Stanford University Human Biology Program

Wishing everyone a happy Friday and wonderful weekend! 😊🥰

📸: Andrew Brodhead

"One of my favorite ideas from HumBio is this concept called “emergent properties.” It describes how complex things happen when individual elements interact. For example, our breath just now. The oxygen is in the air, and the cells in our lungs. On their own, they may seem like random, unassuming bits of matter, but together they undergo this beautiful process of respiration. They bring us life. And they fuel our moments of connection like these. Our Stanford journey has kinda been like a deep breath, the minty kind of course. We were drawn into Stanford as curious individuals from different backgrounds; some started on Zoom and others, like me, began on campus, took a mini detour during Covid, and came back. But somehow, we all ended up in the GeoCorner studying, of all things, ourselves in the core. [...]

Even as we diffused into different concentrations, we saw this idea of emergence during our campus interactions. Whether it was sharing our research at HB-REx, volunteering at the Cardinal Free Clinics, or crying together in chemistry, we remember these moments not only because of what we did, but also because of the people we did them with.

What’s amazing about HumBio is how it expands our understanding of the world not only through its interdisciplinary nature – biology, politics, and culture – but also in the way we come together to share ideas and work towards collective action. As HumBio graduates, we now have the ability and responsibility to lead effectively because we understand that true and meaningful change comes from connecting seemingly disparate elements to inform complex solutions."

- Annalisa Lim '24, Human Biology Diploma Ceremony 2024

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Wishing our incredible HumBio students and alums competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics the best of luck! We'll be rooting for you!! 👏 🏆

"Classmates, family, friends, faculty, I want you all to make a pact to yourselves to start doing random combinations of things that set YOUR soul on fire, no matter how random they seem. According to society, you are obligated to stick to the one preset career path (one, not plural) that will make you the most financially stable. But, my fellow new post-grads, we have the privilege to be here today, graduating from Stanford, with the tools to build entirely new roads in uncharted territory.

That journey started with you all choosing your unique concentrations, so continue to wander down those promising paths. Exploring the different intersections of interests in your soul is when ideas are born. I decided to travel down two seemingly separate roads, cognitive neuroscience and screen-acting, not knowing that I would come across such a cool intersection and make it my home. [...]

These journeys are sure to bring you to a fruitful, fulfilling destination, and these destinations are where self-discovery is made. Where some groundbreaking questions are asked, and others are answered. Where new knowledge is unearthed, and personal growth is championed."

- Lingarbel Brempong '24, Human Biology Diploma Ceremony 2024

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Our love for HumBio is endless! You truly get the best of everything in our community😊💕 Wishing everyone a happy Wednesday!

Share with us why you love HumBio in the comments or dm us now✨

Effective science communication, both verbal and written, is a core skill we aim to instill in every Human Biology student. In HumBio 113, The Human Plant Connection, Dr. Katherine Preston guides students in not only understanding plant morphology but also in analyzing scientific papers and honing their science communication skills through a public writing project about tree species found on campus. Check out some of the amazing student written projects in the link below now! 🌱✍📚

https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/stanfordstudentslovetrees/home

TGIF! Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend 😊

📸: Andrew Brodhead

"You don’t often hear people say the math community, or the econ community, or the history community. But we say “the HUMBIO community” more often than we say “Arillaga.” That’s because one of the most unique and powerful things about HUMBIO is our connection with one another. And this rings true for no one as much as this class, the class of 2024. [...]

We bonded with each other and this major first, and that made us stronger. We support one another in our innovative projects, our ground-breaking research, and our demanding thesis. In our extracurricular endeavors, our community service goals, and our future career paths, whatever they may be. Because this is our educational family. And as we prepare to leave, it might feel like that first day of sophomore year all over again - excited, scared. But I know this family persists beyond our time at Stanford, and we will be just as eager to learn from and support one another in the coming weeks, months, and years.

- Libby Rouffy '24, Human Biology Diploma Ceremony 2024

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HumBio friendships that will last a lifetime🫶✨💕

Blue skies and sunshine😎 Happy Friday everyone!

📸: Andrew Brodhead

"You are each an entirely unique constellation of abilities, interests, experiences, and histories. In fact, as a HumBio major even your educational path was entirely your own. What you have to offer, no one else can. Your history and your training, combined with your natural brilliance, are gifts that the world needs.

