Miria Kakkanadan

• Designing social media content to advertise events going on in both the Lechner and McFadden dorms
• Creating digital content, such as reels, stories, and posts, through Canva

• Oversaw freshman orientation for the Class of 2027 by providing advice and support to incoming freshman
• Organized ice breakers and coordinate events such as Open House

Organized and prepared over 5000 hair samples for drug testing and screening

Balanced and created buffer solutions for the laboratory

Shadowed employees for various roles including the PCR technician

Observed the preparation, testing, and interpretation of meconium samples for drugs

Analyzed and checked paperwork for over 400 past sample files

Learned how the ELISA machine functions, as well as understood how reports are created

Filed over 70 containers of 15 x 8 pipette fillers

• Mastered basic pipette skills for aspirating and dispensing solutions
• Worked with lab equipment including the centrifuge, vortex, and analytical balance
• Balanced and created buffer solutions for laboratory use
• Shadowed employees at the lab, including the ELISA technician, to understand the different roles in a toxicology lab
• Observed the preparation and analysis of a meconium sample for the presence of certain drugs
• Witnessed how hair samples are prepared and tested for drugs
• Sorted and packed over 5,000 hair samples, as well as filed over 300 hair samples for drug testing
• Checked online lab documentation with past paper documents for over 400 files
• Understood how the ELISA machine operates and how the system generates reports
• Filled over 70 15 x 8 containers with pipettes

• Collaborated with healthcare workers in taking vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, weight)
• Supported healthcare workers by collecting documents and organizing files
• Observed medical procedures, such as venipuncture and urine sample testing
• Aided with insurance verification and patient scheduling