Emergency and surgery clinician and MSPCA-Angell West in Waltham.

Competitive small Animal rotating internship with focus on ECC, surgery, and internal medicine.

DVM Student at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Molecular and cellular profiling in Research Discovery department. Headed gene expression research on multiple drug programs including designing, carrying out, and presenting experiments to characterize gene expression changes in certain diseases and in their treatment using animal models. Using literature to determine significant genes to analyze for each disease and designing primers for those genes.Performing RNA extractions on animal tissues.Performing high throughput gene expression studies using real-time qPCR and microarrays.Integration of an electronic laboratory notebook to replace paper notebooks (IDBS E-WorkBook Suite)

Student (6hours/week)Member of a six-person team conducting project-based research characterizing zebrafish mutant lacking germ cells using forward genetic screen. Designing, carrying out, and presenting original experiments to characterize the phenotype and genotype of the zebrafish mutant.Investigating the timeframe and method of germ cell loss through histological slide study and immunostaining. Investigating the mutation using linkage mapping and SNP markers. Techniques used: histological slide preparation, gel electrophoresis, bioinformatics, PCR, IHC.Supervisor: Dr. Kellee R. Siegfried-Harris

Research on wetland nitrogen cycling and its climatic roleLaboratory Assistant (5 hours/week)Calibrate and run samples in gas chromatograph Record and analyze gas chromatograph resultsCollect and prepare wetland gas samplesHelped discover data linking nitrogen loading of wetlands to increase NO2 emissions

Coordinating with student government and all BC services to develop and implement new ideas to solve common problems among the student bodyHelping create a website to facilitate ride sharing between BC students traveling over breaks

2010Surgical and Ambulatory Externship (35 hours/week)Shaved and cleaned horses for surgery and observed the surgical procedures including OCD removal, fracture fixation, castration, and laryngeal tiebacks.Shadowed on ambulatory work allowing for owner interaction and education in the diagnostic process

35 hours/week)Assisted with daily medical procedures including fracture repair, wound cleaning, and bandage changes.Prepared daily diets for ~30 animals and hand-fed multiple species including raccoons, rabbits, raptors, turtles, and many more.Recorded daily weights and health observations of ~30 animals.Interacted with clients admitting new wounded wildlife and checked in new animals.