Izba Haq

Experience

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  Girls Inc.

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2021

  Participant

  • Created long-lasting mentoring relationships• Gained tools to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers• Participated in coding and job training workshops

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  HOWARD NEEDLES TAMMEN & BERGENDOFF HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Paid Intern

  • Assisted and shadowed the civil engineering department• Conducted research, fieldwork, design development, and calculations• Completed drafting exercises with the computer-aided design software AutoCAD; used tools to plot coordinate points and mirror/copy shapes• Recorded contact information from disadvantaged business enterprise firms to assist the marketing department in tracking potential partners

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  EBMUD

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Paid Intern

  • Assisted the Wastewater Planning Department in internal and external coordination• Analyzed historical operating data• Supported assessment of fixed ladders for condition and regulatory compliance• Data entry and database management

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  Alameda Health System

  Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  Paid Intern

  • Explored health pathways• Participated in skills workshops, panels with healthcare professionals, and virtual seminars• Gained clinical experience through online and in-person simulations• Networked and gained important knowledge from successful healthcare professionals

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  Berkeley Student Food Collective

  Feb 2022 - now

  Shift Lead

  • Take part in weekly shifts managing register, stocking goods and produce, and maintaining overall cleanliness of store• Transport and donate leftover produce • Support and encourage collective's goal of providing healthy, accessible, environmentally sustainable, and ethically produced food to UC Berkeley students

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  Rosetta Institute of Biomedical Research

  Jun 2022 - now

  Lab Assistant, RA

  • Guide students through advanced lab course material: Micropipetting, Western Blot, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Flow Cytometry• Lead UC Berkeley campus tours, organize enrichment activities, mentor students along the college application process• Foster safe and inclusive environment for students to gain lab experience while simultaneously experiencing dorm life

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  VAW Global Health Alliances

  Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Team Leader, President

  • Recruited interns for an intensive medical internship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan • Trained team to measure vital signs, record patient intake, and practice biosafety protocol• Performed non-invasive EKG tests on patients to monitor cardiac health and electrical activity (in-country)• Participated in hands-on medical workshops: suturing; triage; tourniquet application; CPR; heimlich maneuver (in-country)

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  Undergraduate Lab @ Berkeley

  Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

  Mentee

  • Conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis replication and extension regarding the heritability of self-control in monozygotic and dizygotic twins with psychiatric disorders (ADHD and anxiety) • Carried out 3 screening rounds for relevant peer-reviewed publications from PubMed, PsychInfo, ProQuest• Ran code via RStudio• Voted as #1 Research Project at 2023 ULAB Symposium; study published on eScholarship

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  Kids In Nutrition (KIN)

  Jul 2023 - now

  Co-Lead Director, Co-President

  • Facilitate 7-week long Nutrition & Food Literacy education programs in Berkeley Unified Elementary Schools• Recruit club members and “KINstructors” to teach at our partner schools• Empower younger generations to lead healthy and sustainable lives through nutrition and food sustainability education• Promote awareness for chronic disease prevention, health equity, and environmental preservation

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

  Student Instructor (UGSI) for MCB 32L

  • Engage students with MCB 32L course material: sensory systems, diffusion, nerve conduction, muscle excitability, exercise physiology, electromyography (EMG)• Facilitate group discussions and foster positive, collaborative, and engaging classroom lab environment• Assist students with JupiterHub navigation, data analysis, and introductory Python

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  Lacey Lab

  Feb 2024 - now

  Research Assistant - Tuco Wrangler

  • Feed, observe, and monitor tuco-tucos (Ctenomys sociabilis & Ctenomys opimus)• Examine tucos for health issues and signs of abnormal behavior• Support exploration of behavioral genomics and behavioral traits including mating systems and sociality• Disassemble and perform regular bleaching of housing systems