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Tiny plankton play a huge role in regulating natural systems, but they remain poorly understood. Manu Prakash leads an international effort to develop solutions.

Research finds link between between acoel and symbiotic algae gene networks

As of May 2024, the Stanford Biomedical Computation major has graduated over 108 students since its inception. There are currently 48 students enrolled in the program.

Karl Deisseroth and his collaborators introduced the Human Neural Circuitry program that uses a high-powered data-gathering infrastructure to process and study brain activity.

High school students visited the university as part of Stanford’s Introduction to Bioengineering, a dual-credit course program that provides talented students in low-income communi

When Daniel Stauber ’25 M.S. ’25 first came to Stanford, he knew that he wanted to do research using the CRISPR gene editing technology.

The rapidly evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus threatens the progress made in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic. A promising novel drug candidate, designed at the atomic level, could help docto

Stanford professor Steve Quake among others talks to The New York Times about their work on Cell Atlases using A.I..

A molecular “snapshot” of a protein can be critical to understanding its function. Scientists at Stanford and NYU have published and investigated a new structure of the protein LAG

Cell therapies for cancer can be potentially enhanced using a CRISPR RNA-editing platform, according to a new study published Feb. 21 in Cell.

A bioengineer explains how medical scientists are now able to print, cell by cell, living human tissue for study and, perhaps one day, much more.

Assistant Professor Hawa Racine Thiam talks about her journey through academia to Stanford and her hopes for the future.

Harrison hopes to support student athelete compensation.

Read how this symposium event is working to improve representation among STEM faculty and promote and support early-career scientists.

Rhodes Scholars receive full academic funding for two or more years of post-graduate study in any field at Oxford University in England, as well as a stipend.

Researchers at Stanford have designed an open-source process for turning sisal fibers into absorbent material for menstrual pads, creating an opportunity for the local, sustainable

Stanford Bioengineering celebrates 600+ granted degrees, 240 trained faculty and 20 years of excellence.

Disabling those hinges could be a good strategy for designing vaccines and treatments against a broad range of coronavirus infections, including COVID-19.