Meredith S. Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi, Malawi

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Research: o Coordinate research projects funded and/or supported by the Global Health Initiative; assist with administration of award money, in-country ethical review process, procurement of materials, and logistical coordination with international research collaborators. Track research outcomes and funding impact and advertise projects. o Participate in research on quality of life for children and young adults with congenital heart disease in Uganda.Clinical / Capacity Building:o Support surgical capacity building at the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) including travel to Kampala 2-3x per year. Strategy: o Assist with institutional strategic projects and in the development of GHI programmatic strategy.o Develop annual and strategic reports.Education: o Help organize and plan the Introduction to Global Child Health Course, offered twice a year, focusing on topics and skills relevant to providers beginning careers or research in low-resource settings.o Support additional educational programming such as global health nursing workshops.Program Support:o Represent Global Health on the steering committee for the annual Research, Education, and Innovation (REI) week hospital-wide event hosted by the Children’s National Research Institute, including planning events and coordinating keynote speakers. o Develop promotional materials for educational events and research opportunities and accomplishments in global health at Children’s National for internal and external dissemination including print materials and online marketing.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

o US-based clinical study coordinator for Phase I/IIa clinical trial of DON, a drug for pediatric cerebral malaria, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, operating in collaboration with the Blantyre Malaria Project at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi.o Participate in research on pediatric cerebral malaria in Blantyre, Malawi, including living in Blantyre for five weeks May-June 2022; responsibilities include developing case report form in REDCap database, managing data collection and team participation in REDCap, coordinating routine meetings with study investigators, reviewing the literature, participating in data collection in Malawi, and developing manuscripts including interpretation of results following data analysis.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

o Assisted with the documentation and promotion of several international clinical and research initiatives including website promotion and design of marketing materials such as monthly newsletters, flyers, brochures, and infographics; contributed to the development of publications such as annual reports.o Designed and maintained the GHI website.o Interviewed and documented the work and experiences of over 40 clinicians and researchers involved in global health at Children’s National; wrote profiles and feature stories for each provider.o Performed a pilot study at the Children’s Immigrant Health Clinic in Adams Morgan examining the use of art therapy in improving patient comfort with their providers; reported findings to the clinic director.o Shadowed physicians in hospitalist medicine and cardiac surgery.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provided support for Dr. Jacob Howland’s course on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Brother Karamazov; met with students and held/supported student events.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Took courses on Shakespeare’s The Tempest with Dr. Jenna Silber Storey of the American Enterprise Institute, Machiavelli’s The Prince with Dr. Vickie Sullivan of Tufts University, and The Federalist Papers with Dr. Greg Weiner of Assumption College.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

o Investigated the intersection of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky and the French Enlightenment philosopher Charles le Secondat de Montesquieu during an independent research project.o Historical research, secondary literature contextualization, and comparative text analysis continuing preliminary research completed as part of coursework.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

o Examined the biotoxicity of plasticizers via in vitro, in vivo, and isolated organ models; independently analyzed the impact of bisphenols on calcium handling in cardiomyocytes utilizing confocal imaging and fluorescent staining; Independently performed studies using Langendorff-perfused rat hearts after training with other lab members.o Analyzed cardiac electrophysiology data utilizing EMKA ecgAUTO, lab-specific MATLAB scripts, GraphPad, and Excel.o Conducted general animal surgeries including cardiac puncture, heart excision, and organ isolation; performed routine laboratory maintenance including making buffers, media, etc.o Attended medical education lectures, grand rounds, cardiology group meetings, and observed clinical cardiac care.o Presented findings at several conferences, local and international.

Washington, District Of Columbia

o Analyzed the cardiotoxicity of plasticizers in biomedical devices; trained in live cell imaging and molecular biology techniques: RNA isolation and quantification, qPCR, and protein assays.o Trained in and performed animal fear conditioning and data collection; cared for animals and monitored behaviors and health.o Designed and taught an independent study course on cardiac physiology to a faculty sponsor; received academic credit.o Presented findings at local conferences and the international Experimental Biology Conference in San Diego, CA.

Washington, District Of Columbia

o Analyzed plasticizer leaching from biomedical devices in pediatric blood samples; completed study design and implementation with mentor supervision; received a Certificate of Excellence for the Summer Internship Program, Children’s Research Institute.o Conducted literature searches on the use of plasticizers in biomedical devices and the impact of plasticizers on the coagulation cascade; learned and performed cell culture with neonatal rat cardiomyocytes; completed blood bank training for working with patient samples.o Shadowed cardiologists, oncologists, and attended laboratory medicine group meetings and fellow/resident academic training sessions; shadowed technicians in the Children’s National lab.

Master Of Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Chemistry, Political Science, Art History, Magna Cum Laude

Audrey Butvay Gruss Science Award (2021), Undergraduate Research Award (2019), Superior Academic Achievement Award, Department of Romance.

High School

Activities and Societies: Ethics Bowl Captain, Its Academic Co-Captain, Field Hockey and Lacrosse teams, Arts Board Representative, 2 Star.