Haaris J.

Haaris Jilani

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Studied at UC Berkeley

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Works at University of California, Berkeley

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About Haaris

I'm a PhD student in Bioengineering at UC Berkeley. I completed my undergrad at Georgia Tech, where I was a Stamps President's Scholar, and my master's at Imperial College London, where I was a Marshall Scholar. My current research is on biomaterials for musculoskeletal repair and is funded by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. I specialize in helping students with PhD, fellowship, and undergrad applications. My research career has taken me all over the world; I've lived in Switzerland, Japan, and the UK, building strong communication and storytelling skills across the journey. As a former college athlete, current part-time homeschool teacher, and future scientist, I have tons of experience helping others share their own life stories sincerely and powerfully. I've helped dozens of students get into top colleges and fellowships across the world and am excited to help you craft your application authentically!

Why do I coach?

I coach because I wouldn't be where I am today without mentors to guide me. I've been blessed to have people offering advice, pointing out opportunities, and reading my applications every step of the way. I firmly believe that every single person has unique value to offer and a unique story to tell. Being able to help others tell that story is a way that I see myself paying the mentorship I've received forward.

Work Experience

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Doctoral Student

University of California, Berkeley

August 2025 - Present

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Graduate Researcher

Imperial College London

September 2024 - August 2025

MRes student under Dr. Claire Higgins. Funded by Marshall Scholarship. Awarded EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership. Project: "Investigating Mechanisms of Pain and Itch in Keloid Scarring"

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Graduate Research Fellow

ETH Zurich

May 2024 - Present

Summer researcher under Dr. Christian Stockmann. Funded by ThinkSwiss Scholarship. Project: "Hypoxic Response in Natural Killer Cell Co-cultures"

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Scholar

UT Southwestern Medical Center

May 2023 - August 2023

Morrison Lab; Dr. Sean Morrison - Injected mice with growth inhibitors, harvested bone, blood, and organ samples from injected and control mice - Stained and imaged harvested tissue samples, analyzed changes in bone marrow cell population density in injected mice - Used microCT to determine changes in bone morphology and density in femur, tibia, spine samples of injected mice

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Undergraduate Researcher

Georgia Institute of Technology

August 2021 - May 2024

Undergraduate research assistant under Dr. Johnna Temenoff. Funded by President's Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) and Stamps President's Scholarship. Awarded multiple poster awards, PURA grants. Project: "Biomaterial-based Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Manufacturing".

Education

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UC Berkeley

PhD, Bioengineering

2025 - 2030

PhD student on NSF GRFP fellowship at UC Berkeley.

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Imperial College London

Master of Research, Bioengineering

2024 - 2025

MRes in Bioengineering under Dr. Claire Higgins. Funded by Marshall Scholarship.

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Bachelor's of Science, Biomedical Engineering

2020 - 2024

Admissions Committee Experience

BS in Biomedical Engineering. Full funding by Stamps President's Scholarship.

Haaris was also personally admitted to

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    Harvard University

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    Cornell University

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    Columbia University

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    Rice University

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    University of Oxford

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    Duke University

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    University of Texas at Austin

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