Samantha Martinez

Experience

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  Columbia University in the City of New York

  Sept 2019 - May 2021

  Columbia University Science Honors Program Student
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  Hispanic Scholarship Fund

  Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

  HSF Youth Leadership Institute Participant
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  Music Conservatory of Westchester

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Summer Camp Counselor

  Assisted professional guitar, piano, and violin teachers in beginner-level instruction by providing individual student feedback and pulling intermediate-level students for brief private instructionOrganized musical theater production for children ages 6-12 by overseeing backstage preparations

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  Penn Student Agencies

  Apr 2022 - Apr 2025

  Communicating with Supervisory Board and C-Suite of Penn Student Agencies, a collection of six student-run agencies at the University of Pennsylvania, regarding community- and team-building initiatives and supporting the development of new agenciesMaintaining weekly records of cafe inventory and adjusting weekly orders as neededReviewing daily and weekly sales reports to predict trends and make accurate projections for the business’s budget for the following fiscal yearCoordinating with vendors to maintain standing orders and negotiate cost effective delivery schedulesInterviewing and hiring 4-6 new students each semester to maintain appropriate work environment Show less

  • Managing Director

    Mar 2024 - Apr 2025

  • Barista/Shift Supervisor - Williams Cafe

    Sept 2021 - Apr 2025

  • Procurement Manager - Williams Cafe

    Apr 2022 - Jul 2023
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  Hispanic Scholarship Fund

  Apr 2022 - Apr 2023

  HSF Youth Leadership Institute Mentor

  Supporting a group of 6 high school seniors through the college application, acceptance, and financial aid processesAttending a five-day Youth Leadership Institute at the University of Chicago to connect with various mentor groups at the conference and give insight to rising high school seniors about different universities across the country

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  Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Research Intern

  Conducting Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis assays to accurately genotype mice across projects in the laboratory

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  University of Pennsylvania

  Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

  Department of Music/College House and Academic Services Fellow

  Conducted independent research on Latin American classical music composers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesPerformed solo piano pieces composed by Teresa Carreño, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Astor PiazzollaPresented historical analysis of composers and selected works via verbal presentation

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  University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

  May 2023 - now

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Developing electronics using Arduino software to construct devices suitable for mouse modelsDesigning and building prototypes for physical assessments of mouse modelsCollaborating with laboratories in the Penn Department of Chemistry to develop novel therapeutics for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy using procurement databases and prediction software

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  Huryn Lab

  Mar 2024 - now

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Organic synthesis of isosteric replacements of functional groups in small molecule drug candidates for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy