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Innovations, insights, and stories from Stanford BioE 💫
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Stanford BioE ❤️🌲
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Bioengineering: Where life sciences and engineering meet
YouTube video by Stanford University School of Engineering
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One of the best parts of Stanford BioE is our incredible students — and Sydney Barta is no exception. 🌟
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Fast on the track, focused in the lab
Combining Paralympic experience with research at Stanford’s Human Performance Lab, Sydney Barta is pursuing a career as an orthopedic surgeon for athletes with amputations.
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Autumn glow on campus 🌲🌟
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Congrats to K.C. Huang on recieving the @NIH Director's Pioneer Award! With the award, Dr. Huang will create the first comprehensive atlas of small-intestinal microbes, build synthetic communities that model how they protect us from pathogens, and develop health precision tools.
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about 2 months ago
Congratulations to our Institute Scholar
@hawa-racine.bsky.social
for winning the 2026 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award!
@biophysicalsoc.bsky.social
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🌱 Congrats to Stanford BioE Professor
@jennbrophy.bsky.social
, named a 2025 HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar!
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The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI
Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.
https://www.hhmi.org/programs/freeman-hrabowski-scholars/2025-scholars
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Siebel Scholars announced its 2026 scholarship recipients including 5 students from @bioe_stanford 🌟78 scholars were selected for their academic excellence and leadership potential. Congrats Xinyi Chen, Ananya Goyal, Ariel Hannum, Anoosha Pai S, Vivian Zhong 🎉
about 2 months ago
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The 2025 Stanford BioE Department Symposium was a celebration of bold science and a bright community! 🧫🧑🏻🔬🌲🖼️
about 2 months ago
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What a day! 🎉 The 1st Stanford Synthetic Biology Expo featured inspiring flash talks + posters from across disciplines. Thanks to all who joined and made it a success!
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How does @bioe_stanford professor
@rbaltman.bsky.social
use AI? In this Stanford Report Q&A, Russ Altman shares why he allows AI in class, but rejects it in recommendation letters.
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How bioengineering Professor Russ Altman uses AI
In the first Q&A of a new series, Altman explains why he permits AI in classes, rejects it for recommendation letters, and feels both cautious and optimistic about its future.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/06/russ-altman-ai-personal-professional-use?utm_content=httpsnewsstanfordedustories202506russaltmanaipersonalprofessionaluse&utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=int-06-25-2025&mkt_tok=NjYwLVRKQy05ODQAAAGbS1JXJXBwJoYz8ac-uWeFiHfD1ZULnWzPaB-VSo-SFQgy3V5Ds__-Nb4hDw069meNYaAUj-atAXqMZAy6arBjlKaRfVdBFoGFxfajQ8k
5 months ago
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Introducing @bioe_stanford Class of 2025! 📸: Fontejon Photography
5 months ago
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VentureWell
5 months ago
📣 Biomedical engineering students—it’s your last chance to enter your novel healthcare solution into the DEBUT Challenge. Don’t miss out on a $190K prize pool! ⏰ Submit your application by tomorrow, June 18 →
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🏆 Ross Venook has been named a 2024–25 recipient of the Stanford Lecturer’s Award for Teaching & Undergraduate Education! 🎓 Ross is a Senior Lecturer with Stanford Bioengineering and Associate Director for Engineering, Stanford Biodesign.
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Open Fung
6 months ago
🍄 What if mushrooms could teach us how to build better futures? In Episode 5 of Art &, Drew Endy and Open Fung co-founder, Phil Ross take us from a mushroom farm to the edge of a new design frontier—where fungi become leather, buildings breathe, and science and art grow side by side.
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Art & Synthetic Biology with Drew Endy & Phil Ross | Art &
https://artand-vpa.simplecast.com/episodes/art-synthetic-biology-with-drew-endy-phil-ross-n691fp52
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Stanford Medicine
6 months ago
Now streaming: AI in Life Sciences Discovery 💡 From protein structures to precision health, leaders from academia & industry explore how AI is transforming biomedical discovery. 🎙️ Nicolò Fusi, Brian Hie, Emma Lundberg, James Zou
med.stanford.edu/raisehealth/...
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Quanta Magazine
6 months ago
Manu Prakash practices “recreational biology,” a scientific approach that explores life in the same playful way that puzzles probe math. “Basic science is not at the service of something, but the groundwork that is our entire society’s foundation.”
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How Paradoxical Questions and Simple Wonder Lead to Great Science | Quanta Magazine
Manu Prakash works on the world’s most urgent problems and seemingly frivolous questions at the same time. They add up to a philosophy he calls “recreational biology.”
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-paradoxical-questions-and-simple-wonder-lead-to-great-science-20250528/
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Hawa Racine Thiam
7 months ago
Thank you very much
@abdourachidthiam.bsky.social
for kicking off the 2025 Stanford BioE colloquium
@bioe-stanford.bsky.social
! We had a blast learning about cellular lipid droplets and seeing all the creative ways you combine cell biology, chemistry and physics!!!
