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Abu Remaileh

‘You can literally lose who you are’

Scientists in the lab of chemical engineer Monther Abu-Remaileh are uncovering the cellular functions that go awry in degenerative brain disorders and identifying therapies that could treat them.

Lingyin Li

‘Every failed experiment is a chance to learn faster’

Stanford biochemist Lingyin Li’s lab is studying a tumor-fighting “miracle molecule” that could one day inform therapies for cancer, as well as autoimmune, neurodegenerative, and age-related diseases.

Brian Hie

‘The current strategy for dealing with drug resistance is like Whac-A-Mole’

Chemical engineer Brian Hie is using machine learning to predict how diseases will evolve and develop drugs that can treat them even as they change.

Researchers

Announcement

Updates on Federal Agency Activities, Marlowe, C-ShaRP; Research Support Services

September 26, 2025

This year I will continue to use this newsletter to help you stay updated on research matters. In this opener, I am sharing updates on 4 topics:
- Disruptions to federal grants
- Discount program for Marlowe (supercomputer) usage
- C-ShaRP Voucher Program for new faculty
- Two changes in research support services

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Vision

Facilitate interdisciplinary research and maintain public trust in a culture of integrity, where service to society is a core shared value.

Mission

To provide guidance and support to facilitate, nurture, and safeguard a thriving research ecosystem.

About

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Policies

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Resources

Explore Research Topics, How To’s, Tools & Documents, and Training Opportunities that help enable research.

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Funding

From research funding within Stanford to external opportunities, VPDoR provides search tools, proposal resources, and guidance to support your journey from idea to implementation.

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By the Numbers

  • 800+

    Academic Staff – Research

  • 15

    Independent Laboratories, Centers, and Institutes

  • $1.98B

    Sponsored Research

  • 30+

    Shared Instrumentation Facilities

Independent Laboratories, Centers, and Institutes