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!

• 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.

  Public Relations and Communications · Residential Life at St John Fisher University

  Jan 2021 – Present

• 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.

  Public Relations and Communications · St. John Fisher University

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

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

  Medicine · Rochester General Hospital

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

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

  Medicine · Rochester General Health

  Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Soccer

  Varsity

  2015 – 2019

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

  St. John Fisher University · Medicine

  2022 – 2022

  Research topic:

  Physician Suicide/Burnout Crisis

• 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.

  Western New York American Chemical Society - Presentation · Chemistry

  2022 – 2022

  Research topic:

  Chemistry Research 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.

  St. John Fisher University - Presentation · Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

  2021 – 2021

  Research topic:

  Research presentation

• 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.

  St. John Fisher University · Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

  2020 – 2021

  Research topic:

  Photobiomodulation and the TBXAS1 gene in C. elegans.

• 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.

  Golisano Children's Hospital · Medicine

  2022 – 2022

  Research topic:

  SARS-CoV-2

• 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.

  St. John Fisher University · Chemistry

  2020 – Present

  Research topic:

  Bio Fuels

• 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.

  Volunteering · Golisano Children's Hospital

  2019 – 2020

  Mission:

  To serve as a friend and tutor for the children I worked with at the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics center.

• 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.

  Volunteering · The Friendly Home

  2020 – 2022

  Mission:

  To be a companion to those who need it during the lonely hours of the pandemic.

• 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.

  Volunteering · TRU-Impact

  2020 – Present

  Mission:

  We focused on serving those in under-resourced communities. Our goal was to make everyday life a little better than the day before for our students!