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Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab
6 months ago
Researchers
@bioe-stanford.bsky.social
and in
#BioEGSB
&
@jgi.doe.gov
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov
collaborated on a high-impact approach for dissecting complex host-microbe interactions in the infant microbiome, revealing new possibilities for studying the broader microbial world.
go.lbl.gov/gut_microbes
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Bioprinting the future! 🖨️🧬 Dr. Mark Skylar-Scott & Soham Sinha demoed their cutting-edge 3D bioprinter at the Stanford School of Engineering Centennial Showcase. Thanks to
@kpixtv.bsky.social
for stopping by!
@stanfordmedicine.bsky.social
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Stanford University marks a century of scientific discoveries
Stanford University is celebrating 100 years of engineering, commemorating a century of innovation and showcasing the engineering of tomorrow.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/stanford-one-hundred-years-old/
6 months ago
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Gaute Einevoll
6 months ago
Episode #28 in
#TheoreticalNeurosciencePodcast
: On whole-cell modeling of bacteria – with Markus Covert
theoreticalneuroscience.no/thn28
In 2020 a model of E. coli with 10000 equations and 19000 parameters was presented by the guest. How are such models made?
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Congrats to Assistant Professor Vayu Hill-Maini on being named a CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar! 🌍🎉
6 months ago
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Our very own Prof.
@stephenquake.bsky.social
has been named a
@royalsociety.org
Fellow, joining the oldest scientific academy in the world. Great to see your huge contributions to driving scientific breakthroughs is recognized globally. 🎉
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https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/05/new-fellows/
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6 months ago
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We had a blast sharing our research at the Stanford School of Engineering Centennial Showcase! Grateful to be part of 100 years of innovation, discovery, and community. Happy 100th anniversary, Stanford Engineering! 💯🌲🎈
#CentennialShowcase
#100YearsOfInnovation
#OurBioticFuture
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6 months ago
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Stanford hosted its 2nd Synthetic Biology for Sustainability Symposium on May 7! Supported by deans of the Stanford Schools of Medicine, Engineering & Sustainability, the event featured cross-campus speakers on how synthetic biology can power a more sustainable future. Live sketch by Callie Chappell
6 months ago
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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
7 months ago
Our 2025 photo contest results are in 📸 Explore action, beauty, and nature from the perspectives of Stanford community members:
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Image credits: Cara Askren, Peter Marinos, Max Kessler, Laurie LaPat-Polasko
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Interested in learning about the latest innovations in synthetic biology for sustainability? Join us for the Stanford Synthetic Biology for Sustainability symposium happening on May 7 🌲synbioevent.stanford.edu
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Synthetic Biology for Sustainability Symposium
https://synbioevent.stanford.edu
7 months ago
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Prakash Lab at Stanford
12 months ago
My favorite NPR story blog - “Goats and Soda” sent a writer and photographer to a rural school in India; an early adopter of Foldscope. A wonderful photo story of kids “reading nature”. In this current challenging climate - the kids show us the way with joy and wonder.
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Stanford Cancer Institute
8 months ago
Congrats to SCI member
@astraight.bsky.social
on being named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow. He was recognized for his distinguished contributions to the molecular, cellular, and
#genomic
properties of centromeres and spindle function.
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Four Stanford faculty named AAAS Fellows
The faculty are among 471 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/03/four-stanford-faculty-named-aaas-fellows
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Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Cochran who was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering for protein discovery and development, biotechnology entrepreneurship, and leadership in academic bioengineering!
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Stanford faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Jennifer Cochran and Christopher Manning have earned one of engineering's highest professional distinctions.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/02/stanford-faculty-elected-to-the-national-academy-of-engineering
8 months ago
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Stanford BioE PhD student Bella Archibald named Top 30 Young Scientists working on breakthrough solutions to climate change 🌍🛠️🌿 Honored by Inflection Award for her impact
@jennbrophy.bsky.social
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bioengineering.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
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Stanford Bioengineering PhD Student Named Top 30 Young Scientists for Climate Research
Bella Archibald receives the Inflection Award, which recognizes the world's Top 30 most promising young scientists.
https://bioengineering.stanford.edu/news/stanford-bioengineering-phd-student-named-top-30-young-scientists-climate-research
8 months ago
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Stanford faculty are working to transform the way the world grows, distributes, and consumes food, with research in sustainable food systems, food security, health equity, culture, and diet. 🥗
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Stanford researchers reimagine the future of food
Dozens of faculty members at Stanford are working to transform the way the world grows, distributes, and consumes food, with research and scholarship spanning topics including sustainable food systems...
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/03/food-research-stanford-sustainability-agriculture-aquaculture
8 months ago
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Science thrives in a culture of support 💕
9 months ago
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9 months ago
We are excited to make
#CRISPR
accessible to high school education. 🧬 Go check out the article in The Stanford Daily to read about our frugal CRISPRkits.
