Irving Barrera

Irving Barrera's work experience is as follows:

1. Medical Interpreter at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (September 2021 - present): As the first in-person medical interpreter, Irving is responsible for improving the quality of care for patients with limited English proficiency. Irving designs training programs, records patient interactions, and acts as a cultural broker between patients and providers.

2. Research Associate at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (August 2020 - present): Irving is currently working as a Research Associate II. Irving previously worked as a Research Associate I. Further details about their roles and responsibilities are not provided.

3. Undergraduate Researcher and Teaching Assistant at Earlham College (August 2017 - July 2020): Irving conducted research presentations and served as a Teaching Assistant. Irving also held positions as an Elected Student Senator and Committee Member, Resident Assistant, and Undergraduate Researcher.

4. Co-Founder at Quralew Co-op (September 2018 - April 2020): Irving co-designed an integrated waste management company, conducted a literature study, and secured seed capital for the project.

5. Research Assistant at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - Schellenberg Group (January 2019 - July 2019): Irving validated structural variants, assessed enhancers, and benchmarked algorithms for future analysis related to Alzheimer's Disease.

6. Externship at Wayne County Health Department (August 2017 - December 2018): Irving shadowed public health inspectors, researched the spread of HIV and Hep C, and proposed initiatives to reduce substance use-related diseases.

7. Summer Intern at The University of Tokyo (June 2018 - July 2018): Irving performed morphological analysis and examined cell phenotypes for the anti-aging compound resveratrol.

8. Summer Intern at Max Delbrück Center (June 2017 - August 2017): Irving integrated data sets, performed pathway enrichment analyses, and executed qPCR on target genes.

9. Conference Speaker at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-Read.Write.Act Conference 2016 (September 2016): Irving presented on Paulo Freire's literacy methods for community empowerment.

Irving Barrera began their education journey by attending UWC-USA from 2014 to 2016, where they obtained an International Baccalaureate degree. Following this, from 2016 to 2020, they pursued further studies at Earlham College, earning a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry. Irving then went on to Harvard Medical School, starting in 2023 and expected to complete in 2027, where they are currently an MD Candidate focused on Medicine.

In addition to their academic endeavors, Irving Barrera has also obtained relevant certifications. In May 2013, they received a Certificate to Teach English as a Foreign Language (CTEFL) from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Later, in October 2021, they completed a Healthcare Interpreter Course at The University of Memphis.