Summer jobs at Stanford medical school

The lists below identify college and high school students working at the School of Medicine this summer, thanks to support from stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health.

College students

Alec Barlow, 24, of Pleasanton, Calif., a senior majoring in economics and pre-med at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Research Advisor: David Stevenson, MD, professor of pediatrics and vice dean.

Matt Carruthers, 22, of Burnet, Texas, a senior majoring in biomechanical engineering at Stanford University. Research Advisor: Jill Helms, PhD, DDS, associate professor of surgery.

Alexander Craig, 19, of Palo Alto, Calif., a sophomore at Princeton University who has yet to declare a major.  Research Advisor: Glenn Chertow, PhD, MPH, professor of medicine.

Jeremy Goodman, 18, of Los Angeles, a sophomore at Stanford University who has yet to declare a major.  Research Advisor: Marion Buckwalter, MD, assistant professor of neurology and of neurological sciences.

Cynthia He, 20, of Davis, Calif., a senior majoring in biology and pre-med at Stanford University. Research Advisor: David Stevenson, MD, professor of pediatrics and vice dean.

Zach Stein, 20, of Portola Valley, Calif., a junior majoring in psychology at Hamilton College in New York. Research Advisor: Jill Helms, PhD, DDS, associate professor of surgery.

Jonny Urena, 22, of Half Moon Bay, Calif., graduated Stanford University in June with a degree in biomechanical engineering. Jill Helms, PhD, DDS, associate professor of surgery.

Rafael Vasquez, 19, of Phoenix, a sophomore in English and pre-med at Stanford University. Research Advisor: Jill Helms, PhD, DDS, associate professor of surgery.

Jennifer Wang, 20, of Redlands, Calif., a senior majoring in biology and pre-med at Stanford University. Research Advisor: David Feldman, MD, professor of medicine emeritus.

Dani Zhao, 22, of Palo Alto, Calif., who graduated in June from Stanford University with a degree in chemical engineering. Research Advisor: Jill Helms, PhD, DDS, associate professor of surgery.

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High school students

Tamar Ben-Shachar, of Palo Alto, Calif., Palo Alto High School. Research Advisor: Jill Helms, PhD, DDS, associate professor of surgery.

Jeanette Chin of Saratoga, Calif., the Harker School. Research Advisor: William Robinson, MD, associate professor of medicine.

Rohan Chopra of Los Altos Hills, Calif., the Harker School. Research Advisor: William Robinson, MD, associate professor of medicine.

Tony Ho of San Jose, Lynbrook High. Research Advisor: Atul Butte, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of pediatrics.

Rohini Jain of Fremont, Calif., Mission San Jose High. Research Advisor: Atul Butte, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of pediatrics.

Manav Kumar of San Jose, Piedmont Hills High. Research Advisor: C. Garrison Fathman, MD, professor of medicine.

Justin Kwok of San Francisco, City Arts and Technology High School. Research Advisor: C. Garrison Fathman, MD, professor of medicine.

Grace Lapier of Palo Alto, Calif., Palo Alto High School. Research Advisor: Jill Helms, PhD, DDS, associate professor of surgery.

Aaron Lin of Sunnyvale, Calif., the Harker School. Research Advisor: Mark Davis, PhD, The Burt and Marion Avery Family Professor of Immunology.

Sebastian Silverio of Miami, Fla., Belen Jesuit Preparatory School. Research Advisor: Paul J. Utz, MD, associate professor of medicine.

Carol Tran of El Sobrante, Calif., the College Preparatory School. Research Advisor: Mark Nicolls, MD, associate professor of medicine.

Akachimere Uzosike of San Leandro, Calif., Arroyo High School. Research Advisor: Mark Davis, PhD, The Burt and Marion Avery Family Professor of Immunology.

    

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