#democratizingscience
#scienceaccessibility
@bioe-stanford.bsky.social
@stanford-chemh.bsky.social
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Bioengineering lab provides affordable gene-editing kits
Stanford researchers introduced affordable gene-editing kits ready for the classroom, aiming to make the field more accessible for high school students.
https://stanforddaily.com/2025/02/03/crispr-kits/
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🚀 Meet Eliel Akinbami, a Stanford BioE PhD student in
@pollyfordyce.bsky.social
Lab! Their research has led to HT-MEK (High-Throughput Microfluidic Enzyme Kinetics), a groundbreaking technique that condenses years of enzyme research work into just weeks. 🔬
@stanford-chemh.bsky.social
#stanfordbioe
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10 months ago
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Are you on the
#academicjobmarket
? Join Stanford Department of Bioengineering! We are seeking a Biological-Laboratory Lecturer to help develop and teach @Stanford undergraduate bioe courses!
#bioengineering
#synbio
#molecular
#cell
#physiology
Apply here:
goto.stanford.edu/bioe-jobs
10 months ago
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Researchers in Stanford’s Department of Bioengineering have developed a policy roadmap for community-centered science, LABraries, and a career path for community science, LABrarians. Read our policy report here:
bioengineering.stanford.edu/news/stanfor...
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Stanford Bioengineering Researchers Propose A National Plan for Public Biology Labs
Through the creation of LABraries and LABrarians, the public can learn and explore biology and biotechnology.
https://bioengineering.stanford.edu/news/stanford-bioengineering-researchers-propose-national-plan-public-biology-labs
10 months ago
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Professor Michael Jewett and his collaborators are leveraging AI to revolutionize enzyme discovery, using a computational process that allows for engineering enzymes faster, while not having to rely on using living cells to produce the enzymes. Read more:
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In the hunt for new and better enzymes, AI steps to the fore
Combing through scads of DNA, chemical structure, and functional data, researchers have created an AI-guided platform that helps design, build, and test powerful new enzymes.
https://engineering.stanford.edu/news/hunt-new-and-better-enzymes-ai-steps-fore
10 months ago
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Stanford BioE ❤️🌲
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Bioengineering: Where life sciences and engineering meet
YouTube video by Stanford University School of Engineering
https://youtu.be/VmHBADXeCy8?si=QwOEtS2MRtc3lvPn
10 months ago
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Congratulations to Dr. Paul Yock, Professor Emeritus and founding Co-Chair of Stanford Bioengineering, on receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—the nation’s highest honor for groundbreaking achievements in technological achievement🏅👏
#StanfordBioE
10 months ago
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Science in 60 Seconds: Haotian Du, PhD student with Possu Huang’s lab, explains her research on creating novel proteins that expands the possibilities for detecting more cancer types.
@possuhuanglab.bsky.social
@haotiandu.bsky.social
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11 months ago
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Incredible work from BioE Professor’s Possu Huang Lab
@possuhuanglab.bsky.social
@haotiandu.bsky.social
- pioneering novel proteins with new structures and functions, unlocking new possibilities for detecting more cancer types. Congratulations!
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11 months ago
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Just another day conducting research with the Prakash Lab
@prakashlab.bsky.social
: sailing to the Arctic and ice-olating diatoms at -15°C! Talk about a cool discovery ❄️🔬
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Virtual cell models have the potential to transform biological research. Stanford BioE Professors Emma Lundberg, Stephen Quake, and collaborators highlight how collective efforts to build these models could open new pathways for how we understand and model biology.
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Scientists call for all-out, global effort to create an AI virtual cell
A team of leading scientists says that advances in artificial intelligence and masses of experimental data have put a virtual cell within reach. But getting there will take a global collaboration like...
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/12/scientists-call-for-all-out-global-effort-to-create-an-ai-virtual-cell?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=int-12-12-2024&utm_content=httpsnewsstanfordedustories202412scientistscallforalloutglobalefforttocreateanaivirtualcell&mkt_tok=NjYwLVRKQy05ODQAAAGXX0r_LC9ViUV2nSH1PBzYe3rftSo37i9hAtR8eoQ7hI1m5r1aPjA5g28XVupbcvoKTnR-UBH1uExionRm1Bk8si5_VpVsdLeqlCik_Ro
11 months ago
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Sarafan ChEM-H
11 months ago
Proteins are central to life, responsible when things go right & part of the problem when they don't, like in diseases. Stanford researchers, like Chaitan Khosla &
@pollyfordyce.bsky.social
, are unlocking the potential of proteins in medicine & beyond:
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View from the top—literally! A classic Hoover Tower sighting from the Shriram Center of Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering.
#iconic
#Stanford
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11 months ago
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Vaccines, but make it skincare!🧴🧬 Congratulations to Stanford BioE Professor Michael Fischbach
@mfgrp.bsky.social
&
@djenetbousbaine.bsky.social
for engineering a skin bacterium that could lead to needle-free vaccines.
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Stanford BioE's Prakash Lab
@prakashlab.bsky.social
is bringing science into focus for millions—2M+ foldscopes handed out. Because curiosity deserves to be magnified!
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11 months ago
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Jeopardy fame suits you,
@pollyfordyce.bsky.social
From Stanford BioE labs to TV trivia—changing the world one clue at a time. 🎉🧪
#StanfordBioELegend
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