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Juhee Agrawal [email protected] | (205)-6021364

Education University of Alabama at Birmingham    

August 2016 – present

Expected B.S. in Neuroscience and B.A. in Spanish in April 2020 Minors in Chemistry and Biology Early Medical School Acceptance Program Science and Technology Honors Program in the UAB Honors College

Honors and Awards     

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2020 Diversity Champion Award for Active Minds at UAB Fall 2019 Selected for President of the Active Minds National Student Spring 2019 Advisory Committee Selected as a finalist for the Outstanding Student Leader award, Spring 2019 UAB Student Excellence Awards 1st place in “Oral Presentations” category at UAB Undergraduate Spring 2019 Research Expo Won "Best in Show" for "Mental Health Language Sensitivity Training" Fall 2018 Presentation at BACCHUS Conference (Student Affairs, Division of Health and Safety) Undergraduate Student Representative, 2018 Mental Health Town Hall Fall 2018 Undergraduate Neuroscience Program Travel Award Spring 2018 1st place in “Works in Progress” category at UAB Undergraduate Fall 2016 Research Expo UAB Presidential Honors List: 4.0 GPA Fall 2016 – present IB Diploma Holder Scholarship Fall 2016 – present UAB Presidential Scholarship for National Scholars Fall 2016 – present

Selected Features   

UAB Honors College Student Spotlight: https://www.uab.edu/honorscollege/home/73- juhee-agrawal Active Minds Student Advisory Committee Bio: https://www.activeminds.org/about-us/our- team/student-advisory-committee/ UAB Active Minds organization provide mental health awareness among students

Research Experience Undergraduate Research Assistant January 2017 – present   

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology: Dr. Yogesh Dwivedi Gained skills in classical molecular biology techniques by assisting on various projects on epigenetics in the context of depression and suicide Successfully proposed a project on converting human fibroblasts to neural progenitor cells to observe long non-coding RNA differences in patients with depression compared to unaffected individuals

Extracurricular Activities Active Minds 

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Mental Health Ambassadors Program Co-Founder  

Fall 2016 – present

Student organization aimed at destigmatizing mental health through awareness and stress-relieving events o Student Director: January 2020 – present o President: January 2018 –January 2020 o Program Coordinator: December 2016 – December 2017 Selected as a representative for the Suicide Prevention Leadership and Implementation Team, a university-wide initiative to implement and assess suicide prevention and mental health promotion strategies on campus Selected as a representative for the Student Advisory Board, a university-wide initiative to plan and discuss how to improve mental health efforts on campus

Fall 2019 – present

co-founded the program with the director of Student Counseling Services and a faculty member in the School of Public Health supervise 41 undergraduate students in creating initiatives to promote mental health, self- care, and resiliency in the Honors College and School of Public Health

Executive Council, Science and Technology Honors Program Fall 2017 – present 

Volunteering/Study Groups Chair: o organize group volunteering opportunities for SciTech students to give back to the community o organize student-led exam review sessions for common classes

Peer Mentor, Science and Technology Honors Program 

Co-mentor 3-5 freshmen in weekly and one-on-one meetings

Peer Counseling 

Fall 2017 – present

Fall 2018 – Fall 2019

provide one-on-one listening, support, and guidance to students in a private setting

Peer Mentor, Second Year Experience 

Mentor a sophomore student: provide academic support and campus resources

Promoters of Wellness  

Spring 2018 – Fall 2018

UAB Wellness Promotion initiative for students to provide wellness support and outreach to the student body Health and wellness programs and presentations to students

Honors College Ambassadors 

Fall 2018 – Fall 2019

Summer 2017 – Spring 2018

Meet with prospective students to promote the UAB Honors College

Teaching Experience Birmingham Math Academy  

Fall 2017 – present

Program aimed at providing challenging math classes to primary school students after school Teaching assistant o 4th grade class: 2018-20290 o 6th grade class: 2017-2018

HC212 Teaching Assistant  

Spring 2020

Honors College seminar in mental health update course material, grade student quizzes and essays, coordinate scheduling guest speakers, attend classes

