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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Manitoba, Canada

• Running food or drinks to tables in a quick and courteous manner to avoid long wait time towards overall customer satisfaction.• Properly communicating new promotions and accurately describing the procedures of the restaurant to customers to meet their needs and increase sales.• Working efficiently in a results-driven, high-intensity, fast-paced and constantly changing, team-based environment consisting of 10-15 team members.

Manitoba, Canada

Department of Immunology, Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Murooka & Dr Lyle McKinnon • Provided mentorship and training to graduate students for routine laboratory protocols and tasks such as animal experimental protocols, bacteria plasmid creation/visualization and immune cell isolation• Optimized the development of an interleukin 2 (IL-2) study involving a humanized mouse model to measure the changes in human immune cells systematically and locally within the female reproductive tract. • Conducted monitoring of various mice for other colleagues and performed dissections of mice to isolate mice immune cells to be analyzed for flow cytometry. • Measured differences in regulatory T-cells in response to IL-2 and neutrophils in response to optimal and non-optimal bacteria in the female reproductive tract using the FACSCanto II

Manitoba, Canada

Department of Immunology, Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Murooka & Dr Lyle McKinnon• Managed the development of a qRT-PCR assay to characterize Type I interferon-mediated desensitization in human T-cells at the molecular level for the LightCycler 96 machine. • Assisted in the isolation of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from buffy coat batches to propagate human immune cells to provide cells for co-culture experiments for other lab members.• Worked with Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Carolina Moreira by maintaining and propagating cell cultures for human immune cells such as macrophages, dendritic cells, and T-cells. • Worked with Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Wan Koh by generating HIV related plasmids for viral transfection and aided in the analysis of the visualization of migration patterns of T-cells and dendritic cells in the presence of HIV using IMARIS software.

Manitoba, Canada

National Microbiology Laboratory, Supervisor: Catherine Yoshida • Handled administrative operations independently for smooth daily office operations.• Assisted the Mycobacteriology section in faxing and filing of diagnostic reports to ensure turn-around times are met consistently.• Managed the procurement of laboratory supplies for timely replenishment by demonstrating accurate and effective communication skills.• Helped in maintenance of the cleanliness and orderliness of the Level 3 laboratory for efficiency.

Manitoba, Canada

National Microbiology Laboratory, Supervisor: Dr. Alberto Severini• Evaluated different real-time RT-PCR assays on Rubella virus RNA isolates using the LightCycler 480 machine to create a multiplex assay for detection of clinical samples for the Viral Exanthemata Sexually Transmitted Diseases (VESTD) section.• Took initiative to troubleshoot several tests without supervision and reported results to the supervisor for analysis.• Carried out interpretation of various cloned DNA through agarose gel electrophoresis and the QIAxcel Machine for both rubella virus and human papillomavirus. • Conducted quality control and daily maintenance of the laboratory by efficiently handling related documentation and stocking supplies properly.