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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsible for facility microscope service contract renewals and negotiations, arranging microscope maintenance and repairs, and coordinating training for new users.

Sydney, Australia

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Teaching assistant at a variety of both Primary and High schools, working across all subjects.I spent 2 months at Castle School, a special needs school where my role was to provide one-on-one support to a student in year 11 with learning disabilities and mental health issues. My role was to facilitate learning in all subject areas which often required the.

Wollongong, Australia

Throughout my PhD I investigated the role of protein aggregation in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using various in vitro assays, mammalian cell culture and Drosophila Melanogaster (fruit fly) models, and human spinal cord tissue. I became proficient in many microbiology techniques including but not limited to; mammalian cell culture, bacterial culture.

Wollongong, Australia

I optimised and established a protocol for the expression of a fluorescent mutant protein in insect cells, and subsequent protein purification. This task utilised a variety of laboratory skills including cell transfection and confocal microscopy. I also quickly learnt new skills such as the culture and cloning of insect cells.

Wollongong, Australia

Demonstrator for the following first and second year biology and biochemistry university subjects; Molecules, Cells and Organisms, Principles of Biochemistry, Molecular Cell Biology, and Infection and Immunity. I coordinated groups of 20 students and oversaw the completion of laboratory experiments, and also provided assistance in understanding theoretical.

Wollongong, Australia

I provided one-on-one support to a fellow PhD student with a visual disability. Duties included giving verbal descriptions of experimental results and performing experiments according to very specific protocols and instructions.

Sydney, Australia

Utilised flow cytometry and tissue culture techniques to analyse blood samples from painted dragon lizards (Ctenophorus pictus). This work involved preparing and analysing many hundreds of samples and required high levels of organisation, time management, and technical laboratory skills.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

I spent two years of my PhD as a visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge in the UK. I was able to carry out highly novel research with unique access to animal models that are not available in Australia. I was able to bring back to Australia invaluable skills gained in an internationally cutting edge research environment. I collaborated with an.

Australia

The “Saturplay” program offers recreational activities and support to suit the individual needs of children with moderate to high developmental disabilities and autism, as well as provide respite to their families. As a lead volunteer I was responsible for providing support to small groups of children aged 4 -14. Such support included excursions to parks.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honour SocietyThesis title: The effects of clusterin on the aggregation and.

Bachelor Of Science (Honours Class I), Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honour Society Dean's Merit ListThesis title: Investigating whether extracellular.