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Stanford University Department of Biochemistry in 2015-2017 reads as a 19-PI network with 4 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (53% of slots across 16 PIs; 16 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (41% of slots across 15 PIs; 15 labels), and RNA Research and Splicing as the leading topic (9% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). That is of concern for a 19-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Daniel Herschlag (13 weighted works; RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA Research and Splicing). The strongest pairings are Kathleen M. Ruppel and James A. Spudich (15 shared works, weight 8.3). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 3 PIs, 2 internal connections, weight 2.3, around Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, led by Daniel Herschlag, Rhiju Das, Pehr B. Harbury.