Shriya Kakde Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Providing high-dosage academic support and mentorship to students, primarily in 11+12 grade math and science, to foster socio-emotional development and work towards closing educational disparities. Head of Pre-Health club, designed to encourage students to explore careers in healthcare and medicine. Public service through the GO Foundation, an Americorps.

- Conducted article appraisal for systemic review regarding practices for pediatric vesicoureteral reflux.- For a study regarding neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Wilms Tumor, documenting patient data into Redcap acquired from thorough EPIC chart review, including diagnosis, scans, course of action, follow-up.- Shadowed robotic and reconstructive surgery cases.

Held a Writing Mentor position for 23 classes with enrollment of 30-80 students each since January 2021- Fostering student engagement and serving as a peer resource - Holding Revision Workshops and Writing Labs for accessible assistance- Grading assignments along with providing constructive feedback- Created 10+ resources in topics of credibility, peer.

Snuggle Bug/Accurrucadito Study at the Sleep & Health Lab - Recording, processing, visual inspection of biological samples- Lab inventory, cleaning, and autoclaving of sterile kits- Creative projects with the goal of increasing participant interest and recruitment- Extracting DNA from fecal samples, performing DNA quality checks- Using Microsoft Excel for.

- Annotated the complete genome of mycobacterium phage Phegasus from high-throughput sequencing data- Co-author of genome report published in G3 Journal and published genome on GenBank- Presented findings at HHMI SEA and (Honorable Mention) Arizona State University SOLUR Symposium

Public Health Mission Team Member Leader of the Health Equity squad; Service Committee Member (2020-2021)- Helping to plan and lead general service events for the organization- Planning service and educational events surrounding the issue of health inequalities

-President of the Public Service Academy Civil Servants Club-Leading logistical operations for NGSC Mission Teams (room booking, applying for grants)

- Independently planned and led 3+ club meetings - Designing engaging graphics to share the organization's mission and spread positivity- Facilitating meditations for club members - Being an active member of the club development team

Service Committee Member (Dec 2020-May 2021)Helped plan and lead multiple service events for the sorority

Presenter, Founder, and President of the ASU Chapter- Taught 15+ hours of STEM Presentations to elementary school children to encourage empowerment in STEM-related fields, especially for girls- Maintaining communication between national nonprofit and university chapter - Coordinating a leadership team to bring STEM knowledge to local elementary schools.

Worked with Dr. Stephen Beebe, Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics- Using oscilloscope for nanosecond pulses - Maintaining sterile fields for cell culture of H9C2 and other cells- Conducting cell assays and assessing via Flow Cytometry and sample analysis- Observing animal research in measuring tumors, euthanizing, and applying treatments

Led the Public Health mission team to coordinate efforts in education, service, networking, and advocacy surrounding the different aspects of public health with the goal of bringing change to improve health outcomes.

Served a diverse customer base being involved in all aspects of store operations, communication and service, purchase processing, shelf stocking, etc.

Collaborated on Social Media Subcommittee campaigns such as "My Beauty is..." initiative - beauty and body positivity for mental health

- Worked with other SKY Campus Happiness Fellows to promote 'SKY Festival,' an initiative to bring mindfulness techniques to the university community- Designed several social media graphics in an Instagram campaign

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Neuroscience, Summa Cum Laude

Minor, Integrative Health

Minor, Global Health

Certificate, Cross-Sector Leadership