The Stanford Food Speaker Series aims to engage, inform, and connect the Stanford community with innovations, policies, agendas, and insights from leading experts in food and agriculture. Current sponsoring partners include: Bio-X, Food@Stanford, the Center on Food Security and the Environment, the Center for Ocean Solutions, the Center for Human and Planetary Health and the Sustainability Accelerator.

Stanford Bio-X Sponsored Seminar:

DAVID KAPLAN, Stern Family Endowed Professor of Bioengineering, Distinguished University Professor, and Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, “The Future of Food – Cellular Agriculture”

Register here by February 20, 2026

The Food@Stanford Seminars highlight innovative food-related research seeking to create nutritious, health-promoting, and sustainable food futures.

CHRISTOPHER GARDNER, Rehnborg Farquhar Professor, “Alternative Proteins: The Evidence Behind the Bite”

Stanford Faculty, Students, Postdocs, Other Researchers, and Staff:
Connect with the Stanford Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) to Bridge the Innovation Gap!

OTL’s mission is to promote the transfer of Stanford technology for society’s use and benefit while generating unrestricted income to support research and education. At this seminar, we’ll explore the dynamic cycle of innovation and share effective Intellectual Property (IP) strategies to enhance the impact of your discoveries.

Register by Friday December 5, 2025

The Food@Stanford Seminars highlight innovative food-related research seeking to create nutritious, health-promoting, and sustainable food futures.

JORDI BROSS AND RAMON PERISE, R&D TEAM AT 2-MICHELIN STAR RESTAURANT MUGARITZ, “Ferment(N)ation: From Microbes to Campus Communities”

RSVPs have closed.

The Food@Stanford Seminars highlight innovative food-related research seeking to create nutritious, health-promoting, and sustainable food futures.

VAYU HILL-MAINI, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, “From lab to table: harnessing fungi for sustainable food production”

RSVP here by Monday, September 22 at 5:00 PM

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty:

 Alison Marsden
 Gheorghe Chistol
 David Myung

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty:

 Frank Longo
 Christina Curtis
 Cory Shain

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty:

 Jesse Engreitz
 Scott Delp
 Charles Gawad

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty:

 Jenn Brophy
 Michael Howitt
 Kerwyn Casey Huang

Featuring talks from Stanford Faculty:

 Stephen Quake
 Jennifer Cochran
 Eric Gross