Camino De Santiago
I completed the Camino de Santiago - a 500 mile trek across northern Spain over a thousand years old - in spring of 2024
Melanie Prakash
Naperville,IL
Summary
I am preparing to reapply to medical school and am interested in attending the University of Minnesota. I am interested in gaining experience living and working within the state before applying, especially with minority communities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Research Coordinator
Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
05.2022 - 12.2023
- Observational study assessing the effects of body fat on heart function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Coordinating research study visits with complex assessment; recruitment and data quality exceed milestones
- Proficient in communicating research design, rationale, and testing required during patient recruitment
- Presented first-author abstract based on this work at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society.
Research Assistant
Pediatric Pulmonology STEM Cell Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
06.2021 - 01.2022
- Trained in novel STEM Cell culturing techniques to grow iPSC derived basal Cell organoids into airway epithelium
- Developed lab management skills building relationships with vendor and establishing systems for lab inventory in newly founded research group.
Research Assistant
Cystic Fibrosis Microbiology Research Lab, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
06.2019 - 03.2020
- Engineering Phagocytes Using Synthetic Immunology to Eradicate Bacteria in Cystic Fibrosis (Pilot Study, preliminary results incorporated in STANTO19R0 grant supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)
- Applied synthetic immunology strategies found in cancer therapy development to eradicating bacteria
- Collaborated with postgraduate researcher to construct an experimental design to test efficacy of engineered receptor in detecting and initiating Pseudomonas Aeruginosa death
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH06.2021
Skills
- Phlebotomy
- Clinical Documentation (especially with Epic)
Interests
Timeline
Clinical Research Coordinator
Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
05.2022 - 12.2023
Research Assistant
Pediatric Pulmonology STEM Cell Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
06.2021 - 01.2022
Research Assistant
Cystic Fibrosis Microbiology Research Lab, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
06.2019 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
Dartmouth College
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