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GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB TEACHER'S ASSISTANT
Professional Summary

Skilled at precise documentation, as well as a critical thinker and a hark worker who is committed to achieving excellence. Always enthusiastic and eager to learn. Gets along well with patients due to positive, personable and energetic attitude. Strong interest in healthcare. Volunteered in several hospitals and clinics. Dedicated, reliable, and computer savvy.

Education

Loyola Marymount University

Date of Graduation: May 11, 2013

GPA: 3.79

Magna Cum Laude 

Skill Highlights
  • Advanced word processing
  • Complex problem solver
  • Punctual and productive with strong work ethic
  • Speaks Arabic proficiently
  • Types 60 words per minute
  • Personable professional with unparalleled interpersonal skills
Professional Experience
General Biology Lab Teacher's Assistant 08/2011 to 05/2013 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
  • Responsible for the education of 15 undergraduate Biology students.
  • Demonstrated new and various laboratory techniques including: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gel Electrophoresis and micropipetting.
  • Created detailed and clear lesson plans.
  • Formed strong relationships with students due to enthusiasm and personableness
  • Goal was to help students get a better understanding of the scientific process and various lab techniques
Intern 05/2012 to 08/2012 Harbor UCLA Hospital Torrance, CA
  • Shadowed and observed Trauma team.
  • Retrieved and delivered, diligently, various laboratory equipment upon doctors and nurses requests
  • Dictated detailed notes of various consultations.
  • Assisted in Resident's Anastomosis Lab, while precisely following directions given by Primary Investigator.
  • Sterilized various laboratory equipment.
  • Liaised with study team to conduct various trails within the course of three weeks.
  • Shadowed physicians in the vascular clinic.
  • Observed several cholecystectomies.
  • Published in an educational research article.
  • Learned about various diseases and conditions and wrote reports on the diseases I came across.
Care Extender 08/2010 to 11/2011 UCLA Care Extenders Santa Monica, CA
  • Volunteered in several at UCLA Santa Monica Orthopedic hospital, including: Emergency Room, Labor and Delivery, Pediatrics and NICU.
  • Spent time with patients and was amiable and energetic.
  • Shadowed doctors and nurses.
  • Delivered and retrieved lab reports efficiently and promptly.
  • Observed several procedures like Cesarian sections.
  • Assisted lab technicians in performing EKGs.
  • Neatly and accurately organized various medical laboratory equipment.
Summer Research Assistant 05/2010 to 08/2010 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
  • Accurately recorded and reported test results according to documented procedures.
  • Recorded known control values from laboratory instruments to ensure reliability and accuracy in test results reporting.
  • Demonstrated lab procedures and protocols to new laboratory personnel.
  • Expertly procured and processed an average of 650 specimens.
  • Developed and maintained positive relationships with co-workers through effective communication.
  • Regularly performed laboratory procedures, experiments and analyses to provide data for research studies.
  • Accurately prepared laboratory equipment and instrumentation required for tests and research
  • Coordinated laboratory work and implemented research tasks.
  • Performed various administrative duties, including statistical data entry and document preparation.
  • Purpose of Research: Determined whether a previously unstudied spider species, Bothriocyrtum californicum, exhibited multiple paternity.
  • Discovered: Female B. californicum do mate with more than one male.
Education and Training
Bachelor of Science: Biology 2013 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

3.79 GPA

Graduated Magna Cum Laude 

  • Member of Sigma Xi
  • Vice President of Lebanese Club
  • Coursework in Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Physiology, Evolution, Cellular Function, Histology, Vertebrate Biology and Arabic
Community Service

The Young at Heart Organization 

President and Founder for 5 years

  • Created simplified versions of famous paintings to teach to senior citizens, many of which have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
  • Organized weekly meetings with individuals participating in the group to coordinate schedules.
  • Gathered supplies from various donors and taught lessons once a month.
  • Communicated clearly with many individuals in order to run this organization efficiently.
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Loyola Marymount University
  • Harbor UCLA Hospital
  • UCLA Care Extenders

School Attended

  • Loyola Marymount University

Job Titles Held:

  • General Biology Lab Teacher's Assistant
  • Intern
  • Care Extender
  • Summer Research Assistant

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Biology 2013

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