Medical Project

Ramak Ostovar

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Alpharetta, GA 30022 Cell: 615-***-****

Employment

Research Assistant in Dr. Bridgette Barry’s Lab group (05/09-Present); 15-20 hrs/week

Organic Chemistry/Quantitative Analysis Personal Instructor: (01/10-Present); 3 hrs/ week

Kumon Learning Center: Instructor, Alpharetta, GA (05/08-01/09); 8-10 hrs/week

General Chemistry Personal Instructor (01/09-Present); 3-5 hrs/week

Hollister Company: Cashier, Alpharetta, GA (05/07-02/08); 8-10 hrs/week

Education Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, Georgia

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, (Research Option), expected May 2011

Minor: Biology

Cumulative GPA: 3.1/4.0

University Honors

Dean’s List (Fall ’07, Fall ’09, Spring ‘10): Term GPA 3.0+

University Activities GT HERO (1/09-Present):

• Events Committee Chair- head of committee that facilitates goals, acts as representative to faculty, and leads meetings

• Events Committee –coordinated and helped execute fundraising plans to raise money for the annual Fall Festival event

Team BUZZ (08/09-Present):

• Service Project Director- head of committee that manages service projects and prepares for the Team BUZZ annual event

Women’s Recruitment Team (08/08-Present):

• Participate in information sessions held for prospective female Georgia Tech students; answered questions and addressed concerns of potential students and parents in individual and group settings

Gamma Beta Phi (08/07-08/08)

• Events Committee Chair - coordinated various functions and provided new initiatives to build funding for various charity organizations in the metro-Atlanta area

American Medical Student Association (8/08-Present):

• Member in organization providing potential career and volunteer information to Georgia Tech students pursuing a medical degree

M&M Mentoring Program (08/09-Present):

• Active mentor in the only peer-mentoring program offered at Georgia Tech.

Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (8/08-Present):

• Member in organization discussing major-related information regarding potential post-undergraduate opportunities.

Research Experience

Measuring effects of PSII complex in plant energy conversion: Dr. Bridgette Barry (05/09-Present):

• Examining the roles proteins play in the direction and rate of the electron transfer reactions

TEDDY (The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Youth) Research group: MCG Sponsored (08/09-Present):

• Part of a worldwide study to find environmental causes of Type I Diabetes in the youth; screen babies for the genes that put them in risk for the disease.

Extended Information

Education

• Research Option: “Participants in the research option learn how to attack a research problem from experiment design and execution to interpretation of results. There is an expectation that undergraduates who contribute to completed studies will be co-authors on submissions to high-quality scholarly journals…Successful completion of the research options requires participation by the student in 9 credit hours of supervised research (CHEM 4698/4699) with a chemistry and biochemistry faculty over three or more semesters, approval of a brief proposal on their project to a committee of two or more faculty, completion of LCC 4700 (a thesis writing course), and submission of an approved thesis. Successful completion of the research option is noted on the student's transcript” (cited from Georgia Tech’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry website).

University Activities

• M & M Mentoring Program: M&M (Mentors & Mentees) Mentoring Program is the only peer-mentoring program available to Georgia Tech students; it aims to help students understand the meaning of commitment and responsibility in academic and social settings. Mentees responsible for their own learning, and Mentors are responsible for supporting and learning with them.

• GT HERO: A charitable organization aimed to improve the quality of life for children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS through enriching programs, unforgettable experiences, and connections with the community.

• Team BUZZ: An organization devoted to annually organizing and supporting community-enhancing events.

• Women’s Recruitment Team: Organization responsible for promoting women’s opportunities and achievements at Georgia Tech with aims of attracting potential female students for undergraduate admission.

• American Medical Students Association: Organization geared towards informing members of medical education and profession opportunities and providing exposure to the medical education system as well as professional networks.

• Gamma Beta Phi Society (GBP): Georgia Tech undergraduate honor society selected based on academic standing that provides community service on Georgia Tech campus, along with several metro Atlanta communities.

• Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society: Major-related organization encouraging involvement of Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduates with Georgia Tech faculty.

Research Experience

• Dr. Bridgette Barry: Work in the laboratory is centered on the particular enzymes that are involved in the mechanism of energy conversion within plant photosynthesis. The current project examines how such proteins control the direction and rate of the electron transfer reactions in Photosystem II, as well as how the electron transfer reactions are coupled with protonation reactions, conformational changes, and other chemical reactions (i.e. photosynthetic oxygen production). Simple models of the proteins are developed in order to display fundamental principles common to membrane biology. A number of techniques is applied within the lab including: HPLC, FPLC, UV-vis spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry, in the characterization of an amine-binding cofactor in Photosystem I.

• TEDDY (The Environmental Determinant of Diabetes in the Youth): The TEDDY study focuses entirely on determining the causes of Type I diabetes; this study includes a four-year screening of newborn babies for the genes responsible to put the children in high risk for the disease. Screening positive for the genes will result in a 15-year journey to help the children overcome

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