Curriculum Vitae

Bose, Meenakshi

MEENAKSHI BOSE
6133 NWst 35th Terrace Gainesville, Florida 32653
Home-Phone: (352) 379-8629 Cell-Phone: (352) 226-4457 E-Mail:dipab8629@gmail.com

Present Position:
Senior (12th Grade) student at Eastside High School
2014 Sunshine State Scholar
2014-2015 National Merit Semifinalist
Student Member, International Society to Advance Alzheimers Research and Treatment (ISTAART)

Education:
International Baccalaureate Diploma (In Progress):

9th Grade Classes (Completed)

Anticipated Graduating Class of 2015

11th Grade Classes (Completed)

Human Anatomy and Physiology Honors

AP Computer Science A

Pre-IB Spanish I

AP/IB Calculus AB (Standard Level)

Pre-IB Biology

AP Literature and Composition

AP World History

AP United States History

Pre-IB English

AP/IB Chemistry (Higher Level)

Algebra II Honors

IB Spanish IV

Geometry Honors (FLVS)

AP/IB Biology

10th Grade Classes (Completed)

12th Grade Classes (In Progress)

IB Pre-Calculus

AP/IB Chemistry (Higher Level)

AP European History

AP/IB Biology (Higher Level)

Pre-IB Chemistry

IB English (Higher Level)

AP Literature and Composition

AP Spanish IV (Standard Level)

Pre-IB Spanish II

AP/IB Environmental Science (Standard

Level)

AP Human Geography

AP Physics

Curriculum Vitae

Bose, Meenakshi

Work Experience & Leadership:

Biomedical Lab Researcher, William & Iffath Hoskins Center

September 2009-Present

4700 Waters Avenue, Savannah GA, 31404

Job Responsibility: Pre-collegiate biomedical lab researcher (unpaid internship) at the William & Iffath Hoskins
Center for Biomedical Research in Savannah, GA, in affiliation with Mercer University School of Medicine.
Student has been conducting studies for the past 4 years into the field of Alzheimers Disease, current
treatments, and novel and effective methods for treatment and prevention of Alzheimers Disease and other
age-related neurological disorders.

Volunteer, Memorial Health University Medical Center

June 2012-Present (~ 80 hours)

Job Responsibility: Day Surgery volunteer at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA. As
a volunteer, assisted patients, doctors, nurses, and the families of patients in managing classified information
and the flow of surgery progression, to make patient and family experiences as smooth as possible and to
make doctors and nurses work as effective as possible.
Volunteer, Tutoring

Informal Tutoring

August 2011-Present
August 2013-Present

On a need/ask basis, the student assisted peers at Eastside High School in classes such as Chemistry,
Biology, Pre-Calculus/Calculus and US History outside of school time.

Science Tutoring/Science Fair Mentoring

August 2013-Present

Student founded a science tutoring/science fair mentoring program at Howard Bishop Middle School in
which struggling students in the classes of Earth & Planetary Science, Life Science, and Physical
Science were assisted on a weekly basis, as well as a Science Fair mentoring aspect for assisting
students (as science fair is required for those in the Academy program at Howard Bishop Middle
School) in finding ideas, preparing for presentations, making presentation board, and performing
experiments.

MATHCOUNTS Coach

August 2011-June 2012

Student coached middle schoolers in the middle school math competition, MATHCOUNTS, by
preparing practice problem sets, covering old tests, as well as teaching concepts taught on the tests.
Founder, President, and Captain, Robotics Club/FIRST Team

August 2014-Present

President of Robotics club. Took independent passion for robotics, electrical engineering, and computer
science, and founded and organized a FIRST Robotics team (with sponsors, engineers, and began fundraising
for the 2015 competition season).

Publications:
Manuscripts In the Process of Writing for Submission:
Bose Meenakshi, Prasad M, Bose HS, Glasgow W: Role of Nicotine in the aggregation of APP695
in human brain cells. (To be submitted October 2014)
Bose Meenakshi, Prasad M, Bose HS, Glasgow W: Role of Genistein in the aggregation of APP695
in human brain cells. (To be submitted October 2014)

Athletics:
Member, Florida Track Club

September 2010-Present

Ran with other members at practices, not very competitively, mostly just for leisure.
High Attack, Eastside Girls Varsity Lacrosse

September 2013-Present

Played varsity lacrosse at high school, usually in the high attack position but infrequently defense of lowmidfield.

