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A rapidly growing and ever-evolving field of study, bioengineering combines engineering and the life sciences in ways that advance scientific discovery, healthcare and medicine, manufacturing, agriculture, education and policy.
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Stanford Bioengineering is dedicated to discoveries and innovations that impact the world. Our wide, ever-expanding range of research studies and engineers biology at many levels: molecules, cells, tissues, and organs.
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Learn more about Stanford Bioengineering from our community.
Kayla Jimenez
"Sometimes, you have to fall before you can fly. This quote has been my guiding principle throughout my life."
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Jessica Towns
“I like the challenge of learning different methods and techniques that have to do with making something new or working hands-on.”
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Trang Le
"While it hasn't always been smooth sailing with my projects, the process of breaking down problems and crafting efficient solutions is what makes bioengineering so exciting for me. "
Read Trang's storyThe Future of Everything
Stanford Bioengineering Professor Russ Altman explores how technology, science and medicine are shaping our lives, in his podcast series.
Polly Fordyce: The Future of Proteins
An expert in protein structure and function explains how rapidly evolving study of these complex molecules is revealing ever-greater understanding of human life.
Jan Liphardt: Is diagnosis possible without revealing your medical secrets?
New cryptographic techniques allow patients to get personalized health care yet never divulge their medical secrets to anyone—even their doctors.
Bruce Daniel: Using tech from the gaming industry to improve medicine
A Stanford professor explains how augmented and virtual reality, body tracking, and other technologies from the gaming industry could be used in medicine.