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Nick Solomos

Nick Solomos

Boulder,CO

Summary

Medical school aspirant with significant surgical experience in neuroscience research settings. Collaborates effectively within team environments and learns new tasks quickly. Interested in delivering high quality care and learning more about the surgical field.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Research Assistant

Baratta Lab, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
07.2024 - Current
  • Baratta Lab investigates the neural basis of stress resilience through the use of mouse and rat animal models.
  • Responsible for, but not limited to, the following: performing surgeries, suturing, drawing solutions, post-operation pain-relief injections, brain extractions, brain sectioning, tissue perfusion, immunostaining, microscope imaging, data analysis, and data presentation.
  • I am an author on a soon-to-be published paper (see attached document, and I am also responsible for another project, of which I will be first author.

Volunteer English Tutor

ENGin and Private
Boulder, CO
01.2023 - Current

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading one-on-one tutoring sessions with customized lesson plans to improve student vocabulary, grammar, and syntax.
  • Assessing student progress through regular evaluations, and adapting to student needs.

Lifeguard

City of Austin Parks and Recreation, University of Texas at Austin, and River Oaks Country Club (Houston, Texas)
Houston And Austin, Texas
01.2016 - 12.2018

Responsibilities included:

  • Enforcement of pool rules and guidelines to maintain a safe environment for all patrons.
  • Prompt responses to emergencies, while providing first aid and rescue services as needed.
  • Writing detailed records of incidents and rescues.
  • Regularly inspecting equipment and facilities to identify potential hazards.
  • Training new lifeguards on rescue techniques, equipment, and emergency procedures.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Neuroscience

University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, CO
05.2025

No Degree - Emergency Medicine

Austin Community College
Austin, Texas
05.2020

Skills

  • Can effectively work in a team or autonomously
  • Can learn new tasks quickly and perform them with competence
  • BLS-certified
  • Experience with setting up a sterile surgery environment and performing surgery using anesthesia
  • Experience with post-operative care: suturing, administering medications, and animal physical evaluations
  • Competent with Microsoft Office, GraphPad Prism, QuPath, and FIJI-ImageJ

Certification

  • Basic Life Support Certification, American Heart Association - Valid till 03/21/28
  • Emergency Medical Technician Basic - Expired 03/2022

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Elementary

Interests

  • Physical Fitness
  • Electric Guitar
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Conservation

Timeline

Research Assistant

Baratta Lab, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder
07.2024 - Current

Volunteer English Tutor

ENGin and Private
01.2023 - Current

Lifeguard

City of Austin Parks and Recreation, University of Texas at Austin, and River Oaks Country Club (Houston, Texas)
01.2016 - 12.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Neuroscience

University of Colorado At Boulder

No Degree - Emergency Medicine

Austin Community College