Undergraduate Summer Research Program
Applications Closed for 2022
Our 10-week Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) Undergraduate Summer Research Program is designed to train undergraduate students in cardiovascular research in the laboratories of CVI-affiliated faculty members. Undergraduate summer research at Stanford CVI is supported by the American Heart Association, The National Institutes of Health, and the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute. We will be offering a stipend between $5,000 and $8,000 depending on the specific funding source and whether participation is virtual or in-person. Housing is not provided.
During the 10-week summer program, students work full-time in the labs of CVI research mentors. Throughout the summer, additional programming is provided in the form of cardiovascular science seminars, panels with graduate program admissions teams, professional development seminars, social events, and career path conversations with faculty, students, and industry professionals. The program ends with a symposium allowing the students to showcase their work to the CVI community.
Our program is funded by the NIH, AHA, and AHA SURE programs. One of the primary goals of these programs is to increase diversity in cardiovascular research and medicine, so as to enhance the participation of individuals from groups identified as nationally underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences. Our program provides exceptional research training and strives to be an inclusive opportunity for individuals with diverse backgrounds, outlooks, and careers goals.
Amal Adamu
UMD, Eastern Shore
Mentor: Nazish Sayed
Nickeisha Cuthbert
Claflin University
Mentor: Katrin Svensson
Gabriel Heckerman
Mahurin Honors College
Mentor: Sean Wu
Andreanne Sannajust
UCLA
Mentor: Joseph Wu
Sofia Torres Bigio
MIT
Mentor: Helen Blau
Parth Amin
Dartmouth College
Mentor: Kevin Wang
Yuri De Castro
UC, Merced
Mentor: Joseph Wu
Thinzar Htwe
Stanford University
Mentor: Anson Lee
JooChan Shin
UPenn; Mentor: Christopher Cheng
Eileen Tzng
Cornell University
Mentor: Phil Yang
Natasha Auer
UCSB; Mentor: Vinicio de Jesus Perez
Chisomaga Ekwueme
Diablo Valley College
Mentor: Ngan Huang
Elsa Lawrence
Imperial College London
Mentor: Mark Mercola
Britney Joy Sison
University of Guam
Mentor: Michael Snyder
Rocio Vazquez
Univ of Central Florida
Mentor: Vinicio de Jesus Perez
Alexander Boakye
Howard University
Mentor: Joseph Woo
Angel Emodi
UCLA; Mentor: Mark Skylar-Scott
Aaron Panduro
CSU, Fresno
Mentor: Alison Marsden
Sameer Sundrani
Stanford University
Mentor: Andrew Fire
Stefan Veizades
University of Edinburgh
Mentor: Patricia Nguyen
Jamie Bozeman
Tougaloo College
Mentor: Kristy Red-Horse
Celine Escarmant
Stanford University
Mentor: Alison Marsden
Savan Patel
Univ of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Anoop Rao
Kevin Tan
UNC at Charlotte
Mentor: Patricia Nguyen
Arely Campos - UCLA
Mentors: Karen Hirsch & Melissa Vogelsong
Josephine Gollin
Smith College
Mentor: Mark Mercola
Jaylen Sandifer
Jackson State University
Mentor: Kevin Alexander
Jane Thomas
Laney College
Mentor: Daniel Bernstein