Hi, I’m Abhishek a biophysics student at USC interested in AI/ML
About
I’m a biophysics student at USC. I started as an EMT, where care arrives last. Since then I’ve been working backward. The training before the call, the drug before the emergency, the genome before the symptom. That’s where it all begins, and where it ends.
Education
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University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science in Biophysics
- Developed quantitative foundations in hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, statistical power, Type I/II error, study design, and interpretation of experimental data – skills relevant to evaluating the strength and uncertainty of safety findings
- Used statistical reasoning to distinguish observed patterns from conclusions supported by the data, with attention to variability, false-positive/false-negative error, and appropriate interpretation of biomedical results
- Built experience communicating quantitative results through visualization and structured analysis, supporting clear review of trends, distributions, and outlying observations
Experience
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Partret
Co-Founder
- Designed an EMS platform for compliant electronic patient care (ePCR) reporting in Python; advised by Ari Meisel, Executive Director of Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad
- Built HIPAA-compliant LLM-powered call capture that transcribes live scene audio and populates structured ePCR fields, translating unstructured clinical information into reviewable patient-care documentation
- Built agency-level analytics and operational tools, gaining experience with structured healthcare data, rule-based quality checks, reviewer workflows, and systematic identification of data gaps
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CPR Certification Solutions
Basic Life Support Instructor
- Taught American Heart Association BLS and Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid courses to healthcare providers and members of the public, translating protocol-based medical content into clear, actionable instruction
- Reinforced standardized recognition and response to acute clinical deterioration, emphasizing accurate assessment, timely escalation, and adherence to established algorithms
- Participated in community events providing CPR and first-aid education to underserved populations, strengthening patient-centered communication across varied backgrounds
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Narberth Ambulance
Emergency Medical Technician
- Responded to 911 emergencies, performing rapid patient assessment, treatment, and transport in accordance with Pennsylvania EMS protocols in high-acuity and time-sensitive settings
- Obtained vital signs, evaluated presenting symptoms, administered approved interventions, and communicated clinically important findings to receiving facilities and other healthcare professionals
- Worked within multidisciplinary teams of EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, law enforcement, and hospital staff, strengthening concise handoff communication and escalation of significant clinical observations
Publications
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Landoltia punctata clone W893.21, 36.4 kDa proline-rich protein-like mRNA, partial sequence
Pallepati A, Vershon A, Mead J.
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Landoltia punctata clone W894.21, leucine-rich repeat protein-like mRNA, partial sequence
Pallepati A, Vershon A, Mead J.
Skills
- Statistics & Data
- R; statistical analysis; data visualization; probability modeling; simulation; hypothesis testing; confidence intervals; statistical power; Type I/II error; biomedical data interpretation
- Genomics & Bioinformatics
- cDNA cloning and sequencing; DNA chromatogram quality review; base-call assessment; sequence trimming/assembly; gene annotation; NCBI BLAST; NCBI GenBank; 4Peaks
- Clinical & Documentation
- EMT patient assessment; vital signs; clinical handoff; protocol-based care; BLS; CPR/AED/First Aid instruction; structured ePCR documentation; clinical data-quality review
- Programming & Tools
- Python, R, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, HTML/CSS; SQL; Git/GitHub; command line; Docker; AWS; CI/CD; familiar with C, C++, MATLAB
- Areas of Interest
- Pharmacovigilance, drug safety, safety analytics, clinical research, pharmaceutical sciences, benefit-risk evaluation