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On Sunday afternoon (10/30/22), Team HBV hosted a Mochi Donut Fundraiser. The members assembled little notes with delicious mochi donuts for customers and raised money for a good cause while spreading awareness about Hepatitis B.
On the weekend of October 30th and 31st, 2021, the Team HBV organized a Halloween gram fundraiser. The members came together to assemble little goodie bags with candy, hot chocolate, stickers, memes, and infographics on how to get involved and spread awareness about HBV. The following day, they sold the Halloween grams, and all the proceeds they raised were donated to the Myanmar Liver Foundation. As a whole, the event was a great way to start off the school year, raise some money for a good cause, and bond together in-person.
This past Sunday afternoon, some of our Team HBV members served as panelists for a college application information session for local high school students and parents. We partnered with Springlight Education to host a panel with over 70 participants via Zoom. After we all introduced ourselves, we used our time answering questions submitted prior to the panel as well as answering any questions that came in during the event itself. We discussed the application process, our essays, our extracurriculars, as well as other parts of our applications we wanted to highlight. Overall, the event was a great way to stay engaged with the local community virtually, raise money for a great cause, and help high schoolers on their path to achieving higher education.
On Saturday evening (1/30/21), Team HBV hosted an Origami Fundraiser. Participants were sent kits of origami paper and taught how to make an origami flower by Team HBVs own Ben Hu. Part of the event was a raffle for an Amazon Gift Card, and the club raised $65 for the Myanmar Liver Foundation through this means. Overall, everyone had a great time listening to relaxing music as they crafted their beautiful products and learned a new artistic skill! On Saturday afternoon, our Team HBV members took the time to host a college panel for local high school students through Zoom. To start the panel off, we promoted our fundraiser for the Myanmar Liver Foundation, asking for any small donations via Venmo @team_hbv. After the panelists introduced themselves, they went around answering premade questions involving tips about extracurriculars during the pandemic, overcoming writer’s block for college applications essays, handling stress during this overwhelming period, and much more. Finally, the event concluded with a casual Q&A session. Overall, the event was a nice little way to stay engaged with the community virtually, raise some money, and help high schoolers on their path to higher education.
While everyone was cramming to study for their upcoming final exams during dead week, it was time for Team HBV to host their annual Panda Express Fundraiser, which was on the 6th day of December, at Tressider. When the customers present the flyer, Panda donates 20% their proceeds to Team HBV, who then donates it to the Myanmar Liver Foundation. As a bonus incentive, Team HBV gave donuts to the customers who presented their flyers. The customers must have felt good knowing that their meal would help save lives across the globe!
On Saturday and Sunday mornings, our Team HBV members welcomed local high school students to Stanford with an informative yet intriguing lecture about hepatitis B. The members started off by answering the question "What is Hepatitis B?" by describing the immunology behind the disease with diagrams depicting how T-cells and macrophages work together to destroy the virus. The latter half of the presentation focused more on raising awareness for Hep B, by showing the diseases' prevalence throughout the world and strategies (the 5G's!) everyone should take to decrease their likelihood of contracting Hep B. The event concluded in a standoff between two teams of high schoolers showing off what they have learned about Hep B in an intense game of Jeopardy (while munching on Snicker bars and Reeses cups)!
We partnered with the Taiwanese Cultural Society to host a Crafts Night! Some of the highlights were the fan crafting station: and the origami: and don't forget the food. We all had a lot of fun in this event!
Team HBV went on a retreat to the Korean restaurant Sunny Bowl where we had some really good bibimbap: After the meal, we also went for some teaspoon boba. What a relaxing Saturday!
Trick-or-treat! For Halloween, Team HBV made and delivered "Hallowmeme Grams", packages of tricks (memes) and treats (pumpkins). Here you can see some of us assembling the pumpkins, stickers, and other goodies into each Hallowmemegram: And putting in the messages in each Hallowmemegram:
It might be time for fall midterms and Halloween, but October is also Liver Cancer Awareness Month. Liver cancer is a deadly disease that kills approximately 27,000 people every year and can be caused when the liver is damaged (e.g. cirrhosis, scarring of the liver), especially when this damage is caused by hepatitis (Source: CDC). Chronic hepatitis B cases are especially dangerous: infections cause at least 54% of all liver cancer worldwide, according to Hepatitis B Foundation, an organization that conducts research and provides information about hepatitis B.
