Gopal Jayakar

gkj.jayakar@gmail.com
(814) 574-8858

Education
The Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College, University Park, PA
CGPA 4.0 | Class of 2020
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, 2020

State College Area High School, State College. PA

GPA 4.0 | Class of 2016

Experience
Intern, Girirajan Lab at Penn State 2015-Present
Preparing a paper for publication on research on mouse and fly orthologs
Evaluating accuracy of various CNV calling algorithms
Volunteer, Mount Nittany Medical Center 2010-Present
Completed over 300 Hours of Volunteer Work
Qualified for a scholarship from the hospital
Biology Residency Program
Completed a bio-residency program through the Pennsylvania State University (2013)
Gained lab experience in various lab tasks, such as PCR and southern blotting

Leadership
Boy Scouts of America (Troop 31) 2005-2016
Achieved Rank of Eagle
Served as Den Chief, Patchmaster, Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, & Webmaster
State College Area School District 2014-2016
Represented student body on the Learning Enrichment/Gifted Services advisory committee
Represented State College Area High School on the Science Curriculum Advisory committee
Clubs, Various 2013-2016
Served as president or captain of Science Bowl, Ocean Bowl, and Technology Student
Association at the State College Area High School

Skills
Programming
Worked in programming and scripting in Java, Python, R, and NXT-G
Languages
Completed six years of classroom instruction in Spanish at State College Area High School
Completed three years of classroom instruction in Latin at State College Area High School
Completed two semesters of Korean instruction at Penn State University

Awards
Presidential Scholar 2016
Achieved semifinalist standing in the Presidential Scholar Program