Jay Shah

Experience

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  Almaden Valley Tutors

  Oct 2020 - Jul 2023

  Tutor

  At Valley Tutoring, I tutored a 2nd grader in mathematics and English. As his tutor, I framed lessons using his interests so that he will take in more information. For example, I incorporated his favorite TV shows or toys into the lessons to make them more engaging. I also regularly communicated with his parents to make sure I wasn't going off track with the material I was tutoring him in.

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  California's Great America

  Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

  Ride Operator

  Worked to preserve guest safety and enjoyment at the amusement park. Worked in conjunction with other operators to ensure proper ride operation.

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  Cupertino High School AP Chemistry

  Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

  Teaching Assistant

  Assisted the AP Chem teacher in various tasks. Served as a contact point between the students and teacher, set up labs for the students by preparing materials and testing the experiments beforehand, assisted in some grading of student work, and filed papers in an orderly and timely fashion

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  Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute

  Feb 2025 - now

  Research Assistant

  Research assistant in the O'Connor Lab at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. Employ a variety of techniques such as chromatin immunoprecipitation assays and tissue cultures to research human cytomegalovirus, which can stay latent in their host for years before suddenly becoming active. Specifically, we are researching the cell signaling through G-protein coupled receptors that may be related to latency and reactivation