aaron h. berson
UCSF Margolis Laboratory Research Intern at University of California, San Francisco
aspiring neuroscience medical professional sociology researcher
University of California, San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ucsf
• Built interactive data analysis and visualization solutions in Python and JavaScript leveraging behavioral data from addiction experiments
• Curated and presented multiple scientific journal reviews to senior research fellows 
• Collaborated on upcoming journal paper about different neural projections in migraine by analyzing immunohistochemistry data from populations of dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons in midbrain
• Active contributor to weekly journal meetings to discuss new research papers which apply to the lab’s future addiction studies
San Francisco, California, United States
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UCSF Margolis Laboratory Research Intern
Wesleyan University
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• Taught and mentored high school students within the local community surrounding Wesleyan University
• Designed lesson plans around striving for understanding and application, rather than solely the grade
• Promoted in 2020 to Co-Coordinator focusing on enhancing the program to optimize the pairing between students and tutors
Middletown, Connecticut, United States
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Wesleyan Individual Tutoring Program Co-Coordintor
University of California, San Francisco
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ucsf
•	Approved as the only high school student to join the laboratory team
•	Responsible for brain slicing, slide preparations, neuronal counting, and basic imaging
•	Contributed to weekly study reviews on recent neuroscience research articles, focusing on addiction and migraine
San Francisco Bay Area
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UCSF Margolis Lab Laboratory Technician Volunteer
Eye Level Learning Center
•	Taught elementary and middle school mathematics curricula
•	Provided differentiated learning plans for each student’s strengths and areas of improvement
San Francisco Bay Area
Mathematics Tutor
Arrow Tutoring
•	Founder of Arrow Tutoring focused on middle and high school mathematics curricula
•	Provided differentiated learning plans for each student’s strengths and areas of improvement
San Francisco Bay Area
Entrepreneur
Mind My Education
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•	Primary curator of scientific resource database for metacognition-based educational website
San Francisco Bay Area
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Research Assistant
University of California, Berkeley
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•	Designed and delivered various Cognitive Neuroscience lesson plans for UC Berkeley's Academic Talent Development Program including Connectomics, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dissociative Identity Disorder
San Francisco Bay Area
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Teaching Assistant
Congregation Beth Emek
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•	Facilitated cultural and Hebrew classes for elementary and middle school students for several teachers
San Francisco Bay Area
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Teaching Assistant
Neuroscience & Behavior, Science in Society Program, and IDEAS Minor
Rising Sophomore
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Wesleyan University
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Health
UCSF Medical Center
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•	Partner with clinical practitioners at the Pediatric Headache Center on a regular basis, resulting in advocacy and commitment from clinical leaders in the support of community outreach programming
•	Enhance outreach through various events to achieve greater awareness and support with community
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Teen Advisory Council (TAC) Founder and Chairman
Children
NFTY East Bay Jewish Youth Group
•	Cultivated and grew teen involvement in local Jewish community, through leadership of teen-run board
Co President
Children
NFTY East Bay Jewish Youth Group
•	Coordinated and managed communication frequency and content, through teen-run board's social media and outreach
Vice President Communications
Children
Fusion Academy
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•	Actively participated in four student organizations: Leadership, Mentorship, Science Olympiad, and Debate
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Student Mentor