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Research Assistant

Location:
Nashville, TN
Salary:
40000
Posted:
February 19, 2021

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EUNICE KIM

Email: adkbjt@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: 512-***-****

EDUCATION AND ACADEMICS

Vanderbilt University, GPA: 3.69 Class of 2021

• Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Science

• Medicine, Health and Society (MHS) Major and Psychology Minor, Pre-medicine

• Dean’s list: Fall 2018, Fall 2019

o Suspended for Spring 2020 due to COVID-19

University of Texas at Austin, GPA: 3.77 Fall 2017-Spring 2018

• Medical Laboratory Science Major

• University honors: Fall 2017, Spring 2018

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant at Bonami Lab, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Spring 2019 - Present

• Assist in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) focused projects to develop sequence-based approaches for disease diagnosis and prevention

• Clone, sequence and analyze anti-insulin binding B-cell receptors (BCR) in T1D pre-symptomatic donors

• Understand mechanisms of autoantigen-specific B lymphocytes that drive disease Texas Events Intern, Zero Prostate Cancer Summer 2019

• Worked with the Zero team to provide direct help and assistance to prostate cancer patients and families

• Planned prostate cancer run/walks all over Texas, identifying donor resources, potential investors & running teams Medical Assistant, Vascular Leg & Consultants Summer 2018

• Charted patients’ information for physician and their PA

• Visited patients in nursing homes around Austin, performing ABI tests on their feet and arms

• Communicated with the CNA staff in the homes to gather important patient information to build medical charts Research Assistant at Preston Lab, University of Texas at Austin Fall 2017 – Summer 2018

• Assisted with neurocognitive research projects, collecting behavioral and neuroimaging data from study participants

• Focused on spatial memory research of children

• Gained experience in REDCap and MATLAB, trained in UT IRB level 1

LEADERSHIP

Momentum Dance Company Fall 2018 – Present

VP of Membership Development (Fall 2019-Present)

• Oversaw new member transition into the company

• Cultivated member relationships, organized events and built foundation for teamwork VP of Philanthropy (Fall 2020-Present)

• Directed annual charity show for Moves & Grooves, a Nashville-based non-profit that allows kids to merge the arts with academics

• Reached out to guest performance groups across campus and served as main point of contact for communication UT Health Austin COVID-19 Center, Contact Tracer April 2020 – August 2020 Epidemiology Coordinator

• Created patient files for positive COVID-19 cases into the UTHA database received from CUC, hospitals and Austin Public Health

• Directed shift tasks including assigning patients to team leads, answering all questions and providing updates for next shifts

• Personally led shadowing calls for incoming tracers and certain training materials Epidemiology Lead

• Guided teams of contact tracers through COVID-19 tracing interviews with patients, businesses, hospitals and potential contacts

• Delegated daily team duties, assigning patients to individual tracers VOLUNTEERING

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Infusion Clinic Volunteer Spring 2019 - Present

• Provide support and comfort to patients and families by offering refreshments, conversation and resources

• Assist nurses with special projects

UT Health Austin COVID-19 Center, Contact Tracing (Total: 300 hrs) April 2020 – August 2020

• Interacted with confirmed-positive COVID-19 patients to contact-trace exposures during their infection period

• Interviewed exposed contacts by phone to determine symptomatic status and delivered CDC recommendations concerned with testing, self-isolation and quarantine

• Worked with many hospitals around Austin as well as Dell Med and Austin Public Health

• To date, UTHA has made over 3,400 calls and supported over 1,200 COVID-19 patients in Austin and neighboring areas Face Shield Assembly Project, Assembly Department Lead Summer 2020

• As project lead, demonstrated proper way of assembling face shields to new incoming volunteers

• Made certain volunteers were assembling shields as the epidemiologist instructed throughout shifts

• Created ~16,000 masks

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, Diabetes Day 2020 Flask Talk Presenter November 2020

• Presented research conducted during Fall 2020 in the Bonami Lab

• Research on “Discovering Anti-Insulin B-cell Receptor (BCR) Motifs in Type 1 Diabetes” Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation (VI4) Annual Symposium Poster Presenter June 2020

• Presented research conducted during Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 in the Bonami Lab

• Research on “B Lymphocytes in Type 1 Diabetes”

Shadowing Hours

• Virtual Shadowing – 6 hours

• Hematology Clinic, Dr. Nishitha Reddy, Vanderbilt Clinic – 13 hours

• Vanderbilt VA Clinic, Dr. Amanda Morrison – 5 hours Certified Medical Scribe September 2020

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant August 2018

AFFILIATIONS

Virtual Shadowing Sep 2020 - Present

• Texas based program with opportunities to shadow physicians over zoom during COVID-19 Alpha Epsilon Delta Fall 2018 - Present

• Vanderbilt University’s pre-health society



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