In the News
In the News
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Undergraduates earn gold in genetic engineering contest
Through iGEM, an interdisciplinary student team contends each year in a global synthetic biology competition, where students develop and test projects themselves.
November 11, 2024
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2024 Stanford Bioengineering Siebel Scholars
Annual award recognizes world's top graduate students from leading institutions of bioengineering, computer science, energy science, and business
November 05, 2024
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How to pick – and solve – the next great problem
Bioengineering Professor Michael Fischbach shares his framework for choosing impactful problems to work on and finding optimal solutions.
October 21, 2024
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Hidden biological processes can affect how the ocean stores carbon
Microscopic organisms in the ocean play a key role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new study unveils a hidden biological factor that could change our understandin
October 11, 2024
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Hawa Racine Thiam named one of 10 early-career scientists tackling some of the biggest problems of today
In its ninth year, SN 10: Scientists to Watch is Science News’ list of up-and-coming researchers
September 27, 2024
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Chemical and Engineering News Select Rogelio A. Hernández-López as a 2024 Trailblazer
A hallmark of this cellular engineer’s efforts is communication—among biological systems and with the next generation of scientists
September 24, 2024
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Kit makes CRISPR education affordable and accessible
An inexpensive kit developed by Stanford undergraduates brings hands-on lessons in the gene-editing technology to high school classrooms.
September 17, 2024
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The worth of ‘worthless’ ideas: A connoisseur of cells explores the wonder and beauty of the world
Manu Prakash, PhD, came into focus on my laptop for a Zoom meeting. It was early June, and blue and white waves behind him caught my eye. Bright sun lit his face and jacket, and
August 23, 2024
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What the cell! Engineering cells for a new purpose
Every cell is beholden to a phenomenon called cell fate, a sort of biological preset determined by genetic coding. Burgeoning cells take their developmental cues from a set of core
August 23, 2024
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Rogelio Hernández-López selected to join Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Hernández-López will pioneer novel approaches for designing synthetic protein receptors for engineering cellular communication.
June 18, 2024
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Stanford explainer: CRISPR, gene editing, and beyond
A Q&A with bioengineer Stanley Qi on the past, present, and future of CRISPR.
June 11, 2024
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The first example of cellular origami
Combining a deep curiosity and “recreational biology,” Manu Prakash discovered how a simple cell produces remarkably complex behavior, all without a nervous system.
June 07, 2024
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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.
May 31, 2024
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Polly Fordyce wins Stanford President's Award for Excellence in Diversity
Fordyce founded Next-Gen Faculty Symposium supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM
May 31, 2024
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The secret lives of plankton
Tiny plankton play a huge role in regulating natural systems, but they remain poorly understood. Manu Prakash leads an international effort to develop solutions.
May 27, 2024
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Wang Lab Publishes New Research in Wound Regeneration
Research finds link between between acoel and symbiotic algae gene networks
May 16, 2024
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Stanford Biomedical Computation Program Celebrates 20 Years of Interdisciplinary Excellence
As of May 2024, the Stanford Biomedical Computation major has graduated over 108 students since its inception. There are currently 48 students enrolled in the program.
May 07, 2024
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Neuropsychiatry and sandwiches
Karl Deisseroth and his collaborators introduced the Human Neural Circuitry program that uses a high-powered data-gathering infrastructure to process and study brain activity.
May 03, 2024
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Stanford visit sparks high schoolers’ interests
High school students visited the university as part of Stanford’s Introduction to Bioengineering, a dual-credit course program that provides talented students in low-income communi
April 12, 2024
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Stanford Scholar Spotlight: Daniel Stauber engineers bioengineering opportunities
When Daniel Stauber ’25 M.S. ’25 first came to Stanford, he knew that he wanted to do research using the CRISPR gene editing technology.
March 15, 2024