Community

Our department is dedicated to fostering a strong sense of community by facilitating events that enhance communication and collaboration. Additionally, our members actively engage in mentoring programs for researchers at various career stages, as well as participating in a wide array of campus organizations.

Community Commitment Statement

Stanford Biochemistry is committed to fostering a community that reflects the richness of the human condition.

We acknowledge ancestral, historic, and current systemic and communal inequities.
We welcome scientists of all backgrounds.
We strive to provide equal opportunities for all members of our community.
We promote the well-being of everyone in our department.
We recognize that a vibrant community is essential for the broadest scientific inquiry and responsible use of knowledge.
We dedicate ourselves to ongoing discussion and action to address our role in science and society.

All members of the department are important in this mission.

Other campus communities that department members are a part of:

Additional education and mentoring initiatives that department members are actively involved in:

Stanford Biosciences ADVANCE Summer Institute, which helps to jump start incoming students from underserved backgrounds as they enter graduate school
Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP) — AMGEN Scholars Program, which hosts underrepresented undergraduates for research experiences at Stanford
Stanford Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Science and Medicine (PRISM), which aims to increase the diversity of postdoctoral scholars
1st Generation Mentorship Program, which supports students from backgrounds with less experience in higher education
Stanford Preview Day, where faculty guide underrepresented undergraduate sophomores and juniors in graduate school admissions and the graduate school experience
Summer internships in the department for high-school student researchers
- Stanford SPLASH, where students in grades 8-12 come to Stanford for two-days of classes developed and taught by Stanford students and postdocs
- Stanford at the Tech, a program open to members of any biology department where students and postdocs run science experiments for children at the Tech Interactive in San Jose
- Science Pen Pals, a pen pal program between Stanford graduate students and postdocs and students from underprivileged high schools to encourage interest in science in underrepresented groups
SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference, which department faculty attend to help minority students access graduate opportunities

Wellness Network and Community Support

Stanford Biochemistry is committed to the wellness of each person in our community and the community as a whole. We understand that mental and physical health, work-life balance, and many additional factors influence the well-being of individuals and therefore the community. By promoting individual wellness and community health, we help everyone to grow and thrive as people.

We encourage all members of our department to take advantage of the resources offered by Well-Being at Stanford:

Student Mini-Grants support well-being projects.
Well-Being at Stanford Coaching provides guidance in the change process.
Outreach, training & consultation comprises services with the goal of creating and maintaining a healthy and empowered student population and campus climate.

These additional resources at Stanford are dedicated to ensuring wellness: