‘AI is changing the way we do biology’
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Bioengineer Emma Lundberg is leveraging AI to map the human proteome in space and time, while reframing the way scientists think about genetic disease.
‘Sharing this very new, very powerful technology is a mission for me’
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Computer scientist Karen Liu is advancing embodied intelligence, a form of AI that lets robots and animated characters gather information and take actions to change the state of their world.
‘Living with food allergy has a bigger quality-of-life toll than we realize’
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Childhood food allergies demand a constant state of vigilance. Pediatric allergist Tina Sindher describes how that daily stress drives her work around food allergy care.
‘To advance science, it’s important to blur the boundaries between the disciplines’
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Stanford chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi studies sugars on the surface of cells to better understand their involvement in diseases, including cancer.
‘Academic institutions are where most of the progress will be made in medical AI’
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Curtis Langlotz develops AI-powered systems that help medical experts and patients improve care.
‘Our goal is to build bridges between the lab and the classroom’
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By studying why some kids struggle to read, cognitive neuroscientist Jason Yeatman hopes to make education work better for all students and deepen science’s understanding of the brain.
‘Longevity is going to change almost all aspects of our lives’
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As 100-year lives become increasingly common, Stanford psychologist Laura Carstensen is working to understand the implications – and to ensure we can make the most of our extra years.
‘We can’t wait to know everything before we start trying to help’
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Stanford marine biologist Steve Palumbi uses fundamental science to find practical solutions to pressing questions about ocean life and its future. His lab’s work on the effects of heat waves on marine life has implications for the environment, economies, health, and culture.
‘The human brain remains the final frontier’
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Stanford neuroscientist Sergiu Pasca is pioneering technology to recreate human brain tissue and neural circuits in the lab – giving scientists unprecedented access to human brain development and opening new possibilities for treating disorders from psychiatric disease to chronic pain.
‘It’s an audacious human endeavor’
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Stanford physicist Lauren Tompkins is trying to solve the mysteries of the universe with subatomic particles. Such work requires teams of thousands that collaborate across the world.