Nicholas S.
Studied at University of Pennsylvania
Works at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Work Experience
MD Candidate
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
July 2023 - Present
Core 1 Committee Member of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force, Vice President of Research and Development at Penn HealthX, and Co-President, Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN), Director of Internal Research of Aspiring Physician Executives (APEx), and Executive Director of External Affairs of Aspiring Physician Executives (APEx).
STEM Tutor
Ivy Advisors
December 2021 - Present
Tutor students in the US and abroad in high school and college level STEM subjects, including biology, chemistry, and physics Prepare students for standardized tests such as the AP Exam, SAT, and MCAT through personalized content review Advise students who are applying to college through feedback on college admissions essays and selection of schools
CEO and Co-Founder
IvyTech Design LLC
February 2020 - Present
Hiring Manager
Listed as co-inventor (first and second) on two issued patents covering 11 surgical devices for orthopedic surgery Handled all research, legal, and business development activities of the company since its founding Secured $30,000 from the Connecticut Innovations Bioscience Pipeline program to prototype and patent our devices
Senior Research Analyst
Lumanity
December 2022 - July 2023
Conducted primary and secondary research for clients in the pharma, biotech, and life science investment industries Prepared slides for company presentations at research conferences and consulting industry workshops Met with top R&D directors from major companies to discuss a variety projects, including on neurology-focused treatments
Research Analyst
Lumanity
October 2021 - December 2022
Conducted primary and secondary research for clients in the pharma, biotech, and life science investment industries Prepared slides for company presentations at research conferences and consulting industry workshops Met with top R&D directors from major companies to discuss a variety projects, including on neurology-focused treatments
Postgraduate Technical Assistant
Yale School of Medicine
June 2020 - June 2021
Full-time postgraduate researcher in the Cooley lab studying the regulation and mechanisms of stop codon readthrough in the Drosophila central nervous system. Published a peer-reviewed article as a second author describing neuron-specific readthrough of the Drosophila kelch gene.
Student Researcher
Yale School of Medicine
January 2017 - June 2020
Member of Dean Lynn Cooley's laboratory, which studies the cellular mechanisms of gamete development using Drosophila as a model system. Several topics of research include the molecular genetics of Drosophila oogenesis; actin cytoskeleton regulation; ring canal formation and regulation; and ovarian muscle function. Dean Cooley's lab investigates how maternal components are made and delivered to oocytes by nurse cells during Drosophila oogenesis. The role of ring canals in the polarized transport of maternal mRNAs, proteins, and organelles is of particular interest. Research is also focused on the development of female germline cells, from their early differentiation into oocytes or nurse cells, through the control of oocyte growth during oogenesis. Last, the role of ovarian muscles in the progression of developing egg chambers through the ovary is being investigated.
Research Assistant
Yale School of Medicine
May 2016 - December 2016
Assisted postdoc Anna Santoro in the Diano lab in handling mice, conducting experiments, and recording results. Presented recently collected data in weekly lab meetings and provided feedback on experiments to other members. Designed experiments based on promising findings in the peer-reviewed literature on mitochondrial dynamics and proteins that regulate energy metabolism.
Education
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Medicine
2023 - 2027
I am a 2nd-year medical student at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. In the summer of 2024, I received the Clinical Neuroscience Training (CNST) Summer Research Fellowship to pursue research on early-life seizures in the lab of Dr. Frances Jensen, Chair of the Neurology Department at the University of Pennsylvania. I have also served a variety of roles in various organizations and groups at the Perelman School of Medicine, including: Core 1 Committee Member of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force, Vice President of Research and Development at Penn HealthX, and Co-President, Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN). Outside of the Perelman School of Medicine, I have been involved in a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization called Aspiring Physician Executives (APEx), in which I have served the roles of Director of Internal Research on the organization's Board of Trustees and Executive Director of External Affairs on the organization's Executive Team.
Yale University
Bachelor of Science Intensive (B.S. Intensive), Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
2016 - 2020
I graduated from Yale University in May 2020 with a research-intensive Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB). In addition to receiving Distinction in the Major, I was awarded five research fellowships over three summers to pursue research on stop codon readthrough in the lab of Dr. Lynn Cooley, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. These fellowships were as follows: Rosenfeld Science Scholars Program, Berkeley College Richter Summer Fellowship, Yale College Dean’s Research Fellowship, Robin Berlin Fellowship, and Yale College First-Year Summer Research Fellowship.