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Christopher Petrarca

Washington,DC

Summary

Dedicated student-scientist with experience in laboratory research, journalism, and clinical volunteer opportunities. Accumulated approximately 1,000 hours of total service hours, 500 of which in hospitals alone. Received a GPA of 4.11 in high school and received various athletic and academic awards. Well-organized and seeking opportunities to further pursue clinical and preclinical passions.

Overview

Work History

Scientific Researcher

George Washington School of Medicine and Health
Washington , DC
2024.09 - Current
  • I am employed as an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Brett Shook's irregular immune response laboratory located in the GWU School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Ross Hall).
  • Focused on the innate immune system my duties in the lab include assisting my assigned mentor (grad student), analyzing lab data, and conducting assays.

Laboratory Assistant

Brown University
Providence , RI
2024.05 - 2024.08
  • Performed various procedural laboratory techniques, such as micro-pipetting, counting cells on a hemocytometer, extracting neutrophils from blood, sonicating particles, functionalizing glass, creating varying stiffnesses of kilopascal gels, etc.
  • Conducted neutrophil phagocytosis, clustering, and NETosis assays.
  • Studied multiple laboratory projects such as neutrophil clustering patterns in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) and neutrophil trogoptosis of triple negative breast cancer cells.
  • Collected, recorded, and analyzed data from various assays.
  • Presented research and laboratory results in an academic setting.

Teaching Assistant

Brown University
Providence , RI
2024.07 - 2024.07
  • Pre-College Program Course: Laboratory Research in Biomedicine.
  • As a TA, I graded assignments, answered students' questions, and guided students through experiments ranging from gel electrophoresis to selectively modifying plasmid DNA using CRISPR.
  • To prepare for classes I would aliquot substances, prepare agarose gels, and image students' gels to be analyzed.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cell Biology

George Washington University, The
Washington, DC
2028-05

High School Diploma -

The Wheeler School
Providence, RI
2024-05

Skills

  • Wet Lab Research
  • Quantitative Data Analysis
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Immunology/Innate Immunity
  • Molecular Biology
  • Communication
  • Educational leadership
  • Journalism
  • Project Management
  • Presentation
  • Public Speaking
  • In Vitro
  • Spanish (fluent)
  • Italian (basic)
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Italian
Limited
English
Native/ Bilingual

Affiliations

  • Varsity High School Soccer (Captain, 4 yrs)
  • Varsity Track & Field (2 yrs)
  • Foreign Language Mentor (3 yrs)
  • Unity and Diversity Mentor (3 yrs)
  • Biology Tutor (2 yrs)

Timeline

Scientific Researcher

George Washington School of Medicine and Health
2024.09 - Current

Teaching Assistant

Brown University
2024.07 - 2024.07

Laboratory Assistant

Brown University
2024.05 - 2024.08

Bachelor of Science - Cell Biology

George Washington University, The

High School Diploma -

The Wheeler School

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