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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
09.2024 - 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
05.2024 - 08.2024
  • 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
07.2024 - 07.2024
  • 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
05-2028

High School Diploma -

The Wheeler School
Providence, RI
05-2024

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
09.2024 - Current

Teaching Assistant

Brown University
07.2024 - 07.2024

Laboratory Assistant

Brown University
05.2024 - 08.2024

Bachelor of Science - Cell Biology

George Washington University, The

High School Diploma -

The Wheeler School

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