Kavya Subramanian Email & Phone Number

Taking orders, operating the till, food and beverage preparation, and maintaining a clean and inviting space. Skilled at multitasking, customer service and crisis management in a fast-paced setting. Completed relevant certifications in Allergens and Natasha's Law, Manual Handling, and Food Safety Level 2.

• Mentored a team of 9 first year undergraduates from my degree programme, clarified questions consistently, liaised with mentees to schedule weekly meetings, and prepared a clear session agenda.
• Personalised sessions using feedback, signposted appropriate resources, and reported feedback to Senior Mentor.
• Received training on mentorship skills, professionalism in a peer-based environment, and on academic and student support resources available at UCL.

• Worked in the Conradt lab on the epigenetics of programmed cell death using C. elegans models.
• Designed temperature shift experiments to study the role of replication coupled nucleosome assembly in apoptotic fate acquisition of M1 neurons in psf2 mutants.
• Generated a double mutant strain (MD4888) to investigate the cell death of NSM sister cells in his-9 mutants.
• Maintained and scored rollers in extra-chromosomal array lines.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Reviewed literature and interviewed CGT experts to collaboratively map the ‘Trajectory of Gene Therapies’.
• Qualitatively analysed poll results, researched future trends, and communicated associated ethics and challenges.
• Participated consistently in monthly meetings to assess progress and set goals.
• Individual focus: CRISPR-based editing, Nucleic Acid Therapies, and epigenetic remodelling.

• Researched and liaised with and between stakeholders of the society and potential speakers to organise events.
• Collaborated with the Events Officers to create events and schedules by incorporating feedback from members.
• Attended bi-monthly meetings to reflect and set goals to boost meaningful engagement.

• Increased participation (133%) and engagement (282%) by delegating and effectively managing society operations.
• Established a new constitution and a new working direction by starting UCL’s first interdisciplinary journal club.
• Broadened society focus in interdisciplinary innovation, consulting, and tech journalism alongside the existing Open Science and Open Access focus.

Conducted secondary research, simplified the Science communication of complex topics, adhered to deadlines, incorporated feedback, fact-checked articles, suggested edits to increase readability, accuracy, and engagement.

United Kingdom

Presented research-based study skills seminars (60-90 mins) to student groups of 50, aged 10-18 at schools across the UK. Perfected communication skills to deliver engaging and interactive presentations on effective study and exam preparation techniques, and time management.

Chennai

Wrote and updated articles on topics like travel, leisure, COVID-19 related travel news and regulations as a part of the content writing team. Conducted content research to produce articles which were in line with standard SEO practices.

Chennai

• Volunteered full time in an ongoing research project; gained exposure to careers in research.
• Screened for drug resistance genes using disc diffusion test to detect AMR in clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates.
• Followed appropriate experimentation recording, including notetaking.
• Cultured bacterial strains, extracted nucleic acids, performed agarose gel electrophoresis, end-point PCR mixes and gel documentation via UV Vis trans illumination.

Bengaluru

• Built a predictive model with a bottom-up approach which overcame the challenges posed by epidemiological models such as SIR, SEIR and SuEIR.
• Collaborated with a panel of experts from Data Science and Healthcare to build predictive and prescriptive statistical models for COVID'19 in India.
• Attended monthly meetings discussing the company’s CSR goals during the peak COVID’19 months in India.

Chennai

• Liaised between the management and student body on student welfare and development opportunities.
• Supervised and collaborated with the Student Council to ensure a happy and well-represented student body.
• Assisted the Cultural Secretary with event management, using previously established working relationships.
• Represented the school at external events.

Chennai

• Executed outreach responsibilities both inter and intraschool, with private organisations, and sponsors.
• Managed social media channels to boost outreach and engagement.
• Ideated and managed the successful organisation of the school’s very first cultural and MUN events.
• Worked collaboratively with the school management to delegate responsibilities to event organisation teams.

Integrated Master Of Science - Msci, Cell/Cellular And Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Genetics Society, Kinesis Magazine, The UCL Review, Bioethics and Medical Law Soc.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

Activities and Societies: Student Council, Debater, Dancer and School Radio, School Blog & Band member.