RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Butcher Lab
The Butcher lab in the Dept of Pathology and the VA Palo Alto has a number of projects for students interested in pursuing honors research in immunology and/or computational bioinformatics.
- Mucosal immunology. Study lymphocyte development and migration in humans and in mouse models of development, infection and inflammatory bowel diseases. Learn flow cytometry, chemotaxis assays, and assays of immune function.
- Aid in development of novel computational tools and algorithms for exploring genetic programs. Probe genes that drive stem and progenitor cells to differentiate into effector or regulatory lymphocytes, or in the vascular system as they develop into lymphocyte- recruiting endothelial cells. Learn revolutionary new techniques in single cell transcriptomics.
- Tumor biology. Help study how cancer reprograms the immune and vascular systems, and how novel immune therapies re-establish the anti-tumor response.
Contact ebutcher@stanford.edu and Lourdes Magalhaes <lourdesm@stanford.edu> with brief statement of interest.
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Outbreak Data Liaisons
We are eager to announce a new research opportunity in a collaborative project between CDPH, Dr. Joe Lewnard at UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and. Dr. John Openshaw at Stanford University/CDPH COVID-19 Clinical Team.
We are conducting a large case-control study and seek Outbreak Data Liaisons to collect and coordinate study data from COVID-19 cases and matched controls across the state of California. Hours will be scheduled flexibly throughout the week including daytime, evening, and weekend options. Those fluent in Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, or other languages are especially encouraged to apply.
We will hold weekly meetings with California Department of Public Health colleagues on Tuesday evenings, where we will also invite weekly guest lecturers to share their insights and professional experience working on the front lines of public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional sessions may cover topics of interest such as careers in public health and applying to public health graduate programs.
As this is a large undertaking, we are aiming to recruit interviewers who can make a roughly ~10h/week time commitment. We are enthusiastic to support students looking to receive independent study credit for participation in this research, if this can be allowed at their home institutions. If you are interested, fill out the form at this link: https://forms.gle/gz3FJk36CbDZ8nYz7
Please reach out with any questions to jjo@stanford.edu. We look forward to hearing from you!
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Biochemistry Laboratory
https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/life-science-research-professional-1-11349.
Nathanael Gray’s biochemistry laboratory is looking for research assistants. This would be a fantastic opportunity for graduating Stanford seniors applying to medical school or to PhD programs in related areas and willing to make a 1-2 year commitment to research in the interim. The primary focus of the lab is the development of therapeutic small molecules, but our interests are wide-ranging, and there will be abundant opportunities for independent work with a strong mentorship component.
CLINICAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY
Dr David Maahs is Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Stanford University and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. He is the principal investigator on several clinical trails with a focus on improving care and prevention of complications in Pediatrics and adults with Type 1 Diabetes.
His team is currently working on 3 different clinical trials involving improving standard of care in patients newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes through diabetes technology, a diet intervention for weight loss and glycemic control and a study investigating a newly developed drug to treat symptoms of Celiac Disease.
His team is looking for a student worker to help with the following:
1. Clerical tasks (printing, organizing charts)
2. Organizing study supplies and putting together blood collection tube kits
3. Mailing study supplies to patients
4. Assisting in consenting patients
5. Other tasks the team identifies to help the study goals
6. Must be available to work on campus
If interested please send a letter of interest and resume to Franziska Bishop (Clinical Research Manager) at fbishop@stanford.edu.
Join Stanford's Partners in Health Engage branch!
Are you interested in global health? Pre-med? Social Justice? Health equity? Project and Team Leadership?
Partners in Health is an international, social justice organization focused on providing aid and creating sustainable solutions to health equity issues in Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and other communities with higher rates of preventable deaths.
Unlike many health and global health organizations, Partners in Health Engage is focused on active service, through advocacy, community-building, and education, in addition to fundraising.
