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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Variant interpretation and case-based analysis/reporting for NYGH Molecular Genetics. Working with hereditary cancer panel NGS and somatic NGS for blood cancer diagnostics.

Assisted with clinic management, pedigree-building, documentation, and patient/physician liaison. Researched cancer genetic testing strategies for Sunnybrook Hematology.

Developed and implemented guidelines for clinical genetic testing in hematology patients via a large-scale literature review. Worked between Hematology and Genetics depts to expand hereditary hematology workflows across UHN.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Worked with an international team of senior database curators and scientists, to annotate and standardize a database hundreds of germline variants in the VHL gene, extracted from clinical literature. Utilized protocols to curate genotype-phenotype information in clinical variant databases such as ClinVar, CIVIC, and ClinGen.

Project manager for the 'IntroCoding4Genomics' team. We developed an open-source bioinformatics course with the University of Toronto. Responsibilities included task delegation, progress management, and developing course materials.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Developed an analytical bioinformatics pipeline for structural variant (SV) validation from whole genome sequencing (WGS) data, to annotate and filter through 20,000 whole genome sequencing structural variant (SV) calls for clinically relevant SVs. Determined accuracy metrics to validate Genome Diagnostics’ SV caller.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Managed outreach operations for Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) UofT. Organized mentorship programs, conferences, and outreach opportunities for university and high-school students.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Developed behavioural assays and molecular genetic protocols, to investigate the mechanisms of learning and memory in C. elegans at a single-neuron level. Gained years of experience in PCR, DNA extraction, molecular cloning methodologies, and CRISPR design.

Master'S Of Science, Medical Genomics

• Utilized bioinformatics tools to call, filter, and visualize genetic variants from WGS data. • Synthesized information from clinical.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Specialist Health And Disease, Minor Classical Civilizations