In Brief

Researchers from throughout Stanford Medicine are planning to study thousands of metabolites in babies, children and pregnant women to understand the origins of disease.

A bodysurfing accident and the ensuing months of struggle to regain movement are the inspiration for Matthew Wetschler’s new exhibit of paintings at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge at Stanford.

The online portal provides researchers with fast access to tools, data platforms, health-related databases and data-science experts.

Constance Chu will receive a Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; she has also been awarded a $10 million grant to research osteoarthritis prevention.

The Stanford Biobank is launching a state-of-the-art biospecimen management system and setting up economical, off-site sample storage options.

The Rockefeller cell biologist and geneticist will give a talk at Stanford titled “Telomeres and the DNA damage response.”…

Researchers at Stanford have created an algorithm that, guided by previous research, lays out the DNA sequences most likely to align with antimicrobial properties.

Stanford researchers found that medical trainees spent an average of 5.38 hours — or nearly half of a 12-hour work day — in front of a screen.

Timothy Cornell, Kevin Shea, Joanna Wysocka and Tony Wyss-Coray have been appointed to endowed professorships.

The Stanford neuroscientist will receive the 2019 Pradel Research Award for his research into neural circuits of invertebrates and vertebrates.