• Lead cross collaborations between clinical departments and genomics facilities to successfully conduct multiple transcriptomics investigating lung injury during transplantation in humans• Identified inflammatory and cell death pathways as potential therapeutic targets for lung repair through analysis of bulk RNA expression in lungs undergoing transplantation or ex vivo perfusion• Developed the first hypothermic dissociation protocol for adult human lung tissue; compatible with scRNA-seq and able minimizing generation of dissociation induced artefacts• Generated the first catalogue describing cell type specific responses to injury during transplantation in humans through a longitudinal scRNA-seq study design (pre- and post- transplant)

• Developed a novel model for the intracellular signaling of PIPs through literature review • Designed crosses of Drosophila mutant lines to test potential upstream regulators of PIPs • Conducted live imaging of embryos using immunofluorescent confocal microscopy • Quantified and analyzed migration velocity, leading edge activity and filopodia number

• Cared for drosophila stocks including feeding, stock maintenance and culling• Generated drosophila mutant lines utilized in graduate student projects• Maintained lab equipment including microscopes and knockout pads • Prepared specimens for microscopy through fixation and immunostaining techniques