The Innovative Medicines Accelerator builds on existing programs at Stanford — but fills in gaps to help researchers turn ideas into drugs.
Author: Amy Adams
Why do women who love science leave STEM fields?
Amy Adams discusses her journey from future PhD geneticist to science writer and calls for a more nuanced look at gender representation in STEM fields.
My measles story: The importance of protecting the most vulnerable
Writer Amy Adams reflects on her own experience with measles, and her lingering fears that she may have spread the virus to someone who was vulnerable.
Paying attention is a matter of making the brain a little more awake
We all know that feeling - we're awake but somehow unable to pay attention. Or we are paying attention but still miss what it is …
Forgiveness after an election loss: Grieving and anger are normal, for a while
One of the great things about writing for a living is that when I experience something in my own life, I can use that as …
Stanford scientists discuss the “hard problem” of consciousness with playwright Tom Stoppard
I've been a fan of Tom Stoppard's plays since I had to read his great play "Arcadia" for a class years ago. In it, Stoppard …
Biochemist Peter Kim weighs in on the ambitious goals of the Biohub
About a month ago I wrote about a new collaboration between three Bay Area universities called the Biohub. It was the first science investment by …
Smartphone microscope turns microbiology into game time
Those of us with kids are sensitized to notice things others might not. The location of bathrooms, cool toys, or -- in the case of …
Stanford part of new Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Stanford is one of three Bay Area universities to participate in a new collaboration announced today by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. That’s the initiative created …
Technology for typing with brain signals could allow paralyzed people to communicate
The typing in the video below is driven directly by brain signals in a monkey (yes, monkeys typing Shakespeare!). It's one of a series of …
Chemical spray paint identifies new proteins in synapse
I recently went to meet Alice Ting, PhD, in her new Clark Center lab, not long after her arrival from MIT. Ting came to Stanford …
Stanford biodesign: A focus on saving lives without increasing costs
Here’s a conundrum: Medical technology saves lives every day, but it has also been one of the key drivers of health-care cost increases. How do …
Stanford researchers develop a new target for immunotherapy: sugars
Cancer immunotherapies have been big news in the past few years, particularly after former President Jimmy Carter's melanoma was successfully treated with one such immune-stimulating …
New award rewards reproducing existing research
The first research paper to describe a new phenomenon gets all the glory. A high profile publication. A great line on the scientist’s CV. Another …
One patient can still spot faces post-surgery, suggesting perception network is resilient
In what might be reassuring news to many of us, psychologist Kalanit Grill-Spector, PhD, and research associate Kevin Weiner, PhD, have found evidence of our brain's resilience. …
New technology reveals surprise immune system discovery
This story would be a simple tale of helpful new technology - of which I've written a lot - but it also goes to show how new technology can …