Experience

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  Puentes de Salud

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

  • Interpreter and Complex Care Coordinator

    • Aug 2021 - Jan 2024
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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  Mayo Clinic

  • Rochester, Minnesota, United States

  • Summer Research Fellow

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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  Hospital Albert Einstein

  • São Paulo, Brazil

  • Research Assistant

    • Oct 2020 - Feb 2021
    • São Paulo, Brazil

    Created a MATLAB script to automate the quantification of GABA from MR spectroscopy data and MR images of the brain. Analyzed the results of a clinical trial exploring the effect of peripheral nerve stimulation on patients in the subacute vs acute phase of a cerebrovascular accident.

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  CDC Foundation

  • Contact Tracing Consultant

    • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

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  MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

    Gathered data from chemical assays on cultures of macrophages and fibroblasts in order to develop a high-throughput in vitro screening method for anti-fibrotic compounds that minimize foreign body responses. Conducted surgeries on mice to implant alginate capsules and create skin wounds to study the foreign body response on an in vivo model.

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

  • Washington, District Of Columbia

  • Data Analyst and IT Consultant

    • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
    • Washington, District Of Columbia

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  Fort Collins Spine

  • Fort Collins, Colorado Area

  • Medical Software Consultant

    • Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
    • Fort Collins, Colorado Area

    Established an online portal for a spine private practice for patients to schedule appointments, fill out forms, and request prescription refills online. Initiated a company rebrand that included a redesign of the business’s website and logo.

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  MIT Educational Studies Program

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Teacher

    • May 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Cambridge, MA

    Taught classes to middle school students on different scientific phenomena using food as a medium for explication. Classes were divided evenly between lectures and laboratory activities.

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  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Cambridge, Massachusetts

  • Resident Assistant

    • May 2018 - Aug 2018
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts

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  University of Georgia College of Engineering

  • Griiffin, GA

  • Research Assistant

    • May 2016 - Jul 2016
    • Griiffin, GA

    Assisted researcher for 30 hours a week forming a new a strain of phosphorus efficient sorghum by engineering growth medium, collecting and analyzing data, and helping with upkeep of lab. Collected data on tomato plant growth under different spectrums of light to determine and improve the efficiency of indoor plant growth. Presented research at a symposium held at the University of Georgia with an audience of 50 students and faculty, received award for best poster presentation.