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Stanford Medicine collaborates with University of the Pacific to expand access to specialty care
The new affiliation will connect University of the Pacific’s dental and audiology services in San Francisco with Stanford Medicine’s advanced care in oral health and hearing disorders.
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Bali Pulendran is new director of Institute for Immunology, Transplantation and Infection
The institute’s purpose is to understand the human immune system at multiple levels — molecular, genetic and cellular — and to harness this understanding to prevent and treat disease.
News & Research
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Lars Steinmetz new chair of genetics
Genomics and technology development expert Lars Steinmetz now leads Stanford Medicine’s genetics department.
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Air pollution more fatal for Black Americans
A new study reveals social factors that increase the risk of dying from air pollution and finds stark racial disparities.
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Albertelli now heads comparative medicine
Animal model expert and genetics researcher Megan Albertelli, DVM, PhD, now heads Stanford School of Medicine department that contrasts human and animal health.
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Lymphoma therapy shows promise
In an early Stanford Medicine study, CAR-T cell therapy helps some with intractable lymphoma, but those who relapse have few options. Modifying the therapy’s molecular target improved response.
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Predicting spinal cord recovery
Making a prognosis for spinal cord injury has been a guessing game, but a neuroimaging study by Stanford Medicine scientists and collaborators finds answers hiding in plain sight.
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New compound supercharges naloxone
In a Stanford Medicine-led study, researchers combed through billions of compounds to find one that could enhance naloxone’s ability to fend off more potent opioids, with promising results in mice.
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Tapping the inner muse
“Honor the wisdom, the universe of knowledge that lies untouched within you,” the physician and novelist told the newly minted MDs, PhDs and master’s degree holders.
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Wu Liu dies at 51
Wu Liu, known for his sense of humor and optimism, was a national expert in radiation treatments for eye cancer.
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Gene therapy for neurologic disease
Experts at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health helped conduct clinical trials for the new therapy, which gives kids with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD, a functioning copy of the abnormal gene.
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Customizable AI tool aids pathologists
The artificial intelligence technology can be trained by pathologists, giving them personalized assistance in identifying cells that might indicate diseases such as cancer or endometritis.
Other Stanford
Medicine News
Connecting human health with nature
New Stanford program works to better understand connections between the environment and human health, and to pursue ecological solutions to public health challenges.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Celebrates Decades of Excellence Saving Young Transplant Patients
2024 marks 50 years of pediatric heart transplants and 35 years of pediatric lung transplants at Stanford Medicine.
Scientists share practical prevention tips for inflammation, cognitive health, and heart disease at Health Matters
The Bay Area community was out in full force on Saturday, May 18, for Stanford Medicine’s annual free community health event, Health Matters. Held outdoors on the medical school campus, more than 1,500 attendees gathered to listen to health talks and explore interactive exhibits at a health pavilion staffed by professionals from Stanford Medicine and Stanford Health Care.
Stanford AI Projects Greenlighted in National AI Research Resource Pilot
Robotics and hospital computer vision projects receive NSF grants as part of an innovative pilot program to democratize AI research.
20th anniversary of the Stanford Cancer Institute
The Stanford Cancer Institute celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Curing Advanced Cancers Think Tank
To explore innovative approaches, technologies, and strategies to cure advanced cancers, the Stanford Cancer Institute hosted a group of nationally recognized cancer experts on the Stanford campus for a two-day think tank collaborative on April 3 and 4, 2024.
Stanford faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Seven Stanford researchers join the scholarly society.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Welcomes New Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation
Marc Melcher, MD, has been appointed the new Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplantation at Stanford Medicine. In his new role, he oversees all aspects of abdominal transplant programs, including liver, kidney, and small bowel transplantation at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
Stanford faculty named AAAS Fellows
Seven Stanford faculty are among the 502 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Stanford Scientists and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Identify Protein That Controls CAR-T Cell Longevity
Cancer scientists at Stanford and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified a protein, FOXO1, that improves the survival and function of CAR-T cells, which may lead to more effective CAR-T cell therapies and could potentially expand its use in difficult-to-treat cancers.