Anna ZurekPhone: (773) 930-1111 E-mail: a.k.zurek@gmail.comEDUCATION:DePaul University, Chicago, IL Sept. 2013 PresentBachelor of Science in Biological SciencesConcentration in Pre-HealthGPA: 3.83/4.0Academic Honors: Deans List, all quarters in attendanceRELATED COURSEWORK:

General Biology I, II, IIIGeneral Chemistry I, II, IIIHuman Structure and Function I MicrobiologyCell BiologyGeneticsOrganic Chemistry I, II BiostatisticsVertebrate Physiology

All listed courses with the exception of Biostatistics included lecture and laboratoryLABORATORY SKILLS: General laboratory skills including maintaining safe laboratory environment, pipetting, light microscopy, aseptic technique, bacterial culture transfers, inoculation, isolation of bacterial colonies, use of different solid and liquid agar media, bacterial stains, bacterial transformation, serial dilutions, plaque assay, ELISA, titration, DNA isolation from culture samples, electrophoresis, PCRRESEARCH EXPERIENCE:Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL Summer 2015Internship Isolating and purifying DNA from live specimen cultures for long term storage and PCR Performing agarose gel electrophoresis to visualize isolated DNA for quality control and quantification Performing PCR to amplify specific genes to be sent for sequencing for the purpose of PCR-based phylogeny Microscopic examination of macrophage cell cultures infected with Leishmania parasite to assess the progress of the infection Taking photographs with the microscope in phase contrast and fluorescence to document the progress of the experiments HEALTHCARE-RELATED EXPERIENCE:Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL June 2014 July 2014Volunteer Provided the wheelchair assistance for the patients to reduce the hospital-related stress Worked with the nurses and the hospital staff to escort family members to the Post-Op area Communicated with a diverse array of patients and their families to foster informative and inviting environment SKILLS: Computer: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel Languages: Fluent in oral and written Polish, certified in German by the Goethe Institut (third level of the six-level competency scale of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)