Madeline Halpern

Experience

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  Johns Hopkins Hospital

  Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Student Research Assistant

  Supervisor: Jeffrey Rothstein, MD, PhD, Robert Packard Center for ALS Research• Assisted in study of astrocyte sub-populations for possible applications to ALS using a mouse model• Collected tissue samples from mice and validated insertion of fluorescent markers • Prepared and mounted coronal brain sections and analyzed samples in order to ascertain the location of regionally-specific astrocyte subpopulations within the brain

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  Kennedy Krieger Institute

  Feb 2014 - Mar 2015

  Student Research Assistant; Mostofsky Lab; CNIR

  Supervisor: Stewart H. Mostofsky, MD, Center for Neurodevelopmental and Imaging Research• Processed and analyzed brain images of children considered “at risk” for ADHD• Utilized brain imaging software including ROI editor, DTI studio, and Diffeomap in order to modify subject brains to match brain cortical and subcortical atlases created at the Kennedy Krieger Institute• Analyzed data using SPSS in order to identify correlational relationships between the mass of brain regions and ADHD diagnosis Show less

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  Mathnasium - The Math Learning Center

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Tutor

  • Instructed middle school, high school, and special needs students in mathematics• Specialized in helping high school students with SAT material• Observed improvement in majority of students by an average of 2 letter grades

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  Johns Hopkins University

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  Course: General Biology Lab I• Lead weekly laboratory section of ~25 students for semester• Taught standard, biology-lab procedure such as pipetting, bacterial colony agar-plating, PCR, DNA Sequencing, and Electrophoresis• Organized classroom procedures and hosted office hours so that students are able to successfully complete lab assignments• Graded weekly lab assignments and maintained student records in online gradebook; Proctored and graded exams for associated General Biology course Show less

  • Lead Student Researcher

    May 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Self-employed

  Sept 2016 - now

  Private Tutor

  High School Courses: Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-calculus, Earth Science, Living Environment, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, Spanish, Social Studies (all levels), Research Guidance, ACT/ SAT Prep, College PrepCollege Courses: Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Genetics, Upper Level Neuroscience Courses• Organizing lesson plans to help middle-, high-school, and college students struggling with coursework in a variety of subjects• Noting an average improvement of 3 letter grades• Advising high school seniors for college applications; noting high acceptance rates to students’ top choice schools• Designing and maintaining website to manage business, strategizing advertising efforts in order to gain new business, promoting fellow graduate students as tutors in order to help them subsidize their education Show less

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  Roslyn Test Prep

  Sept 2016 - Jun 2018

  Teacher

  Courses: Geometry, Algebra II • Organized Algebra II and Geometry Regents review for classes comprised of 8-10 students• Prepared lesson plans that emphasize the elements of these subjects that students most struggle with most often• Answered students’ individual questions, often using a cooperative learning method

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  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2020

  Masters Candidate

  Supervisor: Kristen J. Brennand, PhD, Department of Neuroscience• Induced human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) derived from patients with schizophrenia to adopt neuronal cell-fates using lentiviral vectors to model the effect of disease-specific genetic mutations in vitro• Optimized and validated RiboTag (BacTRAP) protocol to maximize tagged-Rpl22 expression, while reducing the extent of neuronal cell-death due to toxicity from dominant negative side effects of Rpl22 over-expression; evaluated the utility of different RiboTag vectors in immunoprecipitation experiments• Validated the expression of genes transduced using lentiviral vectors through western blotting and qPCR• Assisted in the completion of laboratory duties required to maintain a functional lab environment• Resulted in 3 publications, including 1 first authorship Show less

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  Maddy Halpern Tutoring

  Jun 2020 - now

  Founder

  • Organizing lesson plans to help middle-, high-school, and college students struggling with coursework in a variety of subjects • Noting an average improvement of 3 letter grades• Advising high school seniors for college applications; noting high acceptance rates to students’ top choice schools• Designing and maintaining website to manage business, strategizing advertising efforts in order to gain new business, promoting fellow graduate students as tutors in order to help them subsidize their education• Facilitating connections between professionals who are experts in their field and students who want to learn a subject Show less