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Palo Alto Architectural Firm Cody Anderson Wasney Architects, Inc., Takes Home Two AIA Santa Clara Valley Awards of Excellence for Work at Stanford University and Los Altos Hills
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The American Institute of Architects Santa Clara Valley Chapter AIASCV presented their biennial design awards program on October 16, 2008 in a ceremony held at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga. Palo Alto architectural firm Cody Anderson Wasney Architects, Inc. received two of the twelve total...
Tags: Stanford University
Research articles 2008-10-27
Symposium, Patient Reunion Will Help Mark 40 Years of Pioneering Work in Heart Transplantation at Stanford
STANFORD, Calif. -- The afternoon Elizabeth Craze was born 26 years ago, her parents held their breath. "She is perfect," the doctor told them. But within four months, Elizabeth, like the four siblings before her, would be diagnosed with heart failure. Three had already died in infancy. The...
Tags: Andrew, patient, professor, Stanford, Stanford University, surgery
Research articles 2008-10-15
Sport briefs: Job for Weir
ATHLETICS: Double Commonwealth gold medalist and former British discus and hammer record holder Robert Weir has been appointed as heavy throws coach for UK Athletics. Weir, who competed at three Olympic Games, joins from Stanford University where he headed up the men's track and field programme for a number of...
Tags: job, Stanford University
Research articles 2008-10-08
Safer test for babies
A NEW, non-invasive test for women worried that their unborn child has Down's Syndrome has been developed. The technique - developed at Stanford University, California - involves looking for tell-tale chromosome fragments in a blood sample. It allowed scientists to pinpoint signs of chromosomal abnormality in 18 pregnant...
Tags: Stanford University, women
Research articles 2008-10-07
Helicos Ships Genetic Analysis System To Stanford University
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ:HLCS) today announced the shipment of a Helicos[TM] Genetic Analysis System to Stanford University for use in research. The unique ability of the Helicos Genetic Analysis System to obtain sequence information from individual DNA molecules couples unparalleled throughput and scalability with an unbiased...
Tags: Biotechnology, Cambridge, DNA, Stanford University
Research articles 2008-10-07
Stanford University Uses Fluidigm Integrated Fluidic Circuits to Help Develop Maternal Blood Test for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities
Scientists Find a Noninvasive Prenatal Test for Down Syndrome SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation today announced that Stanford University has used the unique properties of the company's integrated fluidic circuits IFCs to help develop a noninvasive prenatal test for fetal chromosomal abnormalities using maternal blood. This...
Tags: Biotechnology, DNA, researcher, Stanford University, technique
Research articles 2008-10-07
Satellite Healthcare, Providers of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Disease Services, Honors Founder With Endowed Chair at Stanford University School of Medicine
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and largest providers of kidney dialysis services and kidney disease therapies, has honored its founder, Norman S. Coplon, MD, with an endowed chair at Stanford University School of Medicine. The Norman S. Coplon/Satellite Healthcare Professorship in Medicine was...
Tags: Dr., NETWORKING, patient, satellite, Stanford, Stanford University, therapy
Research articles 2008-10-06
Asian-White Couples Face Distinct Pregnancy Risks, Stanford/Packard Study Finds
STANFORD, Calif. -- Pregnant women who are part of an Asian-white couple face an increased risk of gestational diabetes as compared with couples in which both partners are white, according to a new study from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine. The researchers also...
Tags: patient, researcher, Stanford, Stanford University, women
Research articles 2008-10-01
Mysterious Snippets of DNA Withstand Eons of Evolution, Stanford Study Finds
STANFORD, Calif. -- Small stretches of seemingly useless DNA harbor a big secret, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. There's one problem: We don't know what it is. Although individual laboratory animals appear to live happily when these genetic ciphers are deleted, these snippets have been highly...
Tags: Biotechnology, DNA, HARDWARE, Mice, mouse, researcher, species, Stanford University
Research articles 2008-10-01
2008 Olympic Soccer Gold Medalist To Join Stanford Soccer Star in Donating Blood
STANFORD, Calif. -- Olympic gold medal winner Nicole Barnhart from the U.S. women's soccer team and Stanford University soccer star Erica Holland will donate blood Oct. 3 at the Stanford Blood Center's Hillview Donor Center at 3373 Hillview Avenue in Palo Alto. They will also be available from 10:30 a.m....
