The Innovative Medicines Accelerator builds on existing programs at Stanford — but fills in gaps to help researchers turn ideas into drugs.
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
