Mahfuza Alam

Queens, NY

mahfuzaalam04@gmail.com

Education 

Bard High School Early College Queens: High School Diploma & Associates Degree (60 credits)

The City College of New York: Biomedical Engineering B.S. expected June 2026

Honors 

• World Science Festival Certificate                                 June 2019 & July 2020

• Science in the City Award                                         June 2020

• ACL NJCL National Latin I Silver Award             April 2020

• Kiwanis International Builders Club Community Service Award                               June 2018

Experience

CCNY Research Project                                                                                   October 2022 – May 2023

• Supervisor: Ana Motta-Moss

• Aided faculty and students with research events at the CUNY School of Medicine

• Organized Sophie Davis graduate data based on research papers

Community Tutor, New York City                                                                           March 2019 – Present

Volunteer 

• Tutor elementary/middle school students in my community for state & standardized tests for 3 hours on the weekend

• Aid students with homework & provide guidance

• Tutored students in Synergy Prep during summer break for 40 hours a week

NYU Summer Research Internship, NYU Langone Health                                   July 2022 – August 2022

Intern, Orthopedic Surgery Department

• PI: Dr. Phillip Leucht, Mentor: Dr. Sophie Morgani 

• Researched the effect of platelet depletion on bone regeneration in mice and presented findings during lab meetings

• Learned mouse dissections, pentachrome staining, pentachrome quantification (using Photoshop), centrifugation, pipetting skills, paraffin sectioning, and mounting slides

• Performed statistical analysis using GraphPad Prism

SYEP Nutrition Project                                                                                                              August 2022

• Mentor: Alison Davis Curry

• Researched nutrition and how to implement certain foods easily and in a tasty way for young audiences

• Created a website template fit with recipe ideas, body diagrams, food wheels, and more 

World Science Festival, Kimmel Center NYU & Westchester County Center      January 2019 – June 2019

Volunteer/Educator 

• Planned logistics and setup details for the science festival

• Organized the VR equipment along with the materials for “creating your own 3D models” and guided visitors through the workshop

• Educated children between the ages of 4 and 12 about kinetic energy by conducting demonstrations using dominoes.

Activities 

World Science Academy Club, Bard High School                                              October 2018 – June 2022

President 

• Discussed science-related opportunities within the area (hospital volunteering, research) and visited colleges for workshops 

• Coordinated guest speakers and presented bi-weekly on underrepresented science topics to 15-30 students.

• Volunteered at City Of Science events

Skills

Languages: Bengali (Fluent),  Latin (Proficient), French (Proficient), Arabic (read and translate)

Computer: Google Spreadsheets, Google Docs, Photoshop, Excel  

Soft Skills: Mentorship, Teamwork, Detail-oriented