Tags: Holland, Manufacturing, Stanford, Stanford University, team
Research articles 2008-09-29
STANFORD NEWS: Stanford Management Company Report Issued
STANFORD, Calif. -- The Stanford University Merged Pool MP generated a 6.2 percent investment return for the 12 months ended June 30, 2008, according to the Stanford Management Company SMC. The MP is Stanford's primary investment pool and includes most of the university's endowment and expendable funds, as well as...
Tags: endowment, FINANCE, Investment, Stanford, Stanford University
Research articles 2008-09-23
Creative Thinking Nets Stanford Researchers Two NIH Pioneer Awards, Three New Innovator Awards
STANFORD, Calif. -- Two scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine who've sussed out ways to see what's usually hidden are winners of this year's NIH Director's Pioneer Awards--the National Institutes of Health's most prestigious award for creative thinkers. Secrets held within a living being's brain and a...
Tags: cell, neuron, patient, professor, scientist, Stanford, Stanford University, stem-cell
Research articles 2008-09-22
New Approach, Old Drug Show Promise Against Hepatitis C, Stanford Research Shows
STANFORD, Calif. -- The fight against the liver disease hepatitis C has been at something of an impasse for years, with more than 150 million people currently infected, and traditional antiviral treatments causing nasty side effects and often falling short of a cure. Using a novel technique, medical and engineering...
Tags: C, protein, SECURITY, Stanford, Stanford University, team, virus
Research articles 2008-08-31
Stanford Medical School Severely Restricts Industry Funding of Continuing Education for Physicians
STANFORD, Calif. -- The Stanford University School of Medicine will no longer accept support from pharmaceutical or device companies for specific programs in continuing medical education, as industry-directed funding may compromise the integrity of these education programs for practicing physicians, officials said. The action on CME builds on a...
Tags: education, physician, Stanford, Stanford University, Strategy
Research articles 2008-08-26
Early Trigger for Type-1 Diabetes Found in Mice, Stanford Scientists Report
STANFORD, Calif. -- Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine are shedding light on how type-1 diabetes begins. Doctors have known the disease is caused by an autoimmune attack on the pancreas, but the exact trigger of the attack has been unclear. Now, a new study in mice...
Tags: HARDWARE, Mice, mouse, scientist, Stanford, Stanford University
Research articles 2008-08-26
Understanding Innovation Processes: HPI and Stanford School of Engineering Form Research Alliance
Institutions Will Study What Makes Design Thinking Methodology Successful POTSDAM, Germany & PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Stanford University and the Hasso-Plattner-Institute HPI today announced a research partnership in which they will investigate the process of innovation using Design Thinking, a methodology that melds an end-user focus with multidisciplinary collaboration...
Tags: alliance, innovation, Leadership, Potsdam, professor, Stanford University, Strategy
Research articles 2008-08-19
Stanford University and Veterans Affairs Researchers Demonstrate Significant Glucose Reduction in Study of CVAC Process for Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
The Stanford University Center on Longevity and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System VAPAHCS today announced positive data from their 10-week study of the Cyclic Variations in Altitude ConditioningTM (CVACTM) process, CVAC Systems Inc.'s new modality being researched for insulin resistance and diabetes. The...
Tags: Benefits, Dr., HEALTHCARE, patient, SOFTWARE, Stanford University, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Research articles 2008-08-07
Two Stanford Faculty Will Benefit from Keck Awards
STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford University has received two million-dollar grants from the W.M. Keck Foundation for projects aimed at using light to control a variety of cells and exploring how specific enzymes help embryonic stem cells turn into adult cells. The beneficiaries of the grants are Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD,...
Tags: benefit, Biotechnology, cell, DNA, Stanford University, stem-cell
Research articles 2008-08-04
Stanford University to triple size of office park in Redwood City
As it runs out of space in Palo Alto, Stanford University is planning to plant more roots in Redwood City in the form of 1.5 million square feet of new office space. The university wants to build a dozen administrative offices and five parking garages at the...
Tags: Government, Stanford, Stanford University, Transportation
Research articles 2008-07-31
Weekend Top 10 entertainment events
1. John Mellencamp and Lucinda Williams: Mellencamp's the headliner at this Greek Theatre show, but shameless faux-hipsters like myself will be more keyed up for the divine singer-songwriter Williams, who boasts one of the best country-rock voices ever. Details: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Hearst Avenue and Gayley Road,...
Tags: entertainment, MARKETING, Oakland, Stanford University
Research articles 2008-07-31