ANDREW
PAULINE
Avenue
•
Scotch
Plains,
New
Jersey
07076
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SUMMARY
OF
QUALIFICATIONS:
Aspiring
Laboratory
and
Biomedical
Research
Professional
with
pre
professional
academic
preparation
and
significant
clinical
and
research
exposure
during
the
course
of
baccalaureate
studies.
Competencies
include:
•
Biological
Sciences
•
Wet
Chemistry
Techniques
•
Nuclear
Magnetic
Resonance
(NMR)
Spectroscopy
•
Infrared
(IR)
Spectroscopy
•
Column
Chromatography
•
Thin
Layer
Chromatography
(TLC)
•
Extraction
•
Recrystallization
•
Fractional
Distillation
•
Titration
•
Slide
Preparation
•
Gram
Staining
•
Bright
Field
Microscopy
•
Bifocal
Microscopy
•
Phase
Contrast
Microscopy
•
Oil
Immersion
Microscopy
•
IMViC
Testing
•
Biochemical
Oxygen
Demand
Testing
•
Dilution
•
Dissection
• Gel
Electrophoresis
•
Clinical
Research
•
Public
Health
Policy
•
Information
Technology/Management
A
creative,
motivated
analyst,
communicator,
and
facilitator
with
a
resolute
detail
orientation,
the
unique
ability
to
communicate
and
collaborate
with
research
and
medical
personnel,
and
a
verifiable
record
of
achievement
in
employing
diverse
resources
in
the
timely
completion
of
projects
and
attainment
of
objectives.
BACKGROUND
HIGHLIGHTS:
Academic
preparation
and
research
and
clinical
exposure
highlighted
by
the
following:
•
Participated
in
the
Northeast
Regional
Alliance
(NERA)
MedPrep
Scholars
Program
–
Phases
I,
II,
and
III
during
summers
2010
2012,
providing
academic
and
clinical
opportunities
for
those
interested
in
pursuing
a
career
in
medicine.
•
Shadowed
physicians
within
a
clinical
setting,
observing
a
team
comprised
of
a
cardiologist,
a
cardiology
fellow,
residents,
and
medical
students
engaged
in
conducting
rounds
as
well
as
diagnosis
and
treatment
of
patients
in
University
Hospital’s
Coronary
Care
Unit,
gaining
direct
exposure
to
diagnostic
and
therapeutic
procedures
including
electrocardiography
and
stent
placement.
•
Conducted
research,
surveyed
patients,
and
prepared
reports
and
literature
supporting
the
development
and
ongoing
operation
of
the
Healthcare,
Outreach,
Prevention
and
Education
(H.O.P.E.)
Center
at
the
University
of
Medicine
and
Dentistry
of
New
Jersey
(UMDNJ),
a
new
clinic
providing
services
to
patients
with
multiple
chronic
illnesses
who
habitually
visited
the
hospital’s
Emergency
Room
for
non
emergency
treatment.
•
Advocated
for
the
rights
and
needs
of
those
living
in
conditions
of
poverty
and
squalor
globally
via
participation
in
the
Rutgers
Student
Chapter
of
em[POWER],
an
activist
organization
dedicated
to
effecting
change
in
such
areas.
•
Defined
problem
parameters
with
respect
to
research
procedures
to
be
conducted
within
laboratory
environments,
conforming
to
testing
and
quality
control
standards.
•
Performed
qualitative
and
quantitative
analyses
of
organic
and
inorganic
compounds
to
determine
physical
and
chemical
properties,
composition,
structure,
relationships,
and
reactions,
utilizing
various
techniques
including
chromatography,
spectroscopy,
slide
preparation,
gram
staining,
microscopy,
and
wet
chemistry
techniques.
•
Examined
physiological,
morphological,
and
cultural
characteristics
of
bacteria
and
other
micro
organisms
upon
living
tissues,
isolating
and
culturing
bacteria
in
prescribed
media.
•
Helped
children
with
homework
and
organized
activities
at
the
Plainfield
Area
YMCA
•
Applied
computer
literacy
and
knowledge
of
applications
including
MS
Office
Suite
in
maintaining
records,
preparing
reports
and
presentations,
and
managing
information.
EDUCATION:
Rutgers
–
The
State
University
of
New
Jersey,
New
Brunswick,
New
Jersey
Bachelor
of
Arts
(B.A
Biological
Sciences
(Africana
Studies
Minor),
2013
•
Northeast
Regional
Alliance
MedPrep
Scholars
Program
–
Phases
I,
II,
&
III
(2010
2013)
•
em[POWER]
Student
Chapter
(2010
2013;
Secretary
–
2011
2012;
Treasurer
–
2012
2013)
EXPERIENCE:
•
Intern
–
H.O.P.E.
Center,
Newark,
New
Jersey
(Summer
2012)
•
Volunteer
–
Runnells
Specialized
Hospital
of
Union
County,
Berkeley
Heights,
New
Jersey
(2009
to
2011)
•
Office
Clerk
–
JK
Office
Machines,
Summit,
New
Jersey
(2008
to
2010)
•
Volunteer
Plainfield
Area
YMCA,
Plainfield,
New
Jersey
(2013
to
Present)