S. Akil Stewart

Detroit, MI

313-***-****

adyu7b@r.postjobfree.com

Research Experience

Independent Investigations at Howard University’s Interdisciplinary Research Building

February 1, 2023 – May 1, 2023

Topic: Monitoring the Effect of Functional RACK1 Gene Activity on Nitrogen Depleted Arabidopsis thaliana.

PI: Dr. Hemayet Ullah, PhD – adyu7b@r.postjobfree.com

Johns Hopkins University’s Summer Internship Program at the Institute for Cell Engineering

May 31, 2022 – August 5, 2022

Topic: Rescuing autophagy dysfunction in beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration using neuron-selective enhancers of autophagy.

PI: Dr. Jason Chua, MD, PhD – adyu7b@r.postjobfree.com

Northwestern University’s Virtual Student Research Opportunity Program (SROP)

June 14, 2021 – July 31, 2021

Topic: Genome wide association study of urine metal levels measured in mothers and adolescents.

PI: Dr. Geoffrey Hayes, PhD – adyu7b@r.postjobfree.com

Observation Experience

Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Sinai Grace Hospital

April 2021

Observation: Robotic Surgery Observation and Skill Set Development, Mastectomy Observation

Surgeon: Dr. John Barnwell, MD

Other Work Experience

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Royal Oak, MI,

September 15, 2020 – January 7, 2022

As a crew member at Chipotle, I worked in a team environment to serve customers and maintain the cleanliness of the restaurant.

Doordash, Detroit, MI

February 20, 2019 – August 5, 2023

As a dasher for Doordash, I simply deliver food from a variety of restaurants to customers’ homes, ensuring the delivery is timely, correct, and exhibits great customer service.

Heilmann Community Center, Detroit, MI

July 2, 2018 – August 30, 2018

At the Heilmann Community Center, I was a youth mentor. I worked with kids to hone their skills in sports like basketball and swimming in a safe but fun way. I made sure the floors were swept and mopped. I handed out school supplies for the school year as well.

Education

June 15, 2019 – May 13, 2023

Howard University, Washington, DC

Class of 2023

Biology major, chemistry minor – 3.52 GPA (Magna Cum Laude)

August 7, 2023 – current

Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta Georgia

Class of 2025

Master’s in Biomedical Research Program

Honors and Awards

June 15, 2019 – May 13, 2023

Karsh STEM Scholars Program

-full scholarship for Howard students planning to pursue a Ph.D. or combined Ph.D./M.D.

Honors Biology Lab - Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Sciences (2019-2020)

Honors English

Community Service

September 15, 2018 – April 30, 2019

Escuela Avancemos, Detroit, MI

80 hours

I volunteered 2 hours/week every Wednesday at an elementary school, helping Spanish-speaking children write, speak, and read English

Extracurriculars

Journal Club, Howard University,

March 2020 – October 2021

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome in lean women

Mentor: Dr. Stanley Andrisse, PhD

Howard University Michigan Club: Escape to Capstone E-Board

October 2022 – April 2023

Skills

iPSC cell culture/Tissue culture

Microsoft Word and Powerpoint

Organization

Working with a Team

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