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• Participated in daily cash handling, inventory tracking, data entry, and customer service.
• Performing various tasks such as lesson registration, and membership pass sales using a Class and Perfect Mind software.
• Created a healthy, active, and connected community where each person is at their personal best and proud of their UBC experience.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Purified yeast genomic DNA and carried out a T-Glycine PCR assays in order to identify host factors that are required for the integration of the Ty1 retrotransposon into the host genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
• Designed primers and performed PCR reactions and agarose gel electrophoresis.
• Participated in a wide array of laboratory procedures ranging from basic buffer/gel preparation, streaking strains, making media, measuring cell concentration using spectrophotometry to complex western blots, yeast.
• Carried out daily experiments using sterile techniques.
• Evaluated Next Generation Sequencing data and scientific literature to identify host factors.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Performed routine Bioanalytical assays to quantify test compounds and metabolites in the brain, plasma and liver of mice and rats using mass spectrometry.
• Developed a C18 spin column protocol optimizing peptide recovery from 50% to 100%.
• Participated in tissue culture weekly by passaging and culturing MDR1 MDCKII cells.
• Quantified sodium channels 1.1, 1.2 and 1.6 in wild type and genetically altered mice and rats using membrane extraction protocols, detergent removal, protein digestion and mass spectrometry.
• Carried out routine tasks such as developing transitions for compounds for mass spectrometry, homogenization of mice, rat and human brains, buffer/solvent production and report writing.

• Participated in daily cash handling, inventory tracking, data entry, and customer service.
• Performing various tasks such as lesson registration, and membership pass sales using a Class and Perfect Mind software.
• Created a healthy, active, and connected community where each person is at their personal best and proud of their UBC experience.

• Demonstrated communication and teamwork skills by executing marketing events and creating advertisements to raise funds for Canadian cancer society.
• Volunteered in club events to raise funds for several charitable foundations.
• Organized projects to create an open platform for sharing thoughts for those undergoing hardships.

Vancuver

• Guided students from the University of Aukland and the National University of Singapore around Vancouver.
• Provided assistance and information to universities to help with the Sauder Summit case competition.

• Attained sponsors for fundraising events for BC Children’s hospital by demonstrating communication skills.
• Generated and executed ideas for fundraising events and managed Red Cross event booths.

• Contributed ideas, guided new UBC students, and strategized to increase student involvement in the university community.
• Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills by supporting and advising first-year UBC students in order to ease their transition into university.

Sri Lanka

• Investigated the effect of different seed primers on plant density, root length and plant height of paddy to assess company product quality.
• Studied ‘Integrated Nutrition Management’ with special focus on drought management and cereal crops in order to improve crop quality.
• Researched and updated all required materials needed for firm and partners.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biochemistry

International Baccalaureate Diploma