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Berkeley-Stanford-UCSF THIS Generation Faculty Symposium
Join scientists from Stanford, UC Berkeley and UCSF in this unique gathering of newly recruited faculty and students defining cutting edge research for THIS generation!
November 29, 2022
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Oussama Khatib: What if Aquaman was a robot?
It’s hard enough for a robot to work at sea level; try making one that swims a thousand meters down
October 28, 2022
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The curious connection between plastic trash and infectious disease
Discarded, undegradable plastic trash is a global breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitoes.
October 21, 2022
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Alexandria Boehm: Wastewater helps reveal COVID’s real reach
Municipal wastewater is proving to be one of the best ways to measure the true scale of diseases in our communities.
October 14, 2022
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Untethered exoskeleton walks out into the real world
After years of careful development, engineers have created a boot-like exoskeleton that increases walking speed and reduces effort outside of the lab.
October 12, 2022
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Stanford’s 2022 Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education
Stanford’s Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education Program recognizes faculty for extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education.
October 10, 2022
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Introducing the first Wu Tsai Human Performance Biodesign Innovation Fellows
The Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance are pleased to announce the first Human Performance Fellows
October 07, 2022
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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.
October 06, 2022
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Two Bioengineering Faculty Earn High-Risk, High Reward Grants
Mark Skylar-Scott receives NIH New Innovator Award and Michael Fischbach receives a NIH Transformative Research Award
October 06, 2022
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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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Engineers develop new tool for targeted protein production
A new method for prompting cells to create specific proteins can more accurately focus on which cells make the proteins and when.
October 05, 2022
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A water problem that’s still unresolved in schools across the country
Access to clean drinking water should be a given and there are health consequences for children when it’s not
September 23, 2022
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A scientist uses radar technology to map the insides of ice sheets
The technique helps us understand ice sheets right here on Earth -- and whether there could be life far, far beyond.
September 19, 2022
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Foldscopes and Frugal Science: Paper Microscopes Make Science Globally Accessible
Picture a microscope. You are likely imagining a heavy metal base, a viewfinder tube to squint through, and knobs on the side to bring a tiny specimen into focus.
September 14, 2022
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The rule-breaking paper microscope that costs $1.75 to make
Discoveries involving a lab accident, venomous snails & a scientific instrument made from paper are some of the obscure, quirky or convoluted advances honored Wednesday with awards
September 14, 2022
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Researchers construct the most complex, complete synthetic microbiome
The microbial community of over 100 bacterial species could help scientists learn more about the connections between the microbiome and human health.
September 08, 2022
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Karl Deisseroth to share Horwitz Prize for pioneering contributions to optogenetics
The Stanford psychiatrist, neuroscientist and engineer is honored for developing a technology that lets researchers pinpoint the functions & malfunctions of specific brain circuits
September 07, 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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Dr. Russ Altman and Dr. Kwabena Boahen named recipents of HAI 2022 Hoffman-Yee Grants
Six Stanford research teams have received funding to solve some of the most challenging problems in the field of AI.
August 24, 2022