Frank Castro Resume
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Frank Castro Resume

Frank Castro
535 West 135th Street, Apt.5A, New York, NY, 10031| ------------ | ------------
EDUCATION
New York University – Liberal Studies GPA: N/A
Undeclared/Pre-Health Expected Year: May 2022
Columbia Secondary School of Math, Science, & Engineering Graduated: 2018
EXPERIENCE
Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute, Julia Sable lab New York, NY
Research Assistant, Casual Employee June 2017 – Present
? Data entry of the inventory of all types of viruses that the lab carried
? Took inventory of resources at the Lab’s disposal and routine cleaning of equipment
? Modification of Viruses using software’s such as SnapGene etc.
? Took lead in various experiments and task like RE Digest, Aliquoting, Splitting Cells, Smashing Cells, Creating
Starters, scraping plates, Centrifuging etc.
Columbia University: Brainyac, Research Assistant New York, NY
Administrative Assistant January 2018 – May 2018
? Input of our student’s personal information into Excel sheets and organizing different information to be
accessed easily
? Organized the workspace of the office and the lab in which the students worked in
? Analyzed data from past and present years and compared it to see the change in the types of students that we
accepted into the program
? Kept track of participants in weekly meeting by signing them in and checking attendance
Columbia University: Double Discovery Center, Mentor/Tutor New York, NY
Mentor, Tutor, Volunteer January 2014 – May 2018
? Volunteered my time to help underprivileged middle schoolers to get them ready for high school
? Showed students how to search for high schools depending on their needs and the best fit for them
? Helped and prepared students for state exams in NYC and Regents which are subject test like Math, Science,
Reading & Writing
? Helped navigate students through the intense NYC High School applications
Columbia University: Little Lions Camp, Counselor New York, NY
Volunteer Counselor June 2015 – August 2016
? Managed Campers activities that they participated in throughout the day and equipment used by all the campers
? Signed students in and out of the Camp
? Supervised Campers in the swimming pool for their safety
PROJECTS
Snakehead RhabdoVrus New York, NY
Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute, Julia Sable Lab June 2017 – Present
? We have developed the molecular cloning required to generate a novel monosynaptic warm water rabies Snakehead
Rhabdovirus (SHRV) delta G rabies system that will allow fish researchers new options for neuronal tracing and
functional activity assays.
SKILLS
SnapGene, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word & PowerPoint, Organization Skills, English & Spanish (Biliterate),
Laboratory Equipment, Computing/Analyzing Data, HTML&CSS
EXTRACURRICULARS
Sprep, Double Discovery Center, Ballet Hispanico, Bank Street College Liberty Leads, Bloomindale School of Music
(Piano)
VOLUNTEERING
Little Lions Camp (150+ hours), Double Discovery Center (50+ Hours)