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kevmosca@hotmail.com
Current Position: Research
Assistant
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts,
Biology; Minor: Honors College, May
2004
Rutgers University – Newark
& New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Honors Capstone Thesis: Warping: The Virtual Brain
Cumulative GPA: 3.375
HONORS/AFFILIATIONS
Rutgers University Honors
College Member, 2000-2004
Society for Neuroscience
member, 2002-2004
Amelior Foundation
Scholarship recipient, 2000-2004
Cynthia Kastner Scholarship
recipient, 2000-2004
Passaic County 200 Club
Scholarship recipient, 2000-2004
W. Milford Rotary Club
Scholarship recipient, 2000-2004
John A. Nicosia Scholarship
recipient, 2000
EXPERIENCE
Research
Research Assistant:
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Newark,
NJ, September 2003 – present
- Designed a digitized
rendering of the male Wistar rat brain at the 150 um resolution level for the
purpose of demonstrating future technological advancement in neuron mapping
within the basal forebrain. Other digitized experiments and comparisons were
also demonstrated within this grant proposal.
- Mapped and compared the
overlapping relationship between certain motor and somatosensory areas
within the barrel field cortex of the male Wistar rat, in conjunction with
Penn State Medical School at Hershey, PA.
- Prepared brain tissue
samples with Immunohistochemisty techniques for data analyzation.
Clinical
Physician Shadowing:
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School – Cooper Health Hospital, Camden, NJ, January 2002
- Researched case study in
patients with heart disease with the chief of the cardiac cathode lab
- Was a guest in the
operating room for multiple patients’ open heart surgeries
- Spent time discussing
the aspects, education, and lifepath of current physicians
Teaching
Teaching Assistant:
Department of Biology, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, September 2002- May 2003
- Advised and instructed
undergraduate General Biology lab students during lab
- Evaluated students
ability to comprehend the lab using quizzes at the end of lab
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