Wilson Yu, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

1000 Westgate Drive, St. Paul, MN, USA 55114

• Facilitated global growth of companies by performing market, technology, and regulatory analysis
• Provided clients with recommendations for international market opportunities and penetration strategies

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provide mentorship for 5-8 junior project managers
• Oversee project progress for each consulting team in order to ensure timely and high quality deliverables
• Facilitate interdepartmental collaboration between the University of Economic Development Office with the Graduate School, Law School, and School of Management
• Arrangee training opportunities for students and entrepreneurs, including workshops for patent landscaping, project management, market analysis, and branding strategies

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Led interdisciplinary teams of 5-6 members to provide consulting services for 3-4 month projects valued > $25,000 each
• Project management responsibilities included initial assessment of client needs, developing project proposals, defining the scope of work, hiring and managing consulting team members, and ensuring deadlines were met.
• Consulting services included performing market research, competitor analysis, risk assessments, patent landscaping, and providing regulatory strategies

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

8500 Evergreen Blvd NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433

• Conducted market research and competitor analysis of the biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing space
• Assisted business development and marketing team with outreach to prospective clients by evaluating specific client needs and recommending effective market channels for expanding client networks
• Presented Senior Leadership with business expansion strategies for national and global company growth

Albany, New York Area

-Teaching Assistant for Neuropsychopharmacology course at University of Toronto-Involves preparing and giving lectures and attending to student's questions

-Running experiments and performing data analysis for the publication of scientific papers in the field of epilepsy-Mentoring and training undergraduate and graduate students in the lab

-4 consecutive summers (May-Aug), collaborating on various neuroscience projects, ranging from electrophysiological studies on learning and memory, to behavioural studies on fear and anxiety

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Neuroscience And Neuropharmacology

PhD Thesis: Investigating Novel Pharmacological and Neuromodulatory Treatments for Epilepsy

Msc, Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: •Member of Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (UTNP) (2007-2009) •Member of University of Toronto Epilepsy.

Honours Bsc, Neuroscience, Physiology, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Co-President of University of Toronto Neuroscience Association for Undergraduate Students (NAUS) (2006-2007).