Eric Kim

Biology and Pre-Med @ Cornell University - College of Arts and Sciences | SSP ‘25

Avon, Connecticut, United States

About

Experience

  • Emergency Room Assistant at The Hospital of Central Connecticut
    Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    - Assist in the Emergency Department with patient aides, stocking shelves, and housekeeping - Prepared over 700 patient rooms for various procedures and housing - Train new Emergency Department volunteers

  • Researcher at SSP International
    Jun 2025 - Jul 2025 · 2 mos

    - Selected as one of 36 student researchers from 3700+ applicants internationally to participate in a 5 week research intensive at Lehigh University - Collaborated with 2 team members to study the evolution of antibiotic stress response in bacteria - Performed bioinformatics analysis and molecular biology lab techniques - Presented findings and co-authored a manuscript paper

  • Student Researcher - The Vargas-Rodriguez Lab at UConn Health
    Jul 2024 - Feb 2025 · 8 mos

    - Performed bench-top research in the molecular biology department investigating cellular effects of the absence of aminoacyl-tRNA deacylases - Compiled research into a STEM Poster Exhibition at the Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.