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Working with ANZDATA on the Symptom Monitoring with Feedback Trial (SWIFT), I conducted site visits to 14 study units, overseeing data collection and the recruitment of 516 participants. Fostering strong relationships with stakeholders, I utilized Excel to generate comprehensive reports and facilitated survey feedback distribution via Mailchimp, ensuring.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

During my internship, I contributed to Bioinformatics projects within the Computational Biology team. Responsibilities included reviewing and documenting Python and R scripts, data visualization, exploratory data analysis, and analyzing single-cell RNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq data. I utlised AWS and Git services for team collaboration and data storage.

My role was the unblinded pharmacy member which covered IP maintenance, monitoring, delivery, and communication with unblinded monitors, working closely with the unblinded nurses, the maintenance of unblinded documentation, logger and fridge data documentation and calibration, handling specimens and shipments, liaising with Melbourne Health Lab, ordering.

RA at the Sex Determination and Gonadal Development Research Group in the Centre for Endocrinology and Metabolism. My project focused on SRY and its contribution to sex (male) bias in certain neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease. I also supervised undergrad students, submitted philanthropic grants, ordered consumables and maintained the lab.

Worked on several projects at the Neurogenetic Research Group (BLC) that aim towards the identification of genes associated with Parkinson's disease, autism and FBXW7 neuro-developmental disorders. I was also responsible of training new staff and students, general lab management and organisation, ordering consumables, making reagents, booking maintenance.

My roles at Refugee and Migrant Talent enabled me to make a positive contribution to the community by easing the struggles that are faced by many in finding their first local work experience.

Melbourne, Australia

I joined Currie Communications, Australia's first B-Corp PR firm as a communications intern. I made social media content, delivered comprehensive weekly and quarterly media monitoring reports, assisted in press release distributions and events' management.

Victoria, Australia

Helped year 9-12 school students with making science projects. Identified struggling students and provided them with support.Encouraged students to continue into higher education.

Stem Cell Regulation Unit

Achieved H1 research thesis entitled “The Effects of Retinoids and Retinoic Acid Receptors in Hematopoietic Stem Cells”. Optimized expansion method of HSCs in serum-free medium. Performed bone marrow transplantations assays with knock-out mouse models, and flow-cytometry analysis. Carried out routine lab duties such as genotyping, autoclaving, hazardous.

Saudi Arabia

Mouse organ harvesting- Protein extraction – Western blot – Cell sorting DP/ISP – DNA/RNA extraction- CDNA Synthesis - Primer design –Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) – Agarose gel electrophoresis - Restriction digestion analysis – Gene cloning – Transformation - Bacterial isolation – Plasmid DNA miniprep – Cell culture.

Saudi Arabia

12 months rotation in an Internship Program accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). It included hands-on experience and clinical lab rotation in Pre-Analytical area, Histology, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Genetics, Transfusion Medicine Services and Toxicology

Master Of Biomedical Sciences, First Class Honours

Along with a major research project, subjects completed: Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques Stem Cells in Development & Regeneration.

Bachelor'S Degree, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 4.34/5 , Very Good With Honours

Data Analytics, A

Introduction to data science and python, Lambdas, Functions, Data Structures, NumPy and Pandas. Completed Data management covering.