Coding for Medicine School Clubs

In the grip of Covid-19 in 2020, a group of high schoolers from Dulles High School in Sugarland, TX opened the first Coding For Medicine club at their high school in partnership with Coding For Medicine LLC. All the officers of this club were students of our 2020 Coding For Medicine summer program, which was run online that year. These high-schoolers, inspired by their summer learning of computational genomics in our program, wished to further explore biological problems with coding beyond the summer. So the Coding For Medicine school club was conceived. Such club also allowed them to share their enthusiasm for computational biology with other students, who were not be able to join our course. The first Coding For Medicine high school club in Dulles High School began in Fall 2020. Today five more student-run Coding For Medicine clubs are operational in various high schools. Several more clubs are in the planning stage by students of our summer program.

Coding For Medicine school club is a free resource for high schoolers in partnership with Coding For Medicine, LLC (https://hs.coding4medicine.com), where students come together and learn to code in the context of biology and medicine.

The activities of the club are aligned with the Coding For Medicine summer program for high schoolers. Such activities may be learning/teaching python skills, advancing coding skills by learning and repeating the results of a published research work, participating the club in community science fairs, competitions etc.

The clubs are run by students of the school, who are often also current or former students of Coding For Medicine summer program for high schoolers having preferably completed the Coding For Medicine Intermediate course offered during summer. Coding For Medicine LLC will offer support to the school club in the form of advice, curriculum, server access etc. We envision that the club will generate enhanced interest among students in acquiring coding skills and enhance their curiosity and appreciation of the vast living world around us.

If you are interested to either start a club or to join one, please email us at info@coding4medicine.com

Here are a subset of Coding For Medicine school clubs in operation currently:

Dulles High School, Sugarland, TX

President: Zarik Khan

This is a non-ASB club started in 2020 Fall. There are 7 officers and 15 members currently. Meetings are held weekly. Check the club on Instagram: @cfm_club.
Interlake HS, Bellevue, WA

President and Founder: Urvi Rutia

This is an ASB club started in 2022 Fall. There are 5 officers and 14 members currently. Meetings are held biweekly.

Check the club on Instagram: @ihscoding4medicine
The Downtown School: A Lakeside School, Seattle, WA

President and Founder: Freja Johnson

This is an ASB club started in 2022 Fall. There are 5 officers and 17 members currently. Meetings are held biweekly.
Redmond High School, Redmond, WA

President and Founder: Richa Jayanti

This is a non-ASB club started in 2022 Fall. There are 4 officers and 15-20 members currently. Meetings are held biweekly.

Check the club on Instagram: @rhs_cfmclub
Juanita High School, Kirkland, WA

President and Founder: Netrang Desai

This is a ASB club started in 2021 Fall. There are 3 officers and 10 members currently. Meetings are held once ot twice a month.
Skyline High School, Sammamish, WA

President and Founder: Aishna Khanduri

This is an ASB club started in 2022 Fall. There are 5 officers and 14 members currently. Meetings are held biweekly.
John F. Kennedy School, Cupertino, CA

President and Founder: Akshatha Arunkumar
Travis High School, Richmond, TX

President and Founder: Rivan Domnitz
Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA

President and Founder: Ayaan Khan
Hightower High School, Missouri City, TX

President and Founder: Laaibah Abdul Majid