Evan Keister Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

- Fishell Lab associated with the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute and Harvard Medical School. Working under Chen-Yu Wang, MD, PhD. Studying the genetics of interneuron development.Tasks: - Mouse cardiac perfusion and brain extraction using Euthasol, PBS, and PFA.- Genotyping using PCR and Gel Electrophoresis.- Vibratome Serial Sectioning of agarose embedded brains. - Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining of brain sections, and imaging using a confocal microscope.- Cell counting using ImageJ software program.- Mouse weaning and cage maintenance.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Saper Lab - Department of Neurology @ Harvard Medical School (HMS) & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). Working under postdoc Sydney Aten, PhD. - Studying the brain circuity that underlies circadian rhythms in sexual behavior. - Sectioning mouse brains, and amplifying proteins using Immunohistochemistry. Using Python libraries (such as Matplotlib and Seaborn) to create Spiked Raster Plots and Histograms of mouse mating behavior. Sleep scoring of EEG & EMG data into REM, NREM, and wake states.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Working under the supervision of Child Life Specialists to provide engagement with pediatric patients in the Emergency Department at Boston Children's Hospital. Mainly attending to children experiencing psychiatric troubles.- Providing patients with games, toys, video games, etc. Sterilizing and restocking supplies.150+ hours

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Hosted weekly review sessions and office hours to assist ~300 students with organic chemistry concepts.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

- Department of Neurology @ Harvard Medical School (HMS) & Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH).- Researched novel drugs at the LDDN (Laboratory for Drug Discovery in Neuroscience) under P.I. Kevin Hodgetts, PhD. Performed organic synthesis reactions, and studied the biological effects of purified products on the nervous system.- Used techniques such as HPLC, LCMS, and H- NMR to purify products. Performed reactions such as BuLi halogen metal exchange, HATU amide couplings, hydrolysis, Suzuki couplings with boronic acids, Girgnard, etc.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Guided over 150 students in learning the foundational underpinnings of mathematics used for computer science by hosting 4+ weekly office hours, proofreading assignments to ensure clarity/correctness, and grading assignments/tests. - Course content includes combinatorics, algorithmic analysis, and number/logical representation in computing.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Responsibilities for a class of 800+ students:- Hosted weekly office hours (4+) assisting students debug homework assignments and explain course content.- Assisted a supplementary Lab session for the course (CS 2501).- Graded assignments and exams.Course Material:- Functional Programming, Code Abstraction, World Programs, Creating Helper Methods, etc.

Horseheads, New York, United States

- Assisted a 7th grade Summer School Classroom learn elementary/foundational math concepts (fractions, decimals, percentages, linear functions, geometry, and simple statistics/probability).- Prepared students to pass the Final Exam for the class.

Behavioral Neuroscience Major, Computer Science Minor

Activities and Societies: NU Rho Psi Member (The National Honor Society in Neuroscience), Intramural BasketballAccomplishments: Dean's.

Emt Basic

Education record

Activities: - 4 years Varsity Cross Country. 6 years Varsity Indoor & Outdoor Track. - Big Flats Youth Basketball League. - National Honor.