Biological sciences

SLAC Deputy Director for Science and Technology Alberto Salleo's lab at Stanford is creating artificial synapses to replicate the brain’s efficiency and learning capacity in computing systems.

With a suite of reimagined instruments, researchers take up scientific inquiries that were out of reach just one year ago. 

Oxidizing chemicals break this cellular power plant into useless bits, leading to  Parkinson’s disease, ALS, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more. A small molecule could block the process.

Cryogenic electron microscopy showed for the first time that large RNA complexes can assemble without the help of proteins. 

The new findings highlight the need for ongoing monitoring of H5N1’s evolution in nature. 

Researchers found a protein that's essential for an enterovirus to enter human cells. That could help the search for vaccines and treatments. 

Public lecture presented by Jocelyn Richardson

AI is playing a key role in helping SLAC researchers find new galaxies and tiny neutrinos, and discover new drugs.

SLAC’s SSRL helps pin down key players in the microbial production of methylmercury, a poison that can accumulate in fish.

An associate scientist at SSRL, Richardson studies plant growth to find ways to enhance nutrient uptake in plants, especially in challenging conditions – such as higher temperatures, drought, and intense precipitation events – brought about by climate change.

For nearly 50 years, Hodgson has illuminated the synchrotron radiation community through his pioneering research, innovations, leadership, advocacy and mentorship at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource.