Gabriel Amsih
Amsih is pronounced "Ahm-see."
I'm a high school senior in Cleveland, Ohio. I plan to study neuroscience, then go into medicine, either as a physician or in biotech.
I grew up in Syria, Australia and Cleveland. I speak English, Arabic and Aramaic, and intermediate Spanish.
Work
Stepping Stones Financial
A free, multilingual financial literacy platform for immigrants in Cleveland. I write the video lesson scripts. We reach 150+ households through nonprofit, library and law firm partners, and are expanding into Spanish and Arabic.
Lamassu Biotech
Researched and proposed glioblastoma as a new indication for an MDM2 inhibitor in Phase I/IIa clinical trials. The proposal was approved by the COO, and I presented the findings to the C-suite, including the Chief Medical Officer.
Cleveland Clinic
Observed surgeries and researched operating room equipment to design VR training tools for physicians. Built and published education websites for high school students, and helped curate a field trip on AI in medicine. Won the Best Use of AI award for a data cleanup project.
Volunteering
Wikipedia
Top 0.5% of English Wikipedia editors by edit count, with 200+ edits on articles viewed 65 million+ times. I rewrite philosophy and science articles for neutrality, sourcing and accuracy.
Youth Challenge
Partner with young people with physical disabilities in adaptive sports and recreation. Featured in Cleveland Magazine.
Cleveland Clinic Pre-Surgical Unit
Managed supplies and assisted nurses, comforted patients before surgery, and helped Arabic-speaking families.
Honors
Ohio Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 scholarship for the top 5% of each Ohio high school's graduating class.
FBLA
Ohio State Champion in Banking & Financial Systems (team), 3rd place in Economics, and a Nationals qualifier in the chapter's first year.
Saint Joseph of Arimathea Pallbearers Society
Ranked 2nd of 420 members for service, carrying caskets at funerals for people who would otherwise have no one to carry them.
Wikipedia Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Awarded by fellow editors for neutrality rewrites across philosophy articles.
Outside of that
Cars, chess, magic, pickleball, philosophy, astronomy, cooking and music.