This candidate has a strong educational background in biochemistry, cell biology, and global health. They have clinical experience working in a free clinic in Tijuana, Mexico where they assisted patients, conducted research, and helped coordinate operations. They have also gained teaching experience as a genetics teaching assistant and research experience working in an ophthalmology lab investigating the molecular genetics of eye diseases. Their skills include laboratory techniques, data analysis, strong communication skills in English and Spanish, and experience designing and managing independent research projects.

1. sgurevic@ucsd.edu
(408) 623-8433
www.linkedin.com/in/sam-gurevich
Sam Gurevich
Summary:
Highly motivated and results-oriented professional looking to apply a background in biochemistry, global health,
clinical experience, university-level teaching, and both biomedical and public health research towards improving the
future of medicine and mitigating health disparities in a global context.
Education:
University of California: San Diego, Overall GPA 3.65, Provost Honors Grad. 2016
B.S. Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Major GPA: 3.75
B.A. Global Health, Major GPA: 3.84
-Senior Thesis Title: Correlates of Stigma Among Patients Attending A Free Clinic in Tijuana, Mexico
UC Education Abroad Program: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, January-July 2015
-Intensive immersion program in which I took a wide array of interdisciplinary global health courses in Spanish alongside
Chilean students at the no. 3 ranked university in Latin America
Professional Experience:
Clinic and Internship Coordinator, UCSD Department of Global Public Health, San Diego Jan 2014 - Jun 2016
• As intern at Health Frontiers in Tijuana (HFiT) clinic, learned about biomedical and social factors
associated with communicable and non-communicable diseases seen among vulnerable populations in the
San Diego-Tijuana region, shadowed clinicians during consultations and transcribed SOAP notes, and
measured patient vitals while communicating in Spanish in a respectful and culturally competent manner.
• Promoted to paid student coordinator in Sep 2014, reviewed the applications of, trained, managed, and evaluated the
performance of over 70 undergraduate student interns at the clinic while continuing to positively engage vulnerable
patient populations, respond promptly and appropriately to emergencies by triaging patients, and coordinating
logistics for transportation across the border on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for design, data collection, and manuscript/grant writing for numerous ongoing research studies
on global health topics such as dermatological telemedicine, sociocultural outcomes of tattoo removal in
Tijuana and San Diego, migrant mental/physical health, and risk factors affecting diabetes and malnutrition.
• Used Stata to generate multivariable and logistic regression models to identify and analyze relationships
between variables in cross-sectional epidemiological studies composed of large (n>500) patient data sets.
• Analyzed data in Excel to quantify lower wait times in response to continuously refined clinical procedures.
• Designed and implemented a time-sheet system which led to significant reductions in patient flow bottlenecks.
• Participated in several Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) in which I made meaningful recommendations for
research proposals to ensure studies were adequately blinded, that participants’ rights were fully protected in
accordance with HIPAA, and that their compensation and treatment were in line with WHO guidelines.
• Championed transition to larger clinical site in December 2015, helped configure equipment such as Q-Switch
tattoo-removing lasers, ultrasounds, and EKGs, and organized new EMR for all clinic tablets and computers.
• Conceived of and led various fundraisers grossing over $2000 in 2016 alone by reaching out to organizations
such as Panda Express, San Diego Ice Arena, and established a lasting MoU with Kaplan Test Prep.
Teaching Assistant- Department of Biological Sciences, UCSD, San Diego Sep 2015 – Dec 2015, Mar 2016 – Jun 2016
• Led weekly discussion sections, office hours, and exam prep review sessions for an upper-division Genetics
course (BICD 100) where I reviewed important concepts from lecture and problem-solving strategies.
• Calculated section’s average scores and analyzed exam trends to identify common sources of
error and subsequently tailored future class sessions to adequately address student weaknesses.
• 92% of students (100% during my second term) replied “strongly agree” or “agree” to the prompt: “I would
recommend this teaching assistant to other students”; rehired for Spring Quarter.
