Laurie Thomas

** ****** ***** ****** *****, New Jersey 07753

ac53w0@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 732-***-****

A recent graduate seeking the opportunity to reach out to domestic and global urban areas to learn the barriers that could be affecting the citizens’ health which in turn can affect them emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually.

Education

Howard University, Washington, D.C 20059

B.S. in Biology with a Chemistry Minor GPA: 3.78

Important Courses: Biochemistry I & II, Health Management, HIV/AIDS in Africa

University of Ghana

Study Abroad Program Fall 2017

Conducted short Internship at West Africa AIDS Foundation

Foreign Language

Beginner-Proficiency in reading Spanish

Beginner level in Twi

Willing to learn more languages

Experience

● Community Service:

Volunteering at a Elsie Whitlow Stokes Elementary School

Volunteering to raise money to help feed the homeless & passing out food

Alternative Spring Break

Making blankets for the poor

Boys & Girls club

Working at Capitol Food Bank

●Medical Experience:

Bacteriophage Research

■Tried to find a new phage to infect Mycrobacterium smegmatis

■Isolation, Plaque Assay, Spot Test, Titering, Database Archiving

■Presented results at Howard University’s Research Symposium

Young AfricanA Leadership Initiative (Y.A.A.L.I) Fellowship

■Research water quality in Ghana

■Conducted literary research before travelling to Ghana

■Spoke with many Ghanaians about the realities they face

■Donated feminine products, child care products, & etc

Roswell Park Cancer Research- Dr. Beth Pflug’s Laboratory

■Researched specific protein’s effect on prostate cancer.

■Read and analyzed scientific articles through tele-mentoring.

■Conducted a series of experiments: cell culturing, electrophoresis, and immunohistostaining

Dr. Lipscomb Lab Undergraduate student worker

■Reviewed grants

■Maintained the necessary equipment of the lab

■Prepared and conducted any necessary experiments

Global Education and Awareness Research Undergraduate Program (GEAR-UP)

■Conducted research at Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP) in Puebla, Mexico

■Researched the environmentally friendly production of nanoparticles through the use of water lilies

■Presented research

West Africa AIDS Foundation Internship

■Shadow nurses and went to maternal clinics

■Watched and aided in the advice given on contraceptives and the importance of family planning

■Developed plans for HIV/AIDS outreach

Play and Learn Foundation

■Tutored a young lady in mathematics and English

■Worked on enhancing her self-confidence & making her speech more verbose

George Washington University Cancer Center

■Researching the effects of polyamines on cancerous embryonic kidney cells

Leadership:

●President of Adventist Student Organization

Leading out in worships

Developing ideas to spread religious beliefs

●Masterguide for Monmouth Mariners Pathfinder Club

Working with children to drill, tie knots, complete book work, fire building, & character building

Travel:

●Jamaica

●Ghana

●Mexico

●Canada

Interest/Hobbies:

●From the experiences in Ghana

Community Service- canvassing and surveying what is necessary and then working to provide for the people

Global Health- concept of health within and across borders

Learning and experiencing new cultures- learning to accept and embrace another culture opposed to forcing my culture onto other people

Travelling to new countries

●Nature hikes/walks & camping

Learning to relax, release, & recover

Organizations

●National Council of Negro Women

●Health Professions Society

●National Society of Collegiate Scholars

●Adventist Student Association (ASO)

●Dean’s List

●GlobeMed

●National Society of Leadership And Success

●Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society

●National Institute of Science

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