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