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Andrew Cedeno

Screen Shot 2014-09-11 at 11.51.50 PMPresently Andrew Cedeno a senior student at George Mason University where he is currently studies biomedical engineering in concurrence with a minor is entrepreneurship. Andrew first developed a passion for medicine after volunteering at a free clinic in his hometown in Northern Virginia. He noticed that the healthcare services offered to underserved community were very rudimentary because the clinic lacked the funds to incorporate expensive medical technology readily available in private clinics. His life experiences have influenced Andrew to focus his studies on learning how to design widely accessible medical devices for the use in treatment and diagnostics.

In 2012 Andrew was awarded with a grant by the Undergraduate Research Student Program to research the toxicity effects of carbon nanotubes on human lung cells at Krasnow Instutute of Advance Studies. Working at the lab allowed him to develop fundamental skills to work with cell cultures. His research led to the publication of an article in the Journal of Advanced Microscopy Research. Andrew has also worked as a Research and Data Analyst Assistant for the Center for Climate Change Communication where he co-authored two articles for two prestigious journals Nature and Global Environmental Change. Andrew has presented his work at the Celebration of Student Scholarship and the 102nd Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention

Currently, Andrew works as a lab assistant at the Student Health Service Clinic in George Mason University. In this job Andrew has the opportunity to interact daily with patients and healthcare providers. He has been trained in phlebotomy to draw blood from patients as well as learned to perform routine clinical tests such as strep, influenza, mono, glucose, hemoglobin, hcg, trichomoniasis and urine analysis.

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