Three School of Medicine students receive Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships

Among this year's six recipients of the merit-based award, which provides funding for immigrants and children of immigrants pursuing graduate degrees, are Sharon Loa, Akshay Swaminathan and Evelyn Wong. Read more in the Stanford Report. 

April 18 - Photo slideshow: Medicine and the Muse Student Symposium

Last week, the Medicine and the Muse held its annual Student Symposium a celebration of the many artistic, literary, musical and other creative scholarly talents at the Stanford School of Medicine. ​See the photos. 

April 17 - Wow! You do WHAT?! - Pedro Martin, the ‘robot guy’

In a new series about unique roles at Stanford Medicine, learn more about this tech veteran turned TUG robot manager who combines technology and operational management in his daily work. Learn more.

April 15 - Detecting earliest biological signs of Parkinson’s on ‘90 Seconds with Lisa Kim’

Kathleen Poston's, MD, lab has shown that a new biomarker -- a clumping protein in the brain -- can predict who will go on to develop Parkinson's, giving patients and researchers more time to test experimental treatments. Learn more.

April 11 - Abraham Verghese to give keynote at medical school graduation

The bestselling author and proponent of humanistic care will be the keynote speaker at the Stanford School of Medicine graduation ceremony. Learn more.