In the News
In the News
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The future of the gut microbiome
A microbiologist describes the remarkable symbiotic, and sometimes adversarial, relationship between humans and the trillions of bacteria inhabiting our gastrointestinal tracts.
September 21, 2023
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Hawa Racine Thiam Interview with Sarafan ChEM-H
Stanford Bioengineering faculty Hawa Racine Thiam talks about her research with Sarafan ChEM-H
August 31, 2023
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BioE Postdocs Melanie Hannebelle & Wendy Wenderski Named 2023 Stanford Postdoc JEDI Champions
The award recognizes current postdoctoral scholars who have championed efforts that advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion at Stanford and beyond.
August 21, 2023
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Foldscope 2.0 Launch Party Hosted by the Department of Bioengineering
Stanford Bioengineering's Prakash Lab celebrates the launch of the latest version of the Foldscope
August 07, 2023
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DoD Selects Michael Fischbach as a 2023 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow
Department of Defense will fund Fischbach Lab's "Programming Functions within Microbial Consortia" project
July 26, 2023
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Stanford Medicine and Northpond Ventures Announce Launch of The Northpond Laboratories
Markus Covert will serve as Stanford’s Department of Bioengineering faculty lead
July 14, 2023
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Jennifer Cochran talks about research opportunities at Stanford and leadership at Stanford Office of the Vice Provost
Jennifer Cochran and Judith Prochaska discuss their new roles in the in the Offices of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research
May 30, 2023
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Josh Makower Interviewed for Medtech Dive's Friday Q&A
The director and co-founder of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign has been urging CMS to get patients access to breakthrough devices.
May 26, 2023
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KC Huang Lab Publish New View of Microbiome in Nature
Stanford researchers and collaborators publish a study that used an ingestible device to capture the diversity of the microbiome
May 15, 2023
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Scientists talk sustainability at inaugural synthetic biology symposium
Scientists gathered to discuss the future of synthetic biology and how it can help curb climate change and promote sustainability.
May 10, 2023
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Polly Fordyce: The Future of Proteins
Dr. Fordyce explains how rapidly evolving study of these complex molecules is revealing ever-greater understanding of human life.
April 14, 2023
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April 14, 2023
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The Fischbach Lab use skin-colonizing bacteria to create a topical cancer therapy in mice
Researchers harnessed the skin’s immune response to bacteria to create an immunotherapy —delivered by swab —that treats aggressive tumors in mice.
April 14, 2023
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Food Chain Fix
Students make the most of low-hanging fruit
March 28, 2023
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Padded helmet cover shows little protection for football players
The Camarillo Lab publishes research on the effectiveness of padded helmet covers.
March 28, 2023
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At White House Summit on Bioeconomy, Work of Stanford Scholars Takes Major Leap Forward
With more resources being allocated to America's biotech sector, CISAC affiliate Megan Palmer and core faculty member Drew Endy describe the opportunities and challenges of develop
October 05, 2022
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Stanford researchers construct most complex, complete synthetic microbiome
To build a complex synthetic microbiome for studying the connections between gut bacteria and human health, Stanford researchers started from scratch with more than 100 bacterial s
September 06, 2022
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Stanford scientists develop new method to faster – and more accurately – find antigens that trigger specific immune cells
Their approach, which mimics the physical forces exerted by immune cells as they crawl over host cells, could help scientists develop more effective cancer immunotherapies.
September 05, 2022
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Bruce Daniel: Using technologies from the gaming industry to improve medicine
Stanford professor explains how augmented and virtual reality, body tracking, and other technologies from the gaming industry could be used in medicine.
July 25, 2022
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Jan Liphardt: Is a good 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.
June 06, 2022