1. David Elias
49 Humphrey Ave. Bayonne, NJ 07002
(347)-755-5390 davidselias94@gmail.com
Education
Yale University,NewHaven,CT
 Bachelorof Science inMolecularBiophysicsandBiochemistry-Expected:May2016
 CurrentGPA: 3.86
Bayonne High School,Bayonne,NJ
 HighSchool Diploma,Valedictorian,Graduatedw/Honors,June 2012
 Activities/Awards:APScholarw/Distinction2012, Presidentof National HonorsSociety,French
Honors Society,QuestBridge National College MatchRecipient,LeadCADdesigneronFIRST
RoboticsTeam,AcademicChallenge TeamLeader,ScienceLeague TeamLeader,ChristianClub
Experience
DirectedResearch—Dr. George MillerVirologyLaboratory, New Haven,CT(June 2013-Present)
 Designedandconductedexperimentselucidatingwhichviral proteinsandnucleicacidsare
essential forlyticDNA replicationof EpsteinBarrVirus.Collecteddatathatcorrelatesa unique
nucleicacid,BHLF1, withan importantregulatoryfunctioninviral replication.
ClusterTechnician—StudentTechnologyCollaborative, New Haven,CT(January2014-Present)
 Maintained printingandcomputingservicesin computerclustersonYale University’scampus.
Resolvedcomputingissuesandprovidedtechnical supporttostudentswithcomputingissues.
FellowshipProgramwith Yale Partnershipsfor Global Health, New Haven,CT (July—August2013/2015)
 ExploredpublichealthissuesrelatedtoinfectiousdiseasesindevelopingcountriessuchasBrazil
and Ghana. Presentedsummerresearchon the knockdown of BHLF1RNA inEpsteinBarr Virus
to professorsfromthe PathologyDepartmentandpostgraduatesfrom Brazil,China,andGhana.
Activities/Leadership
President(2014-2015) of the Yale QuestBridge ScholarsProgram Chapter (August2012-Present)
 EstablishedastrongcommunitydesignedtosupportQuestScholarsatYale.Connectedstudents
withresourcesforfurtheringtheirpersonal,academic,andprofessionalgoals.Workedwiththe
AdmissionsDepartmenttorecruitnew Queststudentsandraisedawarenessof social issues
relatedtorace and socioeconomicstatus oncampus.
REACH BoldlyNewHaven (September2013-Present)
 Mentoredlocal highschool seniorsthroughthe collegeandscholarshipapplicationprocesses.
Helped menteesbe preparedtoadequatelynavigate throughlife inapost-secondaryinstitution.
Awards / Fellowships
2015 Yale Science ScholarsFellowship
2014-2015 Edgar F. BullardScholarshipFund
2013 Science,TechnologyandResearchScholars(STARS)ISummerFellowship
Skills
Languages: English(native speaker),Arabic(proficient speaker),Spanish (Intermediate speaker)
ComputerSoftware/Languages: MicrosoftOffice Suite,CAD,Java,R
Laboratory: qRT-PCR,WesternBlotting,TissueCulturing,NorthernBlotting,CreatingExpression
Constructs,PulldownAssays,CRISPR-Cas9