Stanford Medicine

03/13/2026

Spotlight on Alistair Boettiger, assistant professor of developmental biology: He studies how the structure and movement of DNA molecules are linked to gene activity and, ultimately, cells’ identities and behaviors.

https://stan.md/3NCbvQ3

03/13/2026

Stanford Medicine researchers discovered that repetitive DNA once thought to be “junk” may help regulate cell growth and division.

‘It’s like charting the unknown,’ geneticist Nicolas Altemose said of sequencing the stretches of genetic code missing from the Human Genome Project.

03/13/2026

When it comes to sepsis, every minute matters.

In an episode from the new season of the Health Compass podcast, host .maya.adam speaks with Purvesh Khatri, PhD, about why diagnosing sepsis quickly is critical — and how his unconventional path led to a breakthrough that could help doctors act sooner.

🎧 Listen to the full episode of Health Compass. Link in bio.

03/13/2026

Stanford Medicine researchers have found a critical link between bacteria living in the gut and aging-related cognitive decline.

Aging causes changes in gut bacteria in mice, which hampers communication between the intestines and the brain. Restoring this connection helped old mice form memories as well as young animals.

03/12/2026

Registration now open: Stanford Health AI Week | June 1–5, 2026

AI is rapidly reshaping biomedicine — from discovery and diagnostics to clinical care and workforce training.

This June, Stanford will convene leaders across research, health care, industry, and policy for Stanford Health AI Week, our largest annual gathering focused on the future of AI in biomedicine.

Across five days, the week will explore what it takes to translate AI from promise to practice — responsibly, rigorously, and at scale.

Be sure to take a look at June 2, which will feature two flagship gatherings.

Learn more and register to secure your spot:
RAISE Health Symposium – https://stan.md/raisehealth
AI in Life Sciences Symposium –https://stan.md/aiinlifesciences

03/12/2026

Meet Steven Artandi, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist who studies cancer biology and what allows cancer cells to live and divide indefinitely. His work helps uncover the mechanisms that enable cancer to grow and persist. Learn what he wanted to be when he was a kid — and the quote he lives by.

http://stan.md/walkwithme

03/12/2026

Game on: Geneticist William Greenleaf, PhD, and biochemist Rhiju Das, PhD, gathered insights from citizen scientists via a Stanford Medicine-designed video game to help create an affordable RNA sensor for active tuberculosis.

Eterna’s video gamer community helped build an RNA-based sensor for TB that acts like a computer, pointing to a new approach for diagnostics and therapies.

03/11/2026

Purvesh Khatri’s winding career led to a life-saving breakthrough. In this episode of the Health Compass podcast, Maya Adam talks with Khatri about how curiosity and openness to change helped transform sepsis care.

https://youtu.be/e_MRCrGfgjw

03/11/2026

The Stanford Medicine community mourns the loss of Sridhar Seshadri, president of the Stanford Medicine Cancer Center. A leader who shined at bringing stakeholders together, Seshadri leaves a legacy through his ability to ‘navigate complex, high-stakes situations and relationships in really productive ways.’

https://stan.md/4s2DOpL

03/11/2026

Researchers at Stanford Medicine are advancing a potential new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease designed to protect brain connections and slow neurodegeneration. The experimental drug targets multiple pathways involved in the disease and is now being evaluated in clinical trials.

Stanford Neurology & Neurological Sciences

A neuroscientist whose passion for understanding the brain began as a child has developed an experimental drug to slow the neurodegeneration of Alzheimer’s.

03/10/2026

Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD, a professor of neurology and neurological sciences, has spent two decades studying what goes awry in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease. Recently, her work led to adaptive deep brain stimulation — a new technology to treat the disease.

Stanford Neurology & Neurological Sciences

This Q&A traces the 20-year path to adaptive deep brain stimulation, a Parkinson’s treatment that listens to brain signals and responds like a pacemaker.

03/10/2026

Crystal Mackall, MD, and Oliver Dorigo, MD, PhD, are seeing early positive results in a trial they hope will lead to new immunotherapy options for patients with ovarian cancer, one of the deadliest cancers among women.

Trials of new approaches to CAR-T cell therapy offer promise for ovarian cancer patients who haven’t seen success with other treatments.