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Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the Beckman Center.

The Beckman Center Welcomes Will Allen, Ph.D.

Winter 2024

Will Allen, Ph.D., did his undergraduate work at Brown University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and biology. After college, he attended the University of Cambridge, where he received a master’s degree in computational biology and conducted research at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. 

The Beckman Center Welcomes Sarah Bowling, Ph.D.

Winter 2024

Sarah Bowling, Ph.D., completed her Ph.D. at Imperial College London in the labs of Tristan Rodriguez and Jesus Gil, where her project focused on understanding the mechanisms and roles of cell competition in early mouse development.

Stanford’s Shared Facilities Make World-Class Equipment Accessible to Researchers

The operations groups within the university’s Community of Shared Advanced Research Platforms (c-ShARP) organization are increasing access to and understanding of top-of-the-line scientific facilities at Stanford. This democratization and centralization of resources encourages new ideas and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Protein and Nucleic Acid Services Made-to-Order at PAN Facility

Fall 2023

Academic core labs such as the Beckman Center’s Protein and Nucleic Acid (PAN) Facility play a vital role in advancing biomedical research, as do for-profit life science service companies. However, the two types of labs have distinctly different missions, operate under dissimilar models, and offer different areas of expertise.

In Memoriam: Nobel Laureate Paul Berg, Ph.D., Founder of the Beckman Center

Spring 2023

Paul Berg, Ph.D., the founding director of the Beckman Center, and the Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor of Cancer Research Emeritus at the Stanford University School of Medicine, passed away on February 15, 2023, at the age of 96.

Hands-on Learning Takes Center Stage at Beckman Service Centers

Spring 2023

Two years ago, the team of instructors who teach Analytical Methods in Biotechnology, a Stanford engineering course, approached Jon Mulholland, director of the Cell Sciences Imaging Facility (CSIF) and Lisa Nichols, Ph.D., director of the Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) Facility, with a proposal.

Three New Faculty Members Join the Beckman Center

Winter 2023

Please join us in welcoming three outstanding new faculty members to the Beckman Center!

· Lauren Goins, Ph.D.
· Ruth Huttenhain, Ph.D.
· Tino Pleiner, Ph.D.

Alex Gao, Ph.D., Joins the Department of Biochemistry

Fall 2022

We are happy to announce the hiring of a new assistant professor of biochemistry: Alex Gao, Ph.D.

Beckman Staff Inspire High School Students Through Administrative Work Study

Fall 2022

The Beckman Center is teeming with students—from undergraduates getting their first taste of science and medical students trying out basic research to graduate students immersed in their fields. But it is not just the center’s labs that teach and inspire students. For the past four years, the Beckman Center Administrative Office has been a work site for a series of students from Cristo Rey San José, a Jesuit high school in San Jose.

A Letter From Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D., Director of the Beckman Center

Spring 2022

I am pleased to let you know that the Beckman Center is emerging from the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic stronger than ever!

Two Generous Grants Boost CODEX Imaging Capabilities

Winter 2022

Two new grants to Beckman Center service centers expand researchers’ access to highly multiplexed tissue imaging.

Get to Know the Beckman Center Programs

Winter 2022

The Beckman Center supports discovery and innovation through diverse programs, including seminars, symposia, grants, and more.

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Us

Fall 2021

Across academic departments, Beckman Center researchers and administrative staff found lasting value in new ways to communicate and collaborate.

A Renewed Focus on Diversity and Inclusion in the Sciences

Fall 2021

Developmental Biology graduate students ramp up efforts to make their department more diverse and inclusive.


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Cut Your Software Costs: CSBF Offers Shared Licenses to Research Labs

Spring 2023

To help scientists save on costs, the Beckman Center’s Computational Services and Bioinformatics Facility (CSBF) offers researchers discounted and shared licenses on some of the priciest and most popular software packages.

Stanford Scientists Enjoy a Growing Network of State-of-the-Art Imaging Technologies

Fall 2022

Imaging is a mainstay of nearly every branch of biomedical research; it lets scientists visualize what they can’t see with the naked eye—the minutiae of life.

Lucy O’Brien, Ph.D., and Jon Mulholland Receive $600,000 NIH Grant for New Microscope

Fall 2022

Lucy O’Brien, Ph.D., associate professor of molecular and cellular physiology, and Jon Mulholland, director of the Cell Sciences Imaging Facility (CSIF), received a $600,000 National Institutes of Health S10 Shared Instrumentation Grant for a new Leica STELLARIS 8 DIVE microscope. 

Spotlight On: The Beckman Lab Management Team

Spring 2022

At its core, the Beckman Center is a physical space­—a space that brings scientists together for collaborative, innovative research.

Investing in our Service Centers: New Instrumentation

Spring 2022

The Beckman Service Centers have a goal of providing our researchers with state-of-the-art scientific technologies.

Flora Rutaganira, Ph.D., Joins the Beckman Center

Winter 2022

Flora Rutaganira, Ph.D., will join the departments of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology this fall.

A Letter From Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D., Director of the Beckman Center

Fall 2021

The pandemic years, which began in early 2020 as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, have been some of the most difficult for the Beckman Center since its inception in 1989. Laboratory work was curtailed, service centers were closed, and dissertations were postponed.

Beckman Service Centers in the Time of COVID-19

Fall 2021

A willingness to try completely new ways of doing things helped the Beckman Service Centers continue to support researchers.

Beckman Center Awards Seed Funding to Five Projects

Fall 2021

The Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine recently awarded nearly $1.1 million in Technology Development Grants to five teams of investigators.