Keerthana Prayaga | Honor Society®

About

Dean's Honor Roll Student majoring in Public Health with 4.00 GPA

Dean's Honor Roll

Completion of at least 15 credit hours per semester with gpa of 3.75 or higher
HOSA Epidemiology - First Place State Convention

First Place at the State Convention in Epidemiology competition through HOSA

Career goal: Physician
Graduate school interests: Masters in Public Health
Medical School
Outside the classroom: Indian Classical Dance
Indian Classical Music
Baking, Cooking, Reading

Research Intern, Lab of Dr. Natalie Johnson, Texas A&M School of Public Health

Organizing and performing a summer research project in maternal/prenatal and public health analyzing SFN metabolites in human breast milk using the HPLC-MS technique. Involves the use of analytical chemistry and public health techniques.

Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Research Intern, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Performed mini experiments to research/test the effects of L1 drugs on tumor sizes on mice including surgeries to measure & remove mouse tumors, injected cancer cells and managed cell lines for research activities

Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
Research Intern, Brain Development Lab, University of Texas at Austin

Administered standardized testing to children, filling out child performance evaluations, helping set up and carry out functional MRIs & lab admin work

Jun 2018 – Aug 2018

Teaching English to refugee students and serving as a mentor

iACT Austin

Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
250 hours ○ Handled Patient administration, mail administration & transportation

Veteran's Affairs Hospital

Jun 2017 – Aug 2018
250+ hours ○ Administration & Check-in of incoming patients including translating & scribing ○ Organize & set-up lab for clinic including help collect & draw blood & urine samples

Volunteer Health Clinic

Aug 2016 – Jun 2021

Organizations