Resources and Partnerships

Stanford University believes that a student body that is both highly qualified and diverse in terms of culture, class, race, gender, ethnicity, work, and life experiences is essential to the education process. Therefore, Stanford is an active proponent of diversity throughout all levels of higher education, with the Biosciences Home Programs and the School of Medicine equally dedicated to these goals. Our graduate programs are dedicated to training students from diverse backgrounds for careers in the biological and biomedical sciences, and the promotion of diversity in graduate education through outreach and mentorship programs is a key facet of the School of Medicine’s strategic plan.

In keeping with this mission, the Office of Graduate Education and the School of Medicine have spearheaded many efforts to encourage and support the participation of students from diverse backgrounds in Stanford’s graduate programs and beyond. We are pleased to sponsor the Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences, yearly talks on diversity in graduate education, and attend national scientific meetings targeted to students of color.

The diversity and outreach programs within Stanford’s Genetics Department expand the recruiting efforts and activities for a diverse student body within the Stanford Genome Training Program, creating a pipeline of diversity into genomics and the biosciences.