Rekha Ramanathan
Pittsburgh,,PA
Summary
A current Biomedical Sciences masters graduate, planning to pursue my interest in medicine by becoming a physician assistant. I aim to combine my love for both neuroscience and psychiatry by providing care to patients who suffer from psychoneurological disorders.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Technician
Allegheny General Hospital
08.2024 - Current
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds, documenting vital signs and answering calls
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks
Barista
Starbucks
08.2023 - Current
- Pleasantly interacted with customers during hectic periods to promote fun, positive environment
Clinical Undergraduate Research
Dr. Steel's Lab, Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
- Study depression, anxiety and stress in liver cancer patients as well as their caregivers and how they impact the overall health
- Gained both data and clinical skills through developing an intervention for patients and caregivers involving two timelines of therapy that would eventually reduce patients'/caregivers' symptoms
Crisis Text Line Counselor
Crisis Text Line
08.2022 - Current
- As a trained volunteer crisis counselor, assist patients struggling with mental health issues
- Provide support/deescalate situations by actively listening, communicating, empathizing and developing plans
Research Assistant
St. Hilaire Lab, Univ. of Pittsburgh
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Studied the leading causes of calcification in cells present in cardiovascular diseases such as Calcific Aortic Valve Disease, Arterial Calcification due to Deficiency of CD73 and Medial Arterial Calcification
- Assisted with fundamental techniques such as genotyping, qPCR, western blots and IF staining to perform experiments both in vivo and in vitro environments
Education
Master of Science - Biomedical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
06-2025
Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience
University of Pittsburgh-Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
04.2024
Skills
- Matlab Programming
- C Programming
- Basic Nursing Care
Research
Clinical Undergraduate Research
Dr. Steel's Lab, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
08/2022 - Present
Pittsburgh, PA
- Study depression, anxiety and stress in liver cancer patients as well as their caregivers and how they impact the overall health
- Gained both data and clinical skills through developing an intervention for patients and caregivers involving two timelines of therapy that would eventually reduce patients’/caregivers’ symptoms
Research Assistant
St. Hilaire Lab, University of Pittsburgh
09/2021 - 06/2022
Pittsburgh, PA
- Studied the leading causes of calcification in cells present in cardiovascular diseases such as Calcific Aortic Valve Disease, Arterial Calcification due to Deficiency of CD73 and Medial Arterial Calcification
- Assisted with fundamental techniques such as genotyping, qPCR, western blots and IF staining to perform experiments both in vivo and in vitro environments
Conferences & Publications
- Annual Freshman Engineering Conference, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 04/2021, Pittsburgh, PA, The Cardiac-Muscle Patch: Future of Treating Heart Disease
- Ramanathan, R. (2023). Learning Genotyping and Cell Culture Techniques to Perform Experiments to Study Cardiovascular Calcification. Journal of Student Research, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v11i3.1649
- Shah K, Geller DA, Tohme S, Antoni M, Kallem CJ, Vodovotz Y, Ramanathan R, Naveen R, Geroni M, Devine L, Amin A, Kiefer GJ, Zandberg DP, Reyes V, Steel JL. Predictors and Consequences of Cancer and Non-Cancer-Related Pain in Those Diagnosed with Primary and Metastatic Cancers. Curr Oncol. 2023 Sep 27;30(10):8826-8840. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30100637. PMID: 37887537; PMCID: PMC10605887.
- Benton A, Geller DA, Brower B, Ramanathan R, Geroni M, Devine L, Naveen R, Antoni MH, Tohme S, Steel JL. Negative Illness Perception and Increase Risk for Morbidity and Mortality in Cancers Affecting the Hepatobiliary System. Under Review
Awards
Dean's List, 04/2023
Timeline
Patient Care Technician
Allegheny General Hospital
08.2024 - Current
Barista
Starbucks
08.2023 - Current
Clinical Undergraduate Research
Dr. Steel's Lab, Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center
08.2022 - Current
Crisis Text Line Counselor
Crisis Text Line
08.2022 - Current
Research Assistant
St. Hilaire Lab, Univ. of Pittsburgh
09.2021 - 06.2022
Master of Science - Biomedical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience
University of Pittsburgh-Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
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