San Jose, California, United States
- Member of the founding board, helped create and establish the first undergraduate chapter in California by helping to plan fundraisers, speaker events and more - Kept up to date with relevant legislation and worked closely with the California representatives on Physicians for a national Health Program (PNHP) and creating engaging presentations
- Assisted in projects focused on spatial representation in the hippocampus and understanding the role of hormone neuromodulators play in shaping neural coding and memory - Assisted in the EstrousNet project by performing vaginal lavage on mice, plating and staining their cells with Shorr stain, and using microscopy to analyze their position in the estrous cycle
- Took patient vitals, recorded and documented their medical history, prepared them for examination, assisted the provider in complex procedures, completed small procedures including TB placements, varying immunizations, blood draws, ear lavage, basic wound care, and more - Ran lab tests for multiple diseases including influenza A and B, covid-19, urinary tract infections, strep throat, tested blood glucose levels and more
- Prepared effective lesson plans and employed constructive teaching techniques that resulted in the high performance of my students on tests well beyond the class average - Held drop in hours and review sessions to address student concerns about the class, the high school to college transition, and guided them on future career options
- SciTrek is a volunteer based organization that recruits undergraduates to travel to local middle and high school classrooms and teach STEM subjects through experimentation and hands-on learning. As a member of the Student Research Group, I trained and led the volunteers in the classroom, and collaborated with the primary investigators to develop new experiments and conduct social research on the effect of SciTrek.