zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh) (12/24/90)
Raghu P. Upender
367 East Street, Ap. 2F 16 Mackinnon Place
Plainville, CT 06062 East Lyme, CT 06333
(203) 793-1409 (203) 739-5651
OBJECTIVE Summer Employment in biomedical research.
EDUCATION M.D., July 1994.
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT.
Bachelor's of Science in Physiology and Neurobiology, May
1990.
The University Of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Grade point average 3.9/4.0
Independent Research Project: 3 semester in Renal Physiology.
Studied the effect of thermal stress on kidney transport
properties.
HONORS & Summa Cum Laude Alumni Scholar
AWARDS University Scholar Bausch & Lomb Science Award
Honors Scholar Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Presented an abstract at the annual (1989) American Society
of Cell Biology Meeting
RELATED
EXPERIENCE
Summer 90 Bristol Myers-Squibb, R & D, Dept. of Central Nervous System.
Summer Intern.
Prepared primary cultures of fetal rat hippocampi. Set up
spectrofluorimeter to measure calcium transients in single
and populations of neurons.
Spring 89-90 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Undergraduate
Research Assistant.
As a University Scholar, I studied the effects of stress on
renal epithelial transport. My work was presented as a
Senior Honors Thesis and received a $1000 award.
Summer 88 & 89 University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT. Lab
Assistant.
Studied second messenger involvement in signal transduction.
Ca++ fluxes in human tumor cells were measured using Ca++
isotopes and Ca++ binding fluorescent dyes (fura-2 and
Indo-1). My results were presented in an abstract at the
annual Cell Biology meeting in San Francisco. Other
responsibilities included tissue culturing, lab maintenance,
and ordering laboratory supplies.
ACTIVITIES * Founder and organizer of AURA--a discussion group aimed to
raise the awareness of third world issues.
* Active member of the Indian Student Organization
* Volunteer at Norwich Mental Hospital
* Volunteer at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital
* Big Buddy in a Big Buddy/Little Buddy program
* Tennis
* Guitar
REFERENCE Available on request.
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zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM