In the News
In the News
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Karl Deisseroth awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
The professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences shares the prize with two other researchers for their work in optogenetics.
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Sydney Barta Interviewed for 90 Seconds with Lisa Kim
Stanford para-athlete Sydney Barta talks about how she trains mentally and physically for adaptive sports and is helping level the playing field on and off the track.
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Bioengineering grad student Samuel King on team developing AI designed E. coli killer
Using an AI model of their own creation that writes whole genomes, a team of Stanford scientists has engineered a novel bacteria-fighting phage. A new age of antibiotics could be on the horizon.
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Two Stanford Microscopes. 31 New Species. One Deep Sea.
Manu Prakash and a team of scientists from around the globe use “The Squid” and “The Gravity Machine” to explore the Earth’s least understood biosphere, discovering new species along the way.
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Op-ed Appearance by Josh Makower in STAT
Josh Makower discusses medical technology breakthroughs and gaps in delivering those breakthroughs bedside
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The "gut's second brain" may hold clues to a variety of conditions
Two Stanford researchers are creating detailed maps of the enteric nervous system and studying how these neurons mediate digestion and other essential processes.
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Synthetic biology boosts plant defenses against pests
Jennifer Brophy uses genetic tools to enhance plants’ natural pest defenses, aiming to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides that can contaminate air and water.
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Synthetic biologists transform waste CO2 into useful chemicals
A groundbreaking new system paves the way for advances in synthetic biology and carbon recycling.
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Norbert Pelc receives the 2026 SPIE Harrison H. Barrett Award in Medical Imaging
Former BioE Chair recognized for his career's work defining the fields of X-ray, CT, and MR imaging for clinical care and educating generations of clinicians and scientists
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A Taste of the Future: Stanford Bioengineering’s Chef-in-Residence Program
A first-of-its-kind collaboration, the Hill-Maini Lab hosts two-Michelin-star chef to explore how creativity, technology, and taste help shape a more sustainable future for food.
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Bioengineering senior Sydney Barta named Rhodes Scholar
The international scholarship will support Barta as she pursues a graduate degree at the University of Oxford.
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Fast on the track, focused in the lab
Combining Paralympic experience with research at Stanford’s Human Performance Lab, Sydney Barta is pursuing a career as an orthopedic surgeon for athletes with amputations.
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Michael C. Jewett Is AIChE’s 2025 Acrivos Professional Progress Award Recipient
The prize recognizes outstanding progress in chemical engineering by a member of AIChE in their early career.
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Scientists uncover extreme life inside the Arctic ice
For the first time, researchers report that Arctic algae can hustle along in -15 C – the lowest-temperature movement ever recorded in complex, living cells.
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Alex Choi and Cyan Brown Named Recipients of the Stanford Postdoc Champions Community Impact Award
The Stanford Postdoc Champions: Community Impact Awards serve to highlight the individual contributions of postdocs whose service fosters belonging and uplifts their communities.
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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.
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A Scientist’s Quest To See Every Organism On Earth
Manu Prakash is many things—biologist, engineer, inventor, philosopher—but what he isn’t is conventional.
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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
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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
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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.
