Research Matters

Profile photo of Stephen Palumbi sitting on rocks near the ocean.

‘We can’t wait to know everything before we start trying to help’

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Stanford marine biologist Steve Palumbi uses fundamental science to find practical solutions to pressing questions about ocean life and its future. His lab’s work on the effects of heat waves on marine life has implications for the environment, economies, health, and culture.
Profile photo of Sergui Pasca standing in his lab.

‘The human brain remains the final frontier’

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Stanford neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca is pioneering technology to recreate human brain tissue and neural circuits in the lab – giving scientists unprecedented access to human brain development and opening new possibilities for treating disorders from psychiatric disease to chronic pain.
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‘It’s an audacious human endeavor’

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Stanford physicist Lauren Tompkins is trying to solve the mysteries of the universe with subatomic particles. Such work requires teams of thousands that collaborate across the world.