Abraham dada

Harvard College Class of 2021, Neuroscience

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Abraham is in the class of 2021 at Harvard concentrating in Neuroscience with a secondary in Social Anthropology and holds a language citation in Italian. He is currently researching the effects of menopause on dementia in cross-cultural contexts under Lisa Berkman in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and has previously investigated Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) under Dr. Ziv William at Massachusetts General Hospital. His interests in BrainMind stem from his desire to bridge the slow, yet insightful practices of research with the rapid, socially impactful capital of investing. During his time with BrainMind, Abraham refined his entrepreneurial skills in leadership and analysis while serving as a manager of the ASPT interns. After graduation, Abraham is looking to pursue a masters degree in social epidemiology. In the future, Abraham plans to obtain an MD/PhD, practice surgery, and transition into public health policy.

Accomplishments on the ASPT:

  • Led a team of 12 students from Harvard, MIT, and Stanford to pioneer a neuroscience database of 1700+ companies

  • Drafted a 30-paged market research analysis from the insights of our report

  • Drafted an event coordination guide used to coordinate the May 2019 BrainMind MIT Summit

Accomplishments since the ASPT:

  • Collaborated with Dr. Lisa Berkman and Dr. Meagan Farrell to co-author two papers on dementia:

    • A comprehensive literature review on the epidemiology and risk factors of dementia in sub Saharan Africa, and

    • A longitudinal study of several populations to determine the correlation between menopause and age at dementia onset in attempt to explain the sex difference in the disease

  • Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of 12 students throughout Harvard graduate schools, to create a web-based cognitive therapy platform for dementia care

Skills:

  • Attention to Detail

  • Communication

  • Data Collection & Analysis

  • Leadership

  • Market Researching & Reporting

  • MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Google Suite

  • Organization

  • Problem Solving

  • Product Management

  • Science Writing for Investor Audience

  • STATA, R, UX Design (Figma)

Sectors of Interest:

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Healthcare and Public Health

  • Impact Investing

  • Neuroethics

  • Neuroscience Companies

  • Policy

  • Surgical Medicine

  • Venture Capital

Current Location:

West Orange, New Jersey