physiological regulation of metabolism in single cells (with Theo Alexandrov)

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Disentangling gene function & organisation in the microbiome (with KC Huang)

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Somatic mosaicisms (with Jan Korbel)

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Gene expression and epigenetics: how DNA methylation, chromatin modifications, and RNA influence chromatin dynamics to affect gene regulation.

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Integrated structural biology (with Keith Hodgson)

Efficient in-cellulo X-ray data acquisition using advanced sample enrichment and delivery tool (with Tina Cohen & Mark Hunter)

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Developing bio-inspired biomaterials and platform technologies to engineer tissues and organs

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Using scMulti-omics to probe clinical outcome of child leukemia treatment (with Maya Kasowski)

Multiomics for pulmonary hypertension (with Marlene Rabinovitch)

Genetic regulation of chromatin (with Mike Snyder)

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Using image-assisted cell sorting to determine the molecular mechanism controlling nuclear size (with Diana Ordonez and Lars Steinmetz)

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Using image-assisted cell sorting to determine the molecular mechanism controlling nuclear size (with Jan Skotheim and Lars Steinmetz)

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Watching protein/protein- protein/ligand-interaction dynamics within the mTOR signaling pathway resolved in time and space (with Kacper Rogala)

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Deep Learning-Powered Study of 3D Tissue Structures and Molecular Cues in Breast Cancer Initiation (with Garry Nolan)

Unlocking the potential of image cell sorting for functional genomics and cell biology (with Lars Steinmetz/Stanford)

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Deep Learning-Powered Study of 3D Tissue Structures and Molecular Cues in Breast Cancer Initiation (with Anna Kreshuk)

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Mechanism of CO2 fixation reaction by enoyl-CoA carboxylases/reductase (with Soichi Wakatsuki).

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Mechanism of CO2 fixation reaction by enoyl-CoA carboxylases/reductase (with Andrew McCarthy).

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By studying and comparing simple marine animals and their constituent cells, the Arendt group looks to understand the origin and evolution of the nervous system and of the entire animal body.

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We are an inter-disciplinary team of basic and clinical scientists with shared interests in using molecular genetics as a tool to uncover novel biology. We use a variety of different approaches to address important challenges in the field, which range from studies that work genome wide to those which are focused on specific genes and even precise nucleotide changes to understand their impact on pancreatic islet biology.

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Roles for microRNAs and circular RNAs during RNA virus infections.

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The Chen lab studies circuitry and molecular mechanisms underlying motivated behaviors, and how maladaptive changes in these circuits leads to neuropsychiatric disorders.

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The O’Brien lab studies spatial and temporal dynamics of stem cell lineages in vivo using cutting-edge live imaging approaches.

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Research in our lab is aimed at defining the structural correlates of broad and potent antibody-mediated neutralization of viruses. We combine biophysical and structural methods (e.g., cryo-EM), protein engineering, and in vivo approaches to understand how enveloped viruses infect host cells and elicit antigen-specific immune responses. 

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The Trivedi group aims to understand the self-organisation of cells, fundamental to metazoan development, through comparative study of embryos and organoids that generate a global coordinate system de novo.

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The Wang lab is a discovery-driven research group working at the interface between developmental biology, bioengineering, and statistical physics. We combine quantitative organism-wide fluorescence imaging, functional genomics, and physical modeling to understand the fundamental rules that control collective cell behaviors to optimize tissue regeneration, adaptation, and evolution.

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The Pleiner lab combines molecular, cellular and structural biology to study the pathways and molecular machines that regulate protein homeostasis, with a particular focus on membrane protein biogenesis and quality control at the human endoplasmic reticulum. We develop alpaca-derived nanobodies as intracellular tools to study and reverse failure of protein misfolding and aggregation associated with neurodegeneration and ageing.

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Evolution of genomes and population genomics of adaptation and variation

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Application of computing and informatics technologies to problems relevant to medicine. The helix lab studies how human genetic variation affects drug response.

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