Kristina Kamlesh

[TK: she writes it. Facts available: B.S. Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo Honors College, expected May 2027; pre-med]

Fig. 1a. Deoxyribonucleic acid, the double helix.

Why the brain

[TK: two or three sentences on why she chose the brain as the map for her story]

  • Undergraduate Biochemistry Research Assistant, Dr. Mary Taub, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, June 2025 – present

    [TK: project title, if the lab uses one]

    Department [TK]

    Research on kidney epithelial cell growth and differentiation, focusing on how hormones, growth factors and extracellular matrix proteins regulate renal protein expression.

    [TK: what she personally does (techniques, experiments)]

    [TK: outputs (poster, abstract, presentation, paper): none listed yet] [TK: link]

Coursework

  • [TK: UB courses that mattered, with term and one line each]

  • Cell Biology: Mitochondria, HarvardX (edX), verified certificate, May 2021

  • DNA: Biology's Genetic Code, Rice University (edX), verified certificate, [TK: May or Dec 2021, see conflict 8]

Fig. 2. Encephalon, lateral view.