Grant B.
Private tutor in Palo Alto, CA
Education
-Stanford Hospital, resident physician. Applying for competitive Gastroenterology fellowship soon. -Harvard Medical School, 4th year, M.D. program. Trained at Massachusetts General Hospital. Beth-Israel Deaconness hospital, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute under the direction of world renowned physicians and scientists. Performed research in Breast cancer, Crohn's disease, and clostridium dificile infections. -UW-Madison with Honors in Biochemistry, GPA 3.9 . Performed research in mitochondrial physiology with renowned Dr. David Pagliarini, a featured scientist who trained under the famous Dr. Vamsi Mootha -Oxford University: Performed research in bacterial oxidative phosphorylation with world renowned researcher Dr. Stuart Ferguson
Experience
SERVICES OFFERED: ================ 1) USMLE Step 1/2CK/3 Preparation: I am a very experienced tutor in all of the USMLE exam. I've worked with >25 students in Step 1 and >17 students in Step 2. All of my students see an increase in their score after working with me. My style is based on "active learning" where students are expected to prepare for the sessions, and in-session time with me is case-based where I fill in all knowledge gaps in an engaging way. 2) Step 2 CS: For IMG's, the Step 2 CS exam can be an important roadblock for several reasons, whether it's organizing knowledge in a patient encounter, language barriers, or cultural differences. I do simulated sessions based on REAL Step 2 CS cases that I have seen where I act as the simulated patient. This is an opportunity to "practice as you play". After working with me, I have never had a student fail their CS exam! 3) Medical School Admissions and Residency Advising: I offer advice about putting together an attractive application for medical student committees to maximize your chances of admission to a top-quality program. I edit personal statements and activity statements, edit secondary statements, identify programs that may be a good fit, and offer mock interviews to identify strengths and weaknesses in how you present yourself. TEST SCORES: ============ USMLE Step 1 Score: 251 USMLE Step 2 CK Score: 265 USMLE Step 2 CS: passed TEACHING EXPERIENCE: ==================== -Tutoring since high school in various subjects, including math, calculus, geometry, biology, general and AP chemistry, ACT, SAT, college physics, MCAT, and USMLE Step 1. Students I've worked with have gone to such places as Duke University, Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, UW-Madison Medical School, and Northwestern Medical school. -Graduate Resident Advisor for MIT fraternities, summer 2015 to present. Offer advising to Beta Theta Phi residents in a drug-and-alcohol free fraternity tasked with producing Men of Principle -Co-President of Harvard Medical school Oncology interest Group, 2012-2013 -Co-Founder of Harvard Medical School Physiatry Interest Group, 2013-present -Curriculum Development Consultant, Summer 2015 to present at Harvard Medical School I work together with Harvard faculty to develop teaching materials for 1st and 2nd year medical students, including lectures, handouts, and videos. -I love working with students and finding study approaches that suit their individual strengths and learning styles! I continue teaching medical students at Harvard Medical School and am passionate about finding new ways to teach information! I offer a no-frills, down-to-earth approach that students truly appreciate. AWARDS: ======== -Oxford Biochemistry Scholar, 2011 -Hilldale Fellowship, 2012 -Mary-Shine-Petersen Award for Biochemical research, 2012 -Academic Advisor to the Undergraduate Biochemistry Society at UW-Madison -Oral Presentation at ASBMB biochemistry conference in San Diego, 2012 -Winner of Poster presentation at ASBMB conference in San Diego, 2012 -Academic Advisor of Undergraduate Biochemistry Society, 2010-2012 -Curriculum Development Consultant to Harvard Medical School, June 2015-present -Graduate Resident Advisor for MIT fraternity Beta Theta Pi that aims to nurture men of principle and honor, summer 2015 to present RESEARCH BACKGROUND: ====================== Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Jean Zhao: Characterizing the Signaling Pathway Dependency of Basal-like Breast Cancer. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Ashwin Ananthakrisnan: Genetics in Crohn's disease and response to anti-TNF-a inhibitors. Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Ashwin Ananthakrisnan: Recurrent Clostridium Difficile infection be identification using administrative data. Oxford University, Biochemistry department, Dr. Stuart Ferguson: molecular assembly of multi-heme containing proteins in E.coli University of Wisconsin-Madison, Biochemistry Department, Dr. David Pagliarini: Exploring the Role of an Atypical Kinase in Ubiquinone Biosynthesis PUBLICATIONS: ============= Stefely JA, Reidenback AG, Ulbrich A, Oruganty K, Floyd BJ, Jochem A, Saunders JM, Johnson IE, Minogue CE, Wrobel RL, Barber GE, Lee D, Li S, Kannan N, Coon JJ, Bingman CA, Pagliarini DJ. (2014). Mitochondrial ADCK3 Employs an Atypical Protein Kinase-like Fold to Enable Coenzyme Q Biosynthesis. Mol Cell, 86-94. Doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.11.002 Wen J, Barber GE, Ananthakrisnan AN. (2015). Can Recurrent Clostridium Difficile infection be identified using administrative data? Barber GE, Yajnik V, Khalili H, Giallourakis C, Garber J, Xavier R, Ananthakrishnan AN. (2016). Genetic Markers Predict Primary non-response and Durable Response to anti-TNF Biologic Therapies in Crohn’s Disease. Submitted to Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. ORAL PRESENTATIONS: =================== Barber GE. (April 2012). Exploring the Role of an Atypical Kinase in Ubiquinone Biosynthesis. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA Barber GE. (April 2016). A Costly Mistake in Treating Strongyloides Infection. Society for General Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT. POSTER PRESENTATIONS: ====================== Barber GE, Stefely JA, Pagliarini DJ (April 2012). Methods for Identifying Substrates of Atypical Mitochondrial Kinases. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA. UW-Madison Biochemistry Honors Symposium, Madison WI Barber GE, Zhao JJ (2013). Characterizing the Signaling Pathway Dependency of Basal-like Breast Cancer. Soma-Weiss Research Symposium, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA. Barber GE, Yajnik V, Khalili H, Giallourakis C, Garber J, Xavier R, Ananthakrishnan AN. (May 2016). Genetic Markers Predict Primary non-response and Durable Response to anti-TNF Biologic Therapies in Crohn’s Disease. Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, CA.
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Any day at any time
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Up to 5 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I love research and have worked in many areas, including mitochondrial biology, microbiology, breast cancer, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease and have published and presented my work in several venues. Reading novels, listening to classic rock, committing to a healthy lifestyle, traveling, and playing cards are some of my other hobbies!
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