Stanford School of Medicine

The professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences has been recognized for his work advancing understanding of human brain development and disorders.

Student-led StEMS provides care at campus events while providing members with hands-on experience, mentorship, and leadership opportunities.

A large-scale study of gene activity in immune cells could help researchers identify potential targets for treating autoimmune diseases.

A new study suggests gut microbes traveled with humans out of Africa. Many of these microbes are now rare or absent in industrialized populations.

This year’s awardees are researching communication between cells, language development in children, medical AI tools, and more.

A Stanford study reveals how changes in DNA packaging can help immune cells burst, shedding light on a defense process implicated in autoimmune diseases.

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.

Collaborators and colleagues came together across campus to celebrate Karl Deisseroth’s Nobel Prize win.

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.