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Community of Shared Research Platforms 
C-ShaRP

C-ShaRP is re-imagining shared facilities spanning science, engineering, medicine, and sustainability with new research platforms that are simultaneously accessible and advanced -- allowing for frontier research in collaborative, interconnected, state-of-the art facilities that bridge traditional Departmental and School boundaries and amplify the University mission of research, education, and translation. 

Let us connect you to state-of-the-art scientific research facilities, instrumentation, and experts across Stanford University.


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Advanced and accessible research facilities spanning science, engineering, medicine, and sustainability. View our curated lists of facilities filtered by discipline.

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Today’s and tomorrow’s biggest challenges -- ranging from plastics upcycling to personalized health, quantum computing, sustainability, and space exploration -- require outstanding, well-run facilities.  Stanford was an early leader in developing models for shared facilities, but the scale, interdisciplinarity, and team-based nature of research today demand yet greater coordination and planning. 

To enable the next big breakthrough, C-ShaRP coordinates ideas and investments to advance and democratize access to modern, state-of-the-art instrumentation and scientific/technical staff, allowing users to craft the most bold, innovative, rigorous experiments that advance human knowledge.  We imagine a new paradigm for fundamental and translational research platforms with cutting-edge, inter-connected, coordinated infrastructure for world-changing research. 


 

Beth Ponder, executive director of both Sarafan ChEM-H and the Stanford Innovative Medicines Accelerator, and Mary Tang, managing director of the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility, are honored with this year's Marsh O’Neill Award. | Aaron Kehoe
Science & Engineering

‘Nanotechnology is everywhere’: Why very small tech matters

As nano@stanford prepares to open its doors to visitors, nanoscientist Debbie Senesky shares her take on what nanotech can do, on Earth and in space.

Science & Engineering

MicroDicer and microGrater make quick work of tumor dissection

Two new biology lab tools will help researchers quickly turn out scores of uniformly sized tissue samples to study many therapies at once. The prototyping process of microDicer was done in a graduate-level product design class, ENGR 241: Advanced Micro and Nano Fabrication Laboratory, where Tang lab's PhD students learned how to make micro-scale devices in a hands-on, project-based environment in the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility.

Science & Engineering

Stanford lab introduces students to cutting-edge biomedical research tools

At the Vincent Coates Foundation Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, students learn to operate the same instruments researchers use to carry out groundbreaking studies.

Science & Engineering

Summer institute brings nanoscience to teachers

The professional development program hosted by nano@stanford helps middle school teachers bring a cutting-edge field to students at a critical age for learning to see themselves as scientists.

Science & Engineering

A new way to see viruses in action

Stanford researchers revealed the replication process of SARS-CoV-2 using super-resolution microscopy, which may have applications for drug development. Authors acknowledge use of the Cell Sciences Imaging Core Facility and In Vitro Biosafety Level-3 Service Center. 

Community Engagement

2024 nano@stanford Open House

All are welcome to visit us for the nano@stanford Open House, which will be held in the Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center! This free event will feature a Research Showcase (poster session), a Vendor Expo, and the opportunity to interact with industry professionals and representatives. October 9, 2024, 12 pm - 5 pm, at Huang Engineering Center. 

Seminar/Presentation

Lunch & Learn: Exciting Research & Shared Resources!

Come enjoy free lunch and hear about exciting research from students and postdocs who have used Shared Resources in their work! Learn how to access these resources, discover advanced technologies, meet subject matter experts, connect with fellow researchers, and accelerate your research progress! Thursday, September 26, 2024, 12 pm - 1 pm at Bass Biology Building, R122. 

Workshop

Strategy for Shared Instrumentation Grant-Seekers

Join VPDoR’s Shared Research Platforms team and the Stanford Research Development Office for a session on instrumentation grant preparation on Thursday, October 3, 2024, 11 am - 12 pm. A networking lunch will follow.

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