Humza N. Zubair
Email:
Humza.N.Zubair@gmail.com
Phone:
(602)-303-6808
Education
University of California Los Angeles, M.D.-Ph.D. Candidate (MSTP), 2020-2028
Bachelor of Science: ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Aug 2015 – May 2020
Dual Majors: Medicinal Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences; GPA: 4.0
Awards and Scores
· David Geffen UCLA MSTP Scholarship
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Elected as UCLA Year 1 Medical Student Representative of the Medical Education
Committee
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MCAT: 97th percentile
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Amgen Scholar – University of California San Francisco
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Presidential Scholar, Arizona State University
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Goldwater Honorable Mention
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Recognized in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as a CLAS Student Leader
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Dean’s Honors List: 7 semesters
Research Experience
Research Assistant:
Beloozerova Lab, Department of
Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Feb 2015-Current
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Analyzed data using Matlab and SPSS programming
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Developed a Monte Carlo analysis method to evaluate sequences of gaze behaviors
in the walking cat
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Trained cats to perform various tasks for experimental study
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Assisted in brain surgeries including cortical injections and implantation of
electrodes in feline brain
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Drafted, edited, and finalized various research posters and manuscripts
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Reviewed and provided input to research proposals by lab to NIH and NSF
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Mentored six undergraduate and high school students in the laboratory
Amgen Scholar:
Feinberg Lab, Department of Anatomy,
University of California San Francisco Medical School, Summer 2017
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Used Matlab and Arduino to establish an experimental paradigm requiring mice to
execute fictive orienting movements in direction of a visual stimulus; trained
mice and conducted experiments using two-photon microscope
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Analyzed data and presented key findings in the form of a conference poster
Research Assistant Volunteer – Gap Year:
Department of Neurobiology, Barrow
Neurological Institute, May 2014 – Feb 2015
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Conducted neurophysiology experiments, trained cats, analyzed medical images,
interpreted and published results in high impact journals
Publications
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Zubair HN,
Chu KMI, Johnson JL, Rivers TJ, Beloozerova IN. (2019) Gaze coordination with strides
during walking in the cat.
· Zubair HN,
Stout EE, Dounskaia N, Beloozerova IN. (2018) The role of inter-segmental
dynamics in coordination of the forelimb joints during unperturbed and perturbed
skilled locomotion. J Neurophysiology 120:1547-1557.
· Zubair HN,
Beloozerova IN, Sun H, Marlinski V. (2016) Head movement during walking in the
cat. Neuroscience 332:101-120.
Conference Presentations
· Gopal BD, Zubair HN, Beloozerova IN (2019) Feline head movement during locomotion over complex surfaces. Program No 227.14. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
· Zubair HN,
Stout EE, Beloozerova IN, Dounskaia N (2018) Control of forelimb joints during
accurate stepping. Program No 401.07. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting,
San Diego, CA.
· Zubair HN,
Kim AY, Feinberg E (2017) Developing A Head-Fixed Orienting Task in Mice.
ABRCMS, Phoenix, AZ.
· Chu KM, Zubair HN, Johnson JL,
Rivers TJ, Beloozerova IN (2016) Gaze coordination with strides during walking
in the cat. Program No 705.19. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. San
Diego, CA.
· Zubair HN,
Izady MY, Sun H, Marlinski V, Beloozerova IN (2015) Feline head movement during
walking. Program No 335.14. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago,
IL.
Volunteer Activities
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Shadowed ER physician and radiologist at St. Luke’s hospital (Spring 2015 – Current)
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Shadowed pulmonologist in clinic (Fall 2018 – Current)
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Shadowed neurosurgeon at Barrow Neurosurgical Institute (Spring 2015)
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Dementia Friendly Tempe (2017-2018)
· Spanish & Arabic patient-doctor interpreter at St. Luke’s (2015-Current)
· Reelection campaigner for councilwoman (2014, 2018)
Skills
· Operant Conditioning, Medical Image Analysis, Statistical analyses, including
time series analysis, motion analysis, bootstrapping, generalized linear models
· Matlab, SPSS, Arduino, Minitab, Experimental Design, Professional Writing
· Trilingual (Spanish, Arabic, English)
Professional Memberships
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Society for Neuroscience (2015 – Present)
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2015 – Present)
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American Physiological Society (2016 – Present)
· Phi Beta Kappa (2019 – Present)