The James H. Clark Center (also abbreviated to the Clark Center) at

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, is a building, completed in 2003, that houses interdisciplinary research in the biological sciences.

History

The former Stanford computer scientist and entrepreneur James H. Clark donated $90 million of the total cost of $150 million to fund construction of the James H. Clark Center for interdisciplinary biomedical research. Construction started in 2001 and was completed in the summer of 2003, as part of the Stanford University Bio-X program. In September 2001, Clark rescinded $60 million of his initial 1999 pledge of $150 million to Stanford University for Bio-X, citing anger over President

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's restrictions on

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research. The building opened on October 24, 2003. The building was designed by

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in collaboration with MBT Architecture, and was funded by donations from James H. Clark and

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Tenants

The Clark Center is home to Stanford's Bio-X Program, which seeks to encourage researchers in the biological sciences to interact with researchers in other fields. It is a prime example of Stanford's interest in fostering a multidisciplinary approach to research. Some of the researchers who are members of the Bio-X program include Robert Sapolsky,

Ami Bhatt Ami Bhatt is an American physician-scientist who studies the link between blood cancers and the human gut microbiome. She holds associate professorships in Genetics and Medicine (Hematology) at Stanford University. She is a member of Stanford Bi ...

Jonathan K. Pritchard Jonathan Karl Pritchard is an English-born professor of genetics at Stanford University, best known for his development of the STRUCTURE algorithm for studying population structure and his work on human genetic variation and evolution.Pritchard Lab ...

Molly Schumer Molly Schumer is an American scientist who studies evolution, hybridization, and population genetics. She is an assistant professor of biology at Stanford University. She is a member of Stanford Bio-X and a Hannah H. Grey Fellow at the Howard Hug ...

Natalia Gomez-Ospina Natalia Gomez-Ospina is a Colombian physician-scientist who studies genetic disorders and lysosomal storage disorders. She was born in Medellín, Colombia. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Genetics) and of Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transpl ...

Lynette Cegelski Lynette Cegelski is an American physical chemist and chemical biologist who studies extracellular structures such as biofilms and membrane proteins. She is an associate professor of chemistry and, by courtesy, of chemical engineering at Stanfo ...

, and

Julie Baker Julie Baker is an American biologist who studies genetics and genomics, cell fate determination, and cellular communication. She is a professor of Genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine and is a member of Stanford Bio-X and the ...

References

External links

Bio-X websiteClark Center web page
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History

Tenants

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