The top-rated Department of Bioengineering at Stanford is upending long-held perceptions about what bioengineering is and can be. In the process, these men and women are transforming human health. This version includes many of the faculty discussing their own work.

The top-rated Department of Bioengineering at Stanford is upending long-held perceptions about what bioengineering is and can be. In the process, these men and women are transforming human health. Here the faculty discuss what they do and why Stanford is different than the rest.

Stanford Bioengineering Professor Markus Cover talks about the big ideas behind his brand of bioengineering. He will soon complete the first-ever computer model of an entire cell.

Bioengineer Christina Smolke discusses how she using synthetic biology to find new treatments for cancer and infectious diseases.

Bioengineer Christina Smolke has been making headlines with her work in synthetic biology. Here she talks about why Stanford is the perfect intellectual environment for her.

Stanford Bioengineer and self-described "gismologist" Paul Yock talks the "special sauce" of Stanford.

Professor and bioengineer Drew Endy talks about why Stanford is a special place for bioengineering and how to make sure it stays that way.

Self-described "Gismologist" Paul Yock is a Stanford Bioengineer who loves to solve the problems of modern medicine through better engineering. Here him talk about his work.