Paul Utz

Project Title: CCIS Summer Student Intern Program
Topic/emphasis: To inspire high school students in research, assist junior faculty with support funding.
Partnering Organization(s): Northern California Arthritis Foundation.
Populations Served: community high school students
Location: Bay Area
Specific Location: Stanford University
This an ongoing project: Yes
There are opportunities for student involvement in work: Yes
Description: The mission of the CCIS is to educate physicians and trainees and the public in order to bring discoveries in basic science to bear on medical disciplines ranging from cancer to diabetes and from arthritis to infectious disease, bridging the spectrum of research from the genetic and molecular level to clinical trials, sharing the information and resources in order to speed the translation of new therapies from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside. Website: http://ccis.stanford.edu/intern_program.html