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Research Navigator

Clear pathways for launching research at Stanford

Research Navigator is a centralized starting point for Department of Medicine faculty who want to move a research idea forward and need a clearer path through the research ecosystem. It brings together three practical hubs—Getting Started, Collaboration, and Grants—so you can spend less time searching and more time making progress.

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Getting Started

A simple “how to” guide for any faculty member with a high-impact research idea who needs help navigating the research ecosystem.

What you can do here: identify the right next step, find the right office or resource, and understand common pathways for moving a project from concept to action.

Get started

Collaboration Hub

Accelerate your research through collaboration. Browse the Department of Medicine network of research labs and biobanks to find the partners and resources your work needs.

Find Research Collaborators

Search through Department of Medicine research labs and hundreds of faculty members to:

  • Find experts in specific research areas
  • Discover labs with specialized equipment you need
  • Identify potential co-investigators for grant applications
  • Connect with researchers pursuing complementary work

Find Biospecimen Resources

Search through Department of Medicine biobanks to:

  • Access samples searchable by type, phenotype, and processing method
  • Find biospecimens with the clinical data you need
  • Discover sample sets for a specific disease or patient population
  • Register your own biobank to share resources with the community

For investigators generating and managing their own samples, the Stanford Biobank provides services for long-term storage, LIMS-based inventory tracking, staff training, and consultation on biobanking best practices.

Register your biobank

Grant Hub

Targeted resources to help you find and strengthen the competitiveness of your grants, whether you’re writing your first grant or your hundredth.

Common NIH Criticisms

Playbooks offering comprehensive strategies to prevent common weaknesses seen in major NIH mechanisms, enabling you to develop more competitive proposals.

F32 Playbook K Playbook R01 Playbook

Practical How-To Guides

Tipsheets to help navigate common hurdles in the grant development process, including best practices for developing your first major research budget and negotiating subawards.

Budget Tipsheet Subaward Tipsheet

Find Funding

Practical (and fun!) resources from the Grant Writing Academy and beyond for helping your trainees identify what to apply for and when, from pre- to post-doc.

Funding Train Stanford T32s

Have an idea or request for a new resource? Get in touch! DOMBigIdeas@stanford.edu