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Wu Tsai Neuro faculty scholar Scott Linderman wins McKnight Scholar Award
Linderman’s research group builds computational tools to extract simple structures from high-dimensional datasets, enhancing our understanding of the brain and its processes. He spoke with us about his work and the McKnight award.
Stanford’s Carolyn Bertozzi wins Nobel in chemistry
Stanford chemist Carolyn Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for her development of bioorthogonal reactions, which allow scientists to explore cells and track biological processes without disrupting the normal chemistry of the cell.
Six Stanford researchers receive NIH High-Risk, High-Reward grants
This year’s awardees are delving deeper into health care algorithms, advancing the production of 3D-printed organs, engineering bacteria to supercharge immune response, and much more.
NIH awards Stanford Medicine teams $10 million for research on sleep and autism
About 80% of children with autism have trouble sleeping, but whether better sleep could lessen other autism symptoms is unknown. A new grant will help Stanford Medicine scientists find out.
Emmanuel Mignot wins Breakthrough Prize for discovering cause of narcolepsy
The Wu Tsai Neuro sleep researcher is honored for discovering the role of orexins in narcolepsy and paving the way to new sleep disorder therapies.
Karl Deisseroth to share Horwitz Prize for pioneering contributions to optogenetics
The Stanford psychiatrist, neuroscientist and engineer is honored for developing a technology that lets researchers pinpoint the functions — and malfunctions — of specific brain circuits.
Robert Malenka wins Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize 2022
The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute congratulates deputy director Robert Malenka for his 2022 Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize.
Stuart Thompson wins Gores Award for excellence in teaching
The Walter J. Gores Award is the university’s highest award for excellence in teaching and celebrates achievement in educational activities, including lecturing, tutoring, advising, and discussion leading.
Faculty Women’s Forum celebrates 2022 award winners
The Faculty Women’s Forum recognizes 14 faculty members and one staffer for their outstanding work supporting women at Stanford through role modeling, allyship, leadership, and sponsorship.
Recognizing America's leading innovative scientists, the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists names 31 finalists
The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced that Sergiu P. Pasca and Stanley Qi are among the 31 finalists for the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, the world’s largest unrestricted prize honoring ear
Nine Stanford faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate James Gross is among the Stanford faculty joining one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious honorary learned societies.
Anne Brunet awarded 2022 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute faculty affiliate Anne Brunet, PhD, professor of genetics at Stanford Medicine and the Michele and Timothy Barakett Endowed Professor, has won the 2022 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences for her pioneering research in the m
2021 NeURO fellow awarded Newman Civic Fellowship
Zeena Khazendar has been selected as a 2022-23 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact for her work to advance global health access and outcomes.
Stanford’s Carolyn Bertozzi awarded Wolf Prize in Chemistry
The Wolf Prize is a prestigious international award given to disciplines in science and art.
Linderman, Sadigh among 2022 Sloan Research Fellows
The Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates join three other Stanford faculty members named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows.
Carolyn Bertozzi wins AAAS Lifetime Mentor Award
The award recognizes significant contributions to mentorship and to increasing diversity in STEM fields.
Polly Fordyce receives NSF CAREER Award
The grant supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as leaders in integrating education and research.
Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate James Gross named AAAS Fellow
Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate James Gross is among nine faculty members from Stanford and SLAC who have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Zhenan Bao is awarded the VinFuture Prize for female innovators
The chair of the School of Engineering’s Department of Chemical Engineering received the award for her innovations in bio-interfacing wearable health monitoring devices.
Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates named Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education
Stanford’s Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education Program recognizes faculty for extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education. Provost Persis Drell announced the eight faculty members — including three Wu Tsai Neuro affiliates — who