Extracurriculars:
Participant, Science Fairs/Competitions

November 2004 Present

Since the 1st grade, the student has participated in science competitions. Beginning with the Intel affiliated
Science Fair in 6th grade (November 2008) and then branching out with BioGENEius (August 2012 Present),
Google Global Science Fair (March 2011 Present), BROADCOM Masters (March 2011 August 2011), and
other such fairs.

Honors/Awards:
o

1st Place Microbiology, Howard Bishop Science Fair

November 2009

1st Place Medicine & Health, Howard Bishop Science Fair

November 2010

1st Place Medicine & Health, Alachua Region Science Fair

January 2011

2011 GAIN Young Innovator Award

January 2011

Naval Science & Engineering Award Best Presentation

January 2011

1st Place Junior Division, Florida State Science Fair

Michael J. Hansinger Award

March 2011

BROADCOM Masters Semifinalist

August 2011

2012 GAIN Young Innovator Award

February 2012

F.A.S.T. Outstanding Presentation Award

January 2013

Naval Science and Engineering Award Best Presentation

January 2013

1st Place Medicine & Health, Alachua Region Science Fair

January 2013

Best in Show Award

January 2013

Nomination International Science & Engineering Fair(ISEF)

January 2013

3rd Place Senior Division, Florida State Science Fair

March 2013

4th Place Medicine & Health, Intel ISEF

May 2013

2014 GAIN Young Innovator Award

February 2014

March 2011

F.A.S.T. Outstanding Presentation Award

February 2014

U of Florida, Center for Life & Agricultural Sciences Award

February 2014

1st Place Medicine & Health, Alachua Region Science Fair

February 2014

Nomination International Science & Engineering Fair(ISEF)

February 2014

Society for In-Vitro Biology Regional Award

Best in Show Award

February 2014

Society for In-Vitro Biology State Award

April 2014

Honorable Mention, Florida State Science Fair

April 2014

China Association for Science and Technology Award, Intel ISEF May 2014

2nd Place Medicine and Health, Intel ISEF

MATHCOUNTS

February 2014

May 2014

October 2008 June 2012

Participant
While attending Howard Bishop Middle School, competed in MATHCOUNTS, a middle school math
competition, winning awards at the regional and state level.

Coach
After leaving Howard Bishop Middle School and beginning high school, continued involvement with the
MATHCOUNTS chapter at Howard Bishop by preparing practice problem sets, instructing students
through tests, and teaching new concepts.

Founder, President, and Captain, Robotics Club/FIRST Team

August 2014-Present

President of Robotics club. Took independent passion for robotics, electrical engineering, and computer
science, and founded and organized a FIRST Robotics team (with sponsors, engineers, and began fundraising
for the 2015 competition season).
Scientific Meeting/Conference Presenter

2012 Endocrine Society Meeting

June 2012 Present

June 23-26, 2012

Meenakshi Bose*, Prasad M, Pawlak KJ, Kaur J, Whittal RM, Bose HS: APP695 Inactivates Steroid
Synthesis in the Brain. Presented the Abstract. Proceeding of the 94th Annual Meeting of the
Endocrine Society, June 23-26, 2012, Houston, TX.
o Nomination to Present

2013 Alzheimers Association International Conference July 13-17, 2013

Meenakshi Bose*, Prasad M, , Bose HS: Interaction of Chaperones with APP695 Presented the
Abstract. Proceeding of the 25th Alzheimers Association International Conference, July 13-17, 2013,
Boston, MA.
o Travel Fellowship to Present at AAIC13 (Hotel Fare, Registration, Plane Fare)

Awarded ISTAART (International Society to Advance Alzheimers Research & Treatment)

