EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences, Pre-Medicine May 2025
Yalow Scholars Honors Program
CUNY Hunter College, New York
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Baccalaureate MD Pathway Program 2024 July 2024
UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, MA
Emergency Department Volunteer July 2023- Present
Policlinico di Milano Ospedale Maggiore, Milano, Italy
• Interact one-on-one with patients coming into the emergency department
• Gain elementary knowledge on medical terminology and procedures
UMass Chan Medical School Summer Enrichment Program 2023 (June 2023)
UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, MA (July 2024)
CARE Emergency Department Volunteer (June 2022- Present)
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
• Interact one-on-one with geriatric patients in the geriatric emergency department
• Strengthen the quality of patient care by playing games, and offering various “gifts,” such as stress balls, activity packets, etc.
Patient Navigator (February 2022- Present)
Weil Cornell Heart to Heart Community Outreach Campaign (H2H), New York, NY
• Escort patients through the different stations of the free health screening including blood glucose, hemoglobin A1C, and lipid panel station, blood pressure station, and BMI station
• Record patient data necessary for physician consultation
• Accompany the patient through the physician consultation
• Conduct patient surveys
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Hour Children After School Program (November 2021- June 2022)
Long Island City, NY CUNY Hunter College American Red Cross Club
• Oversee students ages 4-12 weekly in an afterschool program partnered with Hour Children
• Tutor students ages 10-12 by providing them with homework/academic support
• Coordinate activities for children, such as games, music, and art
Hour Children Food Pantry Program (November 2021- June 2022)
Long Island City, NY
CUNY Hunter College American Red Cross Club
• Hand out packaged food and fresh produce to the Long Island City community
• Prepare food packages to be delivered to families in the Long Island community
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant (June 2022- Present)
Dr. Jose C. Clemente-Litran Lab, Department of Genetics and Genomics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
• Contributed research on the ACTIVATE project, investigating whether food allergy risk can be lowered by transferring vaginal microbes to C-section delivered infants.
• Statistical analysis of maternal and infant samples using R and Python
• Contributes research on the investigation of the role of the nasopharyngeal microbiome in SARS-CoV-2 infections using an in vitro model and compared host DNA depletion methods from low-biomass microbiome samples
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
2023 Summer Enrichment Program Health Disparities Research Project Award
Awarded for arriving second place for Health Disparities Research Project Presentation “Prevalence of COVID-19 among Latinx Individuals as Compared to the General Population in Massachusetts” (June 23rd, 2023)
Early Scientist Development Award (May 11th, 2023)
Rosalyn Yalow Excellence in Science Research Award (May 10th, 2024)
Outstanding Mentor Award (May 11th, 2023, May 10th, 2024)
Outstanding Community Leadership Award (May 11th, 2023)
Outstanding Hunter College Leadership Award (May 10th, 2024)
Rosalyn Yalow Award for Academic Excellence: Awarded by the Yalow Scholars Honors Program for achieving a cumulative GPA between 3.9 and 4.0 May 25th, 2022
Dean’s List (Fall 2021, 2023, 2024, Spring 2024)
Yalow Scholars Honors Program (Fall 2021- Present)
PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
“Role of the Nasopharyngeal Microbiome in SARS-CoV-2 infections”
Presentation: ABRCMS, Anaheim, CA- November 2022 and Hunter College Undergraduate STEM+ Research Conference – April 2023
“Comparison of Host DNA Depletion Methods from Low-Biomass Microbiome Samples”
Presentation: Hunter College Undergraduate STEM+ Research Conference – April 2024 and ABRCMS, Pittsburgh, PA- November 2024
Boix-Amorós A, Monaco H, Sambataro E, Clemente JC. Novel technologies to characterize and engineer the microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease. Gut Microbes. 2022 Jan-Dec;14(1):2107866. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2022.2107866. PMID: 36104776; PMCID: PMC9481095.
LEADERSHIP
President of Pre-Health Diaries Blog at Hunter College (August 2023- Present)
CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY
• Overview the articles and posts for a final edit and work collaboratively with the writers and for all blog ideas; approves all ideas and does final approval on all articles.
• Lead club and member meetings
• Oversee the events for the year
College Assistant (February 2024- June 2024)
Leona & Marcy Chanin Language Center, CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY
• Tutor Hunter College students in Italian
• Help to organize events in collaboration with the Romance Language Department
TA General Chemistry 102/104 (August 2023- Present)
CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY
Supervisor: Dr. Nadya Kobko-Litskevitch, Ph.D.
Scholar Peer Leader Yalow Scholars Honors Program (August 2022- Present)
CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY
• Mentor and tutor freshmen in the Yalow Scholars Honors Program about their classes, schedules, etc.
• Teach the First Year Seminar class along with my program advisor
• Responsible for the Yalow Blackboard page
• Organize social and networking events for the program, and attend monthly meetings to improve the program
Peer Mentor (April 2022- June 2022)
CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY
• Mentored freshman students with STEM majors who had trouble adjusting during the Fall 2021 semester
• Helped freshman students how to navigate and succeed in their classes, Hunter College, and make schedules
OTHER
• LANGUAGES: English (fluent), Italian (Native & fluent), Spanish (working fluency)
• RESEARCH: Experience in biological research, analyzing data using R and Python (graphs, tables, and determining statistical values)
• TECHNOLOGY: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Leadership skills, good communicator and organizer, excellent work ethic, maintain professionalism
