In the News
for the week of February 23, 2026
Stanford Medicine MagazineThe power of research to transform medicine
In their latest issue, Stanford Medicine Magazine traverses the path of research from "aha" moments to medical innovations — meeting some of the people driving discovery. Explore the new issue for their stories, including:
- "Bridging the gap: Resources that accelerate the path from discovery to treatment," with comment from Ruth O’Hara, senior associate dean for research and the Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
- "Considering assembloids and organoids," and "Walk with Me," interviewing Sergiu Pasca, the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor II of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
- "Hour of need," featuring Jamie Zeitzer, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute | From Our Neurons to YoursA new neuroscience of pregnancy
In this episode of "From our neurons to yours," the team speaks with initiative leaders Nirao Shah, a neuroscientist who studies sex differences in animal behavior, and Katrin Svensson, an expert in how our tissues use hormones to communicate in health and disease. Together with Longzhi Tan, an expert in gene regulation and 3d genome structure, the team aims to chart the cellular and molecular transformation that occurs in a mother's brain during pregnancy, in hopes of better understanding this fundamental event in a person's life and improving health outcomes for both mothers and infants.
Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & AnalysisHow hospitals are making resident well-being core to GME — 4 takeaways
Hospitals making resident well-being core to GME improve training by addressing sleep, workload, and mental health risks for residents. Mickey Trockel, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is quoted.
Spectrum: Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and EducationUnlocking New Insights through Precision Medicine
Groundbreaking research in the field of mental health: Exploring a targeted approach to treating depression
Led by Drs. Leanne Williams and Laura Hack, and co-authored by Senior Associate Dean for Research and Stanford CTSA Principal Investigator Ruth O’Hara, PhD, a report in Nature Mental Health describes a recent clinical trial that aims to address the cognitive biotype of depression—a subset of patients who experience significant cognitive deficits alongside their depressive symptoms.