institutes & patient care
To facilitate the translation of SoM research into improved clinical care, each of the School's Institutes is strategically aligned with service counterparts at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. More »
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Stanford
Cancer Institute
The
Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI) focuses the world-class
expertise of more than 240 researchers and clinicians on the
most critical issues in cancer research and medicine today. These
dedicated individuals work together in multidisciplinary teams
to unravel cancer’s secrets and to transform the latest
detection, diagnosis, treatment and prevention discoveries into
the most advanced cancer therapies available. Combining these
advances with comprehensive support services, the SCI is committed
to giving patients every clinical and technological advantage
in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
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Stanford
Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
The
Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
is at the forefront of a groundbreaking approach to biomedical
research and patient care. Curative in its intent, this approach
aims to harness the power of stem cells—master cells from
which all specialized cells and tissues in our bodies are derived—to
target and remedy the root causes of cancer, cardiovascular disease,
autoimmune disease, neurodegenerative disorders and other diseases
with genetic origins.
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Stanford
Cardiovascular Institute
Our
history of leadership in research, clinical, and educational
programs in cardiovascular medicine provides a firm foundation
for our institute's goal of being the world's top heart program.
We will continue exploring such areas as the genetics of heart
disease, the development of cardiac assist devices, new surgical
techniques and methods of repairing heart damage.
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Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation & Translational Neuroscience
(formerly
the Neuroscience Institute at Stanford)
Deciphering
the mysteries of the human brain requires a deeper understanding
of the interplay between genes, cells, circuits, behavior. Our
institute unites experts in these areas as they investigate
how the brain develops, the biological causes of developmental
disorders, the mechanisms that enable the brain to recover from
injury and both normal and abnormal behavior.
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Stanford Institute for Immunity,
Transplantation and Infection
Understanding the
immune system's ability to defend the body against foreign invaders
at the molecular and cellular level -- and ultimately how to
control it -- is our goal. We will examine the immune system
on three different levels: how to make it more effective at preventing
micro-organisms from flourishing; how to quell it when it attacks
the body in autoimmune conditions, such as multiple sclerosis;
and how to keep it from rejecting transplanted organs.
