Lily (Xiao Xiao) C. Email & Phone Number

Canada

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Analyzed trends in the market and shares using Microsoft Excel to prepare reports on Microsoft PowerPoint and identified key insights in different therapeutic areas for clients in the pharmaceutical industry• Developed discussion questions and built discussion guides in Qualtrics based on new CADTH recommendations and Health Canada approvals to better understand the treatment landscape• Interviewed medical specialists and HCPs across Canada to collect anonymized patient-level oncology data and performed data checks • Managed the timeline of 9+ projects while collaborating with 2-4 other colleagues

Dr. Jeehye Park'S Laboratory, Department Of Genetics & Genome Biology

• Studied the role of a RNA binding protein named Matrin 3 (MATR3) to understand how mutations in MATR3 can lead to a neurodegenerative disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) • Presented research findings at 3 departmental retreats, 2 trainee seminars and 3 conferences where I was a poster finalist at the 2018 ALS Canada Research Forum• Established, troubleshooted, and optimized several experimental protocols (RT-PCR, qRT-PCR, siRNA and plasmid transfection, immunoprecipitation and rescue experiments) • Managed several ongoing projects which included my thesis project and collaborative projects • Collaborated with 5 lab members and other labs which resulted in authorship on three manuscripts• Mentored graduate students, rotation students and undergraduate students in the lab

Dr. Olivia Rissland'S Laboratory, Department Of Molecular Structure And Function

• Studied the roles of RNA binding proteins (Cup, TRAL and ME31B) on post-transcriptional regulation in the early Drosophila embryo to understand fundamental questions in RNA regulation• Performed immunoprecipitation coupled with mass spectrometry with fly embryo lysate which resulted in an authorship on a manuscript published in eLife• Collaborated in a team of three to maintain fly stocks and collect fly embryo lysate

Dr. Amy Caudy'S Lab, Donnelly Centre For Cellular & Biomolecular Research

• Supported the PhD Candidate by cloning two genes (Das2 and Urk1) onto a plasmid which allowed for downstream functional assays to assess if they work together in pyrimidine metabolism• Presented results in a poster session with other summer research students from the department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry

Dr. Adam Rosebrock'S Lab, Donnelly Centre For Cellular & Biomolecular Research

• Communicated thesis project results through written reports and oral presentations• Validated results of a previously conducted high-throughput screen by generating single gene deletion mutants in budding yeast (S. cerevisiae), extracting metabolites from these mutants and preparing the samples for mass spectrometry analysis • Analyzed the significance of metabolite level changes and generated plots using R • Maintained inventory of yeast strains to allow successful experimental execution

Dr. Sevan Hopyan'S Lab, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

• Presented research findings at the SickKids Summer Research (SSuRe) Program Symposium Day and received a Poster Award for the poster presentation • Quantitatively analyzed the epithelial cell neighbour exchanges to understand the cellular morphogenetics changes in the branchial arch of mouse embryos which resulted in a manuscript published in Nature Communications

Dr. Sevan Hopyan'S Lab, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Sickkids Summer Student Research Program• Validated potential interactors of Irx3/5 proteins by performing western blot and co-immunoprecipitation experiments• Gained knowledge in new laboratory techniques such as immunoblots and co-immunoprecipitation to complementing co-localization results found through immunofluorescence experiments

Master Of Science, Molecular Genetics

Master Of Biotechnology

Honours Bachelor Of Science With High Distinction, Molecular Genetics And Microbiology Specialist Program - Genetics Stream

High School