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Camila D. Odio
111 Park Street, Apt 4-P, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
614-582-6126  [email protected]
EDUCATION
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Ohio (2011 – 2016)
 M.D. candidate; USMLE Step 1 – 243
Kenyon College, Ohio (2007-2011)
 B.A. Molecular Biology (Honors Program); GPA - 3.92, Summa cum laude
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (SELECTED)
Medical Research Scholar, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, NIH (July 2013 – July 2014)
Mentor: Dr. Steven Holland, M.D.
 Performed an extensive literature and case review to characterize the risk factors for disseminated
coccidioidomycosis
 Performed basic laboratory research to examine the functional immunology of patients with
disseminated coccidioidomycosis
 Developed and initiated a clinical protocol to study the pathogenesis and development of disseminated
coccidioidomycosis at the NIH
 Established an international database to characterize the natural history of GATA2 deficiency
Research Assistant, Department of Infection Diseases, Cleveland Clinic (Summer 2012)
Mentor: Dr. Jorgelina de Sanctis, M.D.
 Performed a retrospective review of Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bone, joint, and soft
tissue infections
Research Assistant, Department of Molecular Biology, Kenyon College (Fall 2008 – Spring 2011)
Mentor: Dr. Wade Powell, Ph.D.
 Performed an independent research project identifying the amino acids of the cytoplasmic receptor
protein AHR that are critical to the binding of dioxin (specifically TCDD).
Research Assistant, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition,
Mexico City (Summer 2008)
Mentor: Dr. Guillermo Ruiz-Palacios, M.D.
 Performed basic science research to examine the hypothesis that the unparalleled emergence of the G2
strain of rotavirus was caused by a high mutation rate in that strain
PUBLICATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS
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Poster Presentation. American Society of Clinical Pathology. Long Beach, California, October 28
– 30, 2015. Odio CD, Daly T, Ansari Qasim M. Three autoantibody panel may be optimal in detecting
Celiac disease in patients with low total IgA levels.
 Odio CD, Marciano B, Galgiani J, and Holland SM. Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis: Risk Factors
and Review of Cases (In Review: Clinical Microbiology Reviews).
Oral Presentation. 58th Annual Coccidioidomycosis Study Group. Phoenix, Arizona, April
5, 2014.
 Odio CD, Milligan KL, McGowan K, et al. Endemic Mycoses in Patients with STAT3 Mutated
Hyperimmunoglobulin E (Job’s) Syndrome. (In Press and Online August 2015: Journal of Allergy and
Clinical Immunology).
 Odio CD, van Duin D, Cober E, Teixeira-Johnson L, Schmitt S, et al. Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella
Pneumoniae Osteomyelitis and Soft Tissue Infections: A Descriptive Case Series. J Infect Dis Ther.
2015 Jan 7; 3:1. doi: 10.4172/2332-0877.1000200
Poster Presentation. ID Week 2013. San Francisco, California, October 2 – 5, 2013.
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De Sanctis JS, Teixeira L, van Duin D, Odio CD, et al. Complex Prosthetic Joint Infections due to
Carbapenemase Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Unique Challenge in the Era of Untreatable
Infections. Int J Infect Dis. 2014; 25:73-78. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2014.01.028.
Odio CD, Holzman SA, Denison MS, Fraccalvieri D, Bonati L, Franks DG, Hahn ME, and Powell WH.
Specific Ligand Binding Domain Residues Confer Low Dioxin Responsiveness to AHR1β of Xenopus
laevis. Biochemistry. 2013 Mar 12; 52(10):1746-54. doi: 10.1021/bi301722k.
Poster Presentation. Society of Toxicology (SOT). Washington, D.C, March 2011.
HONORS AND AWARDS (SELECTED)
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Medical Research Scholars Program Awardee, supports one year of research at the NIH during medical school
($33,700 stipend)
Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) Participant, selected to attend NIAID’s 4-day conference
Dr. Bernadine P. Healy Scholarship, awarded to a female CCLCM medical student who shows exemplary
leadership within her class ($5,000 prize)
Full Tuition Scholarship Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine ($56,000 per year for 4 years)
The Robert Bowen Brown Jr. Prize, awarded for the best original research in Kenyon biology ($200 cash prize)
Highest Honors in Molecular Biology, awarded by an outside examiner for excellence in original research
Phi Beta Kappa, society membership awarded for general scholastic excellence
Sigma Xi, honors society of research scientists
Pfizer Undergraduate Student Travel Award, funds to present work at the Annual Meeting of the Society of
Toxicology (prize included meeting cost, lodging, travel and $300 stipend)
Summer Science Scholar Award, a fellowship to conduct original molecular biology research at Kenyon College
Unsung Hero Award FLES (Foreign Language Education in Schools), Kenyon College
Trustee Opportunity Scholar, four-year merit scholarship to attend Kenyon College ($12,000.00 per year
for 4 years)
COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT
Deputy Web Editor, Journal of General Internal Medicine (Fall 2015 – Spring 2016)
Mentors: Dr. Neil Mehta and Dr. Amanda Clark
 Edited submissions for the “Clinical Images” section of the journal, communicated with authors
regarding their submissions and prepared texts for final publication
Medical Student and Spanish Translator for Hansen’s Disease Clinic, NIH, Bethesda, MD (Fall 2013 –
Summer 2014)
Mentors: Dr. Tara Palmore, M.D. and Dr. Alexandra Freeman, M.D.
 Completed histories and physical exams for Hansen’s patients and translated my findings to the
attending physicians
CCLCM Minority Recruiter and Student Host (Fall 2011 – April 2015)
 Attended weekly lunches with minority applicants to discuss the opportunities at CCLCM
 Called and emailed prospective students to address their questions and provide a student perspective on
the school
 Hosted multiple prospective students during the interview season
CCLCM Applicant Interviewer (Fall 2012 – Spring 2013)
 Interviewed CCLCM applicants as part of the admissions program
Officer for Volunteering, Neighbor Family Practice, Cleveland, Ohio (Fall 2011 – Spring 2013)
 Worked with two other students to initiate a program for CCLCM/CWRU students to volunteer at a
local clinic that serves uninsured, Medicaid, Latino, and refugee populations
 We provided nutrition information to patients and collected patient histories
Program Evaluation Team Member for Urban Future Leaders of the World (uFLOW), Cleveland Clinic
(Fall 2011 – Spring 2013)
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uFLOW is a nonprofit organization that partners adolescents in high-risk areas with mentors that help
the students to implement a service project aimed at creating a positive change.
 We developed a survey based on established methods to assess the programs impact on student selfesteem, motivation, and leadership
 I completed the IRB required to administer the survey, automated the survey, and analyzed the results
Volunteer guitar player, Cleveland Clinic (Fall 2011 – 2012)
 Played guitar and sang for children and their families in the oncology out-patient clinic and the epilepsy
unit at the Cleveland Clinic (2 hours weekly)
President Foreign Language Education in Schools (FLES), Wiggins Street Elementary, Gambier, Ohio
(Fall 2009 – Spring 2011)
 Taught basic Spanish skills to a group of 30 children from 2nd - 4th grade (1 hour a week)
 Planned the lessons and organized the college students that assisted with the classes
Peer Science Tutor, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio (Fall 2009 – Spring 2011)
 Tutored Kenyon students in lower and mid level biology and chemistry coursework (2 hours a week)
Aerobics Instructor, Kenyonfit Program, Gambier, OH (Fall 2008 – Spring 2011)
 Taught kickboxing and step aerobics classes at the Kenyon Athletic Center for Kenyon and community
members (5 hours per week)
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