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Elena Nevins

Chicago,IL

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Intern

Familial
06.2023 - Current
  • Establish foundational framework to organize goals, documents, and 300+ data points as start-up grows.
  • Collaborate with founder to execute business model canvasing and identify key partners and pain points in estate planning.
  • Develop customer discovery tools and distribute to relevant organizations or individuals to determine target audience.

Laboratory Research Assistant

Claud Lab - University Of Chicago Medicine
01.2022 - Current
  • Transfer 200+ patient data profiles between Epic and RedCap, then organize for efficient analysis.
  • Dissected rodents and collect tissue samples for metabolite panels and staining.
  • Stained tissue slides, imaged with light microscopy, and analyzed with Fiji, Excel, and R to document impact of gut microbiome on brain development. Work is to be published in late 2023 or early 2024.
  • Improve understanding of medical professions and context for laboratory research objectives by shadowing in NICU clinical rotations.

Counter Cashier

DoRite Donuts & Chicken
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Operated cash register and online order services (DoorDash, GrubHub, etc.) with sales totaling over $5,000 per day during peak months.
  • Maintained high standard of interaction with 200+ customers daily, while managing one-time and regular wholesale orders.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Biological Sciences And Business Economics

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
06.2025

High School Diploma -

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
Chicago, IL
06.2021

Skills

  • Minimum professional proficiency in written and spoken Spanish
  • R and RStudio
  • Python
  • Epic and RedCap

Activities & Leadership

ASSOCIATE 10/2022 to Current

Women in Business, University of Chicago

  • Engage in biweekly meetings to learn strategic approaches for generating slide decks and stock pitches, preparing for interviews, and writing resumes from peers and professionals. Topics include industry skills like Python and HTML coding.
  • Participated in Bain & Company case competition. Analyzed market trends and financials for a bioplastics start-up before presenting a deliverable of that information and recommendations.
  • Connect with over 100 graduates to expand network via conferences and panels.


MEMBER 09/2021 to Current

Pre-medical Students Association, University of Chicago

  • Volunteer for medical and non-medical organizations to support the Hyde Park and Chicago communities. Attend quarterly meetings or speaker events to learn about new research in the medical field, test knowledge on MCAT content, and practice precision in suturing.


MENTOR AND PEER BUDDY 2018 to 2021

Best Buddies, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

  • Planned and participated in weekly athletic and creative activities alongside students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, to foster an accepting environment.
  • Organized events with 100+ attendees for students enrolled in 4-7 different Chicago Public Schools Special Education programs.

Timeline

Intern

Familial
06.2023 - Current

Laboratory Research Assistant

Claud Lab - University Of Chicago Medicine
01.2022 - Current

Counter Cashier

DoRite Donuts & Chicken
06.2021 - 09.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Biological Sciences And Business Economics

University of Chicago

High School Diploma -

Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
Elena Nevins