SLAC Experts

Wah Chiu

Professor at SLAC and Stanford Director of CryoEM and Bioimaging Division at SLAC

Photo of Professor Wah Chui with a cryo-electron micrcoscope

Areas of research: Science of life; cryo-EM; bioimaging; RNA structure; cryo-ET of neuronal cells; atomic-resolution cryo-EM; pandemic-related structures

Determining the atomic details of biomolecular structures with cryo-EM helps us understand the cellular basis of human diseases – from neurodegeneration to virus infection and cancer – and it’s increasingly becoming part of the discovery process for drugs and therapeutics.”

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News Feature

They found that gently heating N95 masks in high relative humidity could inactivate SARS-CoV-2 virus trapped within the masks, without degrading the masks’ performance.

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News Brief

Stanford and SLAC scientists studying the varicella zoster virus found that an antibody that blocks infection doesn’t work exactly as they’d thought.

Past Event

Presented by Wah Chiu. Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a revolutionary technology for making 3D images of the inner workings of cells in much...

Press Release

The new facility provides revolutionary tools for exploring tiny biological machines, from viral particles to the interior of the cell.

They found that gently heating N95 masks in high relative humidity could inactivate SARS-CoV-2 virus trapped within the masks, without degrading the masks’ performance.

Stanford and SLAC scientists studying the varicella zoster virus found that an antibody that blocks infection doesn’t work exactly as they’d thought.

Presented by Wah Chiu. Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a revolutionary technology for making 3D images of the inner workings of cells in much higher resolution than ever possible before.

The new facility provides revolutionary tools for exploring tiny biological machines, from viral particles to the interior of the cell.

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Expecting the Unexpected with AI at Particle Colliders

Wah Chiu

Faced with pandemic shortages, researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks for reuse

Cryo-EM study yields new clues to chicken pox infection

Cryo-EM: Amazing 3D Views of Life’s Molecular Machines

SLAC and Stanford Open One of World's Most Advanced Facilities for Cryo-EM

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