Olivia Amodeo Email & Phone Number

Durham, Nc

- Participated in cancer biology seminars, guest researcher lectures, and professional development workshops with the PRIME-Cancer Scholar cohort and other summer research programs at Duke.- Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Freedman, PhD, from the Patierno, Freedman, George Lab at the Duke Cancer Institute.- Project title: "Investigating mEAK-7 RNA Splicing in Lung Cancer: Addressing Racial Disparities in Oncology"- Investigated race-related RNA splicing events identified in lung cancer and developed a variety of molecular assays to modulate splicing events with novel therapeutics.- Was a mentor to a visiting high school student during the summer, providing demonstrations and laboratory assistance.- Presented research at the 2024 Duke Summer Research Showcase.

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

- The Heinen Lab, Center for Molecular Oncology at Uconn Health; Health Research Program (HRP) internship participant through UConn Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) for Summer 2023.- Functional analysis of mismatch repair gene variants associated with cancer in Lynch Syndrome Patients; Create model hESC lines of mismatch repair gene (MSH2, MSH6) variants and administer various functional test methods to create a statistical calibration with variants of known pathogenicity to serve as model for determining the pathogenicity for patient variants of unknown significance.

Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

- Support Honors Program students in fulfilling their co-curricular requirements for the University Honors Laureate award.- Collaborate with Honors Program Faculty and GPS team members to develop initiatives for creating a supportive environment for Honors students.- Coach students in completing their leadership experience by critically evaluating an action plan and reflecting on personal growth throughout the initiative.

Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Systematic Health Action Research Program (SHARP) Lab led by Dr. Blair T. Johnson, Ph.D., who is currently leading a 5-year research study in conjunction with Brown University School of Public Health, titled, "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: An Implementation Science-Informed Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". This study is funded by the National Institutes of Health: NCCIH grant number 1R01AT011745-01, PI Eric Loucks (Brown University) and Blair T. Johnson (UConn).Spring 2023: Subgroup Team Lead- Responsible for organizing and delegating tasks to 4 undergraduate research assistants I am directly responsible for; Worked with other undergraduate team leads and our PhD student research lead to monitor progress for roughly 15 undergraduate research assistants; current project focus is a systematic review on existing Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) research studies conducted in the US.

Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States

Design custom ice cream cakes with detail and creativity; Accommodate customers by fulfilling requests to improve their experience; Exhibit excellent customer service by greeting customers, answering questions about products, and completing orders with a positive attitude.

Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) intern for Students Helping to Achieve Positive Esteem (SHAPE), which is a peer educator group through SHaW Health Promotions Department; Responsible for hosting campus-wide initiatives, organizing collaborations with other campus groups, peer education presentations, creating informational content and resources, and facilitating group meetings amongst SHAPE peer educators.

Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States

Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States

Created weekly lesson plans that were adaptable for children of all skill levels; Demonstrated proper execution of dance skills and provided encouraging feedback towards students to facilitate a positive learning environment.

Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States

Provided childcare services after school for a neighborhood family twice a week; prepared food; assisted children with homework; provided entertainment.

Completed 83 hours of virtual physician shadowing; consisted of education on topics like medical specialties, differential diagnoses, and patient care.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Molecular And Cell Biology

Activities and Societies: Honors Program: STEM Presidential scholar (STEM Scholars), GPS Team Member, PATH Mentor, Honors to Opportunities.

High School Diploma, 4.17/4.00W

Activities and Societies: Salutatorian of the WHS Class of 2022. Co-President of WHS Chapter of National Honor Society; President.