2023Research title: Amyloidosis and Sleep Disturbance Following Repetitive-Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in an APP Knock-In Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease•Analyzed EEG/EMG recordings using Sleep Sirenia program from mice for sleep staging and power spectra•Assisted with data collection which included using the CHIMERA device to administer mild TBI, implanting EEG/EMG electrodes, recording EEG/EMG, performing cardiac perfusions andbrain extractionsPosters presented:• Canadian Association of Neuroscience (CAN): P2-C-221 - Amyloidosis and sleep disturbance following repetitive-mild traumatic brain injury in an APP knock-in mouse model of alzheimer’s disease• Authors: Jefferey Yue, Victoria Carriquiriborde Guerrero, Taha Yildirim, Emad Shams, Jianjia Fan, Wai Hang Cheng, Sean Tok, David Vocadlo, Cheryl Wellington, Brianne Kent• https://can-acn.org • Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS, SFU): The Effects of Traumatic Brian Injury on Sleep in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease• Author: Emad Shams - Supervised by Dr. Brianne Kent - In collaboration with Jefferey Yue, Victoria Carriquiriborde Guerrero• https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/ugrs/article/view/64322024Lead researcher Research title: Investigating the effect of Trazodone on sleep in mice (ongoing project)

• Conducted physics and math peer-educating sessions and tutored first and second year students• Resolved students’ problems regarding various assignments and explained course materials to increase comprehension

• Prepared participants for the experiment by attaching various motion sensors and assisted in wearing fall protection harness and prism glasses• Ensured that motion sensors were toward the motion capture camera and participants were inside the frame

• Analyzed video recordings of the movement pattern of pedestrians while interacting with otherpedestrians• Collected and organized data in Excel, and reported the result to the supervisor