PUH492 and HC112 Teaching Assistant  

Fall 2019

Public Health and Honors College seminar in adolescent health update course material, grade student quizzes and essays, coordinate scheduling guest speakers, attend classes

STH250 Teaching Assistant Fall 2018 – Spring 2019  Mentor SciTech leadership project groups as they execute their projects

Community Service Community Health Clinic Volunteering in Cusco, Peru    

July 2019

volunteered for 90 hours in Centro Salud Santa Rosa, a free health clinic in an impoverished area of Cusco observed health care professionals in adult, child, and infant appointments assisted with transcribing and organizing patient files and delivering them to different departments in the clinic gained confidence and expertise in speaking Spanish

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gained an understanding of the differences between the US and Peruvian healthcare system

Cahaba Valley Health Care  

Building Bridges  

June – August 2018, January – September 2019

Clinic in Cooper Green Mercy Hospital providing free dental care to poor and uninsured populations Volunteered for 100 hours: Took patients’ blood pressures and blood sugars and asked about their health history prior to being seen by the dentist.

January 2017 – January 2018

Organization aimed at combating social isolation in senior living facilities in downtown Birmingham, AL Implemented a new volunteer program at a local long-term care and rehabilitation facility in downtown Birmingham, AL

Children’s Hospital 

June 2017 – August 2017

Volunteered for 48 hours as a NICU Nursing Ambassador: assisted nurses and provided patient comfort

Publications Agrawal, J., Ludwig, B., Roy, B. et al. Mol Neurobiol (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-018- 1350-z Published 2 pieces for the Active Minds National Blog:  https://www.activeminds.org/blog/the-v-a-rious-ways-to-help-a-friend/  https://www.activeminds.org/blog/a-young-americans-response/

Presentations Agrawal, J. (2019, April) Examining the role of lncRNAs in Major Depressive Disorder. Oral presentation at UAB Undergraduate Research Expo, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Agrawal, J. (2019, April) Understanding the role of lncRNAs in the fibroblast-derived NPC model of Major Depressive Disorder. Poster presentation at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology Research Day, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Agrawal, J. (2019, April) Active Minds at UAB: Challenges and Successes in Mental Health Awareness Programs. Oral presentation at the Alabama Social Justice Conference, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Agrawal, J. (2018, November) Mental Health Language Sensitivity Training. Oral presentation at the 2018 BACCHUS Initiatives of NASPA General Assembly, Orlando, Florida.

Agrawal, J. (2018, April) Testosterone’s role in the α-2a adrenergic receptor signaling pathway in rat prefrontal cortex: Implications for impulsivity. Oral presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of Central Oklahoma. Agrawal, J. (2018, April) Testosterone’s role in the α-2a adrenergic receptor signaling pathway in rat prefrontal cortex: Implications for impulsivity. Poster presentation at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology Research Day, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Agrawal, J. (2017, November) Testosterone’s role in the α-2a adrenergic receptor signaling pathway in rat prefrontal cortex: Implications for impulsivity. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Research Expo, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Agrawal, J. (2017, April) Steroids and Inescapable Shocks Equal Depressive-Like Symptoms? The HPA and HPG Axes Intertwined. Poster presentation at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology Research Day, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Agrawal, J. (2016, November) Transcription Factors and Regulatory Sequences Found on Promoter of Pyruvate Carboxylase Gene. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Research Expo, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Drs. Nefertiti Durant and Stephanie Wallace, Children’s Hospital Adolescent Health Clinic o May 2019: 8 hours Dr. Rebekah Weil, PATH (Providing Access to Healthcare) Clinic (Internal Medicine) o May 2019: 16 hours Dr. Monita Singh, Primary Care at UAB Medicine Inverness (Internal Medicine)

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Dr. Aadia Rana, 1917 HIV/AIDS Clinic

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April 2019: 12 hours February-May 2019, 16 hours

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Dr. Vineeta Kumar, UAB Department of Nephrology

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Dr. Deepti Bahl, UAB Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

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Dr. Amitkumar Mehta, UAB Department of Hematology and Oncology

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February 2019, June – July 2018, 26 hours May 2018, 13.5 hours January – February 2018, 16 hours

Skills/Certifications Nationally Certified Peer Educator Spanish: professional working proficiency...