Michael D. Budnick
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EDUCATION
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY
Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology Graduation:
May 2012
Dean's List every Semester GPA:
3.70/4.0
Pursuing Master's Degree in Biology Expected
Graduation: December 2013
LANGUAGE SKILLS
. Fluent in English
. Speaking and Reading ability in Spanish
. Speaking and Reading ability in French
. Four Months Study Abroad Experience in Paris
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
College
. Campaign Manager for Residence Hall President (2008-2010)
. Debate Team (2008-2011)
. Philosophy Club (2008-2012)
. Anthropology Club (2009-2012)
. Students Take Action Now: Darfur (2008-2011)
. Earth Club (2010-2012)
. Studied Abroad: Paris (Spring 2011)
. Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals (August 2009 - May 2012)
. Graduated Honors Program with cum Laude (May 2012)
. Model U.N. (2010 - 2012)
. Attended in American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Conference (April 2012)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
St. John's University
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant
Queens, NY
August 2012
-December 2012
January 2013 - May
2013
. Prepared supplementary laboratory for college courses;
. Taught topics in Anatomy, Dissection and Microbiology;
. Prepared presentations, quizzes, and exams for class;
. Proctored exams for other professors;
. Supervised laboratory experiments of Biology Undergraduate Majors.
Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute
Intern
Manhattan, NY
April 2012-
August 2012
. Managed social media network accounts;
. Compiled and organized seminar alumni;
. Collected information from seminar alumni;
. Formatted a template for online resum s of seminar alumni; and
. Inserted information into resum database
Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals
Advocate
Brooklyn, NY
August 2009-May
2012
. Interviewed potential clients about legal problems;
. Filed information in organization's database;
. Photographed for and formatted the quarterly newsletter;
. Mediator between clients and legal counsel;
. Participated in public outreach events to local communities; and
. Prepared and organized events and mail-outs
Plymouth Board of Education
Terryville, CT
Summer Maintenance Worker May
2010-August 2010
June 2011-
August 2011
June 2012 -
August 2012
. Assisted in mowing and maintaining school fields and grounds;
. Maintained mechanical equipment used for projects;
. Cleared trees, snow, and debris after severe storms;
. Prepared school building for new window installation; and
. Stripped flooring for wax application.
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RESEARCH
Currently working in the lab of Dr. Chris Bazinet, St. John's University
October 2012-April 2013
. Becoming familiar with the R, Perl, MySQL and Linux software;
. Obtaining relevant gene information for Drospholia melanogaster research;
. Running statistical analysis of gene expression in microarrays;
. Data analysis of Brain-Testis gene expression in the search of
evolutionarily conserved homologs;
. Technical support in the construction of a high-powered Bioinformatics
processing core for the department.