Lydia Marks

Experience

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  The National Institutes of Health

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Health Promotion Intern

  Planned, promoted, and oversaw health programs made available to NIH employees, researchers, interns, volunteers, and contractors.

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  TEDMED

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Intern for Scientific Director

  Supported the Great Challenges Program to convene conversations around complex issues in health and medicine.

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  TEDMED

  Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

  Community Manager

  Created and managed outbound marketing communications for 18,000+ subscribers to TEDMED mailing list. Updated TEDMED.com using HTML code and graphics created in Adobe Photoshop. Created and managed TEDMED social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

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  TEDMED

  Jul 2015 - Mar 2017

  Project Manager

  Supported scientific vetting, selection, and talk creation for 25 speakers, representing medical startup companies. Copy edited and organized publication of 240 page conference program guide. Managed application approval process for remote TEDMED Livestreaming locations. Provided onsite conference support to speakers, delegates, and startup companies.

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  Trinity College Dublin

  Mar 2017 - Oct 2020

  Lab Manager / Research Assistant, Tomás Ryan Lab

  Created organizational systems for all lab operations including monitoring spending of €4 million grant budget, on-boarding staff and students, and procurement of lab equipment and consumables. Conducted experiments to understand the fundamental neuroscience of memory. Techniques included stereotactic surgery, optogenetics, behavioral testing, post-mortem histological preparation, and fluorescence microscopy. Organized Schrodinger at 75 conference with 22 speakers (including 6 Nobel Laureates) and 1,000 delegates.https://ryan-lab.org/https://www.tcd.ie/biosciences/whatislife/ Show less

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  Denver Health

  May 2021 - Oct 2021

  Rehabilitation Technician

  Assisted Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists in an inpatient setting. Provided treatment to patients to help them regain mobility and perform activities of daily living after disease or trauma.

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  Allen Institute

  Jan 2022 - now

  Research Associate II

  Working with a team of scientists using electrical stimulation and large scale neural recordings in rodent models to investigate in vivo activity and behavioral functions of brain areas during different states of consciousness.