About
| Name | Bruce Daniel Bassi |
| Work Address | 1051 Riverside Drive |
| Unit 21, Room 5100 | |
| New York, NY 10032 | |
| brucebassi (at) gmail (dot) com | |
| Phone | 203-415-7375 |
| Lab Web | brainstimulation.columbia.edu |
| Resume | resume.pdf |
Education:
M.S. Columbia University - Biomedical Engineering (Dec 2008)
B.S. University of Connecticut - Biomedical Engineering (May 2006)
Work Info:
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY (December 2007-present)
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (May 2006-July 2007)
Yale University, New Haven, CT - Research Assistant Microbiology Lab (May 2003-Aug 2003)
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT - Research Assistant, Neuro Lab (Jan 2003-May 2003)
Training:
EMT - Basic, CLEMC Houston, TX (2007-2008)
SCID - Non-patient (2008-present)
CPR (2004-present)
Seizure Management (2008-present)
TMS Motor Threshold Determination (2008-present)
Memberships:
Manhattan Track Club (2008-present)
USATF (2002-present)
Biomedical Engineering Intramural Flag Football Team co-captain (2007)
IEEE EMBS Society Member (Aug 2003-May 2009)
The Daily Campus Newspaper - Comic Writer (2006)
Secretary of Premed Student’s Club Fall (2002-2004)
Trident - School Newspaper (1998)
Computer Club/Amity Webteam (1998, 1999)
Talented and Gifted (1998, 1999)
Student Council (1999)
National Spanish Honors Society (2000)
Awards:
UConn Summa Cum Laude in School of Engineering (2006)
UConn Honors Scholar (2006)
UConn University Scholar (2006)
Dean’s List (2002-2006)
Connecticut Outstanding Scholar Award (2006)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (2005)
Deligeorges’ Family Scholarship (2005)
Big-Y Scholarship (2003)
Bethany Lions Club Scholarship (2002)
Woodbridge Fathers Baseball League Academic Scholarship (2002)
Amity High School Outdoor Track MVP (2002)
Amity High School Cross Country MVP (2002)
Class I Award (first honors) (1998)
Presidential Physical Fitness Award (1998)
Class II Award (first honors) (1999)
Excellence in Biology (Highest Average) (1998)
Class III Award (first honors ) (2000)
National Spanish II Exam- 5th in CT (1999)
National Latin Exam “Cum Laude” (1998)
National Spanish Exam – 9th in CT (1998)
Volunteer:
Double Discovery Center, Columbia Univ. (2007, 2008) Taught science to 8th - 10th grades
MS150 Bike Ride (2007) Raised $500 for multiple sclerosis
Hazardous Inspection Team, NASA (2006-2007)
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Carved pumpkins (2004, 2005)
Willimantic Soup Kitchen helped serve dinners (2005)
Windham Heights apartment complex, assisted in after-school activities (2005)
Willimantic Homeless Shelter Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches (2005)
Agricultural Fair Hay Ride Volunteer (2004)
New Haven Road Race (1999, 2000, 2001)
Shamrock and Roll Road Race, New Haven CT (2000)
Elementary, and Jr. High Track Events (2000, 2001) Helped move food, place runners, give mile times, organize events, coordinate timing
Prospect Girls Softball Assistant Coach (1998-2000)
Beacon Falls Church/Community Picnic (2001)
Bethany Firemen’s Parade Cleanup (2001)
Bethany Library Book Reorganizing (2001)
Relay For Life (2001)
Red Cross Blood Drive (2001)
Languages:
Very proficient in Java, MatLAB, C++, LabVIEW, AutoCAD, Catia v4, LaTeX, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Pspice, Polymath, R, and decent Spanish.
A little more:
If someone were to ask me how I define myself, my first answer would be through my family. I am the youngest of five kids, so people would say that I come from a big family although I don’t think so. I’ve always wanted a younger brother or sister, but in a way I think it’s nice being the youngest kid. I have two older brothers, and two older sisters and they have taught me a lot in life. I’ve learned how to thumb wrestle much better, give indian burns, where various pressure points are, and how sneak out of the house (sorry mom). But most importantly, they have taught me that you can be successful doing anything you want. My brothers, sisters and I are so different yet we are all happy in our lives. My oldest brother is an aerospace engineer, and the other is a plumber. My oldest sister is a Jr High teacher, and the other is a microbiologist. We all have taken different routes, have different goals, but we all know the importance of having strong family ties. In a way I really miss the times when we were all living at home together, when there would be 10 peanut butter and jelly’s on the counter before school, but it’s nice growing up with everyone and seeing their own families start. I really admire them and how happy they all are, and although our career paths have diverged, I hope that I can still be like them. I may be the tallest, but I’m always going to look up to them.
