Avneet Kaur Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Actively use scientific knowledge and interpersonal skills to support academic and industrial partners and help drive their research forward.- Identify and qualify new customers to drive new business through prospecting, emails, phone calls, and virtual meetings using the CRM database- Sell consultatively, detailing products, determine customer needs and requirements, and make recommendations to both prospects and customers

- Leading a team of 6+ event liaisons and organizing 15+ mentorship and recruiting events each year while building meaningful connections with the pharmaceutical and biotechnology community in Canada- Strategic planning and implementation of all event operations and logistics including budgeting, event marketing and promotion, liaison and volunteer management and also mentoring and training new volunteers

- Collaborated through precise documentation with a team of researchers to generate null mutations in C. elegans using CRISPR-Cas9 technology and mastered an extremely technical skill of microinjecting into the gonads of C. Elegans- Designed and implemented a project plan, managed a team of 4 researchers to ensure successful completion of all project components and maintained project information on a variety of databases and systems- Developed and enhanced laboratory manuals, data entry… Show more - Collaborated through precise documentation with a team of researchers to generate null mutations in C. elegans using CRISPR-Cas9 technology and mastered an extremely technical skill of microinjecting into the gonads of C. Elegans- Designed and implemented a project plan, managed a team of 4 researchers to ensure successful completion of all project components and maintained project information on a variety of databases and systems- Developed and enhanced laboratory manuals, data entry guidelines, standardizing protocols, analyzing results, and other study-related documents as necessary Show less

- Represented 25,000+ undergraduates in the university student society by speaking on governance policies and society initiatives and attained a deep understanding of student union board governance, strategic planning, student engagement, campaigning practices and relationship building- Worked beside other Non-Executive Councilors and the Executive Committee to draft and speak on motions presented to the council during the biweekly union meetings

-Investigated 3 mutants linked to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for their role in possible abnormal Amyloid bodies formation as an undergraduate directed research project-Designed and conducted experiments to prepare 3 mutant mammalian cell lines and then test them under heat shock, acidosis and transcriptional stress conditions for Amyloid body targeting of the mutant protein-Demonstrated proficiency in recombinant DNA techniques, mammalian cell transfection and fixation protocol… Show more -Investigated 3 mutants linked to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for their role in possible abnormal Amyloid bodies formation as an undergraduate directed research project-Designed and conducted experiments to prepare 3 mutant mammalian cell lines and then test them under heat shock, acidosis and transcriptional stress conditions for Amyloid body targeting of the mutant protein-Demonstrated proficiency in recombinant DNA techniques, mammalian cell transfection and fixation protocol, maintaining mammalian cell culture under aseptic conditions and fluorescence microscopy-Gathered and analyzed publishable data from 3 experimental replicates for each of the 3 mutants under 3 different conditions each within 4 months and documented the project as a detailed report and presentation Show less

-Collaborated with 3 graduate students in Gates lab for a WorkSafe BC funded project to devise novel analytical probes to detect small traces of heavy metals in weld samples-Designed and performed experiments to prepare screening assays for heavy metals using a range of calorimetric dyes and optimized the prepared assays by testing different solvent and buffer conditions-Gathered and analyzed the absorption and fluorescence spectra of each assay and presented the results in weekly… Show more -Collaborated with 3 graduate students in Gates lab for a WorkSafe BC funded project to devise novel analytical probes to detect small traces of heavy metals in weld samples-Designed and performed experiments to prepare screening assays for heavy metals using a range of calorimetric dyes and optimized the prepared assays by testing different solvent and buffer conditions-Gathered and analyzed the absorption and fluorescence spectra of each assay and presented the results in weekly laboratory meetings Show less

-Designed and executed research in collaboration with 3 graduate students to fabricate a novel Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) substrate using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), loaded onto a custom Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) mesoporous substrate for enhanced Raman signals-Performed extensive literature review to support the project in terms of finding a good SERS reporter molecule and optimizing the surface chemistry of AgNPs-LiNbO3 hybrids-Conducted experiments to optimize the in… Show more -Designed and executed research in collaboration with 3 graduate students to fabricate a novel Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) substrate using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), loaded onto a custom Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3) mesoporous substrate for enhanced Raman signals-Performed extensive literature review to support the project in terms of finding a good SERS reporter molecule and optimizing the surface chemistry of AgNPs-LiNbO3 hybrids-Conducted experiments to optimize the in situ synthesis of AgNPs-LiNbO3 hybrids by photo-reduction and by testing different stabilizing agents-Obtained UV-Viz spectra, analyzed transmission electron microscope images and Raman spectroscopy data for the prepared samples and documented the project in a detailed report and presentation Show less

-Conducted research to prepare a novel analytical biochemistry assay for the detection of low abundance proteins using DNA hemin G-quadruplexes as peroxidase DNAzyme and biotin tyramide as substrate-Demonstrated mindfulness while working with radioactively labelled DNA to prepare DNA hemin G-quadruplexes, performed test-tube experiments to enhance their peroxidase activity using polyphenols like tannic acid and finally verified the biotinylation through Streptavidin gel shift… Show more -Conducted research to prepare a novel analytical biochemistry assay for the detection of low abundance proteins using DNA hemin G-quadruplexes as peroxidase DNAzyme and biotin tyramide as substrate-Demonstrated mindfulness while working with radioactively labelled DNA to prepare DNA hemin G-quadruplexes, performed test-tube experiments to enhance their peroxidase activity using polyphenols like tannic acid and finally verified the biotinylation through Streptavidin gel shift assays-Quantified results through densitometric analysis on native and denaturing polyacrylamide gels and compiled the results in a presentation and a detailed report Show less

-Conducted research to investigate the genomic explanation for the wide variation found in the composition of the compound Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) in different accessions of the plant, Cannabis sativa L.-Performed extensive self-directed literature review to identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites linked with the composition of CBDA in Cannabis sativa L. and performed SNP genotyping experiments including real-time PCR and molecular biology techniques for extraction of DNA from… Show more -Conducted research to investigate the genomic explanation for the wide variation found in the composition of the compound Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) in different accessions of the plant, Cannabis sativa L.-Performed extensive self-directed literature review to identify single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites linked with the composition of CBDA in Cannabis sativa L. and performed SNP genotyping experiments including real-time PCR and molecular biology techniques for extraction of DNA from plant samples.-Learned to utilize various bioinformatic platforms like IDT, Blast, Primer3, Mfold, Clustal Omega etc. for designing primers, probes, DNA secondary structures and to analyze sequencing results Show less