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Christian Leonardo

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Hello, my name is Christian and I am a current senior studying biology at St. John Fisher University. Some of my passions include human health, community service, reading, and sports! I will be attending medical school this August in hopes of serving in under-resourced and underserved communities as a healer!

Education

Saint John Fisher College

Bachelor's degree program
2019 - 2023
  • Majors:
    • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)

  • Graduate schools of interest:

  • Transfer schools of interest:

  • Majors of interest:

  • Planning to go to medical school

    • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Medical Practice

    • Dream career goals:

    • Residential Assistant: To serve as a resource and supervisor of different residential halls for our on-campus students. I put on a variety of different community building programs that focused on personal and community development.

      Residential Life at St John Fisher University
      2021 – Present3 years

    • Student Ambassador: Connecting with people is what I love, so when I was asked to be a student ambassador I was thrilled! I enjoyed showing off the best portions of our campus. I also enjoyed speaking to several hundred families on different panels.

      St. John Fisher University
      2020 – 20222 years

    • Scribe: To assist the physician with detailed note keeping.

      Rochester General Hospital
      2022 – 20231 year

    • Patient Care Tech: I was responsible for patient vitals, transport, setting up heart rooms, and assisting nurses with a variety of different tasks.

      Rochester General Health
      2021 – 20221 year

    Sports

    Soccer

    Varsity
    2015 – 20194 years

    Research

    • Medicine

      St. John Fisher University — Author of Publication: Leonardo, Christian J. "The Physician Suicide Crisis." The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research 23 (2022): Web. [4/27/2022].
      2022 – 2022

    • Chemistry

      Western New York American Chemical Society - Presentation — Presenter: Christian Leonardo, Lilliana Weldeslassie, and Alexey Ignatchenko*. Kinetics of a Liquid Phase Isobutyric Acid Enolization with ZRO2 Catalyst. Poster Presentation at the Western New York American Chemical Society Symposium.
      2022 – 2022

    • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

      St. John Fisher University - Presentation — Presenter: Christian Leonardo. The role TBXAS1 inhibition plays in Caenorhabditis elegans. Poster Presentation at the annual St. John Fisher College Cell Biology Symposium; 2021 November 23; Rochester, NY.
      2021 – 2021

    • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

      St. John Fisher University — Research Assistant: During my time in Dr. Hurd’s lab, I focused on photobiomodulation and the TBXAS1 gene in C. elegans. Photobiomodulation is a laser light therapy that can promote muscle growth and has a variety of clinical applications.
      2020 – 2021

    • Medicine

      Golisano Children's Hospital — Research Assistant: Alongside Dr. Nayak, I had the opportunity to study COVID-19 positivity rates in children across New York State. Our study focused on defining the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in various segments of our population.
      2022 – 2022

    • Chemistry

      St. John Fisher University — Research Assistant: At our current fossil fuel usage, in just a few short decades, we will run out of its supply. This fact is what led me to join Dr. Ignatchenko’s lab where I have studied the deoxygenation of bio-stock.
      2020 – Present

    Public services

    • Volunteering

      Golisano Children's Hospital — As a volunteer for the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics center at Strong Memorial Hospital, I worked with children with a variety of developmental and genetic disorders, including Autism and Down Syndrome. I served as a tutor and friend.
      2019 – 2020

    • Volunteering

      The Friendly Home — My role was to sit and conversate with many of the members of the Friendly Home. To hear their stories and make them feel felt and loved. To value them and make them feel cared for.
      2020 – 2022

    • Volunteering

      TRU-Impact — I was tapped to lead the organization’s social media presence on Instagram, Facebook, etc. Although this has been a surreal experience, nothing compares to seeing the smiles of my tutes during our weekly sessions.
      2020 – Present

    Future Interests

    Advocacy

    Volunteering

    Philanthropy

    Entrepreneurship