DAVID CRAIG
http://www.davidcraigmd.org/
EDUCATION
Stanford University
8/07—6/2011
M.D.
Stanford, CA
 Pursued extra coursework and laboratory research in bioinformatics, immunology, and microbiology to graduate
with a scholarly concentration in the Molecular Basis of Medicine foundation
 Passed both national boards exams taken during med school in the 99th percentile of test takers
 Selected by classmates to give commencement speech at graduation
Stanford University
9/02—6/06
B.S., M.S., Biological Sciences
Stanford, CA
 Graduated with bachelor’s degree with departmental honors and master’s degree in biological sciences in four years.
Thesis on RNAi-mediated gene silencing in the neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans from Dr. Kang Shen’s laboratory
 GPA: 4.00/4.00 (Graduate), 3.97/4.00 (Undergraduate)
RESEARCH
Dr. David Schneider’s Laboratory
6/08—9/08
Researcher
Stanford, CA
 Designed and performed experiments in D. melanogaster to investigate host response to infection with the bacterium
F. tularensis with the aim of elucidating the cellular processes underlying innate immunity
 Won a Stanford Medical Scholars fellowship for funding, presented poster at Student Research Symposium (5/09)
Collective Roots
9/07—6/08
Researcher, Volunteer
Stanford, CA
 Worked with local organization, Collective Roots, to research impact of farmers’ markets and access to healthy
foods on local health outcomes
 Won Outstanding Population Health Project award for poster at Stanford Population Health Symposium (5/08)
Dr. Loren Looger’s Laboratory
10/06—8/07
Researcher
Ashburn, VA
 Helped plan and execute initial research directions for new protein engineering lab in Howard Hughes Medical
Institute’s Janelia Farm; carried out own experiments and mentored undergraduate summer intern
 Designed, created, and evaluated novel genetically-encoded biosensors to measure calcium concentration and
membrane voltage in neurons in vivo, with intended applications in analysis of neuronal communication
 Built web-based applications to manage molecular biology reagents for the lab, including tools to perform in silico
cloning and DNA oligo design; projects are still actively used
VOLUNTEERING AND LEADERSHIP
Stanford Medical Student Association (SMSA)
9/07—6/2011
Vice President, Treasurer, Class Representative
Stanford, CA
 Served in SMSA, Stanford’s medical student representative body, in capacities from class representative to vice
president throughout all four years of medical school
 Responsible for planning and maintaining a $50k budget, organizing and executing campus-wide and communitywide events, and representing student opinion and thought to the main governing bodies of the school
 Selected projects:
o Researched and developed a feasible plan for extensive medical student tuition reduction, ideas from which
are being put into effect in the 2010-11 academic year
o Worked extensively with Admissions department to revamp interviewee hosting program, including
independent research of national applicant preferences with subsequent presentation to the deans
o Founded and administered program to ensure that medical students have access to affordable pagers during
their clinical years. Cost-to-student reduced by half or more
o Founded and ran program to provide visiting medical students with long white coats for clinical work
DAVID CRAIG
http://www.davidcraigmd.org/
Arbor Free Clinic
9/07—6/2011
Pre-clinical Staffing Coordinator, Volunteer
Stanford, CA
 Provided free basic care to a local underserved population. Participated in patient triage, history taking and
examination, and care delivery
 Pre-clinical Staffing Coordinator (9/07—8/09): responsible for ensuring that clinic had adequate staff to operate
CienciaPR, STARS Luncheon
12/05—present
Co-Founder, Web Developer
Stanford, CA
 Co-founded and developed CienciaPR.org, a community site dedicated to promoting science and technology
research and industry within Puerto Rico. Site now has 4000+ members from around the world and several
partnerships with local radio shows and newspapers. Work with Dr. Daniel Colón-Ramos of Yale (12/05—present)
 Developed site for STARS Luncheon program (starslunch.org), a nonprofit to connect underprivileged students in
the community with nearby college-graduate mentors to promote future college and career success (6/09—present)
Other Volunteering and Teaching
2007—2010
Volunteer, Teaching Assistant, Mentor
Stanford, CA
 Gave flu vaccine shots to local underserved populations, including farm workers in the Salinas Valley and all comers
to the Arbor Free Clinic (2007—2008)
 Big sib for child with chronic illness in PALS program (2008)
 Big sib and mentor for undergraduate student navigating medical school application process (2008—2009)
 Volunteered at Diabetes Family Day for children with diabetes and their families (4/5/08)
 Student Hosting Coordinator: arranged housing for 100+ visiting interviewees throughout the medical school
application season (2007—2008)
 Led a group of incoming medical students on a backpacking orientation trip (SWEAT 2008)
 Teaching assistant for all-day course in emergency medicine skills (line placement, suturing, etc.) for pre-clinical
students as they transitioned into their first clerkships (6/7/10)
HOBBIES
Avid guitar player/songwriter, lover of local music shows
Medium distance running (5-10k)
Sport rock climbing and bouldering