The Summer Science Institute Staff
SSI is currently hiring instructors and mentors! We are looking for dedicated, caring and intelligent professionals who have a heart to serve through teaching and mentoring students.If you feel like you qualify, please download the applications to fill out. Make sure to save the applications to your computer before completing it. Please use Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader (even if you are on a Mac) to fill application and don't forget to save before emailing it to us. Please send the completed application along with your transcript(s) in PDF format to staff@summerscienceinstitute.org to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
Click here to download SSI Instructor Application
Click here to SSI Mentor Application
Stephanie Lane - Co-Director
Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Stephanie Lane moved to the Bay Area to attend Stanford University in 1999. She completed her B.A. in 2003 with a dual degree in African and African American Studies & History. Stephanie is passionate about mental health & mental illness in communities of color and is applying to medical school with the goal of becoming a psychiatrist. Stephanie’s interest in SSI stems from her own negative experiences in science and math as an undergraduate. She seeks to use her experiences and lessons learned to aid students just beginning their pre-health journey. As the Chemistry instructor during the summer of 2009 and participant in the SSI seminar, Stephanie takes an active role in helping the students succeed in their science careers as well as their careers as pre-health students in general.
Liezel Dimaano - Instructor/Academic Coordinator
For the past three years, Liezel Dimaano has fulfilled many roles in our SSI team, including tutor, mentor, lead instructor, and academic coordinator. She completed her first bachelor’s degree, BS Statistics, from the University of the Philippines in 2001 and her second bachelor's degree, BS Biology concentration on Physiology, from San Francisco State University in 2010. In the fall season of 2010, Liezel will begin her medical education at UCSF School of Medicine. To support her goal to practice in America’s marginalized communities, Liezel was selected to participate in UCSF's Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US), a special five-year track for medical students desiring to serve urban underserved groups. Liezel is an immigrant from Batangas, Philippines. Prior to returning to school for premedical coursework, Liezel worked for four years in Training and Development in the Philippines as well as in the US. Liezel is also an avid basketball fan and a recreational cyclist.
Anna Jung - Administrator
In 2005, Anna Jung completed her undergraduate degree in History from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2006, she relocated to the Bay Area, and began working on her pre-medical requirements at San Francisco State University. While completing coursework, Anna became heavily involved in research in medicinal chemistry for the development of diagnostic tools and therapy for cancer treatment. In addition to being a talented laboratory chemist, Anna is passionately committed to helping others overcome obstacles in their backgrounds. In her free time, she volunteers at a food bank and has been instrumental in developing educational opportunities to improve basic health for low income residents of Bayview/Hunter's Point. Anna has worked hard to become a competitive medical school applicant. This experience helps her to relate to SSI students and encourage them to pursue their goals. Since the beginning of SSI, Anna has mentored students, taught classes and been instrumental in designing the curriculum and structure of the program.
Hieu Do - Mentor/Tutor Coordinator
Also a history graduate from UCLA, Hieu Do attended SFSU in 2007 to fulfill his pre-medical requirements. In the fall of 2007, Hieu joined a small group of post baccalaureate students, Ben Wilfong, Geno Genasci and Alicia Applin, to create what has now become the Summer Science Institute. Since then, Hieu has been intimately involved with the program and the students that the program serves. Hieu’s main focus has been to teach students about more than just academics. He strongly believes that to become the kind of doctor society needs, one has to cultivate a heart of service and compassion. He constantly pushes his students to challenge themselves to learn about the issues in the world in order to understand the human condition. Only then can we as doctors can care for our patients in the way they need. Hieu is currently not in San Francisco any longer, but continues to work with SSI as the Mentor/Tutor Coordinator. He is searching for someone who is passionate about teaching and mentoring to fill his position. If you are interested please apply using the applications above.
Ike Iloka - Mentor
Ike Iloka is a native of Columbus, Ohio. He attended school at Case Western Reserve University where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Classic literature. After graduation, he attended San Francisco State University to complete his post-baccalaureate work in the Pre-health Profession program. In his free time Ike works as an EMT and is involved in research at UCSF and San Francisco General Hospital. His future aspirations include pursuing a career in internal medicine and working with marginalized populations both at home and abroad.
Joshua Meneses - Mentor
Joshua Meneses did his undergraduate work at the UCLA, where he received a B.A. in Psychology. He returned to his native Bay Area, and is currently finishing a pre-health post-baccalaureate program at SFSU. He is currently involved in research focusing on the effects of after school programs on childhood fitness under the supervision of Dr. Kris Madsen. He also volunteers as an HIV counselor at the Student Health Center at SFSU, where he maintains a philosophy that stopping the spread of HIV needs to be done one individual at a time. In SSI Joshua focuses on making each of the students truly believe that they are capable of achieving whatever goals they aim for. His motivation for getting involved as a mentor is similar to the motivation that pushes him to strive to be a physician; the desire to help those who need it the most. Moreover, his realization that he could not have gotten to where he is today without the selfless acts of others fuels an desire to do the same for his mentees.
Sayeeda Najbi - Mentor
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Sayeeda Najibi is a senior at SFSU majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Biology. She works in a Biochemistry Research Lab here at SFSU under the professor Dr. Teaster Baird Jr. She also works at the Learning Assistance Center tutoring all Chemistry courses as well as Calculus I and II and remedial Math. As far as programs, she is involved in SSI as a mentor and she is also a member of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Association (CBSA).