Experience

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  Troop 2 of santa monica

  Aug 2009 - Jun 2017

  Eagle scout

  Attained the Rank of Eagle Scout in January 2017.Led over 50 scouts in a 300 hour service project to take inventory, clean, and reorganize the emergency sheds within Santa Monica HIgh school. This includes updating outdated items to ensure a proficient and speedier response to ensure the safety of the students in the possible event of an emergency.

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  Theta chi fraternity

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

  Risk manager, assistant internal social chair

  • Collaborated with members in the chapter to organize and monitor events and fundraisers for the fraternity while maintaining a sufficient budget• Attended weekly meetings with Alumni to create plan for quarantine rules and testing procedures to minimize exposure.• Created an Itinerary and risk management plans for events as well as maintaining proper communication between the social chairs and the executive boards for various events planned that would involve at least 100 attendees• Received an award from over 100 members and alumni as the distinguished Senior of the Year Show less

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  Providence health & services

  Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

  Intern

  • Maintained medical records information in paper files and in the electronic filing system while coordinating with the practitioner and medical provider to ensure document availability in an organized manner • Observed patient interactions with the Cardiologist and learned about the ECG and how to analyze results• Praised by the Cardiologists and fellow providers for the proficient and organized filing of data and determination to work for long hours while maintaining high work ethic

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  Berkeley medical reserve corps

  Sept 2019 - Jun 2021

  Emergency medical technician

  Worked with a wide variety of events in the Berkeley campus and community as an EMT-B certified responder, including attendence of weekly meetings to reinforce preparation for deployment and the advancement of skills as a responder.Took part in writing a daily digest consisting of over 300 pages of statistics and federal news and data regarding COVID to the UC Berkeley system for updates and data on the virus throughout the Berkeley community to maintain communication with the city and bay area regarding updates with the pandemic. Show less

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  Ucla radiology

  Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

  Volunteer research assistant

  • Evaluated the four phases of the kidneys using MRI images for various patients to locate lesions and overgrowing masses • Contoured lesions of the Kidney to approximate size and length and differentiate between the lesion and normal growth• Found areas of largest outgrowth in the lesions and placed the evaluations of the four phases with the PIRAD score into a designated folder for each patient• Contoured lesions inputted in the files had a larger “highest value” for area within the region than values inputted before to create a further accurate chart for measurement input Show less

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  Ucla

  Jul 2021 - now

  Biological lab technician

  Research at the UCLA/West Los Angeles VA Healthcare System investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying pancreatic diseases. This includes both pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer to identify potential molecular targets for disease treatment. Advanced the novel understanding of the key intracellular and extracellular signaling pathways that have been identified to mediate the inflammatory and anti-inflammatory response in the pancreas and provide hallmarks of acute pancreatitis. Investigated the involvement of the pancreatic enzymes themselves in the pathology and systemic inflammation of the pancreas during pancreatitis.Performed independent projects including mice handling, histological analysis, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and qPCR, Western Blotting, Genotyping, pancreas homogenization and blue sample preparation, fluorescent imaging, Gel Electrophoresis, trypsin assays, collecting pancreas and blood samples for various types of analysis such as immunoblot and quantitative analysis of H&E images, and data analysis/compartmentalization.Publications:Mareninova, O.A., Chang, A. G., Pineda, J.A. Mamita, R., Shalbueva, N., Gukovsky, I., & Gukovskaya, A. (2023). Transcriptional Mechanisms Driving Lysosomal/Autophagic and Mitochondrial Dysfunctions In Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology, 164(6), 847. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(23)01399-9.I. Gukovsky, O.A. Mareninova, N. Shalbueva, J.A. Pineda, A.G. Chang, R. Mamita, C. Little, A.S. Gukovskaya. (2022). Disordering of Acinar Cell Cholesterol Trafficking in Pancreatitis: Roles of NPC1. Pancreas, 51(7), 854. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPA.0000000000002116O.A. Mareninova, J.A. Pineda, A.G. Chang, R. Mamita, E. Reicher, N. Shalbueva, I. Gukovsky, A.S. Gukovskaya. (2022). Transcriptional Mechanisms Regulating Lysosomal and Mitochondrial Pathways in Pancreatitis: Effects of Sulforaphane. Pancreas, 51(7), 872. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPA.0000000000002116 Show less

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  Cedars-sinai

  Apr 2023 - now

  Hospital volunteer

  As a volunteer on both the early morning and late evening shifts, I quickly built a close rapport with the staff. At these times, the day and night teams switched and I assisted with gaps in staff communication and patient requests. During these shifts, I was a leader, ensuring patient safety by answering patient calls and providing them with any needed assistance while many of the staff were off the floor. I also connected calls to staff and maintained a clean workspace for the whole team. This experience allowed me to interact with patients in the unit for prolonged periods of time as I rounded patient rooms and conversed with them while ensuring their needs were met. Show less

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  Keck school of medicine of the university of southern california

  Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Lee summer research fellow

  Conducted a research project using two mouse models of pancreatitis to understand the pharmacologic activation of the master antioxidant transcription factor NRF2 and how its activation improves acinar cell mitochondrial biogenesis and reduces the severity of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic experimental pancreatitis.I presented my findings at the USC Health Sciences Campus in August and received the Lee Summer Research Fellowship Award.