Ava H.
Princeton 26' | Pre-Med | Y20 Summit | Forbes 30 Under 30 | RSI, YYGS & SIYSS 20' | YoungArts Winner | Global Shaper by WEF | Entrepreneur | Human & Animal Rights Activist | UNESCO Youth Leader | Cooke & US Pres. Scholar
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Roles
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Skills
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Education
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Umbra: the innermost, darkest part of a shadow The fifth set of chimes rings out and I press my hands against the dusty doors. My nose itches, but scratching would smudge the little black whiskers painted onto my face. I peer through the tiny crack between the cupboard doors, trying to glimpse the audience. The sixth set of chimes, my cue, begins, and I pop onto stage, the brilliant lights flooding my vision. Clara and Drosselmeyer stand to my left, and in front of me lies an endless ocean of audience. I pause a moment, taking it in, then do my best mouse scurry towards the wings. I love performing and dancing to connect with an audience. I dance to inspire others, to share my joy and passion, and because I love the rush of excitement while I’m surrounded by the stage lights. I pull on a pair of Nitrile gloves before grabbing my forceps. I carefully extract my latest Western Blot from its gel box, placing it on the imaging system. I’m searching for the presence of PARP1 and PLK1 in dysplasia and tumor cells, especially in reference to DNA damage and apoptosis. I’ve already probed the blot with a fluorescent reagent for imaging. On the screen, I see my bands of protein expression, the bands of red light showing PARP1 and the bands of green showing PLK1. I haven’t been doing research for long, but I’ve already fallen in love with constantly having something new to learn. Christmas carols play softly as I chase my little brother around the living room, trying to get him to wear a Santa hat. The smell of tamales wafts through the air as my mom and grandmother stand over the pot of mole sauce. The ornament boxes are opened on the floor, each one special to our family, representing our adventures, our love, our history. My dad is winding a mile-long string of lights around the tree, covering the room with a soft glow. My homemade gifts—hats, scarves, blankets I’ve knitted—lie messily wrapped beneath the tree. My family has made tamales on Christmas Eve for generations, and each year it’s a way for us to connect to both each other and our heritage. Light will usually travel in a perfectly straight line, but if it comes in contact with something it can bounce off it or bend around it, which is why people make shadows. The very innermost part of that shadow, the umbra, is where no light has bent around you—it has completely changed direction, bounced off. People are constantly changing and shaping the light around them, and never notice. But in hindsight, I see it’s the lights that have shaped me.
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Education (13)
Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires
Aug 2021 - Aug 2025
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Mar 2021 - Aug 2021
Interlochen Arts Academy
2021 - 2022
Skills (22)
Certifications (9)▼
Basic Life Support - Yale School of Medicine
American Heart Association
Competency-Based Learning: Introduction
World Health Organization
Basic Surgical Skills - Suture
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
CAE C1 - Certificate in Advanced English
Cambridge English
Dynamic Public Speaking Certification
Skillshare
Goethe-Zertifikat B2
Goethe-Institut e.V.
B2 Business Vantage
Cambridge English
Heartsaver Primeros Auxilios, RCP y DEA
American Heart Association
DALF C1
Alianza Francesa de Buenos Aires
Languages (6)▼
Volunteer Experience (20)▼
Volunteer
Marine Conservation Society
Volunteering with Wildlife - Bothswana
Projects Abroad
Youth Support in Split - Croatia
International Volunteer HQ
South Africa Wildlife Research Expedition Volunteer Program
GVI
Meet with Congress Members
American Heart Association
Aug 2020 · 1 mo
Husky Ranch and Dog Sled Volunteer - Canada
Volunteer World
Girls Education Program - Ghana
Volunteering Solutions
Jan 2020 - Feb 2020 · 2 mos
Voluntario de desarrollo comunitario
Chaco Project
Student Volunteer
Cheltenham Open Door
Food Server
Broomfield's of Holt
Support Women and Girl's Rights and Empowerment - Colombia
Volunteering Solutions
Medical and Nursing Volunteering Program - Sri Lanka
Reach Volunteering
Delegate of Argentina at the World Leadership Congress 2020
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership
Volunteer Staff
Red Cross Youth
Feb 2016 - Jun 2016 · 5 mos
Nursing Assistant
Hospital Universitario Austral
Jan 2017 - Sep 2017 · 9 mos
Student Volunteer
Lilian Faithfull Care
High School American Heart Challenge
American Heart Association
Jan 2019 - Apr 2019 · 4 mos
Student Volunteer
Yale New Haven Hospital
International Volunteer
Save a Child's Heart
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 · 3 mos
Delegate of Argentina at the World Leadership Congress 2017
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership
Honors & Awards (20)▼
2018 Prix de Lausanne Finalist Award
Issued by Prix de Lausanne
2017 ISU Junior Grand Prix Semifinalist
Issued by International Skating Union
2019 Connecticut BioGENEius Challenge Winner
Issued by Biotech Institute
1st Place Certificate
Issued by FBLA Virtual Business Finance Challenge
2018 Group Musical Theatre Performance Thespy Award
Issued by International Thespian Society
2018 National Economics Challenge Semifinalist
Issued by Council for Economic Education
2018 Girls Write Now Award
Issued by Girls Write Now
2015 Wicked Young Writers’ Award
Issued by Wicked Producers and the National Literacy Trust
2018 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating Finalist
Issued by International Skating Union
1st Place; Gold Medal
Issued by Copa “Anita Señorans” 2018 - Natación
1st Place; Gold Medal
Issued by 2016 Argentinian Biology Olympiad
1st Place Winner at 2019 DNA Day Essay Contest
Issued by ASHG American Society of Human Genetics
2015 BBC Young Writers' Award
Issued by BBC
2019 Global Citizen Scholarship
Issued by Toyota
2019 ISU Junior Grand Prix Finalist
Issued by International Skating Union
2019 Adequan/FEI North American Youth Championships
Issued by US Equestrian
2015 Summer European Youth Olympic Festival Medallist | Ballet
Issued by European Youth Olympic Festival
2019 Agents of Change Award
Issued by Girls Write Now
2017 Princeton University 10 Minute Play Contest Prize
Issued by Princeton University Lewis Center for the Arts
Stockholm Nobel Ceremony Student Guest through SIYSS and SSP
Jan 2019
Chosen by SSP (Society for Science and the Public) as 1 of the Argentinian / US students to participate in SIYSS (Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar) whereby 13 worldwide students attend the Nobel Award Ceremony and celebrations in Stockholm, Sweden, present their research at Sweden Universities, and Meet the new Nobel Laureates. Week long virtual event due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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