Membership

2014 Endocrine Society Meeting

June 21-24, 2014

Meenakshi Bose*, Glasgow WC, Bose HS: Role of Nicotine and Genistein in Brain Cell Activity
Regulating Alzheimers Disease. Presented the Abstract. Proceeding of the 96th Annual Meeting of the
Endocrine Society, June 21-24, 2014, Chicago, IL.
o Nomination to Present

2014 Alzheimers Association International Conference July 13-17, 2014

Meenakshi Bose*, Glasgow WC , Bose HS: Nicotine and Genistein as Regulators of Amyloid
Presented the Abstract. Proceeding of the 25th Alzheimers Association International Conference, July
13-17, 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark
o Travel Fellowship to Present at AAIC13 (Hotel Fare, Registration, Plane Fare)

Participant, Science Bowl, Team A

August 2013 Present

As a senator for student government, the student fundraised for school events and needs, participated in
Homecoming and Prom Committees, and helped out at events such as Freshman Orientation, Open House,
and other school related events.
Participant, United States Biology Olympiad (USABO)

October 2012 Present

Participated in the United States Biology Olympiad competition, making the semifinalist cutoff in 2013.
Member, National Honor Society

October 2013 Present

Participated in service events to the school, including tutoring, fundraisers for various school events, as well as
helping out in the community.
Team Leader, Florida Young Astronaut Challenge

September 2013 May 2014

Initiated a team to participate in the Florida Young Astronaut Challenge, preparing study sessions and material
to prepare for the comprehensive test in October, covering astrophysics and aerospace history.
Robotics/Android App Design

2014-Present

Interested in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, developed ever stronger interest, following taking
AP Computer Science A (taught in Java) as a zero period, after which began studying app design for Android
operating systems. Later undertook robotics and learned Python.

Projects:
o

Robotic rover based upon Raspberry Pi and Arduino, equipped with motion detection, cameras,
and variety of environmental sensors. Designed to mimic Mars Curiosity Rover on much smaller
level.

PDA Style Day Planner with wifi-enabled cloud based microcontroller. Objective is to entirely
sync with Google Calendar and provide a pocket sized device (touchscreen) to update a person
on their schedule.

Media Recognition:
No Mere Childs Play at Regional Science Fair

January 28, 2011

Alexander, Jackie. "No Mere Child's Play at Regional Science Fair." Gainesville.com. Gainesville Sun, 28 Jan.
2011. Web. 1 Feb. 2011.
15 Local Students Place at Science Fair

March 30, 2011

Alexander, Jackie. "15 Local Students Place at State Science Fair." Gainesville.com. Gainesville Sun, 30 Mar.
2011. Web. 10 Apr. 2011.
Local Students Take Home Top Awards at State Science Fair

April 3, 2013

Jester, Erin. "Local Students Take Home Top Awards at State Science Fair."Gainesville.com. Gainesville Sun, 3
Apr. 2013. Web. 20 Apr. 2013.
3 At Eastside Qualify for International Science Fair

April 26, 2013

Jester, Erin. "3 at Eastside Qualify for International Science Fair." Gainesville.com. Gainesville Sun, 26 Apr.
2013. Web. 30 Apr. 2013.
Eastside Student Recognized for Outstanding Achievement in STEM December 10th, 2013
Johnson, Jackie. "Eastside Student Recognized for Outstanding Achievement in STEM." Sbac.edu. School
Board of Alachua County, 10 Dec. 2013. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.
Eastside Junior Named Sunshine State Scholar

December 14th, 2013

Jester, Erin. "Eastside Junior Named Sunshine State Scholar." Gainesville.com. Gainesville Sun, 14 Dec.
2013. Web. 15 Dec. 2013.
Four students qualify for International Science Fair, One a Second Time Finalist February 12th, 2014
Johnson, Jackie. "Four students qualify for International Science Fair, One a Second Time Finalist." Sbac.edu.
School Board of Alachua County, 10 Dec. 2013. Web. 12 Feb 2014.
Eastside Student Brings Home Awards from International Science Fair May 20th, 2014
Johnson, Jackie. "Eastside Student Brings Home Awards from International Science Fair." Sbac.edu. School
Board of Alachua County, 10 Dec. 2013. Web. 20 May 2014.