Sneha Upadhyayula

Harvard SPARK Fellow @ Phillips Brooks House Association Inc.

About

My name is Sneha Upadhyayula, and I am an incoming freshman senior at Harvard College. I am very passionate about medicine and scientific research and have pursued various experiences throughout my high school career to gain exposure in these areas. I am also very passionate about the arts. As a Bharatanatyam dancer, Carnatic singer, and violinist, I spend my free time working to better my understanding of these fine arts and further share them with my community through various platforms. In college, I hope to study Biology and Spanish to further my goal of becoming a physician.

Country

City

United States

Industry

Non-profit Organization Management

Skill

Leadership, Dance, Mental Health, Advocacy, Performing Arts, Bharatanatyam , Intercultural Communication, Foreign Languages, Care Coordination, Independent Research, Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising, Event Planning, Event Management, Networking, Fund Management, Project Management, Centrifugation, Transfection, Transduction

Experience

Harvard SPARK Fellow

Phillips Brooks House Association Inc.

2025-6 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Junior Leadership Committee Member

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

2024-7 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Youspressions Organization Founder/President

Youspressions

2023-2 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Ohio, United States

Quality Improvement Initiative

Summa Health

2024-6 - 2025-3 · 10 mos

Akron, Ohio, United States

Quality Improvement Coordinator in initiative to increase wellness visit rates and HPV vaccinations in underserved communities of the Akron area.; targeted outreach to Buckeye Insurance holders who are parents/guardians of 12-17-year-old kids. Initiative's goal is to organize at least two easy-access clinics and present data at a health conference.

Student Research Assistant

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

2024-8 - 2024-9 · 2 mos

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

PI: Dr. Reshmi Parameswaran Postdoctoral Fellow: Akshaya Radhakrishnan Immunotherapy Lab work on liquid and solid tumors and autoimmune diseases. Focused on making BAFF CAR NK cells targeting B cell cancer and BAFF CAR T cells targeting B cell cancers and rheumatoid arthritis.

Lead Researcher

Polygence

2022-7 - 2024-8 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Hudson, Ohio, United States

Student Visionaries of the Year Candidate

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Northern Ohio Chapter

2022-11 - 2024-4 · 1 yr 6 mos

Hudson, Ohio, United States

Team Hudson Candidate Lead (2024) and Team Answer for Cancer Team Member (2023)- raised over $75,000 over both years for patient support resources and received Hero Award for efforts in advancing health equity.

Kumon Math and Language Arts Tutor

Kumon North America, Inc.

2021-6 - 2023-8 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Hudson, Ohio, United States

Student Shadower and Affordable Care Coordinator

Yashoda Hospitals

2023-6 - 2023-7 · 2 mos

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Shadowing with the Head of Medical Oncology (Dr. GVK Reddy) and General Physician (Dr. GKM Reddy), initiative to help coordinate affordable care, specifically working with Telugu-speaking patients, and independent cancer research.