EDUCATION
August 2021 - May 2025
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Harvard College Class of 2025, B.S. Chemical Biology
August 2016 - June 2020
LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL
GPA Weighted - 4.47
GPA Unweighted - 3.96
SAT - 1580
SAT Math II - 800
SAT Chemistry - 800
AP Scores Chemistry (5), Calc BC (5), Human Geography (4), Biology (5), Physics (4), Statistics (5), English (5), Latin (4)
September 2018 - June 2019
FOOTHILL COLLEGE
GPA (Organic Chemistry Lecture & Lab) - 4.0
Summer 2019
JOHNS HOPKINS DISCOVER HOPKINS SUMMER PROGRAM
GPA (2 week Medical School Intensive Course) - 4.0
PUBLICATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
1. Auto-immune Organoids: Modelling Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Celiac Disease in a Dish. Santos AJM, van Unen V, Batish A, Ha N, Guh-Siesel A, Fernandez-Becker N, Davis MM, Kuo CJ. Poster presented at: 4th Annual State of Stanford Medicine; 2019 Oct 8; Stanford, CA.
2. A Method for Treating Celiac Disease: Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the HLA-DQ2 Receptor. Guh-Siesel, A. Poster presented at: 68th Annual California Science & Engineering Fair; 2019 April 30; Los Angeles, CA and Synopsys Science & Technology Championship; 2019 March 14; San Jose, CA.
3. A Method for Treating Celiac Disease: Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the HLA-DQ2 Receptor. Guh-Siesel, A. Oral presentation at: Kuo Lab Meeting; 2019 August 13; Stanford, CA.
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2019 - April 2020
STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF HEMATOLOGY
Research Intern, Professor Calvin Kuo Lab
Cultured intestinal organoids (small, 3D organ-like cell cultures) using air-liquid interface method
Synthesized small molecule inhibitors of the HLA-DQ2 Protein Complex for Celiac Disease
Investigated the activation of dormant intestinal stem cell populations (reserve cells)
2015-2017
BANDALOU BABY, SOCIAL E-COMMERCE START-UP
Director of Operations
Developed proprietary algorithms for the selection of groups and discounts
Managed merchandising and warehousing
Processed online orders, helped with customer sales, delivered packages
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
August 2017 - June 2019
ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY (ELECTED STUDENT GOVERNMENT)
Vice President, Member
Co-led and oversaw the governing class and all related activities
Led the Annual Second Harvest Food Drive, raising over 35,000 pounds of donated food
Planned the course, games, festivities for Color Run Fundraiser
Raised over $10,000 for the athletics department
Served as Student Representative at School District Board Meeting
Summer 2018
PROJECTS ABROAD, TANZANIA
Medical Humanitarian Volunteer
Provided basic medical care in rural communities
Took vitals, recorded medical history, and dispensed medicines
Shadowed physicians and nurses in different specialties: surgery, pediatrics, ophthalmology
August 2018 - June 2019
LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL, CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
Teaching Assistant
Prepared laboratory experiments for grades 10-12
Graded homework, tests, labs; tutored students in AP Chemistry & Chemistry Honors
November 2016 - April 2020
LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL, TUTORIAL CENTER
Advanced Tutor
Tutored AP classes & Mathematical Modeling, Organic Chemistry, and Latin
September 2018 - March 2020
SCOTT LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STEAM Instructor
Taught 4th & 5th graders how to extract DNA from strawberries, make plastic bag ice cream, build popsicle stick bridges
AWARDS
2019 CALIFORNIA STATE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR (CSEF)
1st Place Award (Celiac Disease Research) in Senior Biochemistry Division
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Award for Chemistry
2019 SYNOPSYS SILICON VALLEY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CHAMPIONSHIP
1st Place Award (Celiac Disease Research), Physical Science & Engineering Category
1st Place Award, American Chemical Society, Silicon Valley, SVACS
High School Finalist for the Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize
LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS
2017, 2018 Scholar Athlete Award
2019 US History Award
2019 Most Likely to Change the World Award
2019 ACS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY EXAM
Scored in the 92nd percentile on Standardized Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Exam
2018 CALIFORNIA BOYS STATE
Represented Los Altos High School
2018 NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
Silver medal, maxima cum laude certificate
2019 AMERICAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION, AMERICAN INVITATIONAL MATHEMATICS EXAMINATION
Placed in the top 5% of the AMC 12
Qualified for AIME Test
SPORTS & CLUBS
August 2017 - June 2019
JUNIOR VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD
Long Distance Runner
2 years of Cross Country, 1 year of Track
Ran 800m, 1600m, 3200m events
August 2017 - June 2019
MATH MODELING CLUB
Public Relations, Member
Used computational tools to model mathematical phenomena (e.g. airport traffic flow)
Participated in national & international math modeling competitions (HiMCM, M3 Challenge)
November 2017 - March 2020
RAINN CLUB
Group Leader
Developed affirmative consent workshops
Led high school acting theatre to produce show about sexual assault
Hosted seminars and events to spread awareness about sexual assault & prevention
SUMMER PROGRAMS
Summer 2019
MEDICAL SCHOOL INTENSIVE, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Learned knowledge and techniques related to surgery, internal medicine, biomedical science
Experienced hands-on medical training at Johns Hopkins Medical Simulation Center
Trained in CPR, intubation, IV insertion (American Heart Association Basic Life Support)