Past projects have included:
- Meeting and working with members of Congress (MOCs) to help pass COVID-19 Relief bills that include substantial funds for contact tracing
- Working with MOCs to jumpstart the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020
- Partnering with other Stanford organizations to run birddogging and Letter to the Editor events
- Educating ourselves and our communities about global health, health equity, voluntourism, the White Savior complex, and the work that Partners in Health does.
There are many opportunities to gain leadership experience, run individually designed projects, work with other schools, and make a difference in the fight for global health equity! You can learn more about Partners in Health Engage HERE and HERE!
If you're interested and want to either learn more or join the club, schedule a short, get-to-know-you meeting here:
https://calendly.com/jmaturi/partners-in-health-info-session
Details on our first meeting will come shortly, but in the meantime, schedule a meeting if you have any interest at all!
If you have any other questions, please contact Jay Maturi at
(317)-646-8155 or jmaturi@stanford.edu
Wildlands Studies
Held to rigorous COVID-19 Protocols and Practices, our USA-based field programs will camp their way through each state’s most treasured wildlife habitats and remote wilderness, far from any city lights. Follow our Instagram or Facebook page for live updates from the field.
Allison Dolan (she, her, hers), Assistant Director, Wildlands Studies
www.wildlandsstudies.com
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Help Handicapped Woman Lecturer with Emails/Other Tasks
Part time position for a student to help a handicapped woman lecturer with email and other course related tasks. Some educational experience in the area of biology and biomedicine required. Estimated time commitment is between 5 and 10 hrs per week. Pay is $20/hr. Duration: winter and likely spring quarters. Please call 650 213 6761 or 650 327 4528, or email rheller@stanford.edu, if interested.
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY: The Sprout Project
Interested in inspiring youth to learn gardening and cooking? Excited about food and environmental justice issues?
Join the Sprout Project leadership team! The Sprout Project is dedicated to inspiring youth to live healthy lives through education at the intersection of nutrition, social justice, and the environment.
This winter, we are leading an initiative to teach younger students from underserved communities gardening and cooking skills as well as educate students about important issues in the food system. We will be working with nonprofits in the Bay Area to host a 5-week program of virtual workshops for students.
We’re looking for students passionate about youth mentorship, culinary and gardening education, and/or food justice issues to join Sprout Project’s leadership team and help lead our winter program.
If you are interested in joining or have any questions, please email Annie Chang at annie215@stanford.edu.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Bill Lane Center for the American West
The Bill Lane Center for the American West is offering thirteen internships this summer. The opportunities are located throughout the West and we think these internships could be attractive to human biology students!
Every summer, the Bill Lane Center for the American West offers many opportunities for Stanford undergraduates to work with organizations throughout the West. Interns are matched with mentors at host organizations and gain valuable work experience in fields such as natural history, conservation, land use, museum curation, resource management, and more.
Internships are full time opportunities (40 hrs/week) and last 10 weeks. Students will be compensated with a stipend of $5000 with an additional supplement stipend based on financial need and the potential of travel if approved for undergraduates this year.
Specific requirements for Spring or Summer 2021 require that the student have been enrolled full-time for two quarters prior to the internship and that to participate in the opportunity they will be using their Flex term.
All Stanford undergraduates, graduating seniors, and co-terminal masters students are eligible to apply.
Find more information on our website.
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY: Extreme Poverty, Infrastructure, and Climate (EPIC) Initiative
Paid summer research assistantship, undergraduates from all schools and departments are welcome to apply: https://cee.stanford.edu/VPUE2021). Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis (ignore deadlines on website).
