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In the News
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How bioengineering Professor Russ Altman uses AI
In the first Q&A of a new series, Altman explains why he permits AI in classes, rejects it for recommendation letters, and feels both cautious and optimistic about its future.
June 26, 2025
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Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice
Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, Stanford scientists find, opening a window to our emotions
June 04, 2025
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Stanford University marks a century of scientific discoveries
Stanford University is celebrating 100 years of engineering, commemorating a century of innovation and showcasing the engineering of tomorrow. Soham Sinha is a Bioengineering Ph.D
June 04, 2025
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‘For many people, waiting is not an option’
Stanford bioengineer Stanley Qi is developing advanced gene-editing tools to treat life-threatening diseases and slow the onset of neurological aging.
May 13, 2025
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Stanford engineers reinvent wastewater purification to unlock valuable resources
A team of Stanford scholars is developing a way to make wastewater drinkable while also recovering valuable products like fertilizer components.
May 12, 2025
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Doerr photo contest illustrates life’s complexity
Kevin Ly, PhD student, Bioengineering earns second place in action and impact on campus category of the Doerr photo contest
May 12, 2025
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New tool lets scientists observe genome dynamics in real time
A technique to see DNA as it moves in living cells could offer novel fundamental insights into biology.
May 12, 2025
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Scientists discover extravagant, protein-free RNA structures
Stanford and SLAC researchers have identified surprisingly intricate RNA-only complexes – offering inspiration for biomedical and biotechnological design.
May 12, 2025
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Scientists use synthetic biology to address urgent sustainability challenges
Bioengineering professor Michael C. Jewett shares how Stanford researchers are working with the building blocks of biology to produce greener chemicals, more climate-resiliency
May 12, 2025
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New RNA and protein tools may improve cell therapies
Two new papers demonstrate novel ways of fine-tuning cellular functions, with applications in cancer treatment, diagnostics, and more.
April 04, 2025
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‘It really is the holy grail of curative medicine’
Stanford bioengineer Mark Skylar-Scott on his “science fiction” quest to 3D print human hearts and other organs on demand, using cells from a patient’s own body.
April 04, 2025
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Four Stanford faculty named AAAS Fellows
The faculty are among 471 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
March 27, 2025
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Stanford Bioengineering PhD Student Named Top 30 Young Scientists for Climate Research
Bella Archibald receives the Inflection Award, which recognizes the world's Top 30 most promising young scientists.
March 21, 2025
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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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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