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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

- Designed and conducted clinical research studies, including ethics approvals, grant proposals, and data collection/analysis- Modelled chronic pain disease states and progressions using objective imaging data to guide clinical treatments and predict outcomes- Authored ten peer-reviewed journal articles (three as first author) on topics including neuroimaging, radiology, neurosurgery, chronic pain, and aging- Developed an automatic treatment planning system for Gamma Knife radiosurgery which significantly improved clinical efficiency and efficacy- Collaboration with the Fujitsu Co-Creation Research Laboratory at the University of Toronto and Fujitsu Ltd.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Coordinated clinical and basic research studies, including adherence to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines- Analyzed structural brain imaging data to assess surgical treatment response- Combined imaging and surgical techniques to improve treatment accuracy and assessment, leading to improved patient outcomeshttp://www.hodaielab.com/

Kingston, Ontario

- Delivered lectures on scientific concepts and assessed formal assignments and laboratory reports- Instructed students on scientific equipment use, experimental procedure, and data analysis- Courses taught include: introductory physics, quantum mechanics, nuclear and particle physics, nanotechnology

Kingston/Sudbury, Ontario

- Designed and fabricated calibration hardware for SNO+, the successor to the Nobel Prize-winning SNO experiment- Conducted spectroscopic data analysis (laboratory and simulated)- Constructed and maintained detector hardware components on-site

Vancouver, British Columbia

- Developed hardware for SPICE (SPectrometer for Internal Conversion Electrons) detector- Conducted laboratory tests of detector components, analyzed spectroscopic data, and designed cryogenic cooling system- Assisted with maintenance and operation of TIGRESS (TRIUMF ISAC Gamma-Ray Escape Suppressed Spectrometer) detector array

Lethbridge, Alberta

- Designed and fabricated custom MRI coils and pulse sequences- Installed custom helium liquefier system for three-magnet MRI facility- Characterized MRI contrast agents and acquired images for behavioural neuroscience studies- Podium presentation at 10th Annual Biomedical Engineering (BME) Conference at Banff Centre, October 23-25, 2009 - “Closed-Cycle Helium System for a Facility with 3 MRI Magnets and Feasibility of Cost Effective Initial Cooldown"

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Neuroscience

Thesis: Central and Peripheral Neuroimaging in Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Supervisor: Dr. Mojgan Hodaie Research focus.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Physics

Thesis: Calibration Hardware Research and Development for SNO+ Supervisors: Dr. Mark Chen and Dr. Arthur McDonald (Nobel Prize 2015).

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.) With Great Distinction, Physics

Activities and Societies: Rotaract Club, Jazz Ensemble