Aamrita Kishore

I currently do Immunology Research and am driven by a scientific curiosity to explore the immune system's role in human health. With a dual-degree background in Genetics (B.S.) and Religious Studies (B.A.), I balance technical laboratory precision with a deep commitment to patient advocacy. My goal is to pursue an MD-PhD to translate genetic and immunological discoveries into life-changing clinical therapies.

• Patient Advocate Intern, Paul Hom Asian Clinic, 01/01/24, Present, Bridging the gap between laboratory research and clinical patient care through preventive education and data collection for longitudinal Hepatitis studies.
• Preventative Health Lead, Project Rishi, 01/01/23, Present, Leading campus initiatives to deliver culturally aware health-tech solutions to underserved communities in South India.

• IMM 201: Intro to Immunology (Grad), B+
• MMI 291: Topics in Immunology (Grad), A
• BIS 101: Gene and Gene Expression, A+
• MCB 182: Principles of Genomics, A+
• MAT 21A/B: Calculus Series, A+ / A+

• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Ashwood Lab, 01/01/25, Present, Sacramento, CA, Exploring the intersection of neurodevelopment and immunology through precision cardiac perfusions and brain microdissections of diverse tissue regions., Executing high-fidelity molecular assays, including Western blotting and Luminex multiplexing, to track protein expression and inflammatory cytokine signatures., Synthesizing research findings to optimize laboratory SOPs and uphold stringent biosafety and data integrity standards.
• Undergraduate Research Assistant, Siegel Lab, 01/01/23, 01/01/25, Davis, CA, Directed enzyme characterization workflows and analyzed variant performance to evaluate activity and performance metrics., Managed high-throughput structured data cleanup and dataset curation to ensure absolute data integrity across experimental runs., Maintained rigorous bench records and reagent inventory control to improve assay reproducibility.
• Early Research Mentorship, Dr. Ramprasad Ramakrishnan, 06/01/21, 08/31/21, Remote Mentorship, Selected for a specialized mentorship focused on the genomic drivers of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, fueled by an early curiosity in oncology., Curated genetic sequence data for the COSMIC database and analyzed receptor mechanisms within malignant cell lines.
• Research Assistant, Medicases, 06/01/21, 08/31/21, Ithaca, NY, Organized extensive literature and data tables for case reviews regarding cognitive bias modification and ECT treatments in bulimia., Prepared structured summary figures and tables to support the development of research drafts for clinical review.