UndergraduateResearcher–UCSDDepartmentofMedicine,Shiley Eye Institute, San Diego Apr 2014 - Dec 2014
• Worked in Dr. Kang Zhang’s OphthalmologyLab,whichstudiesthemoleculargeneticsofcommoneyeconditions.
• Independently executed a project to investigate the TET family of demethylases as they relate to aging.

2. sgurevic@ucsd.edu
(408) 623-8433
www.linkedin.com/in/sam-gurevich
Sam Gurevich
• Used cell culture and standard molecular biology techniques as well as complicated assays for bisulfite
sequencing to design a doxycycline inducible TET operon and show how methylation affected the
aging rate of various cell lines in time-course experiments.
• Presented findings to Dr. Zhang and lab and successfully received credit for independent research.
• Extracted DNA, RNA, and proteins from human blood, tissue, and culture samples and entered samples
into clinical database; sifted through large patient data sets to identify anomalous medical results.
• Responsible for improving and executing protocols for manufacturing up to 20 gallon stocks of essential
solutions/reagents for the whole lab.
Outpatient Surgery Volunteer- UCSD Health System Shiley Eye Institute, San Diego Sep 2013- Jan 2015
• Assisted nurses in offering highest level of care by maintaining stock of all pre and post-op hospital
beds, crash carts, and operating rooms as well as assembling post-op recovery packs for patients.
• Positively interacted with patients recovering from strenuous eye operations, which frequently included
English-Spanish and English-Russian medical translation between staff and patients.
• Learned about field of ophthalmology by shadowing >50 surgeries for a wide range of eye diseases.
Saltman Quarterly Review Board Manager- UCSD Division of Biological Sciences, San Diego Sep 2015- Jun 2016
• Reviewed and made recommendations on science manuscripts submitted to Saltman Quarterly Research
Journal, UCSD’s award-winning biology communication program; featured as co-author in 2016 issue.
• Partnered with Scripps Ocean Discovery Institute to teach high school kids how to read a scientific paper.
Health Fair Committee Member- UCSD American Medical Student Association, San Diego Oct 2013- Apr 2014
• Reached out to health care providers for The San Diego Steps 4 Health Fair organized in conjunction with The
San Diego Disability Help Center.
• Recruited six public health organizations throughout San Diego in order to educate families without routine
health care about health-related issues and practices as well as to provide complimentary medical services such
as eye exams, A1Cs, and mammograms.
Skills•
Relevant Coursework
• Data analysis using STATA, SPSS, Qualtrics, and Excel
• Advanced tissue and cell culture
• Standard biochemical assays
• Molecular biology
• Chemical analysis
• Core organic, inorganic, and synthetic techniques
• Analysis of BLAST/NCBI databases
• IRB/Research Protocol Evaluation
• Teaching/ Pedagogical Techniques
• Strong written/spoken communication skills
• First Aid/CPR, BLS, and Disaster Preparedness
• Microsoft Office
• Google Docs
• Independent project design/management
• Fluent in Spanish
• Working knowledge of Russian
Science
• Genetics
• Molecular Biology
• Cell Biology
• Structural Biochemistry
• Metabolic Biochemistry
• Stem Cells & Regeneration
• Organic Chemistry
• Physics (Mechanics, E/M, Optics)
• Methods of Teaching Biology
• Independent Biology Research
Global Health
• Project Management in Health Sciences
• Politics of Developing Countries
• Changing Harmful Social Norms (Game Theory)
• Essentials of Global Health (Epidemiology)
• Global Health & Cultural Diversity
• History of Public Health
• Race & Ethnicity of Medicine
• Bioethics
• Statistics
• Independent Public Health Research
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Laboratory Courses
• Recombinant DNA Techniques
• Biochemical Techniques
• General Chemistry Lab
• Organic Chemistry Lab
• Physics (Mechanics, E/M, Optics)