Sophie Laurence


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  • CompSci
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COMPSCI



COMPUTER CODES ARE LANGUAGES. CODERS ARE WRITERS.



Amherst College Comp Sci



Majoring in Computer Science and Political Science





As an Eboard member and Alumni Outreach officer for Amherst College Women in Computer Science (WiCS) since Fall 2020, I have facilitated and led alumni lectures, discussions and info sessions on career opportunities in comp sci. Since Fall 2021, I am also Secretary of the Amherst College Computer Science club where I organize and implement activities and administration.



Girls Who Code



Mission: To close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.





In 5th grade, I wanted to learn about technology but my school didn’t offer anything, so I found and joined a local Girls Who Code group. Coding was fun and easy, and over the years I have continued learn--and now teach and lead--through GWC. In Summer 2016, I was a student in the GWC summer immersion program at Akamai Technologies, where I was exposed to skills and jobs at Akamai, visited Watson Health, and toured Amazon Robotics while learning how to code. In Fall 2020, I became president of GWC at Amherst College, and in Summer 2021, a teaching assistant for the GWC virtual summer immersion program.


Google CSSI



Computer Science Summer Institute





NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) provides technical girls and women with ongoing engagement, visibility, and encouragement for their computing-related interests and achievements. Award recipients are selected for their aptitude and interest in IT and computing, solid leadership ability, good academic history, and plans for post-secondary education. Thank you, NCWIT!



MIT Media Lab



technology, media, science, art, and design





The MIT Media Lab, where I had an internship in Summer 2019, is an antidisciplinary research laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, growing out of MIT's Architecture Machine Group in the School of Architecture. Its research does not restrict to fixed academic disciplines, but draws from technology, media, science, art and design. The. Best. Internship.



National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)



2019 Maine Affiliate Winner





NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) provides technical girls and women with ongoing engagement, visibility, and encouragement for their computing-related interests and achievements. Award recipients are selected for their aptitude and interest in IT and computing, solid leadership ability, good academic history, and plans for post-secondary education. Thank you, NCWIT!



Medical Topics



Brain Injury, Healing, Health



Traumatic brain injuries among children and teens in the United States are most often associated with everyday consumer products and activities, such as home furnishings and fixtures or sports, according to a new study. About 72% of traumatic brain injury-related emergency department visits among children are attributable to consumer products, found the study published in the journal Brain Injury (CNNhealth.com).



Lahey Hospital Observership



In Summer 2019, I was sponsored for an observership at the Lahey Hospital Cardiology CCU and Cath Lab by Dr. Gautam Gadey, the brilliant surgeon for my grandfather's life saving operation. Summer 2019. Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans today. At Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, preventing heart problems from occurring - and diagnosing and treating them at the earliest stage possible - is the foremost priority. I was particularly interested in the use of computer technology in the realm of cardiology. Every patient is given the highest level of care by expert and deeply compassionate professional individuals who comprise the medical teams at the Lahey CCU. Amazing and inspiring.



Broad Institute



I had the privilege of being selected to participate in the inaugural "Broadie for a Week" program in April 2019. Participants in this brand new program were given the opportunity to explore what it’s like to be a scientist at the Broad over the course of four days. Students learned both wet lab and computational scientific skills important in the field of biomedicine, while being exposed to the exciting research happening at the Broad. The program was a mix of interactive activities, lab tours, hands-on shadowing of professionals in a variety of labs, team-building activities, and the opportunity to meet scientists with varied backgrounds who are at different stages in their careers.


Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard was launched in 2004 to improve human health by using genomics to advance our understanding of the biology and treatment of human disease, and to help lay the groundwork for a new generation of therapies.



Sophie Laurence



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