Bioengineering

  • Stanford Medicine physician uses augmented reality to streamline data visualization during surgery.

  • Tachycardia unraveled

    Researchers engineered stem cell-derived heart tissues to study how tachycardia affects the heart and to uncover the inner workings of our body’s engine.

  • Arc Institute awards

    Two professors are named Innovation Investigators, and four win Ignite Awards.

  • Tissue mapping

    Stanford Medicine scientists describe details of the human intestine and placental tissue as part of the National Institute of Health’s Human Biomolecular Atlas Program.

  • Northpond Laboratories launch

    The program will translate scientific discoveries out of the lab and into clinical and commercial applications.

  • Synthetic biology and sustainability

    Scientists gathered to discuss the future of synthetic biology and how it can help curb climate change and promote sustainability.

  • Nobelists credit basic research

    A two-day event at the Stanford School of Medicine brought together investors, regulators, company executives and scientists to discuss the most productive ways for them to work together.

  • Skin-colonizing bacteria help fight tumors

    In a study led by Stanford Medicine, researchers harnessed the skin’s immune response to bacteria to create an immunotherapy — delivered by swab — that treats aggressive tumors in mice.

  • Nobelist Paul Berg dies

    Credited with sparking the field of genetic engineering, Stanford Medicine biochemist Paul Berg shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in chemistry for creating the first recombinant DNA molecule.

  • New biomedical physics doctoral program

    A new PhD program, hosted by the departments of radiology and radiation oncology, trains students in technologies used for therapy and diagnostics.

  • Deisseroth to receive Horwitz Prize

    The Stanford psychiatrist, neuroscientist and engineer is honored for developing a technology that lets researchers pinpoint the functions — and malfunctions — of specific brain circuits.

  • ‘Digital human’ helps reduce knee stress

    A computer simulation that relates muscle activation patterns to harmful pressure on the knee helps participants adopt knee-protective strategies as they walk.