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• In charge of the maintenance of the Aedes aegypti mosquito colony and ensuring the mosquito egg bank is sufficient to supply experimental materials for all branches of the division• Assisted in Wolbachia strain characterization experiments• Trained in molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extractions using both manual and high-throughput systems, and qRT-PCR of samples extracted• Analysed experimental data regularly and presented data to supervisor• Assisted in… Show more • In charge of the maintenance of the Aedes aegypti mosquito colony and ensuring the mosquito egg bank is sufficient to supply experimental materials for all branches of the division• Assisted in Wolbachia strain characterization experiments• Trained in molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extractions using both manual and high-throughput systems, and qRT-PCR of samples extracted• Analysed experimental data regularly and presented data to supervisor• Assisted in manuscript writing for the evaluation of rapid test kits• Proficient in cell culture maintenance• Trained in virus work, such as virus harvesting and quantification assays• Liaised with external vendors for sample collection and instrument calibrations• Actively participated in discussions with colleagues of different branches to provide assistance and materials for their work Show less

• Prepared libraries (on-site at IMCB) for sequencing in collaboration with a lab in Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.

• Liaised and prepared collaborators’ samples for sequencing• Assisted a Ph.D. student with her project• Carried out routine maintenance of the lab to ensure things are running smoothly• Procured consumables from both internal store and external vendors• Performed other administrative work as part of job scope• Main organizer for social events at workplace

Singapore

• Performed regular cell maintenance and harvesting of suspension cell culture• Performed various techniques such as cell differentiation and Northern Blotting• Performed preliminary experiments on cell lines to detect ribosome-protected fragments (RPFs) for ribosome profiling• Acquired independence in planning simple experiments and learning to interpret results for the project

Singapore

• Assisted my mentor with her PhD project• Performed regular cell maintenance on adherent and suspension cell cultures• Performed various wet-lab techniques such as polysome profiling, immunoprecipitation, protein and RNA extraction, and Western blotting• Contributed data for my mentor's lab meetings

• Liased with different departments for sample collection• Performed various techniques such as RT-PCR on RNA samples before it is sent for sequencing by the end of the week

• Assisted a graduate student's project by isolating plasmid DNA using Maxiprep kits for further experiments• Performed maintenance of cell culture

Specialist Diploma, Full Stack Software Development With Java

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: - Secretary of NTU CAC Soul Funky (Dance Club) (June 2015 - June 2016) - Vice Chairperson of NTU Soul Funky.

Diploma, Molecular Biotechnology (Microbiology And Immunology)