Lead researcher on three environmental health and population health science projects.
Involved with data management/processing, analysis, and manuscript writing.
Assistant Researcher
Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Department, Sawa Lab
05.2022 - 05.2023
Conducted comprehensive literature reviews by analyzing existing research to identify gaps and inform new study directions.
Managed mice, ran behavioral experiments, performed immunohistochemistry, and involved in data analysis
Education
M.D. -
Uniformed Services University
Bethesda, MD
05-2028
Master of Science - Biology, Clinical Neuroscience
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
05-2022
Skills
Project leadership
Advanced data analysis
Scientific writing
Team supervision
Languages: Greek, Spanish
Experience in R, ArcGis, Covidence, and excel
Publications
Mendrinos A, O'Brien J, Davis M, et al. Association between summertime emergency department visits and maximum daily heat index in rural and non-rural areas of Virginia (2015-2022). Sci Total Environ. 2024;948:174753. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174753
Mendrinos A, Ramesh B, Ruktanonchai CW, Gohlke JM. Poultry Concentrated Animal-Feeding Operations on the Eastern Shore, Virginia, and Geospatial Associations with Adverse Birth Outcomes. Healthcare (Basel). 2022;10(10):2016. Published 2022 Oct 12. doi:10.3390/healthcare10102016
Timeline
Assistant Researcher
Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Department, Sawa Lab
05.2022 - 05.2023
Senior Researcher
Virginia Tech
01.2020 - 05.2024
M.D. -
Uniformed Services University
Master of Science - Biology, Clinical Neuroscience