Nolan Mejia

Carlsbad, CA ​•​ (760) 880-7077 ​• n

​ olan0621@gmail.com
Education
● Sage Creek High School (Carlsbad, CA) Class of 2021
● GPA: 4.0 / 4.3
● Four-year PLTW: Biomedical Sciences Career Pathway-— (​Principles of Biomedical Sciences,​ ​Human Body Systems, Medical
Interventions​, ​Biomedical Innovation)

Leadership and Project Work

● Founder and President of Latinos in STEM Club (2019-Present)
● Founder and President of Grocery Grab (2020-Present) (​free grocery shopping service for quarantined senior citizens and
medically vulnerable during COVID-19 pandemic, over 300 volunteer service hours and 5,000 grocery items delivered)
● Sage Creek High School Sophomore Class President (2018-2019)
● Sage Creek High School Freshman Class President (2017-2018)

Research Internship
● Scripps Research Translational Institute internship under mentor Dr. Evan Muse (2019-Present)
Highly ranked research institution for its impact on innovation; mission to individualize healthcare by combining human
genomics with the power of wireless digital technologies
● Key Accomplishments:
○ Allinson, F., Mejia, N., Ariniello, L., LeBlanc, A., Quer, G., Muse, E. ​Novel Contexts for Home Blood Pressure
Measurement​. Manuscript submitted to American Heart Journal and under review.
○ Analyzed data from a clinical study testing wrist-based blood pressure monitoring
○ Learned and applied R coding language to investigate impact of polygenic risk scores distributed through the
MyGeneRank mobile app on an individual’s treatment plan for Coronary Artery Disease (findings will be prepared for
future publication)

National Programs
● HSF Scholar – Youth Leadership Institute (YLI): The YLI serves the nation’s top 400 Latino rising HS Seniors and is designed
to provide critical skills to ensure success in college and beyond (summer 2020)
● National Hispanic Institute— ​fosters future community leaders in the Latino community through summer programs
○ The Great Debate— program participant (summer 2017) & volunteer counselor (summer 2018)
○ Lorenzo de Zavala: Youth Legislative Session— program participant (summer 2018)

Honors and Awards

● Red Cross Real Hero Award— Youth Good Samaritan (2020)
● Carlsbad Unified School District Champion— (select group of seniors to serve as role models for district youth)
● National Hispanic Recognition Scholar (2020)
● PSAT: National Merit Candidate (2020)
● AP Scholar with Distinction & AP + PLTW Achievement Award (2020)
● PTSA Bobcat BEST Student Grant Recipient (2020)
● Academic Honor Roll Sage Creek High School (Grade 9-Current)
● National Honor Society member (2018-Present) & California Scholarship Federation Member (2017-Present)
● California State Seal of Biliteracy – Advanced Level of Spanish Proficiency– (Candidate 2021)
● Sage Creek High School Certificate of Recognition Respect Award (2018)
Community Involvement (approximately 700 hours to date)
● Jefferson Elementary— Created and Conducted Weekly Afterschool STEM Program
● St. Leo Medical Clinic— Free Medical Services for the Underserved Population; Front Desk and Translator
Extracurricular
● Volleyball: Club Team Captain (2017-Present) and SCHS Volleyball Team Captain (2018-2019)
● SCHS band: Alto Saxophone, First Chair- Section Leader (2017-2018);
Clarinet, First Chair— Section Leader (2018-2020); Wind Ensemble Concert Master (2018-2019)
● Subzero— Ice Cream Maker; Customer Service; Cashier (2020-Present)