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Ziba Ahamad

Ziba Ahamad

Founder & Curriculum Developer, Racial Student Allies | Research Intern, Molecular Biology & Retinal Organoid Labs

Superior, Colorado
Stanford
GPASAT / ACTEconomics or Public Policy with a minor in Human BiologyIntended major

Awards

  1. 1

    Princeton Prize in Race Relations

  2. 2

    International Finalist, Conrad Challenge

  3. 3

    Finalist, World Series of Innovation

  4. 4

    AP Scholar with Distinction & Seal of Biliteracy (Spanish)

  5. 5

    Taco Bell Foundation Live Mas / Ambition Accelerator Grant

Extracurriculars

  1. 1

    Founder & Curriculum Developer, Racial Student Allies

    Founded Racial Student Allies in middle school and built an anti-racism curriculum to spread awareness within the student body; piloted for two years with faculty and administration, then expanded across the district and statewide with nonprofits including Youth Celebrate Diversity and the Boulder chapter, growing to 70+ members

  2. 2

    Research Intern, Molecular Biology & Retinal Organoid Labs

    Interned in a molecular biology lab at CU Boulder and a wet-lab retinal organoid program at CU Anschutz, culminating in a poster session presenting the work

  3. 3

    Officer, Pre-Med Club

    Served as an officer of the high school Pre-Med Club, organizing shadowing and volunteer opportunities, dissections, and guest speakers, and coordinating a school hygiene drive

  4. 4

    Pack Leader (Freshman Mentorship)

    Selected as a Pack Leader (12 spots from 80+ applicants) to mentor incoming freshmen, guiding them on the first day of school and running social and orientation activities throughout the year

  5. 5

    Secretary, Muslim Student Association

    Served as high school Muslim Student Association secretary in a region with a small Muslim population, growing the club and organizing a speaker event drawing 100-200 students; also sat on the statewide association board

  6. 6

    Medical & Surgical Volunteer, Local Hospital

    Volunteered in medical and surgical units at a local hospital, supporting nurses with restocking and phone calls and interacting with post-op patients to uplift them

  7. 7

    Varsity Tennis Player & Tennis Instructor

    Made the varsity tennis team for three years after starting tennis in high school, won doubles and competed at the state tournament, and worked as a tennis instructor/coach

  8. 8

    Board Member, Colorado Student Leaders Institute

    Selected as a board member of the Colorado Student Leaders Institute (Colorado's governor's school), residing on the CU Denver campus for a month taking college-level courses; led a lobbying initiative that gathered over 1,000 signatures sent to Colorado's U.S

  9. 9

    Founder & Program Director, Pandemic Tutoring Platform

    Founded a tutoring platform during the pandemic matching elementary students with tutors and built an e-learning extension program with original worksheets in fundamental math and reading skills

  10. 10

    Oncology Research Intern, Cancer Hospital (India)

    Completed a two-week oncology internship at a cancer hospital in India, observing nephrectomies, sarcoma resections, transplants, and robotic surgery

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