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- Helen Blau awarded the National Medal of Science
Helen Blau awarded the National Medal of Science
Often called “America’s Nobel Prize,” the National Medal of Science honors the country’s leading researchers. Stem cell biologist Helen Blau was recognized for her work on cellular plasticity and aging.
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Stem Cells to the Rescue reviewed in Science and in the Harvard Review
Stem Cells to the Rescue simplifies stem cell science for young readers, making complex concepts accessible and engaging. It effectively conveys both the potential and limitations of stem cell therapies, offering a realistic outlook on current treatments and future research.
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Blau and Heilshorn Awarded 2024 BioX Seed Grant
The Stanford Bio-X Seed Grants fund proposals that enhance interdisciplinary research among the Stanford scientific communities in areas related to bioengineering, biosciences, and biomedicine, providing seed funding for high-risk, high-reward collaborative proposals including basic research leading to fundamental discoveries, as well as innovative technology, relating to human health.
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Stem Cells to the Rescue published
Stem Cells to the Rescue, a new children's book co-authored by Helen M. Blau and Margery J. Fain is now available from Cold Spring Harbor Press. Due October 22, 2024 • 34 pages, Color illustrations, Glossary, References Paperback • ISBN 978-1-621825-28-9
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Minas Presents at Bay Area Metabolism Meeting
Postdoctoral Fellow Minas Nalbandian spoke during the afternoon session on Integrative Approaches to Metabolic Health and Obesity Management of the BAMM Meeting held on Sept 19, 2024, at Stanford.
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Helen Blau elected to EMBO
Helen Blau was elected as an Associate Member at the July 2024 EMBO Meeting. New EMBO Members are elected annually in recognition of their contributions to scientific excellence. Associate Membership is reserved for a small number of leading scientists outside Europe and is intended to highlight the importance of interacting with scientists on a global scale.
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Ari and Ireh Present at 2024 BioX Symposium
The 2024 BioX Seed Grant Symposium took place on August 29, 2024 at the Clark Center. Blau lab undergraduate students and BioX Summer Research Fellows Ari Arias and Ireh Kim both presented posters during the event.
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Muscle Stem Cell Mechanical Memory study Published in PNAS
In a study recently published in PNAS designed to explore the idea of "mechanical memory"—where past mechanical environments influence future cell behavior— Chris Madl and co-authors used advanced hydrogel platforms with light-sensitive properties to control substrate stiffness to study MuSC responses. Their insights offer potential therapeutic targets to enhance MuSC function in aging and disease, and highlight the value of dynamic hydrogel systems in studying mechanosensitivity.
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Helen Blau Inducted to The Royal Society
Helen Blau was inducted into the Royal Society as part of a cohort of over 90 exceptional researchers from across the world. The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
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Helen Blau speaks at 2024 Summer BioX Seminars
The Stanford Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program (USRP) introduces undergraduates to interdisciplinary research. Since 2006, 926 students have participated, engaging in hands-on and virtual research, workshops, and networking opportunities. Helen Blau spoke on her work on Gerozymes at the July 31, 2024 Research Talk Session.
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Alesso Rotini awarded inaugural Society for Muscle Biology Helen M Blau Skeletal Muscle Research Prize for Early Career Investigators
Alessio Rotini was awarded the inaugural SMB Helen M. Blau Award for Early Career Investigators at the Society's 2024 meeting held July 14th-19th in Estérel, Quebec, Canada. The conference was organized by April Pyle, Doug Millay and Blau lab alum Penney Gilbert.
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Helen Blau Inducted to Austrian Academy of Sciences
Helen M. Blau, PhD was inducted into the Austrian Academy of Sciences at the annual Ceremonial Session which took place on May 17, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. During this session the Academy reported on its activities of the previous year and introduced all new members.
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Jewel Awarded 2024 SoM Dean's Fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellow Jewel Banik was awarded a Summer 2024 School of Medicine Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship for his proposal What controls the expression of the Gerozyme 15-PGDH, a master regulator of muscle aging? The School of Medicine Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowships encourage and support young investigators in the first two years of their postdoctoral research training at the School of Medicine.
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Minas presents at Cell Symposium: Exercise Metabolism
Minas Nalbandian attended the 2024 Cell Symposium: Exercise Metabolism conference held in Lisbon, Portugal May 5-7, 2024. The goal of this symposium was to bring together exercise physiologists, systems biologists, circadian biologists, nutrition experts, and others working at the intersection of energy management in health and disease to advance our mechanistic understanding of exercise metabolism in tissues and systems throughout the body, explore the therapeutic benefits of exercise, and integrate these findings with other emerging themes across the metabolic arena.
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Dan Robinson attends 2024 Glenn AFAR Grantee Conference
The 2024 Glenn AFAR Grantee Conference was held May 29-31, in Santa Barbara, California; attendance was by invitation only. Postdoctoral Fellow Dan Robinson was invited to attend as a recipient of a 2024 Glenn Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.