Faculty Mentorship for Medical Students Interested in Clinical Case Report & Research Opportunities
Medical students, please see the list of faculty who are open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects to Stanford and/ or visiting and/or external medical students. If you are interested in obtaining mentorship from one of these faculty, please send an email of interest to our education program manager, Kathrina De La Cruz (kathrina@stanford.edu), listing out the faculty(s) you are interested in connecting with, your research interests, CV and time commitment.
Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects to Stanford and visiting/external medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
Basal and squamous cell carcinoma, immunotherapy, aging, geriatric medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects to Stanford medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
I am interested in allergic contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, and the intersection between the two. Currently, there has been an ongoing revolution in our understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms of atopic dermatitis, and we are also interested in evaluating cutting edge therapeutics and exploring additional applications of therapy.
Clinical Scholar, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biomedical Data Sciences, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects to Stanford and visiting/external medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
I work at the intersection of dermatology and AI. I'm interested in developing new datasets, interrogating sources of bias in AI algorithms, and translating AI algorithms for clinical use.
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship to Stanford and visiting/external medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
Surgical excision of small skin tumors is frequently curative; however, individuals afflicted by frequent, aggressive, or metastatic skin cancers often require or seek medical therapy as an alternative to surgery. Our laboratory’s overarching goal is to develop new therapeutic concepts for translation into targeted skin cancer treatments by revealing previously unrecognized mechanisms that drive clinically aggressive tumor behavior. Actionable candidates identified through bulk and single-cell next-generation sequencing approaches are interrogated functionally using organoid and animal models of human skin cancer. Students will gain hands-on wet lab experience working with these models and interact closely with postdocs, graduate students, and research associates in the Program in Epithelial Biology. Individuals with a background in computer science are especially welcome!
Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects to Stanford and visiting/external medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
Public Health, Epidemiology, Digital Health, Geriatric Dermatology
*Please note that 1 year time commitment is ideal
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects with Stanford and visiting/external medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
We are performing ground breaking topical as well as cell based gene therapy studies on epidermolysis bullosa patients to correct their skin defects and heal their wounds. In addition to genetic disorders, we also work on immune based blistering skin disorders, and are currently performing early stage genetic engineering of patient T-lymphocytes (CAAR-T therapy) to correct the autoimmune blistering disease pemphigus. We perform true bench to bedside translational therapy, taking discoveries we make in the lab into the clinics, and projects encompass both laboratory as well as clinical studies.
If you are interested in getting involved, please feel free to email me at mpm@stanford.edu
Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects to Stanford and visiting/external medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
I have been teaching and providing clinical care for skin of color patients during my entire career.
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects to Stanford and visiting/external medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
Our lab uses next generation sequencing technologies to investigate genetic and molecular alterations associated with skin cancer and skin diseases. Using genetic and molecular data obtained from patients, we predict and develop new therapeutics for a variety of skin disorders. Our ultimate goal is to utilize molecular information to manage and treat patients with dermatologic disorders. We have year long research opportunities for Stanford Students and case report opportunities for students from other institutions who have a very interesting case that may benefit from a genetic workup to participate in the DISCOVER program. They will work on uncovering the genetic etiology and they can learn about genetics and dermatology and write up their case report incorporating genetic information.
Professor in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship to Stanford and visiting/external medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
Health Disparities: Skin disease affects one out of every four children in the United States. Children of color frequently experience limited access to pediatric dermatologists, poorly controlled disease, missed school, increased emergency department visits, increased hospitalizations, and negative long term outcomes. Dr. Siegel's research aims to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion-relevant research by improving understanding of root causes of health disparities and developing solutions. We are currently planning programs with community partners to develop outreach programs to school-based health clinics. We are also creating a teen summer Skin Innovation Laboratory workshop.
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Stanford University
Open to providing direct mentorship and/or guidance on independently-conceived projects to Stanford medical students
Research and Clinical Interests:
SDO, MCC