Caitlyn Cooper

Ambitious Medical Student with exceptional knowledge of anatomy and physiology and an understanding of medical terminology. Strong leadership abilities with a passion for learning new tasks and concepts quickly. Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational talents.

• Volin Lab - Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, Masters Research Student - Focused on Osteopathic manipulation (OMM) of rats in a model of rheumatoid arthritis. Mainly shadowed the lab supervisor as he performed cell cultures and ELISAs.

• Rodrigues Lab - Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Undergraduate Research Student (06/01/21, 09/01/21) The lab ran the Texas A&M Veterinary School's Panfungal Service, where we received samples from animals all over the state of Texas and had the responsibility to figure out which, if any, fungal infection an animal biopsy presented with, Responsible for cleaning glassware, autoclaving, trimming paraffin blocks, performing DNA extractions, PCR, gel electrophoresis as well as gel extraction and purification.

• Sun Lab - Department of Nutrition at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Undergraduate Research Student (08/01/20, 05/01/21) The Sun lab focuses on glucose-homeostasis, energy-homeostasis, lipid metabolism, neuroendocrine regulation, pathogenesis and pathophysiology of obesity, diabetes, inflammation, and aging, Worked under the direct instruction of Research Associate, Hongying Wang, Hongying assigned me a published research paper, which I was expected to read, analyze and summarize into a detailed and concise paper., Hongying performed experimental procedures, as I observed, then I was expected to perform the same experiment independently the next time we met., The experiments I consistently performed were PCR, gel electrophoresis, and RT-PCR

• Midwestern University College of Graduate Studies Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Scholarship, Fall 2022
• Distinguished Student Award from Texas A&M, Fall 2020
• Dean's Honor Roll at Texas A&M, Spring 2021 - Spring 2023

• CHI St. Joseph's Hospital Emergency Department, Scribe Trainer - 1/22-5/23 In addition to my existing responsibilities as a scribe, I was also responsible for training newly hired scribes until I believed they were ready to scribe on their own
• Texas A&M, Assistant Soccer Coach 5/21-07/21
• Aggie Sisters in Healthcare: Medical Subcommittee Chair - 9/21-5/22, Led twenty pre-med women through service events, medical school workshops, and social events