Athena Mascarenhas

435 Buckthorn Terrace

Buffalo Grove, IL-60089
(847)-373-3058
athena.mascarenhas@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
B. S. in Biology and Bioinformatics May 2014
Minor in Biostatistics
GPA: 3.737/ 4.0
Honors and Awards: Magna Cum Laude , Deans List (full time student with a GPA of 3.5 or higher):
all semesters, Loyola University Chicago four year renewable scholarship, Bioinformatics Research
Program Award, Mulcahy Research Fellowship, National Residence Hall Honorary, Fifty for the
Future Award, Bioinformatics Honors, Biology High Honors, Hudson-Spiroff Award
Relevant Coursework: Discrete Structures, Introduction to Programming, Data Structures,
Bioinformatics, Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms, Computational Biology

EXPERIENCE
Target New Transitions Chicago, IL
Math/ Science Academic Coach January 2014 - May 2014
Guided high school freshman through their homework
Trained students in academic areas where they had trouble
Evaluated the progress of the student
Encouraged, motivated and instructed students on pursuing a college degree

Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital Chicago, IL
Volunteer at the PACU Recovery Unit January 2013 - May 2014
Recorded the times that patients arrive and leave the PACU Recovery Unit
Answered phone calls and directed them to the appropriate personnel
Maintained a record of the patients that arrive
Informed appropriate personnel upon the arrival of a patient in the PACU
Directed and assisted family members to the patients

Loyola University Chicago Biology Department Chicago, IL
Research Assistant under Dr. Howard Laten September 2012 May2014
Presented research at The Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (CAURS) and Great
Lakes Bioinformatics Conference (GLBIO).
Analyzed, organized and assembled DNA using programs such as Geneious, BLAST, etc.
Handled computer analysis of various ongoing projects in the laboratory

Loyola University Chicago Resident Hall Association (RHA) Chicago, IL
Northside Area Council External Affairs Coordinator September 2012- May 2013
Served as the main contact and liaison for Northside Area Council to NRHH and organizations that
provide support to RHA programming
Represented the Northside Area Council and served on the External Affairs Coordinator council
Corresponded with Programming Coordinators to ensure hall/apartment area programming efforts
were publicized on campus
Recorded and maintained the minutes for all Northside area meetings and directed them out to all
members of the Northside area council, advisors, and other invested parties
Provided assistance to other e-board members if required

SKILLS
Proficient in BLAST, Geneious, Windows XP, Windows 7, MS Office, Windows Live Movie Maker, and
Prezi
Moderate Proficiency in Java, BioJava, BioPerl and R
Moderate proficiency in Hindi, and basic proficiency in Spanish