Experience

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  Saint louise regional hospital

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2021

  Hospital volunteer

  - Volunteered in the postpartum and labor & delivery wards- Administered newborn hearing screening tests- Aided recovering patients and newborns, performed other administrative duties.

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  Stanford university school of medicine

  May 2017 - Jun 2017

  Cardiothoracic surgical skills intern

  - Learned and performed various cardiothoracic surgical skills such as suturing, aortic valve replacement, carotid artery bypass, and more. These procedures were performed on pig tissue under the guidance of Dr. Paul Chang, founder and director of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford Medical School.

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  Bin chen lab at ucsc

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Research intern

  - Under Dr. Yue Zhang, Research Project: The Molecular Mechanisms of Neural Stem Cell Differentiation- Examined the creation of olfactory bulb interneurons in the dorsal cortex after E16; identified Shh pathway as a strong candidate mechanism via Gli1 expression- Lab Techniques Performed: obtained tail snip DNA samples from mice; extracted DNA from samples; genotyped mice using PCR and electrophoresis; perfused mice and harvested olfactory bulb, cerebral cortex; cryosectioned mouse brain slices using cryostat; stained brain sections using immunofluorescence; analyzed brain sections using light microscopy; presented findings to Science Internship Program symposium Show less

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  The justice study (do no harm coalition)

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

  Researcher

  - Managed outreach & South Bay Area division for public health social justice nonprofit- Analyzed/ collected data for an IRB-certified survey on the long-term effects of state sanctioned violence on overall health/relationship to healthcare- Conducted series of interviews in subproject to advertise the study- Appeared on KBLX radio show to talk about project

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  Brown university annual fund

  Sept 2019 - Jul 2023

  Executive board member

  - Organize events for the Brown University community to help garner support for the Annual Fund- Collaborate with other student group leaders- Network with Brown University Alumni- Manage social media/outreach efforts for the Brown Annual Fund

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  Carefree clinic + clinica esperanza

  Oct 2019 - Jul 2023

  Volunteer, emt committee leader

  Provide free health care screenings and basic primary care to underserved populations in conjunction with Clinica Esperanza (non-profit medical clinic dedicated to providing low-cost/no cost, quality healthcare to uninsured adults in RI)Serve as team lead (coordinate screenings, oversee skills, teach new volunteers, etc.)

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  Lee lab in the carney institute for brain science

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2023

  Researcher, brown university

  Work conducted in the Lee Lab in the School of Engineering and Carney Institute for Brain Science- Lab Goals: Develop novel prosthetics and brain-machine interfaces using lasers to remotely stimulate neurons (model organism: mice)- Individual Lab Responsibilities: Validate in-vivo validation of retinal prosthesis approach intravitreal injections of nanorods, craniotomies, laser imaging, data analysis, literature review, and general wet lab duties

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  Brown emergency medical services

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2023

  Executive board officer | emergency medical technician

  - Student run Emergency Medical Services team dedicated to providing all levels of pre-hospital care to the Brown Community- I am a credentialed Rhode Island EMT - As the ACR officer, I am responsible for maintaining positive relations within the Corps; between the Corps and the community we serve; and with the established network of BEMS alumni.

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  University of southern california

  May 2020 - Jul 2023

  Researcher, schaeffer institute

  Second-author of Health Affairs Publication- Research Project (Public Health Policy/Economics): Under the guidance of Dr. Karen Van Nuys, the executive director of the Value of Life Sciences Innovation Project, I have worked on a project investigating the complexity in biosimilar coverage among commercial health plans and providers from the hospital perspective.- My contributions: Organized/examined raw data; created figures representing data; preliminary data analysis; presented work to other researchers; author/editor of the upcoming publication in a high impact journal. Show less

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  Alex morse for congress

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  Organizing fellow

  - Worked closely with the senior campaign director to organize various voter outreach and education tools and events- Created videos, graphics, and social posts to help inform voters who are less engaged in the political process- Attended four-hour phone banking sessions three times a week to reach voters in District 1 of Massachusetts in an effort to defeat the incumbent Richard Neal.

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  Advanced clinical

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Medical technician (covid-19)

  Advanced Clinical is an award-winning clinical development organization that provides global services including CRO, Functional Support, Quality & Validation, Patient Recruitment and Retention, and Strategic Talent Acquisition solutions for pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device organizations. Responsibilities: Ensured proper site maintenance in accordance to national health regulations and protocols for contact, droplet, and airborne precautions as needed. Explained and conducted the COVID-19 testing process to participants by instructing how to perform mid-turbinate swabbing safely and effectively while adapting to participant’s psychosocial levels. Monitored, guided, and ensured safety of participant through self-swab testing process; offer assistance if/when needed and administer the test for the participant if/when needed. Ensured proper collection, transfer, and reconciliation of specimen. Show less

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  Project sunshine

  Oct 2021 - Jul 2023

  Co-president

  Project Sunshine is a nonprofit organization that provides free educational, recreational, and social programs to children facing medical challenges.As Co-President, I handle all administration-related aspects of running the Brown Chapter. Duties include coordinating with nationals, coordinating with Hasbro Children's Hospital, overseeing fundraising/publicity, running training, recruitment, and supervising E-board and club members.

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  Ivy league pre-health society

  Mar 2022 - Jul 2023

  Vice president
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  Stanford neurosurgery

  May 2022 - now

  Clinical researcher

  Research member of the Restorative Network Engineering & Therapeutics Laboratory (rNETlab)Current Research Projects/Interests: Brain computer interfaces (BCIs), Deep brain stimulation (DBS), Responsive neurostimulation (RNS), stereotactic EEG (sEEG), epilepsy, psychiatric disorders, consciousness, cognitive control states