However, recent research from Germany's Helmholtz Zentrum München, Technical University of Munich, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, and University Hospital Heidelberg might have a solution. T-cells, the cells that protect our body, have been found to specialize in fighting a specific disease. However, hep B patients have no T-cells in their body that are Hepatitis B specific. By utilizing T-cells from people who have recovered from hepatitis B, patients can call for reinforcements to help them fight hep B. The research is still in its infancy, though. Scientists have succeeded with a mouse model; further research is needed to determine efficacy in humans (Source: Helmholtz Zentrum München). In the future, such research in Hepatitis B will perhaps help cure people of hepatitis B and therefore decrease incidents of liver cancer. To commemorate a long school year of hard work, Team HBV feasted upon colorful sushi and noodles under the June sunset while laughing about the wonderful memories they have made. Congratulations to the core team for another successful year, and best of luck to our seniors on the next leg of their journey after Stanford!
Team HBV had the sweet opportunity to decorate cookies in the shape of the hepatitis B virus with Youtube star Rachel Fong, creator of Kawaii Sweet World. Team HBV also took this chance to spread awareness for hepatitis screenings and vaccinations on Fong’s large fanbase of 1.2 million subscribers.
Team HBV organized a documentary screening of "Hilleman: A Perilous Quest to Save the World's Children". At the event, Dr. Aruna Subramanian introduced the film and shared her thoughts on Dr. Hilleman, the subject of the film. After the film, a panel consisting of Dr. Aruna Subramanian, Dr. Robert Shafer, and Dr. Susanna Tan led a lively discussion with the audience on vaccines and infectious diseases.
The "Hepatitis B in the Clinic" event was co-hosted by Team HBV, APAMSA, and the Pacific Free Clinic. While enjoying dinner, students got to see a demo in which Dr. Yee Hui Yeo and Dr. Michael Wei explained how to ask about patients' symptoms and how to determine if the patients had Hep B.
High schoolers from all around the Bay Area participated in our class on Hepatitis B, learning about the science behind the disease and what they can do to get involved in preventing Hep B. The class concluded with a fun and exciting Hepatitis B themed bingo with the students.
Team HBV participated in the annual CARE Fair hosted by The Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education. This event featured speakers from the Stanford medical faculty, including our very own Dr. Samuel So who gave a talk on how to get free screenings and check-ups for hepatitis B. Team HBV ran a booth to talk with community members individually about these Hepatitis B prevention measures as well as provide free pamphlets and mementos.
A lot of food and laughs were shared during out winter quarter retreat! Everyone enjoyed delicious Thai Food, Salt & Straw, and boba. We will never forget the dancing robot, sharing food the best way (family-style), shoulders getting dislocated, and indecisively trying every flavor of ice cream. Kudos to the core team for all of their hard work this quarter!
Team HBV and Okada, the Asian American themed residence, co-hosted a Hepatitis B Teahouse featuring a variety of cookies and hot chocolate. Attendees listened to a presentation given by the core team, participated in group discussions, and played a fun Kahoot game to win some prizes! The event ended with a jade ribbon cookie decorating session and some cozy hot chocolate to beat the rain. Nothing makes winter quarter cozier than a good old plushie. And here at Team HBV, we like our plushies hepatitis B virus-shaped.
More than 80 people felt the plushie love with us at our annual plushie-making workshop on Friday, March 8 at the Asian American Activities Center. Fueled by an artisan selection of hors d'oeuvres from Trader Joe's, we churned out these little critters like the reverse transcriptase that allows for HBV replication. Check out the photos below! To conclude our fall quarter, we hosted a deadweek boba fundraiser to spread awareness of the free Hep B screenings available at Vaden and to fundraise for SF Hep B free. Huge thank you to Pop Tea Bar for collaborating with us once again!
Members from our team had the chance to attend the 2018 APAMSA Hepatitis Conference where they were able to learn about the current state of Hepatitis research and advocacy.
We had a blast at our new member retreat during which we took our new members Amberly (Fundraising Chair), Elina (Social Chair), and Robert (core member) out to Su Dam Korean Restaurant and Teaspoon.
Our chapter had an amazing time at the 2018 Team HBV Collegiate Conference at UCLA. We presented a workshop entitled "Fun Fundraiser and Effective Events" to inspire other chapters with ideas for future events and provide tips on how to run events smoothly. We enjoyed getting to meet with other chapters and are excited for the future of Team HBV!
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