To welcome new Stanford PhD biosciences students, alum David Bilder offered inspiring remarks at the recent lab coat ceremony.
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For new PhD students in biosciences, lab coat ceremony marks the beginning of discovery
A new class of PhD candidates in the Stanford Biosciences received their new lab coats as part of an official welcome ceremony this week on campus.
Learn to fail, advises this Stanford Medicine grad
"We must accept that we will fail before we succeed." So said Opher Kornfeld, PhD, during his speech at Stanford Medicine's diploma ceremony.
From experiment to prestige: A look at two pioneering women scientists
When they arrived at Stanford in 1978, Professors Carla Shatz and Helen Blau were two of the first women to be hired on the tenure tract for basic science faculty. In a video, they discuss the paths they've taken and reflect on the rewards and challenges of their lives as women scientists.
Why Frankenstein matters, now, to you
Stanford anesthesiologist and writer Audrey Shafer reflects on the importance of considering the scientific and ethical issues raised by Frankenstein.
Tackling the “childcare-conference conundrum”
Primary caretakers face inequitable professional hurdles. The Working Group of Mothers in Science suggest solutions for the child care-conference conundrum.
Stanford Medicine magazine explores medicine’s new frontiers
Stanford Medicine magazine's winter issue explores science that pushes boundaries and also considers ethical questions raised about research.
Stanford freshman headed to Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony to present research
Stanford undergrad Prathik Naidu has some big plans this weekend: He's heading to Sweden to present his research at Sunday's Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony. Stanford …
Stanford postdocs raise a glass to epic failures
When it comes to the process of scientific inquiry, one researcher’s failure is another’s teaching moment. This was the theme of “Tell Us Your Epic …
Science education afresh — podcast shares concepts to boost learning
Stanford education researcher Bryan Brown, PhD, thinks everyone would love science -- if they had the right opportunity to learn about it. I happen to …
Blood test: Scientists crack code of chronic fatigue syndrome’s inflammatory underpinnings
A new study led by Stanford chronic fatigue syndrome expert Jose Montoya, MD, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has linked …
How to take care of others without burning out
In our over-stressed world, many health care providers, social workers, and caregivers are suffering from slow yet painful burnout. Many of the rest of us, …
A look at cancer epigenetics
“Cancer is a disease of genes,” says dermatology professor Howard Chang, MD, PhD. So for healthy cells to turn malignant something must go wrong with their …
The effects of climate change on human health – and what to do about them
Every week it's something new. Last week, the BBC ran a story about an outbreak of anthrax in Siberia, the result, researchers believe, of an old …
At Stanford conference, a real-life example of how basic research can save lives
During the 2017 Stanford Drug Discovery Conference held here earlier this week, I sat next to a Palo Alto man who said he regularly attends …
Speeding healing with a dose of a single protein
I've previously written about how muscle stem cells rev their engines in response to a distant injury, like drag cars at the starting line of …