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Instruction s!and!Template!for!Sophomore!Resume!

Document!size:!1"page"

Font!size:"name"should"be"13-15"points,"the"rest"of"the"text:"11-12"points"

Font!type:"generic"fonts"like"Times"New"Roman"are"used"in"most"manuscripts,"so"to"stand"

out"the"following"fonts"are"suggested:"Garamond,"Gill"Sans,"Cambria,"Calibri,"Constantina,"

Lato,"Didot,"Helvetica,"Georgia,"Avenir""""

https://designschool.canva.com/blog/resume-fonts/""

Fonts"NOT"to"use:"Times"New"Roman,"Futura,"Arial,"Courier,"Brush"Script,"Comic"Sans,"

Century"Gothic,"Papyrus,"Impact,"Trajan"Pro."Note,"using"gothic"and"dramatic"fonts"can"

distract"from"the"essence"of"the"document"and"be"counterproductive,"since"the"document"

should"look"professional"and"not"artistic"for"an" a spiring"scientist."

Bold!and!capitalization:"The"focus"of"the"resume"should"be"on"institution"name,"title."Do"

not"bold"city/state,"years,"and"position"titles."Do"NOT"use"italic"in"the"document,"except"for"

binomial"names"of"species"which"should"be"typeset"in"italics.""

Tab!stops:"to"perfectly"align"city/state"or"dates"use"Microsoft"Word"“tab"stops”"

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Set-clear-or-remove-tab-stops-06969e0f-2c81-

4fe0-8df5-88f18087a8e0?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US"

Chronology:"education"and"experiences"should"be"listed"chronologically."In"the"interest"of"

space,"experience"will"not"be"subdivided"into"work"and"research"experiences."List"most"

recent"experience"first"and"move"on"to"older"experiences."

Margins!and!space:"use"normal"margins,"use"succinct"explanation"for"research/internship"

activities"and"having"“white"space”"helps"your"readers"NOT"to"be"overwhelmed."

Contact!information:"use"Harvard"College"PO"box"address."Note,"during"the"senior"year"

when"you"will"be"applying"to"graduate"schools"or"jobs,"use"permanent"address,"since"you"

will"be"no"longer"at"Harvard"after"graduation."Make"sure"you"list"correct"and"most"recent"

telephone"number"and"email."Most"faculty"contact"students"via"email."

High!school!information:"sophomores"are"encouraged"to"include"primarily"Harvard"

College"experiences:"research,"work,"shadowing,"summer"science"programs"and"

internships,"awards,"extracurricular"activities"(especially"those"in"science,"math"and"

medical"fields)."Information"on"high"school"scholastic"and"science"awards"should"be"kept"to"

the"minimum"(3-5"listed"under"school"name,"in"EDUCATION"section)."Do"not"include"

leadership"positions"from"high"school."Do"not"list"SAT"scores,"just"GPA."

Experience!section:"Items"to"include"under"experience:"research,"work,"internships,"

shadowing,"summer"programs,"volunteer"work"relevant"to"science,"medicine,"math,"

education,"travel"abroad/volunteer"work,"study"abroad."

Resume!review:"make"appointment"with"Undergraduate"Research"Advisor"Dr."Anna"

Babakhanyan"to"review"your"science"resume"and"advise"on"interviews."

Marie!Fontune!

Harvard"University,"PO"Box"20456,"Cambridge,"MA"02138"

(216)"305-5531"!|!!!mariefontune@college.harvard.edu"

Education!

HARVARD!UNIVERSITY!! Cambridge,"MA""

A.B."Degree"in"Human"and"Evolutionary"Biology"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Expected"May,"2019"

Relevant"Coursework:"Life"Sciences"1a"(Introduction" to "th e"LifeSciences,"Chemistry,"Molecular"

Biology,"and"Cell"Biology),"Physical"Sciences"11"(Foundations"and"Frontiers"of"Modern"Chemistry:"A"

Molecular"and"Global"Perspective),"Freshman"Seminar"in"Medical"Ethics"

PUNAHOU!HIGH!SCHOOL" Honolulu,"HI!

GPA:"4.0"Valedictorian"in"a"class"of"150." May,"2019"

Cancer"Foundation"scholarship,"Emerging"Infectious"Diseases"International"Competition"2

"place,"

Presidential"Award"to"STEM"Minority"Scholars"2014"

Experience!

MASSACHUSETTS!GENERAL!HOSPITAL"""""" Boston,"MA!

Digestive"Diseases"Summer"Researcher,"Dr."Skeynikov"laboratory! 06/2016" –08/2016"

• Screened"plasma"samples"from"50"patients"with"inflammator y"b o wel"disease"fo r"G 6 D P X X "bio marker"

levels"and"co m p are d "to"th a t"of"healthy"population!

• Performed"multivariable"regression"analysis"using"STATA"13!

• Co-author"on"the"manuscript"in"preparation!

UNIVERSITY!OF!HAWAII"""""" Honolulu,"HI!

Research"Intern!! 06/2015" –08/2015"

• Screen"small"molecule"compound"library"for"anti-malarials"effective"against"blood-stage"

Plasmodium!falciparum!infection"

• Contributed"to"the"review"paper"on"drug"resistance"and"malaria""

KAPIOLANI!HOSPITAL! Honolulu,"HI!

Volunteer""""" 06/2014-08/2014"

• Shadowed"pediatrician"and"heart"surgeon""

• Provided"guidance"to"patients,"performed"daily"administrative"duty,"entered"medical"record"

informa tio n "in to "p at ien t"d a ta b as e "

Skills!

Laboratory:!DNA"isolation,"PCR,"gel"electrophoresis,"paper"and"column"chromatography,"

dissection,"malaria"parasite"cultures,"sorbitol"synchronization"of"malaria"parasite,"MACS"magnetic"

isolation "of"malaria-infected "ery th r oc y te s"

Other:"Microsoft"Office,"R"program"(beginner),"Russian"(conversational)"

Extracurricular!Activities!

Harvard"dance"company,"Harvard"College"Undergraduate"Research"Association"

Interests:"play"piano,"sing"in"church"choir"