Team
Stevie Eberle, M.Ed
Executive Director
BioSci Careers
seberle@stanford.edu | Stevie Eberle on LinkedIn
Stevie began their tenure at BioSci Careers in 2008 developing curricula and resources for all biosciences trainees to explore and define a path toward their own careers of choice. In their 20+ years of professional experience, they have found that their passion is helping others find and follow theirs.
Stevie helps trainees with all aspects of professional/career development, and they are especially interested in issues of gender and diversity in the workplace. Stevie holds an M.Ed in counseling.
Varupi Gupta
Associate Director, Experiential Learning and Connections
varupig@stanford.edu
Varupi is responsible for communications and marketing of BioSci Careers. She is passionate about finding engaging ways to connect students and trainees with the expertise and resources of the biosciences career community. She is especially interested in the role of social media and how Gen Z likes to consume and create content. She leads an annual event that brings together Stanford staff and students around effective student communications. She serves on the School of Medicine staff committee on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Jona Salamanca, M.Ed
Assistant Director, Connections
jsalam@stanford.edu
Jona supports the BioSci Careers community by advising and coaching student groups, facilitating mentorship relationships, and building connections with our students, trainees, and teams. Jona is a thoughtful and compassionate leader focused on creating spaces of inclusion and excellence. He is passionate about helping others develop their own sense of leadership to empower them in their academic and professional pursuits. They joined BioSci Careers with eight years of experience in education, career, and leadership development.
Deana L. Golini
Coach
Deana brings extensive insight from the medical school admissions world. She is a former Senior MD Admissions Officer from Stanford Medicine's Office of MD Admissions, former Assistant Director of Premed Advising, Student Support & Outreach for the Master of Medical Sciences SMP program at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School and is a former medical school committee letter writer for Northeastern University's Premed Advising Office. Prior to entering the medical school space, Deana spent time as an undergraduate admissions reader at Northeastern University and held a seat on the Undergraduate Admissions Counselor Advisory Board at Brown University. In 2022, Deana earned her first publication co-authoring a textbook chapter in "Advising and Developing the Pre-health Professional Student." Deana is an advocate for students on their journey to becoming practicing physicians and scientists, taking a counselor-centered approach when guiding students on their academic and career paths. She has guided non-traditional and underrepresented MD and DO applicants on their paths towards medical school and residency. She is also a former public high school guidance counselor and classroom teacher.
Suzanne Frasca Hom, MA
Operations Manager
Suzanne supports all aspects of counseling, curriculum, and connections services provided by BioSci Careers. She’s developed and coordinated career fairs, programs, and seminars at the School of Medicine, and is passionate about supporting career exploration in higher education. She enjoys working with trainees on their professional marketing materials and their career development. An experienced Stanford manager, Suzanne has worked with prospective students, graduate students, and postdocs in the School of Medicine for over a dozen years. She holds an MA in Counseling.
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Leonora Akporyoe
Leonora is a second-year medical student driven by a passion for caring for under resourced communities. In the first year of college, she found guidance through the mentorship of experienced individuals who helped her reevaluate her approach to learning. With their support and resources, Leonora excelled academically and developed a keen interest in assisting fellow students in navigating the challenges of higher education and pursuing a career. Recognizing the transformative impact of mentorship and access to resources, Leonora dedicated herself to helping students successfully transition from high school to college. She became passionate about providing support, academic resources, career resources and guidance to empower students to achieve their goals and reach their full potential. Inspired by her experiences and armed with a deep understanding of students' hurdles, Leonora aims to equip students with the necessary tools to overcome obstacles and excel academically and realize their career goals.
Xiyu Ge, Ph.D.
Xiyu is a postdoctoral scholar working with Dr. Joy Y Wu at School of Medicine’s Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism. Her research interests focus on single cell profiling and multomics analysis of bone marrow microenvironment under regulation of parathyroid hormone receptor signaling. Outside of lab, she enjoys jogging, working out and spending time with her pet.
Neha Nandwani, Ph.D.
Neha is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the laboratory of James Spudich at Stanford Biochemistry. She obtained a Ph.D. in Biology from the National Centre for Biological Sciences in India, where she focused on protein folding dynamics and protein design. She is currently studying how mutations in myosin protein result in genetic heart diseases where the heart’s ability to contract and relax is affected due to abnormalities in the heart wall thickness and stiffness. Outside of lab, Neha enjoys cooking, reading fiction and engaging in science communication.
Catherine Zhang
Catherine is a 1st year PhD student in the Cancer Biology program at Stanford. Catherine graduated from Columbia University in 2018, where she studied Biology and Environmental Science. She then spent two years as a research associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Outside of lab, Catherine enjoys playing tennis, cooking, hiking, and watercolor painting.
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