Biology research
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Research fields
Six connected perspectives on living systems, spanning molecular mechanisms, development, and disease.
Cell biology
How cells organize, communicate and adapt within living tissues.
Genetics
Connecting DNA variation, gene regulation and biological function.
Neuroscience
Following the cells, signals and developing circuits of the nervous system.
Immunology
How protective responses develop, recognize threats and remain controlled.
Cancer biology
Understanding abnormal growth, tissue interactions and treatment response.
Regenerative medicine
Studying how tissues renew, specialize and recover after damage.
Research journal
Search and filter Stanford-affiliated biology papers by topic and year.
A built-in pause for engineered T cells
A short protein motif recruits a natural shedding mechanism to regulate CAR signaling and preserve cell function in preclinical studies.
Guiding immune cells into tumors
A Stanford team used genetic screens to equip cancer-killing cells with receptors that follow metabolic signals into tumors.
Reading DNA and RNA together
SDR-seq pairs targeted genomic sequencing with RNA measurements in the same cells, helping connect precise variants to cellular behavior.
Engineering T cells in the body
Targeted mRNA nanoparticles and PET imaging connect immune-cell engineering with a way to measure delivery in living mice.
Moving RNA inside neurons
A programmable CRISPR transport system moves existing RNA inside cells, allowing researchers to test how local protein production shapes neuronal structure.
The genetics of orange cats
Genetic mapping, single-cell RNA sequencing and cell experiments connect an X-linked deletion to a pigment-cell signaling switch.
Building a human sensory relay
Four connected human stem-cell models let researchers watch sensory signals travel from peripheral neurons toward the cortex—and ask how pain-associated mutations change the whole circuit.
From cancer risk to mechanism
A Stanford study tests thousands of noncoding variants, then follows one colorectal-cancer signal from a single DNA letter to a cellular signaling pathway.
Teaching T cells to recognize tumors.
A Stanford phase 1 trial investigated GD2-targeting immune cells in diffuse midline gliomas, with both tumor responses and substantial safety challenges.
Rewriting RNA in Timothy syndrome
Patient-derived organoids and assembloids test an antisense strategy that reduces a disease-associated calcium-channel exon without removing the channel itself.
Reading cells, one at a time.
How a Stanford–Biohub collaboration used RNA sequencing to map 100,605 cells across 20 mouse organs and tissues.
Watching neurons find their place.
Human forebrain spheroids made a hidden developmental process visible: neurons moving into a new region and joining its circuits.
Methods in biology
Five in-depth guides to experimental techniques in biology.
Single-cell RNA sequencing guide
How single-cell rna sequencing is used to investigate biology, including experimental design and limitations.
CRISPR perturbation guide
How crispr perturbation is used to investigate biology, including experimental design and limitations.
Fluorescence microscopy guide
How fluorescence microscopy is used to investigate biology, including experimental design and limitations.
Organoids and assembloids guide
How organoids and assembloids is used to investigate biology, including experimental design and limitations.
Engineered cell therapy guide
How engineered cell therapy is used to investigate biology, including experimental design and limitations.
People behind the questions
Profiles of Stanford researchers Michelle Monje, Sylvia Plevritis, Mark Skylar-Scott, and Steven Artandi.
Biology glossary
Definitions and article links for the biological terms used across this research library.
Reading a biology paper
How to interpret models, experiments, controls, biological replicates, and outcomes in research papers.
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