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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Trained in Level 2 Biohazard, Laboratory Routine Practices, Chemical Handling & Spills, and Animal Handling (i.e., mice)• Humanely extracted and cultured primary macrophages from mice with a peritoneal lavage• Cultured and treated murine and human macrophage cell lines with various cytokines and TLR ligands• Successful use of various lab techniques (i.e., ELISA, RT-qPCR, Western Blot) to produce novel data• Analyzed data using statistical graphing software (i.e., GraphPad Prism)• Trained in the use of various lab equipment (i.e., spectrophotometer, NanoDrop, Thermal Cycler, Odyssey DLx)• Recorded all experiments in great detail and presented reports of results and literature reviews in weekly lab meetings• Completed my senior’s honours thesis and was selected to present my research in a seminar for MIRC members

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Trained by the Canada School of Public Service in Fundamentals of Information Management, Canada Labour Code, Security Awareness, WHMIS 2015, etc.• Successful isolation of starch from hundreds of potatoes using a milling machine, vacuum filtration and chemical solutions without the need for supervision• Analyzed the physicochemical properties of starch (i.e., amylose content with iodine colorimetry, thermal properties with a differential scanning calorimeter, digestibility with an in vitro assay, and molecular structure with FTIR spectroscopy)• Kept a detailed lab notebook of daily tasks and results of experiments

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Licensed pesticide technician performing front-line operations of West Nile Virus controlIndependently treated thousands of municipal catch-basins with environmentally-responsible mosquito larvicides dailyMaintained detailed record-keeping and maintenance logs ensuring documentation of every pesticide treatment

Created hundreds of products everyday and ensured quality and quantity of each product met expectations

Unloaded and sorted packages weighing up to 70lbs