Ailis Tweed-Kent
About Ailis Tweed-Kent
EDUCATION
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, Boston, MA
M.D. Candidate 2011
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, Notre Dame, IN
Bachelor of Science, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering May 2007
HONORS
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation International Clinical Research Fellowship 2010-2011
Harvard University Sheldon Traveling Fellowship 2010-2011
ASTMH Benjamin H. Kean Traveling Fellowship in Tropical Medicine 2010
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
EXPERIENCE
iTEACH Research Intern Summer 2007 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
• Evaluated the decentralization of antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) to rural community clinics
FUNDACION AMIGA Volunteer Summer 2007 Esmeraldas, Ecuador
• Assisted in a family health clinic, a pharmacy, and the city hospital
TOUCHING TINY LIVES Volunteer Summer 2005 Lesotho, Africa
• Cared for HIV/AIDS orphans
• Built gardens and ran educational sessions for orphans in remote villages
• Helped to establish Touching Tiny Lives Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed at fundraising and supporting the children of Lesotho
TISSUE CULTURE LAB Research Assistant Summer 2004 Notre Dame, IN
• Started and established a new osteoblast cell culture laboratory
• Determined the effect of nutrient concentration on cell growth and maturation
• Quantified cell attachment characteristics for different extra cellular matrix protein
LEADERSHIP
Chair and Founder, Harvard Scholar Supper Series 2007 - present
Associate Director, Touching Tiny Lives Foundation 2005 - 2007
Panelist, Notre Dame Forum: The Global Health Crisis 2006
Co-Chair, Physicians for Human Rights 2007 – 2009
Co-Chair, Society of Women Engineers Mentoring Committee 2004 - 2006
ACTIVITIES
Volunteer, Bridging the Gap Refugee Mentorship Program 2007 - present
Member, Global Health Delivery Seminars and Health Initiative Project 2006 - 2009
Principal Second Violins & Treasurer, Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra 2003 - 2007
Violin, Notre Dame Folk Choir, Elkhart Symphony Orchestra, ND Opera 2004 - 2007
Intramural Soccer, Notre Dame and Harvard 2003 - present
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Student
Organization
- Harvard Medical School
- Touching Tiny Lives Foundation
Work Location(s)
- United States
Ailis's Communities
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Recent Contributions
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Ailis Tweed-Kent started a discussion "Expanding on a community outreach program in rural Lesotho" in the Adherence & Retention community.
Hi GHD Community, I am a second year at Harvard Medical School, and work with a small organization called Touching Tiny Lives in Mokhotlong, Lesotho. The organization focuses on helping "one child at a time" by providing care in rural isolated areas. The TTL model targets orphaned and vulnerable children in the community and assists in social, medical, nutritional, and education needs. They bring HIV testing, education, and medical care directly into the home by ...
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Ailis Tweed-Kent replied to "Expanding on a community outreach program in rural Lesotho" in the Adherence & Retention community.
Hi! Thank you for all of your responses. I know that we have served children with HIV and with HIV and TB. I'll get back to you with more specific numbers once the TTL director responds. Thanks again.
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Ailis Tweed-Kent started a discussion "2nd Annual Advanced Course on Diagnostics: Infectious Diseases" in the HIV Prevention community.
For those interested in either the development or the implementation of diagnostics for infectious diseases, please read the advertisement below: The Fondation Merieux and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are organising the 2nd Advanced Course on Diagnostics. The Course aims to advocate the value of diagnostics and to build capacity in critical decision making in diagnostics by providing scientists and decision makers with a comprehensive overview of the global landscape of diagnostics ...
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Ailis Tweed-Kent started a discussion "2nd Annual Advanced Course on Diagnostics: Infectious Diseases" in the Malaria Treatment & Prevention community.
For those interested in either the development or the delivery of diagnostics for infectious diseases, please read the advertisement below: The Fondation Merieux and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are organising the 2nd Advanced Course on Diagnostics. The Course aims to advocate the value of diagnostics and to build capacity in critical decision making in diagnostics by providing scientists and decision makers with a comprehensive overview of the global landscape of diagnostics ...
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Ailis Tweed-Kent started a discussion "2nd Annual Advanced Course on Diagnostics: Infectious Diseases" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
For those interested in either the development or the implementation of diagnostics for infectious diseases, please read the advertisement below: The Fondation Merieux and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are organising the 2nd Advanced Course on Diagnostics. The Course aims to advocate the value of diagnostics and to build capacity in critical decision making in diagnostics by providing scientists and decision makers with a comprehensive overview of the global landscape of diagnostics ...
Recent Recommendations
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