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Learn More About Polina's Experience:

biochemistry I received BS/MS in biochemistry from Brandeis University. I graduated within top 5% of my class with honors in biochemistry, Phi Beta Kappa. I wrote a research thesis in biochemistry. I have a thorough up-to-date knowledge of the biochemistry field. I worked as a teaching assistant for an introductory biochemistry course in Spring 2007: I held weekly discussion seesions for students who had difficulties with this challenging course. I also gave a lecture on energy metabolism in plants as part of my participation in the course. I have experience in private tutoring in biochemistry for college students taking introductory and advanced biochemistry. general computer I have advanced hands-on scientific training which requires profound knowledge of Windows operating system and a variety of software items: MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand/Dreamweaver, MatLab, Sigmaplot and many others. My background requires me to adapt to new systems and learn new programs quickly. As a result I have in-depth knowledge of Windows. I have experience teaching computer skills to a wide range of ages from 10yo to 80yo from beginner to advanced level. photoshop More than 4 years of experience with Photoshop/Illustrator Adobe package. 2003-2004 designed and implemented the chemistry department webpage using Photoshop graphics (http://www.chem.brandeis.edu/); 2003-2004 edited images for the chemistry department newsletter: collaged images, restored photographs, improved visual quality of photos. Over three years of experience of using Photoshop in scientific setting: optimizing visual quality of gel scans, Western blot images, etc. Skilled with Adobe CS (creative suite) and would be able to teach how to use this package for online web album editing, creating your own webpage, editing graphics for print. Russian Russian is my first language: I speak, read and write in it perfectly. I completed ten years of Russian language and literature (taught as separate subjects) in Moscow, Russia and was considering going for graduate studies in Russian language and literature before coming to the US. I am extremely proficient in Russian grammar and would be able to teach Russian at any level from beginner to most advanced. Moreover as a native speaker I can provide insight into fine connotations of words and their use in modern Russian language. study skills I graduated at the top 5% of my class (Brandeis summa cum laude), with BS and MS in biochemistry, Phi Beta Kappa. During my senior year I wrote a Master's research thesis in biochemistry while taking 6 classes every semester (4.00 average). I owe this success exclusively to my high level of organization and superior study skills. This year I'm working with Hughes professor Irving Epstein on developing a posse program to help highschool students develop study skills to prepare them for success in college: proper reading skills, homework organization, computer skills and schedule planning skills.