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Alexander Newman's E-Portfolio

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Education
University of Florida                                                                                                          Expected May 2026
Bachelor of Science in Biology                                                                                                                                         GPA: 3.96
Minor: Entrepreneurship

Dean’s List  (2023 - Present)

AI Scholar

TEACHING AND RESEARCH

Khoshbouei Lab at McKnight Brain Institute                                                                         Feb. 2023 - Present

•   Examine sex-dependent changes in meth-induced dopamine release in vivo.

•   Analyze dopamine release during addiction paradigm (behavioral task), analyze immune cell morphology in the central nervous system under Dr. Habibeh Khoshbouei.

•   Apart of one co-authored manuscript in preparation and 4 co-authored poster presentations, presented at one lab meeting.

General Chemistry Teacher’s Assistant                                                                                Aug. 2023 - Present

•   Serve as undergraduate teacher’s assistant in General Chemistry 1 and 2 under Dr. Martina Sumner.

•   Educate and assist undergraduate chemistry students during discussions and office hours.

MEDICAL EXPERIENCE

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital                                                                                     May 2024 - Present

•   Volunteer in the Intensive Care Unit, Orthopedics Center, and Cardiac Unit.

•   Communicate with patients while addressing their needs and maintaining hospital inventory.

Shands Hospital                                                                                                                May 2024 - Present

•   Shadow Dr. Jimmy J. Brown in the Operating Room.

•   Observe otolaryngeal procedures such as thyroidectomy and tonsillectomy.

Medi-Gators                                                                                                                     Aug.  2022 - Present

•    Earned five virtual shadowing certificates and 185+ virtual shadowing hours. 

First Responder Gator                                                                                                    May 2024 - Aug. 2024

•    Learned and developed techniques in emergency medical services.

Senzon Neurology                                                                                                          May 2023 - Aug. 2023

•   Shadowed Dr. Craig Senzon in an office setting.

•   Performed neurologic examinations and prepared patients for neurologic procedures.

EXTRACIRRICULARS

Tau Kappa Epsilon                                                                                                             Oct. 2022 - Present

Philanthropy Chair                                                                                                                                             Aug. 2023 - Present

•   Contribute nearly $4,000 for philanthropies, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

•   Orchestrate TKE Touchdown, TKE’s first annual UF-wide internal philanthropy event since 2019.

Secretary                                                                                                                                                         Nov. 2023 - Apr. 2024

•   Recorded chapter minutes and dispersed them to brothers.

•   Kept attendance and maintained the chapter’s good standing.

Gators Chess Club                                                                                                           Aug.  2022 - Present

UF Hillel                                                                                                                          Aug.  2022 - Present

MANUSCRIPT IN PREPARATION 

Phan L*, Miller D*, Gopinath A, Borg D, Newman A, Sorrentino Z, Stephan Quintin, Giasson B, and Khoshbouei H.  Contrasting Effects of α-Synuclein Overexpression on Dopamine Neuronal Dynamics in the VTA vs. SNc.

SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES

Basic Life Support (BLS) certified, Certified First Responder (CFR) certified, Data Processing, Microsoft Office certified, GraphPad Prism, Python (beginner), Java (Beginner).

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