Sohini Khatua
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Education
University of Houston Houston, TX
B.S. IN PSYCHOLOGY AND MINOR IN BIOLOGY
Experience
Student Lab Volunteer at M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute in the Radiology Oncology Lab
Dr. Erik Sulman, M.D., Ph.D, Radiology Oncologist 2016
• Observed tumor boards, prepared media for cell cultures to grow in, and examined/analyzed cell lines.
Research Assistant at the University of Houston Health and Anxiety Clinic/Substance Abuse 2015-2016
• Entered data about the patients, answered phone calls, and interviewed possible study subjects. Created Qualtrics surveys, power points, and posters regarding the study. Conducted literature searches and edited manuscripts.
Student Observer of Pediatric Neuro-oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 2015-2016
• Observed grand rounds, shadowed physicians in the pediatric neuro-oncology department, and focused on patients with a variety of brain tumors.
PEM Blend Observer-ship Program at Texas Children’s Hospital 2015
• Shadowed physicians in all departments at Texas Children’s Hospital, including Cardiology, Gynecology, Hospital Medicine, Triage, and Acute Care.
Acknowledgments/Publications
•Participated in hypothesis based research and completed a scientific manuscript:
Sohini Khatua. Identification of the eye color mutant sepia in Drosophila melanogaster, encoding PDA synthase, and its role in drosopterin biosynthesis.
• Acknowledged in Khatua S, Gutmann DH, Packer RJ. Neurofibromatosis type 1 and optic pathway glioma: Molecular interplay and therapeutic insights. Pediatr Blood Cancer.
• Acknowledged in Khatua S, Ramaswamy V, Bouffet E. Current therapy and the evolving molecular landscape of paediatric ependymoma. Eur J Cancer.
Health-care Volunteer Experience
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX 2015
• Visited and comforted patients and their families in their rooms.
Activities
• University of Houston Women’s Choral Ensemble
• University of Houston Spirit of Houston Marching Band
Skills/Interests
• Fluent in Bengali and English. Highly proficient in MS, Qualtrics, and R-Studio. Cooking, Singing, Reading, Hiking.