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South San Francisco, California, United States

- Conducted experiments for early stage programs to determine target localization and inform on potential drug modalities.- Established and characterized lentiviral-transduced and CRISPR-edited tumor cell lines for downstream cytotoxicity assays and in vitro immunotherapy studies.- Collaborated with interdepartmental teams (In vivo, Antibody and Protein Engineering) to reach go/no-go decisions for early phase programs- Validated and participated in experiments establishing bone marrow chimera mouse models as a platform for immuno-oncology research and future in vivo tumor studies in the company

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

PhD candidate - Institute of Medical SciencesSupervisor: Dr. Adam Gehring - Toronto Centre for Liver DiseaseCo-supervisor: Dr. Jordan Feld - Toronto Centre for Liver DiseaseProjects:1. Monitoring Hepatitis B virus-specific T cell responses ex vivo among chronically-infected patients2. scRNA-sequencing analysis on liver biopsies from chronically-infected patients stopping tenofovir alafenamide therapy, predicting onset of severe hepatic flares as a safety measure for treatment withdrawalAssays: T cell ELISpot, flow cytometry, scRNA-sequencing analysis, primary immune cell culturing, qPCR, immunological assays (cytometric bead array, ELISA, ProQuantum), bacteria culturing, gene cloning

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Coordinated the team and liaised with other key stakeholders to determine the correct direction and progression of the consulting engagement- Identified market segments suitable for the client's expansion

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Advised client on talent recruitment strategies and how to better target select demographics to obtain a more conducive applicant pool- Developed an implementation timeline to reformat the organization structure with the aim of dividing the workload to multiple roles

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Conducted in-depth competitive analyses of our client’s market position- Advised on novel web services that can be incorporated to improve our client’s product and company image- Strategized other short-term revenue streams and drafted a 2-year roadmap for company expansion given current and projected revenue

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee ProgramSupervisor: Dr. Vinay Nandicoori - NII Biochemistry Dept.Project: Elucidating the Role of Rv2927c in Mycobacterium tuberculosisAssays: PCR, Western blotting, mouse/rabbit handling, mycobacteria culturing, bacteria culturing, protein chromatography, plasmid cloning

HMB395Y1 research project courseSupervisor: Dr. Gary Levy - Toronto General Hospital, Multi-Organ Transplant ProgramProject: Effects of Immunomodulatory Molecule fgl2 in Murein Transplant ToleranceAssays: mouse handling/procedures, mouse surgery/autopsy, organ processing, tissue histology

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

UHN Summer Researcher ProgramSupervisor: Dr. Gary Levy - Toronto General Hospital, Multi-Organ Transplant ProgramDeveloped Microarrays for Two-Color Detection of IgG and IgM Autoantibodies

Toronto, Canada Area

BCH299Y1 research project course: Supervisor: Dr. John Glover – UofT Biochemistry Dept.Project: Studied yeast chaperone protein hsp104 interactions with sup35Assays: protein chromatography, Western blotting, bacterial culturing, PCR

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Immunology, Cgpa: 4.0

UofT Institute of Medical Sciences Supervisor: Dr. Adam Gehring - Toronto Centre for Liver Disease Co-supervisor: Dr. Jordan Feld.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Immunology, Cgpa: 3.76

Immunology Specialist Human Biology - Health and Diseases Major Dean's List 2013-17