Ryan Park

Ryan Park, from Honolulu, Hawaii, is pursuing an MD and a PhD in genetics at Stanford School of Medicine. He graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical computation and a master’s degree in computer science. Ryan aspires to improve the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy and create equitable access to these treatments. He worked with the University of Hawaii Cancer Center to expand clinical trial opportunities for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and founded a nonprofit to support pediatric cancer patients across the Pacific. At Stanford, Ryan served as the staffing manager at Arbor Free Clinic and co-chaired the national collegiate advisory board for eradicating hepatitis B and liver cancer. He also helped launch the Stanford Data Ocean to empower underrecognized students to learn biomedical data science and contribute to a more diverse academic community.