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Mesenchymal Team

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Developmental GeneticsThesis: Characterizing pathogenic Robinow Syndrome-associated Dishevelled1 variants in Drosophila

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Designed and performed experiments to characterize the effects of mutated proteins on various signaling pathways by means of transcriptional reporters, immunofluorescent microscopy, qRT-PCR, and western blotting.
• Analyzed results of various experiments and reported findings in monthly reports as well as during team meetings to maintain consistent progression of projects.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Designed and performed experiments to troubleshoot and optimize protocols for three different column-free immunomagnetic cell isolation kits.
• Performed cytokine secretion assays and suppression assays under sterile conditions to determine functionality of isolated cells.
• Analyzed flow cytometry and other experimental data, summarized results and drew conclusions in order to present project development at team and department meetings.
• Recorded detailed updates and notes for weekly team meetings to ensure projects were on track and finished in time to meet internal deadlines.

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

• Reviewed and balanced previous day’s sales.
• Analyzed credit and debit transactions for mistakes and imbalances to catch errors before sales were committed.
• Maintained a correct and reliable sales journal using Microsoft excel.
• Calculated bank deposits and managed petty cash with a high level of accuracy.

Master Of Science - Ms, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology With Distinction