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the only world region in which the number of people living in extreme poverty has increased since 1990. SSA is home to 16% of global population, yet more than half of those in extreme poverty live in the region. Lack of access to engineered infrastructure such as roads, water supply and electricity is consistently associated with poverty; however, the causal pathways that link them are often implied rather than interrogated. The EPIC (Extreme Poverty, Infrastructure, and Climate) initiative is testing hypotheses about the ways in which engineered infrastructure affects poverty dynamics in SSA, with the goal of amplifying poverty alleviation impacts of infrastructure investments. EPIC aims to elaborate the extent to which, the conditions under which, and the pathways by which road and water infrastructure investments affect the well-being of households living in extreme poverty in Uganda. The initiative will also incorporate the effects that a changing climate is likely to have on the links between infrastructure and poverty alleviation. Research assistants will work with secondary household panel and geospatial datasets, assisting with data compilation, manipulation, and analysis. Applicants should have strong GIS and R skills; previous training in inferential and/or spatial statistics is a plus.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: UCSF Clinical Research Coordinator
Dr. Melisa Wong (HumBio 2005), a medical oncologist and Assistant Professor in the UCSF Divisions of Hematology/Oncology and Geriatrics, is hiring a full-time clinical research coordinator (CRC) to assist with her geriatric oncology outcomes research program. The CRC will have the opportunity to lead patient-centered research with diverse older adults with cancer using quantitative and qualitative methods.
To learn more, please visit: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=6495&siteid=5861#jobDetails=3114896_5861
If you have any questions, please email Dr. Wong at melisa.wong@ucsf.edu
JOB OPPORTUNITY: CTL Hiring Tutors/LCPs for '21-'22
The Center for Teaching and Learning is now hiring Subject Tutors and Language Conversation Partners (LCPs) for the 21-22 academic year with starting pay at $17/hour for undergraduates and $28/hour for graduate students. Tutors and LCPs have the opportunity to build new relationships across campus, collaborate with teammates, and become more familiar and confident with a subject or language they’re passionate about.
Undergraduate and co-term students are welcome to apply for the following subjects: Biology, Bioengineering, Chemistry, CME, CS, Economics, Engineering, Human Biology, Math, MS&E, Physics, and Statistics. The deadline for all tutor applications is Sunday, April 18.
Undergraduate, co-term, and graduate students are welcome to apply the following languages: Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. The deadline for all LCP applications is Sunday, April 4.
Check out our website to learn more about our program and the application process. If you have questions or need a disability-related accommodation please contact Alex Ayers at aayers@stanford.edu.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Humana
Interested in healthcare consulting and looking to move to NYC after graduation? Humana, a major health insurance company, is hiring a full time Healthcare Strategy Analyst for a summer start in 2021.
The job posting is on Handshake, and copied below:
https://humana.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Humana_External_Career_Site/job/New-York-NY/Healthcare-Strategy-Analyst_R-245532
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Zhang Lab
Zhang Lab is looking for students who will graduate this spring to join our lab at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as full-time Research Associates (RAs); Here is the link to apply: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4425842.
Our lab is broadly focused on discovering and developing new molecular biology tools to improve human health. RAs will be working closely with other members of the lab on specific projects. The position provides students with valuable research experience for pursuing a graduate degree, past RAs have gone on to PhD or MD/PhD programs at prestigious universities such as Harvard and UPenn. Please send CVs/resumes to ZhangRecruiting@broadinstitute.org.
Honors in the Arts Program
The Honors in the Arts program allows students from any major to combine their critical and creative interests by completing an interdisciplinary capstone project in the arts during their senior year. The yearlong capstone program includes:
a weekly workshop with an interdisciplinary cohort of peers
a project mentor with expertise in a relevant field
funding for the project's realization
The Honors in the Arts program welcomes both individual and group projects.
It also fulfills the HumBio Capstone requirement.
Want to learn more? Attend an info session via Zoom!
Zoom Digital Info Session Dates:
Tuesday, March 9 | 12-1pm PST
Wednesday, March 31 | 12-1pm PST
RSVP
Questions? Contact Devin Garnick (dgarnick@stanford.edu)
New Bay Area Climate Resilience Fellowships for Summer 2021
Application Deadline: March 15
Learn more and apply here
These are unique Cardinal Quarter fellowships, which are part of a new initiative to support students to address climate change impacts in the Bay Area, through internships, academic courses, and more. For more info about the overall initiative, email Esther Conrad.
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