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Sofia Melendrez

Fontana,CA

Summary

To obtain a position as a HCC intern and to maximize my potential as a future health leader; learning how to improve my community through healthcare.

Work History

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Botany And Plant Pathology Department
11.2023 - Current
  • Interpret and analyze research data to draw conclusions on outcomes.
  • Assessed data using scientific methods while following important specifications.
  • Researching the circadian clock to then increase thermotolerance in plants

Education

Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience

University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA
06.2027

Skills

  • Academic Networking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Punctual
  • Active Listener
  • Ambitious
  • Excellent Oral Communicator/ Presenter
  • Practice Lab Safety
  • Molecular Cloning and ability to sterilize equipment
  • Pipetting
  • Record Keeping
  • Proficient using Laboratory Equipment
  • Mini-Prep, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, UV screening, DNA/gDNA Extraction

Campus Organizations

-Flying Samaritans: Monthly trips to El Hongo, Mexico to participate in the free clinic and orphanage where I assist in taking the patients vitals and report to the Physicians. 8/2023- Present

-Latino Medical Student Association: A united group of ambitious Latinos navigating our way through the healthcare system. 8/2023- Present

-UCR School of Medicine, Mini Medical School: An organization focused on educating the underserved population in the Inland Empire on Health Care. Representing the Alzheimer's Awareness group out of the 40 groups. 8/2023- Present

Language

Spanish: Native Speaker

Speak, Read, and Write Spanish

Timeline

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Botany And Plant Pathology Department
11.2023 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience

University of California, Riverside
Sofia Melendrez