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Performed research looking at the Prevalence of Undiagnosed Depression among Medical Inpatients. The study was selected by American College of Physicians as a poster finalist and was presented at the ACP convention.

Conducted an independent meta-analysis in nine ischemic stroke case-control studies and one population-based study for a total of 8,915 cases of European ancestry.Performed separate analyses based on self-reported ancestry, confirmed using multi-dimensional scaling analyses for samples with genome-wide data. Performed genotyping on SNP rs12425791. Publication in New England Journal of Medicine : Failure to validate association between 12p13 variants and ischemic stroke N. Engl. J. Med. 2010 Apr 22;362(16):1547-50.

Worked as a medical elective student for the department of nuclear medicine. Conducted a lecture on my research on Iodine Deficiencyand Hypothyroidism in developing countries. Participated in the hospital's annual health fair by performing phlebotomy, suturingwounds, and taking vital signs . Studied the performance and technique of Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Engaged in patient care by triaging, taking vital signs, and giving vaccinations. Participated in secretarial work and writing physician referrals. Grew familiar with patient charting, ICD-9 codes, and billing;

Conducted labs for vertebrate morphology students and assisted students with dissections of vertebra. Prepared quizzes for class and held lectures pertinent to the subject. Assisted the professor with various projects related to the class

Investigated usage of invertebrates protocol to isolate multiplehomeodomain classes from diverse invertebrate taxa. Conducted PCR, gene extraction and FISH protocols. Interpreted lab data and provided scientific input to the direction of the lab's future research.