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Ontario, Canada

Manage the Canadian Blood Services Research Ethics Program (REP). The REP facilitates the review of research and quality improvement studies involving human participants through Canadian Blood Services' internal stakeholders and its independent Research Ethics Board (REB). Requests can be submitted by both internal and external researchers for personal information (data) or biological materials (products) collected by Canadian Blood Services. Requests can also include studies recruiting from the general public, as well as Canadian Blood Services donors, volunteers, and staff. Oversee day to day operations of the REP office and supervise support staff. Monitor and implement continuous improvements to the REP processes in response to the ever evolving research landscape. Manage governance and membership of the REB. Member of the CBS Data Governance Operating Committee.

Temporary, part-time contract. Taught medical terminology in the Office Administration program.

Advise the research community (staff, students, faculty and physicians) at Queen's University and its affiliated teaching hospitals with and through the human ethics application process. Ensure the overall compliance and coordination of a Quality Assurance Monitoring program for research involving human participants conducted at Queen’s University and its affiliated teaching hospitals. Ensure research being conducted is in accordance with applicable guidelines and internal/external Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in addition to related policies in effect for ethics by identifying instances/risks of non-compliance and working with others to develop preventive measures and/or remedial actions.

Research Contracts CoordinatorVice-Principal Research Portfolio, Office of Partnerships & Innovation: May 2017 – October 2018Coordinate the review, negotiation and finalization of contracts and agreements for general and clinical research activities for Queen's researchers. Provide guidance to researchers and to external clients on the management and execution of research agreements according to Queen’s policies. Liaise with Kingston Hospital's administrative and research support personnel. Delegate tasks and provide guidance to administrative assistant. TRAQ database management.Purchasing CoordinatorAthletics & Recreation Department: August 2016 – May 2017Coordinate all purchasing and accounts payable in the Athletics & Recreation Department; assist with budget preparations for assigned unitLaboratory Manager, Research Assistant &/or Research TechnologistDepartments of Biology, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Biomedical and Molecular Science, Immunology & Toxicology. September 2005 - August 2016.Biosafety Level 1, 2 & 2+Areas of Research: Cardiovascular Disease, Arginase-1 Deficiency, Prostate Cancer and Breast CancerDuties included: Supervision and guidance to students, trainees & volunteers, Orientation & training of new members, Management of projects and technical staff, Task delegation as required, Budget monitoring, Assuring adherence to health & safety legislation, Finance management, Assisting with grant applications (CCV & Research Net), Protocol development, drafting & implementation, Ordering and handling of gas, chemicals/reagents and solvents, Shipping and receiving of samples, colony care, maintenance, handling and monitoring, Molecular Biology, Western Blots, Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization (FISH), Tissue culture-primary, immortalized, insect, embryonic (ESC) and induced pluripotent stem cell(iPSC), Immunocytochemistry, Lentiviral reprogramming, Episomal Reprogramming.

Temporary, part-time contract. Prepare and organize material for a microbiology lab in the Nursing BScN program. Assure adherence to safety regulations. Assist the professor during laboratory sessions with student questions, demonstrating techniques, marking quizzes, tracking attendance.

Ottawa, Canada Area

StemCore Laboratories, previously known as the Ontario Genomics Innovation Centre, part of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.Duties included RT-PCR, DNA Sequencing, SAGE (Serial Analysis of Gene Expression), place and monitor all supply and reagent orders using Oracle.

Professional Master Of Education (Pmed), Education

Administrative Professional At Queen'S (Apaq), Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Biotechnology

Advanced Diploma, Biotechnology