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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Contributing to the organizational growth by supporting ongoing regulatory activities and participating in quality initiatives.• Supporting activities within the quality management system: training and documentation, nonconforming products and corrective actions, change control, complaints and product feedback. • Supporting quality activities related to ongoing manufacturing: review of manufacturing records, QC inspection of product, review and release of medical device products, analysis of manufacturing data, validation and maintenance of production equipment and software.• Participate in the audit program.• Participate in the risk management process, including the maintenance of the risk management files.• Review and approval of verification and validation protocols and reports.

Student Success Office

Lead interactive activities and guided conversations to engage participants during in-person and online workshops. • Facilitated workshops for the Foundational Training Program (FTP) and the Student Leadership Program (SLP) to teach critical mentorship skills to groups of ~20 people through experiential learning and reflection.• Executed general program administration and logistics: tracking attendance and providing feedback to students.

Information Systems And Technology

Participated in all migration-related activities as part of the Waterloo Content Management System (WCMS) upgrade project for a broad range of faculties, departments, and academic support units on campus.• Assisted Training and Support Lead and Client Support Specialist during the Beta 2 testing phase to test features and functionality of WCMS 3, to identify bugs/issues/unexpected behaviors.• Assisted points-of-contact (POCs) and site owners with pre-migration activities.• Participated in mock migrations in WCMS 3 and provided feedback. • Assisted site maintainers in remediating web content accessibility issues through the support inbox.• Authored a Work-from-home Wellness and Safety Resources document, as well as a Team Building Activities document for the IST team.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Designed, formulated, and tested mRNA lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) using microfluidic technology for vaccine applications.• Successfully maintained human embryonic kidney 293 cell line (HEK293) daily to ensure viability and health. • Developed and characterized novel lipid-based nanoparticle formulations packaged with mRNA in vitro.• Performed cell-based experiments with HEK293 cells to determine the biological activity of lipid nanoparticles in vitro.• Supported the development and optimization of new cell-based assays to enhance efficiency and efficacy.• Delivered findings to the R&D team through presentations and prepared guidelines for future co-op students.

Faculty Of Science

Collaborated closely with Dr. Sarah Ruffell on innovative pedagogy research aimed at improving a course of ~200 students.• Researched, selected, and incorporated new and unique teaching and learning strategies into a second-year microbiology course to ensure the development of cross-curricular competencies through experiential learning.• Created the assignments for the Microbiology 2 course by exploiting innovative pedagogy research.• Co-authored a paper on pedagogy research that is published by the Association for Biology Laboratory Education.

Fier, Albania

Partnered with the microbiologists and lab technicians to ensure accurate diagnosis of patients.• Cultivated, isolated, and identified microorganisms such as E. coli, E. faecalis, Hepatitis, K.pneumoniae, and S. aureus using aseptic techniques to diagnose patients.• Analyzed experimental data and interpreted results to draft reports for patients being tested for Hepatitis, STDs, Salmonellae, Shigella and water for the sanitary quality.• Maintained and calibrated laboratory equipment to ensure continuous accuracy and functionality.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Honours Science, Biochemistry Minor

Activities and Societies: Science Society, Waterloo Let's Talk Science Volunteers, Mambo Club, Her Campus

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Rotary Club of Woodbridge