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Khasgiwale
khasgiwa@usc.edu

EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 2015 - Present
May 2016 - Present Laboratory Research Assistant Saratoga High School
Infant Neuromotor Laboratory Los Angeles, CA Saratoga, CA 2012 - 2015
AW ARDS
Study infants with Down Syndrome to determine
early intervention treatment for neuromotor skill USC Presidential Scholar
development. Frequent use of MatLab and EEG -Awarded to top 5% of students
caps for acceleration data analysis and validation. Freshman Science Honor
-Advanced science courses
Dec 2015 June 2016 MRI Analysis Research Assistant AP Scholar w/Distinction
USC Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute SURF Scholar
-Research stipend recipient
Used Freesurfer software to segment
neuroanatomical structures from MRI and SKILLS
submitted MRI scans to PheWas database.
Personal
May 2014 July 2014 Computation Oncology Research Intern
Time Management
CellWorks Research Palo Alto, CA
Problem Solving
Leadership
I conducted in silico experiments on digital avatars
of a cancer patient using a CellWorks platform. Computational
My project focused on advanced non-small cell C++
lung cancer treatment options in combination with MATLAB
Tarceva. UNIX / Command Line
Microsoft Office
July 2014 August 2014 Cardiothoracic Surgical Skills Internship Languages
Stanford School of Medicine - Palo Alto, CA
English
Spanish
Using porcine heart, I learned how to handle
Hindi
tissue, tie knots and suture along side anatomy
lectures. I researched and presented on VOLUNTEERING
innovative methods to resolve Atrial Septal
Defect, a major cardiovascular disorder. COPE Health Scholars
Present Los Angeles, CA
June 2013 August 2013 Pharmaceutical R&D Intern -Hands-on Clinical Assistance
Cliantha / Xylopia Labs Ahmedabad, India Silicon Valley Education Foundation
June 2016 - San Jose, CA
Gained hands-on experience in pharmaceutical -High School Biology TA
industry for generic drug formation process from University Eye Center
wet labs to clinical trials and regulatory affairs. October 2015 - Los Angeles, CA
PROJECTS -Translator / Assistant
SHADOW ING
October 2016 - Present Biomedical Suturing Device Design
USC Keck School of Medicine
October 2016 - Los Angeles, CA
Researched and developed a medical device to
Observed coronary artery
simplify suturing for surgeons. Coordinated with Dr. bypass and transcatheter
Starnes at the Cardiothoracic department at USC valve replacement
Keck School of Medicine.
INVOLVEMENT
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
MEDesign (Coordinator)
Biomedical design organization
July 2017 Aug 2017 Oxford University Global Medicine Research
USC Project RISHI (Project Lead)
Lectured by leading clinicians and professors at Oxford Community outreach projects
University. Presented a paper highlighting developments USC SCIA (Participant)
necessary to alleviate the refugee health crisis England Cultural immersion / awareness