LESLIE TAYLOR FRY

US Citizen; Hong Kong & Canadian Permanent Resident

CURRENT VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE

Ables Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY     

Research Assistant (Volunteer), 2026

•       Perform ELISA, immunohistochemistry (IHC), slide mounting, and confocal brain imaging of mouse IPN using the Zeiss 880 microscope

•       Prepare surgical needles and shadow stereotaxic surgeries for fiber photometry

•       Conduct mouse behavioral assays (CSDS, GTT, SI), administer IP injections, and measure blood glucose and body weight

•       Participate in weekly lab meetings and neuroscience seminars to discuss research progress and current literature

Mount Sinai Morningside, New York, NY

Ambassador (Volunteer),2023 - Present

•       Interact directly with patients on telemetry and geriatric wings to provide companionship and ease their hospital stay

•       Assist clinicians and staff with basic patient care and clerical duties

•       Proposed and currently implementing a book and fundraising drive to establish entertainment nooks in waiting rooms

•       Dedicate 3 hours per week during the academic year, totaling 170 hours

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Honours Bachelor of Science | 2026 – Present

Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA

Undergraduate Certificate in Professional Communications (GPA: 3.69/4.00) | 2024 – 2025

Yale-China Chinese Language Academy, Hong Kong SAR, China

Certificate of Participation in Chinese as a Foreign Language (Grade: A/A- average) | 2025

Tufts University Pre-College and Professional Programs, Medford, MA

Pre-Med Courses (GPA: 3.88/4.00) | 2022 - 2025

Columbia University College Edge Program, New York, NY

Pre-Med Courses (GPA: 4.00/4.00) | 2022 - 2023

Clonlara School, Ann Arbor, MI

High School Diploma (GPA: 4.00/4.00) | 2021 - 2025

•       The Einstein Mad Hat Math Award Honorary Mention (2023), featured in the New York Times on Dec. 10, 2023

•       Fry, Leslie T. “Advanced Geometry in Fashion.” Senior capstone project

SELECTED ART EDUCATION

Pratt Institute, Department of Continuing and Professional Studies, Brooklyn & Manhattan, NY

Certificate in Fine Art | 2023 - 2025

•       Completed college-level fine art coursework (2023 – 2025) and Saturday Art School high school program (2021 – 2023)

•       Received full merit funding via the DICE Program (Selz Foundation and Irma Holland Wolstein Endowed Scholarships)

•       Invited Guest Lecturer for Nina Edwards’ portfolio development course, 2026

•       Published Drawing - “The Empty Spot.” Skipping Stones: A Multicultural Literary Magazine, vol. 37, 2025, pp. 11-12.

PUBLICATIONS

•       Fry, Leslie T. “Imagery Rehearsal Therapy as a Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.” The Indian Journal of Sleep Medicine, vol. 21, 2026, forthcoming.

•       Fry, Leslie T. “Simultaneous Unity and Isolation in Nuclear War Poetry.” Wilderness House Literary Review, vol. 20, 2025, pp. 1-6.

•       Fry, Leslie T. “Curiosity Without Curiosity: Challenging an Absurdity in the Structural Affect Theory.” Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics, vol. 48, 2025, pp. 190-197.

•       Fry, Leslie T. “Deadbeat Deity: A Religious Perspective on Wagner’s Poem ‘Deadbeat.’” Poetcrit, vol. 38, 2025, pp. 82-85.

•       Fry, Leslie T. “The Empty Spot.” Skipping Stones: A Multicultural Literary Magazine, vol. 37, 2025, pp. 11-12.

LANGUAGES

English – Mother tongue

Dutch – Fluent

French – Elementary

Cantonese – Elementary

Latin – Intermediate