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ARJUN ANAND SURI

EDUCATION

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, A.B. Social Studies, Certificate in Health Policy (expected June 2008)Cambridge, MA Cumulative GPA: 3.81; Harvard College Scholar (2006-2007)

Coursework in: Development Economics, Human Rights, AIDS and Public Health, MolecularBiology, StatisticsCLOVIS WEST HIGH SCHOOL (June 2004) Fresno, CAScholastic Distinctions: Valedictorian; Weighted GPA: 4.78; Unweighted GPA: 4.0; SAT: 800(M), 800 (V)National Distinctions: USA Today Academic All-Star First Team Top 20 high school studentsnationwide; Coca Cola Scholars Foundation, National Finalist Top 50 high school studentsnationwide; Intel Science Talent Search, National Finalist Top 40 students in science research;National Merit Finalist; National AP Scholar: Scores of 5 on 13 AP exams

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Harvard Health Policy Review September 2004- presentEditor-In-Chief(2007-2008) Coordinated staff of 35; internationally-distributed magazine withreadership of 8,000 in 10 countries; serves as a forum for discussion of pressing issues ininternational and domestic healthcare policy; expanded staff size by 200%, created ExecutiveSteering Committee of 5 professional advisors; restructured editorial/productionVice-President, Public Relations (2006-2007) organized events to educate students on healthpolicy issues including talks ranging from domestic health economics to international leadpoisoning researchSenior Features Editor (2005-2007), solicited articles from health professionals in mental healthand nursing disciplinesAssistant Editor (2004-2005), edited international health articles on tuberculosis in prisons andfemale contraceptionHarvard College Global Health and AIDS Coalition February 2005- presentTreasurer(2006-2007), spear-headed multi-student group event bringing more than 800 studentsto raise awareness and $6,000 for AIDS treatment for NGOs Partners in Health and Treatment

Action Campaign; helped organized AIDS charity concert of South African Sinikithemba HIVchorale support group and 2 World AIDS Day events with speakers Dr. Paul Farmer, Dr. BruceWalker, and filmmaker Stefan HildebrandtCo-Director of Neglected Disease Initiative. Student coalition to explore the role of the universityin neglected disease and chapter of the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines; speaker atnational conference; met with University Provost and department chairs in basic science andpublic health to plan Harvard-specific conference for policymakers in spring 2008Institute of Politics September 2004- September 2006Directors Summer Internship (June-August 2006). Volunteered at the Valley Trust NGO in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa; studied monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for community healthworker systems; primary author of article inJournalof Infectious Disease (December 2007) onPerspectives of CHWs on TB/AIDS treatment in rural South AfricaIOP Liason (2004-2005).Served as student liaison for US Assistant Surgeon General Susan Blumenthal; organized and

publicized series of lectures on international health issues, including pediatric AIDS, tuberculosis,and SARSHarvard South Asian Mens Collective September 2004- presentHelped organize 8 nation-wide fundraisers for tsunami relief ($3000), victims of sex-trafficking($3000), and slum development in South Asia ($15,000) through annual charity auctions and semi-annual dance partiesHarvard Model United Nations September 2004-February 2007Moderator (2006, 2007), Director(2005),Assistant Director (2004-2005) led 150-student WorldHealth Organization Committees solutions to international health issues: 1). new approaches to

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3 by 5 movement 2). improving access to essential medicines 3). tuberculosis in prisons 4). newapproaches to malarial treatment and prevention

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Chemistry E-1a at Harvard Extension School September 2005- presentTeaching Fellow (2005-2006), led 18-student section and laboratory for first-semester college

level chemistry courseExperiMentors September 2004- presentVolunteer Coordinator (2005-2006), organized volunteer activities, schedules, and lesson plansfor 30 college volunteers teaching interactive science to elementary school students; taughtkindergarten and fifth grade studentsLets Get Ready September 2004-June 2005Volunteer. SAT Tutoring in math and verbal subjects to inner-city high school students.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Center for Economic Research at University San Martin de Porres June 2007- August 2007Weissman International Intern. 5-week internship researching human resource crisis in health andeducation in Lima, PeruDavid Rockefeller Research Intern, Center for Ethics Intern. Conducted senior honors thesis

research on quality of participatory primary health care in Ayacucho, Peru. Advisors: ProfessorsPaul Farmer and Ted MacdonaldUniversity of California, Davis Bioinformatics Research June 2003- presentStudied the role of 7TM Receptors responsible for infection of HIV-1 at University of California,Davis; conducted research in summers of 2004, 2005, and 2006 and continued electroniccorrespondence throughout academic year; two papers to be published in MolecularPharmacologyas primary and secondary author, respectively