Samra Rizvi Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Mahaanui Kurataiao is Māori charitable, resource and environmental management advisory company, representing six Papatipu Rūnanga of Te Tai o Mahaanui.- Provided Māori cultural advice on resource consents to Christchurch Council and Environment Canterbury.- General Administration.- Delegated tasks to advisers.- Learned Tikanga Māori values.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

- Led plant pest management programmes for Velvetleaf and Chilean Needle Grass.- Project and stakeholder management.- Maintained effective relationships with regional councils. - Prepared briefings for senior leadership.- Planned and prioritised different work streams.- Managed five contractors (direct reports).- Reviewed Health and Safety plans..

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Highlights:- I received the Director's award for successfully delivering the Fruit Fly Contingency Project. This project involved developing and implementing a national standard for New Zealand's horticulture industry to export fresh produce during a fruit fly incursion.- I was a mentee of a senior leader at MPI, who helped enhance my leadership skills. I.

Auckland, New Zealand

I carried out microbiological testing of food and water samples. The test results were accurately recorded, completed within the agreed timeframes and correctly stored according to the lab protocols.

Canterbury & West Coast, New Zealand

The Bio-Protection Research Centre focuses on fundamental research into natural and sustainable ways of protecting New Zealand from plant pests and diseases. I worked on two different research projects. Project 1 involved studying the invasive and native plants of New Zealand and how they form complex and dynamic interactions with native microbes and.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Department of Environment, Society and Design provide tertiary education in environmental management and sustainability-related courses. I taught two undergraduate courses to the first-year students. Achievements: (1) I received 75% student satisfaction and was highly appreciated by the course supervisors for actively promoting in-class student.

Kiel Area, Germany

Performed laboratory work for the project "Investigating insects adaptation against plants secondary metabolites".Tasks:- DNA and RNA extractions- Plasmid preparation and transformation- PCR, qPCR- Gel electrophoresis

Kiel Area, Germany

Field-work assistant for rapeseed (Brassica napus) trials. Involved in rapeseed sowing, field harvests and biomass measurements.Demonstrated lab techniques and health and safety measures to postgraduate students for two courses - "Genetically modified organisms" and "Introduction to molecular biology".

Kiel Area, Germany

Performed laboratory work for the research project "Improving resistance in rapeseed against Sclerotinia stem rot disease".Tasks:- DNA and RNA extractions - cDNA synthesis and plasmid preparation - Primers designing - Real time-qPCR- NGS Sequencing & Sequence analysis- Phylogenetic analysis

Master Of Applied Science, Plant Sciences, 82% (A-)

Activities and Societies: Presented my research at the Lincoln University Post-graduate conference and at the Canterbury women's.

Master Of Science - Ms, Agrigenomics

Thesis title: Phenotypic effects linked to a single point mutation in the flowering time repressor gene in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.).

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Microbiology, First Division (78%)

Main courses: - Diagnostic lab chemistry, - Biochemistry, - Immunology, - Genetics, - Medical microbiology, - Virology, - Soil.

Master Of Science - Ms, Agrigenomics

Master Of Science - Ms, Agrigenomics