Ilanit Turner

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EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Austin 2020

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, Biochemistry

Bachelor of Arts, Plan II Honors, Special Honors

Summa cum laude on Dean’s Honor List

University Honors 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship August 2016- present Top recipient of an 8 year-long undergraduate & medical school scholarship and mentorship RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Pediatric Epilepsy- Research Assistant; UT Dell Medical School Spring 2020-present

• Data collection and analysis for comprehensive Spanish clinic in pediatric epilepsy projected to open October 2020

• First author on research paper under senior author, Dr. Karen Skjei, on patient-provider relationship in epilepsy clinics with language barrier

• Focus on patient communication, trust, and satisfaction with epilepsy treatment Plan II Honors Thesis- Capstone Project; UT Austin Spring 2019- Spring 2020

• Nominated for Special Honors within the Plan II department

• Authored an interdisciplinary thesis on the social and cultural stigma of infertility in the developing versus developed world while also examining the medical components in depth

• Supervised and mentored by two university professors, interviewed medical fertility specialists as part of research Organic Chemistry Teaching Lab- Researcher; UT Austin Summer 2018

• Conducted solo research project on electrophilic aromatic substitution supervised by Dr. Conrad Fjetland

• (1) Tested the relative rates of bromination for twenty different organic compounds, (2) Assessed efficiency and purity of nitrating various organic solutions to implement into the teaching lab curriculum

• Worked with gas chromatography machinery, troubleshooting, calibrating, optimizing results, HPLC

• Performed quality control procedures to ensure accurate data Freshman Research Initiative- Researcher; UT Austin Spring 2017

• Conducted research for the Bioactive Molecules Stream Under Dr. Elizabeth Ilardi

• Researched in the chemistry department laboratories

• Mastered lab machinery such as rotovaps, thin-layer chromatography, NMR and IR Spectroscopy

• Worked on culminating research project to synthesize a ketone from an amine EXPERIENCE

St. David’s Medical Center- Imaging and Patient Access Administrator; Austin & San Marcos, TX; June 2018- January 2019

• In charge of organizing and registering patient information in the proper accounts

• Responsible for relaying sensitive patient information to proper technologist or physician

• Prepared sterile trays for special procedures in Interventional Radiology department

• Flushed syringes of saline and iodine contrast through catheters during procedures

• Assisted Interventional Radiology physicians in specials, ultrasound, MRI, nuclear, CT, and diagnostics Camp Young Judaea- Sleep away camp counselor; Wimberley, TX Summer 2016, 2017

• In-bunk counselor responsible for the health, entertainment and safety of 16 ten-year-old girls, an exercise in 24/7 active supervision

• Organized and delivered educational activities

• Worked similar jobs for weekend events during the school year for various retreat groups Exchange Program- International student; Cheng Zhou, China Summer 2015

• Studied Chinese language and culture in China

• Lived with host family and went to school with host sister

• Developed language skills, navigated through cities alone without a teacher/guide, scaled the Great Wall LEADERSHIP

Health Leadership Apprentice Program- Leader; UT Dell Medical School Fall 2018- present

• Scheduled monthly meetings with Nitakuwa Barrett, program manager at Dell Med

• Initiated a house project to establish a sustainable program for lower-income patients to get access to durable medical equipment

• Attend lectures and workshops at Dell Medical School given by various professors in different fields of medicine Plan II Student Association- Officer; UT Austin 2018-2020

• Plan II Lil’ P’s Coordinator, head of the Plan II peer mentor program

• Organizing the peer mentor program between upperclassmen and incoming freshmen class

• Create activities and welcoming events for the Plan II freshmen Texans for Israel- Board member; UT Austin August 2017- May 2020

• Lead student-run educational programs about the culture and politics of the country

• Head of logistics and planning for meetings

• Tabling at West Mall for various campus-wide events

• Organizing and running multicultural events like Hanukah-Diwali and the Israel Block Party Plan II Pre-med Club-Member; UT Austin August 2016- May 2020

• Weekly meetings with notable doctors who have also graduated from Plan II COMMUNITY SERVICE

Global Medical Brigades- Medical Volunteer; Panama City, Panama June 2018

• Fundraised $1800 to embark on a volunteer trip in the summer of 2018

• Working at a medical clinic in Panama to build a healthier and more sustainable community

• Responsible for administering medicine, taking blood pressure, logging electronic medical records for each patient Wo Long Panda Reserve- Panda Caretaker; Cheng Du, China Summer 2015

• Fed and looked after Pandas at the Wo Long Panda Reserve

• Cleaned cages and especially nurtured baby pandas ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Computer and Laboratory Skills: Data analysis, Microsoft Office, R Studio, Chemdraw, Pymol, Gas Chromatography programming, NCBI-BLAST, troubleshooting, pipetting, HPLC, ELISA, CE, GE Languages: Advanced Hebrew, intermediate Chinese (Mandarin) Interests: Foreign policy, research, reading, art, history of medicine, writing, law, organic chemistry

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