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People behind the questions

Meet Stanford researchers whose work connects cell behavior, biological systems, and new approaches to disease.

Michelle Monje, Stanford researcher

Neuroscience & cancer

Michelle Monje

How does the nervous system influence the growth of brain tumors?

Monje’s work connects neuroscience with pediatric cancer biology. Her collaboration with Crystal Mackall helped bring GD2-targeting CAR-T cells into an early clinical study for diffuse midline gliomas.

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Sylvia Plevritis, Stanford researcher

Cancer systems biology

Sylvia Plevritis

How do the cells surrounding a tumor shape cancer?

Plevritis uses computational and systems approaches to study cancer in its tissue environment. This perspective asks how the behavior of neighboring cells contributes to a disease often described only in terms of malignant cells.

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Mark Skylar-Scott, Stanford researcher

Bioengineering

Mark Skylar-Scott

How can living tissues be engineered at larger scales?

The Skylar-Scott Lab combines stem cell engineering, organoids, and 3D bioprinting. A central challenge is making dense tissues with vascular structures that help support their cells.

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Steven Artandi, Stanford researcher

Cancer biology

Steven Artandi

What allows cancer cells to keep dividing?

Artandi studies mechanisms that enable cancer cells to persist and proliferate. The work connects fundamental questions about cell growth with the biology of tumors.

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