Thesis Title: Investigating the prevalence of antibiotic resistant Clostridiodes difficile in human gut metagenomes• Developed a single nucleotide polymorphism-based detection pipeline for antibiotic resistance in C. difficile

• Algorithm development utilizing genomics data to generate gene regulatory networks for Group 3 and Group 4 medulloblastoma• Identified crucial epigenetic regulators that hold potential as drug targets

• Investigated mechanisms of 3' untranslated region variants linked to rare diseases

• Researched the impact of genetic deletion and functional mutation concurrence events in autism spectrum disorder etiology

• Collaborated in a team with 40 other students to develop "REMINE" - a packed column bioreactor containing metal-binding proteins that remove and recover valuable heavy metals from electronic manufacturing wastewater• International gold finalist and top undergraduate team in the manufacturing cateogry

• Conducted research as part of the CHILD Cohort Study to examine the effects of breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota diversity in the development of childhood asthma

• Former research assistant with the psychology department at Queen’s University under Dr. Leandre Fabrigar• Directed social psychological study trials of 10-15 participants at a time• Explained all pertinent aspects of study in non-technical language to obtain informed consent from study participants• Documented and organized collected data for further analysis• Managed administration of documents, consent forms and SOPs