ESP Biography



TRISHA STAN, Stanford Graduate Student in Immunology




Major: Immunology

College/Employer: Stanford

Year of Graduation: 2014

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am a fifth year student in the graduate program in Immunology at Stanford. I study the ways that the immune system is altered in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, but I love to learn about all aspects of Immunology and Neuroscience!



Past Classes

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B3282: Vaccines: Past, Present, and Preventing a Zombie Apocalypse in Splash! Fall 2013 (Nov. 02 - 03, 2013)
Primitive vaccines were developed in ancient China, India, and Africa and were the precursors for modern vaccine technology used today to prevent millions of people from suffering from diseases such as smallpox, whooping cough, and polio. How were vaccines developed? How do they work to prevent disease? What are the continuing challenges in vaccination? If a zombie apocalypse were eminent, could you be the vaccine developer to save the day?