CABS · Chinese American Biopharmaceutical Society · San Francisco

Open data science
for the future of biopharma.

DS4CABS is the data-science initiative of the CABS — Chinese American Biopharmaceutical Society. We build and share open-source tools, AI agents, and learning resources for target discovery, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, and pharma analytics, powered by a global community of scientists, engineers, and interns.

100+repositories
82026 intern projects
20+DS4 functional tracks
72+followers
CABS 2026 · Organizers

Program leadership

The volunteers running operations, sponsorship, communications, and mentorship coordination for 2026.

CABS 2026 · Mentors

Our 2026 mentors

Industry and academic experts guiding the cohort 1:1 — weekly check-ins, technical support, and career advice.

CABS 2026 · Interns

The 2026 intern cohort

Students from leading universities shipping open-source work across discovery, trials, markets, and policy.

Now Recruiting · 2026

Join the 2026 Data Science Summer Program

A ~10-week immersive internship applying AI & data science to drug discovery and development. Interns work on real-world projects with structured weekly mentorship and present a final research poster featured on the CABS website. We welcome students, mentors, and program volunteers from across the Pacific Rim biopharma community.

Student Track

Mentee

Bachelor's, Master's, PhD students, and Postdocs worldwide — Bay Area preferred. Stanford, UCSF, UC Berkeley, MIT, and Pacific Rim universities especially encouraged.

  • Real-world AI / data-science project in drug discovery
  • Weekly 1:1 mentorship from industry & academia
  • Workshops, networking, and member-company exposure
  • Final research poster featured on the CABS site
Apply as Mentee →
Mentor Track

Mentor

Experienced professionals from academia, biotech, and pharma with expertise in AI, bioinformatics, or data science. Matched 1:1 with a student for the summer.

  • Matched with one mentee for the program
  • Weekly 30-minute check-ins
  • Guide research direction, technical support, career advice
  • Help scale CABS to 20+ interns in Summer 2026
Register as Mentor →
Leadership Track

Leadership & Support Team

Volunteers shaping program operations — promotion, sponsorship, mentorship coordination, communications, and administration. Help build a meaningful program for the next generation of data-science leaders.

  • Administration & Operations
  • Mentors / Co-Mentors
  • Sponsorship & Outreach
  • Communications & Promotion
  • General Support Team
Express interest →

Program timeline

Summer 2026

  1. Jan 1, 2026Applications open
  2. May 15, 2026Application deadline
  3. Jun 15, 2026Internship begins
  4. Aug 15, 2026Internship ends · final posters

Winter 2026

  1. Sep 1, 2026Applications open
  2. Nov 5, 2026Application deadline
  3. Dec 15, 2026Internship begins
  4. Feb 23, 2027Internship ends · final posters

Questions? internship@cabsweb.org · Sponsorship: fundraising@cabsweb.org · Program lead: shicheng.guo@cabsweb.org

All projects

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Learn & build with us

Workshops and curricula for biologists, clinicians, and data scientists.

About DS4CABS

DS4CABS is the data-science initiative of the Chinese American Biopharmaceutical Society — a non-profit professional community headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Our open-source work spans the full biopharma value chain: from target discovery and knockout analysis, to clinical trial intelligence and regulatory analytics, to market access and medical affairs. We publish code, datasets, and educational materials so that the next generation of biopharma scientists can move faster — together.