Ana Sofía Emmanuelli Micheli

Experience

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  San Jorge Children's Foundation / Fundación de Niños San Jorge

  Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  Volunteer

  -Organized patient files and assisted in the process of planning activities for said patients.- Participated as a volunteer for the “Puerto Rico Open” event. This event’s focus was to raise funds for charity.

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  American Medical Student Association (AMSA)

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Pre-Med Scholars AMSA program

  -Participated in a program prepared by the American Medical Student Association that focused on public health and social inequalities related to access to treatments.- Completed a research project on Maternal and Child Health in the U.S. and the health disparities linked to minorities in this field of medicine.

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  MedSTEMPowered

  Dec 2021 - Jan 2022

  Future M.D.s+ in STEM 2021 Winter Camp

  -Had the opportunity to receive seminars from undergraduate students on health-related topics -Online shadowing from physicians and candidates for medical school-Prepared a research project alongside other undergraduate students and mentors titled "Lack of supply of covid tests in the U.S."

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  Universidad de Puerto Rico

  Jan 2022 - now

  Undergraduate Researcher at the Institute of Neurobiology

  - Carry out dissections of the Biomphalaria glabrata snail in order to study its nervous system and its role as host animal for parasitic worms of the genus Schistosoma- Utilize inmunohistochemistry and in-situ processes to analyze said dissections.- Conduct research on articles written about the disease called Schistosomiasis which is carried by previously mentioned worms and transferred onto humans via contact with infected snails.

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  University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

  May 2022 - now

  - Study the neurological disorder called Epilepsy by carrying out experiments and protocols with the Drosophila melanogaster fruit fly model. Specifically protocols that involve exposing the flies to mechanical stimulation and analyzing their behavior afterwards.- Present scientific articles related to seizure induction using the fruit fly animal model. - Prepared a research proposal for a project that was to be partially carried out in the duration of the program.- Conducted research for the project under the mentorship of Dr.Alfredo Ghezzi at the Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras Campus.- Attended educational seminars and presented the research conducted, alongside my lab partners.

  • Undergraduate Research Fellow

    Jun 2022 - now

  • EICV program

    May 2022 - Sept 2022
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  Dra. Rebeca George Iguina

  Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  Shadowing

  - Completed 72 hours of clinical experience with the doctor-Assisted the doctor in some medical procedures like colposcopies and pap smears - Took vitals and wrote down medical histories

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  EICV program

  Sept 2022 - Sept 2022

  Oral presentation

  Presented my research project titled “A search for convulsion inducing protocols in Drosophila melanogaster” alongside my research team.

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  Puerto Rico Neuroscience Conference

  Dec 2022 - Dec 2022

  Poster Presentation

  Presented my research project titled "A search for convulsion inducing protocols in Drosophila melanogaster"