Research Intern

• Jan 2022 - Present

Researching the cellular mechanisms of painful diabetic neuropathy through blood plasma exosomes with mouse models under Dr. Daniela Menichella & Mr. James Coy-Dibley at Miller-Menichella Labs in Chicago - Extracted blood plasma samples from the high-fat diet mouse model and wild-type mouse model through cardiac puncture - Isolated blood plasma exosomes from mouse models using several optical and non-optical techniques such as Ultracentrifugation and Size-Exclusion Chromatography - Employed detection techniques such as Dynamic Light Scattering, Western Blot, and Electron Microscopy to further characterize exosomes - Future work will involve molecular characterization of blood plasma exosomes through techniques such as Proteomics and RNA-seq

UI Health Champion Intern

• Jun 2022 - Present

UI Health CHAMPIONS is a summer internship program run by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Medicine- Provided me with exposure to health career pathways, health-related practices, college readiness skills, and professional skills through virtual and in-person meetings consisting of lectures from medically affiliated professionals including hospital visits- Gained healthcare exposure and built a foundation in health advocacy through inquiry-based activities and courses while also learning to be a community health advocate- Obtained certifications as a Covid-19 vaccine ambassador and other emergency life-saving procedures (CPR and Stop the Bleed) - Designed a digital health equity tool to promote awareness of the importance of COVID-19 Vaccination which the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago published.

UIC Researcher

• Feb 2022 - Present

Co-President/Co-Founder

• Nov 2021 - Present

Co-founded Infinity Tutoring, an online volunteer-run tutoring service in math and computer science for students in 3rd to 8th grade (Educated 200+ students and recruited 100+ volunteers) - Established partnerships with several local library's in the Aurora-Naperville Area - Established partnerships with several local middle and high schools - Assisted in website design and creation - Created curricula in both math and computer science and organized resources to be taught - Facilitated advocacy for fundraising for UNICEF, a humanitarian organization.

Youth Public Health Coalition

• Aug 2022 - Present

- Competitor in the HOSA team event: Public Health - Co-founded the youth public health coalition (YPHC), to promote the importance of public health, especially heart health, to those in our school community and in the Aurora-Naperville Area - Facilitated partnership with local libraries to distribute informational bookmarks- Facilitated partnerships with local hospitals and care centers to provide letters from students in the local area- Communicated with medical professional Dr. Turek, a prominent pediatric heart surgeon, to speak about his experiences in the medical field and his advocacy of Heart Health- Advanced to the HOSA State Leadership Conference in Springfield to present our research and current community projects

Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Board Member

• Feb 2022 - Present

Board Member of the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) chapter at IMSA, a competition in which students compete in various events pertaining to the field of medicine,- Organized Study Sessions and practice material for 25+ events- Pioneered the recruitment of student event leaders to co-organize study sessions - Oversaw the entire registration for the HOSA chapter at IMSA (65+ competitors)

Junior High Math Contest (JHMC) Assistant Chair

• Jan 2022 - Present

Organizer of the Junior High Math Contest (JHMC), a national annual in-person and online math competition for middle schoolers with 400+ participants - Facilitated Sponsorship with Wolfram Research, Inc., a multinational company that creates computational technology - Assisted in the creation of an automized outreach system (contacted 300+ schools in Illinois, and 2500+ schools in U.S.) - Communicated with club advisors and IMSA administration for event preparations - Organizer of student volunteers for problem creation and event coordination

Competitor

• Dec 2022 - Present

Youth Chair

• Jan 2022 - Present

The Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (TAGC) is a non-profit organization devoted to the awareness and promotion of Telugu Heritage and Culture in the Chicago land area - Planned several cultural celebrations for Indian Festivals (Diwali and Sankranthi) with 500+ attendees and oversaw volunteers - Planned community enrichment programs at local Feed My Starving Children charity centers with 50+ attendees - Organized virtual college enrichment sessions with renowned professionals The Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (TAGC) is a non-profit organization devoted to the awareness and promotion of Telugu Heritage and Culture in the Chicago land area - Planned several cultural celebrations for Indian Festivals (Diwali and Sankranthi) with 500+ attendees and oversaw volunteers - Planned community enrichment programs at local Feed My Starving Children charity centers with 50+ attendees - Organized virtual college enrichment sessions with renowned professionals