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Collaborators and colleagues of Karl Deisseroth come out to raise a champagne glass to the Nobel Prize laureate on Monday.

Karl Deisseroth won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday. From his mom to his kids to his colleagues, hear what those who know him had to say about the Stanford professor and his achievement.

Karl Deisseroth helped pioneer optogenetics, now used in thousands of labs worldwide to study how nerve-cell activity shapes behavior.

The professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences shares the prize with two other researchers for their work in optogenetics.

The Stanford alum and former Cardinal athlete will become the second general manager in the program’s history.

An RNA-based urine test shows promise for detecting bladder cancer, predicting treatment response, and identifying cancer remaining after treatment.

From sleeping through the call to shaking hands with the king and queen, laureates reflect on what it was like to win the Nobel Prize. This year’s winners will be announced Oct. 5-12.

Building on decades of infrastructure upgrades, Stanford teams are preparing for winter storms – and encouraging those across campus to plan ahead.

The longtime Stanford law professor is remembered as one of California’s most effective environmental legislators, authoring the state’s renewable energy mandate and its first law to mention global warming.

The researchers have been awarded Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health contracts for their work in using artificial intelligence for better patient outcomes.

In a clinical trial led by Stanford Medicine, patients with lower limb lymphedema saw many of their symptoms improve after a year of taking the experimental medication.

The astronaut is leading a crew to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida.