Emily Callejo
Brooklyn, NY *****
*****.*******@*****.*** • 808-***-**** • linkedin.com/in/emilycallejo
Education
B.S. in Biology, City University of New York Brooklyn College– Graduated May 2013, GPA: 3.36
Skills
Highly disciplined, meticulous, and skilled at trouble-shooting various assays. Works effectively and well with people of widely differing
ages, cultures and nationalities. Highly articulate, with excellent writing skills. Innovator, who can generate quick, workable solutions, and
revise protocols. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Serial Cloner. Certified Group Fitness Instructor by the American
Fitness Association of America (AFAA), certified Hot Hula Fitness Instructor. Fluent in Ilokano (Filipino Dialect), knowledge of basic
Spanish and Japanese.
Professional Experiences
November `13 – Dec `13 Macy’s (New York, NY)
Kiehl’s Seasonal Sales Associate and Skin Care Advisor
June ’13 August ’13 Touro College of Pharmacy
Research Methods Laboratory Instructor for the Summer Collegiate Science and Technology Program
August ’11 Present Tropical Productions (New York and Northeast)
Manager of Dancer Group, Show Host, Hula Instructor, Lead Polynesian Dance Performer
June ’10 Present Hawaiian Artists Shows (New York and Northeast)
Polynesian Dance Performer
December `10 – August `11 Macy’s (New York, NY)
Wacoal Lingerie Specialist and Sales Associate
July ‘10 – August ’10 The Brooklyn Healthcare Improvement Project (SUNY Downstate Medical Center School of Public Health)
Summer Healthcare Facility Canvasser and Data Entry Personnel
May ‘07 – August ‘08 Star of Honolulu Cruises and Events (Honolulu, HI)
Polynesian Dance Performer
August ’05 July ‘06 Hale Koa Hotel Luau (Honolulu, HI)
Polynesian Dancer Performer and Lei Greeter
Research Experience
May ’12 – Present Laboratory Research in Brooklyn College with Dr. Studamire on Interactions of Host Proteins with the
Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus Integrase Protein
Duties: Assistant Researcher: western Blots, DNA extraction, transformations, cloning, pcr, data presentations,
attend weekly journal clubs and biology department seminars.
Community Service
October ’10 – Present The Brooklyn College Global Medical Brigade
Duties: May 27, 2011- June 1, 2011: built temporary health clinics and provided health care for over 500 people
in a medically underserved village in Honduras
May ’10 Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program in SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Duties: Assist with the planning of the Cancer Awareness Day Conference in Brooklyn
September ’08- May ‘10 Marist College Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity
Service Projects: Raising money for the fight against breast cancer, decorating at Vassar Hospital, apple picking
for donation, and walking for the Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society, fundraising for Haiti.
September ’08-May’10 Marist College Campus Ministries Community Service
Service Project: Tutoring and overseeing the children at the Harriet Tubman Academic Skills Program, watching
over children in Poughkeepsie’s homeless shelter for single mothers with babies/young children
August ’08 – May ‘09 Cross Valley Health and Medicine, PC. Doctor Paul Saladino
Duties: Administrative work, insurances, and taking vital signs while under supervision of nurse.
October ’07- May ’08 Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children Junior Volunteer Program
Duties: Emergency Room: Clean rooms, stock supplies; Information desk: answer guest’s questions, answer
phone calls, and deliver items to patients’ rooms; Supply Processing Department: stock/organize equipment.
February ’06-May ‘08 “Kruisin’ Against Tobacco Sales” (KATS) undercover stings with the police departments of Hawaii
Honors and Achievements
April ’08 Publication of my poem, An Etching, in “Honolulu Stories” edited by Gavan Daws and Bennett Hymer
June 12 ‘07-June 29 ‘07 Medical Problem Solving Class at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (Honolulu, HI): Extensive research on
heart, solved medical problems, practiced clinical skills, examined cadavers in gross anatomy, E.R. simulation.
3rd Place in Community Awareness for 2008 Health Occupations Students of America State Competition
May ‘08