Binta Diallo

Hello, and welcome to the HumBio Core! I’m Binta, and I can’t wait to help you all through the B-side this year. As an undergrad, I was drawn to HumBio because of the flexibility it offered — few other majors at Stanford would let me flip-flop between degree types and concentrations while I got a better sense of what my academic and career interests were. When I finally declared my junior year, I chose to pursue a concentration in Infectious Disease and Immunology. Outside of HumBio, I minored in Medical Anthropology; worked in the Shizuru BMT-CT lab, where I completed an honors thesis on inflammasome activation in hematopoietic stem cells; volunteered with a non-profit to teach patient self-advocacy in an effort to lower the Black maternal mortality rate; and DJ’ed on KZSU (support community radio!). In my free time, I love baking, traveling, trying new dessert spots, listening to new music, scrolling Pinterest on my iPad while screen sharing with my best friend, and intermittently learning new songs on my electric bass. I know Stanford can sometimes be a lot and I remember having an endless list of questions when I took the Core, so please don’t hesitate to reach out about anything. Remember: it’s literally our job to support you!