In the News
In the News
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Prints and the Revolution
How researchers are wielding a tool to repair our 3D bodies.
February 06, 2025
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‘Democratizing biology’: Stanford bioengineering lab provides affordable gene-editing kit for high school students
Marvin Collins ’22, a bioengineering student, was balancing their Stanford classes from home in Alabama while also helping Professor Stanley Qi create a CRISPR/Cas9 kit
February 03, 2025
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Paul Yock receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The emeritus bioengineering professor was awarded the medal for his significant contributions to interventional cardiology and for driving health technology innovation.
January 24, 2025
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Michael Jewett featured in Stanford Report for work on AI-guided enzyme testing and design
Researchers develop an AI-guided platform that helps design, build, and test powerful new enzymes.
January 22, 2025
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Stanford Bioengineering Researchers Propose A National Plan for Public Biology Labs
Through the creation of LABraries and LABrarians, the public can learn and explore biology and biotechnology.
January 22, 2025
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Paul Yock Receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The award is the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement.
January 06, 2025
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Stanford scientists transform ubiquitous skin bacterium into a topical vaccine
Michael Fischbach's findings in mice could translate into a radical, needle-free vaccination approach that would also eliminate reactions
December 12, 2024
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December 12, 2024
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Unlocking the potential of proteins
Protein engineering research is revealing the mysteries of life and enabling advances in pharmaceuticals and other industries.
December 05, 2024
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From micro to macro: Transforming biopigments into art pieces
“From Petri Dish to Palette: Exploring Bacterial-Based Paint,” which was sponsored by the bioengineering department and StanfordArts through the Burt McMurtry Arts Initiative Fund.
December 05, 2024
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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