But remember that while Stanford degrees and ambition are really important, they’re not the whole picture. I hope that you will also reflect today on how you can use what you have learned here to lift everyone around you: your family and friends, your coworkers and your communities. Maya Angelou once said, 'people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.' I have seen first-hand how kind you are, and I know that you will take this with you, wherever you go in life."

- Director Lianne Kurina, Human Biology Diploma Ceremony 2024

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We love HumBio because our students are filled with incredible kindness, generosity, and intellectual curiosity!! Plus the wide variety of classes available really allow students to dig into their passions😊

Share with us why you love HumBio in the comments or dm us now✨💕

The latest edition of HumBio highlights went out this morning!📰 Check out some of the incredible research and projects our students completed this year along with some snapshots of our Class of 2024 celebrations!

Read it out now in your emails, in the link below, or by going to the news tab of our website (you can also subscribe to receive future editions on our website)! Happy reading! 😁

https://conta.cc/3xF7Fhj

Join the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for a two-day symposium exploring the complexities around s*x, gender, and genomics by considering them in their scientific, ethical, and historical contexts.

These interdisciplinary conversations are intended to aid scientists, policymakers, and the public in understanding the many dimensions of s*x and s*x characteristics and their relationships with gender within a genomic context.

The event is free and open to all however registration is required. Register now here: https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_IRB_2qLQSki6OMbi4WC06Q #/registration

You can also view the agenda here: https://www.genome.gov/event-calendar/exploring-the-many-dimensions-of-s*x-and-gender-in-the-genomics-era

We hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday and enjoying this holiday long weekend! 😎

📸: Andrew Brodhead

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July! 🎇🎆

All smiles for HumBio! 😎📸

Happy Friday from the beautiful Main Quad! 🥳

Unforgettable memories and lifelong friendships 😊❤️

Check out this great event happening this Friday on climate and health research!

Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou is an environmental engineer and epidemiologist. She holds a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) from the Environmental Sciences and Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Doctor of Science (ScD) in Environmental Health from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, where she also conducted her post-doctoral fellowship.

She is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Her research focuses on characterizing the impacts of air pollution and other climate-sensitive exposures on human health, with an emphasis on applied statistical issues related to climate and health research, including quantifying and correcting for exposure measurement error, exposure prediction uncertainty propagation, and assessment of high-dimensional and complex exposures in health analyses. Additionally, her studies mainly have identified vulnerable sub-populations and characterized how risks may vary across neighborhood-level and other urban characteristics.

In person in LKSC LK205/206 or on Zoom: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/92762626674?pwd=bfEhYosw2j0X9Rxunb0916QBqWkGtb.1

Wishing everyone a happy Friday and a wonderful weekend! 😎🌴

📸: Andrew Brodhead

HumBio Class of 2024 at our senior celebration last week❤️🎓

Still reeling from all the festivities this past weekend. What a wonderful weekend celebrating the class of 2024! 🥳😍🎓

As we wrap up our 2024 Human Biology Diploma Ceremony, we want to say a huge congratulations to the HumBio Class of 2024! We couldn’t be more proud of you as you celebrate this incredible milestone in your educational journey and we cannot wait to see what the future holds.✨✨

Today’s the day! We are so excited to celebrate our class of 2024 graduates with their families and loved ones. See you all soon 🥳🎓

With just one day left until our ceremony, it wouldn't be right to close out our countdown without giving a special shoutout to our amazing 2023-24 CAs - Andrew, Ashley, Deba, Jackie, Madeleine, Michelle, Nick, and Sophia!! 🎉🎉

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the success of the HumBio Core and our students! We appreciate everything you've done and will miss you! Best of luck as you embark on the next stage of your journeys🫶🫶

✨ONLY TWO MORE DAYS✨

A huge thank you to our incredible 20223/24 SAs for their hard work and efforts in supporting the program this year! We are so appreciative of everything you have done and will miss you. We cannot wait to see what amazing things you do next! 🫶🫶

✨The countdown continues! T-3 days!✨

Special appreciation to Xochilt Lorenzo for always bringing the fun to our SA meetings and events! Your energy and positivity uplift everyone around you. Thank you for being such a dedicated member of our team and best of luck on the next stage of your journey. Congratulations!🫶🫶🎉🎉

Congratulations to Iliana Close who just declared with a concentration in Public Health and Epidemiology! 🎉🎉