Experience

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  DropGenie

  • United States
  • Biotechnology Research
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • co founder CEO

    • Jun 2021 - Present

  • co founder, Product Development

    • Apr 2019 - Jun 2021

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  MEDTEQ

  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • Scientific Committee Member

    • Sep 2020 - Feb 2023
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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  Building 21 - McGill University

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • BLUE fellow

    • May 2018 - Jul 2018
    • Montreal, Canada Area

    Complex data visualisation in VRWe learn through discovery. When we need to learn about a complex topic, we have a better sense of the nuances of the issue when we are able to explore the concept at our own pace, using a multitude of senses.As a BLUE fellow, I developed a Virtual Reality (VR) installation using the Unity Game engine and Blendr, with the purpose of to using VR as a method to facilitate discovery of a complex scientific concept. Title: Seeding the Bee Gut with Microbiota (VR installation)This piece is an exercise in integrating data from the commensal gut bacteria of the honey bee with honey bee biology using sound, space and colour.You will enter a landscape in which you are able to select bacteria native to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the worker honey bee using the controller, and seed the GI tract of the bee. Each bacteria is represented by a colour and sound, allowing the user to visualise where the bacteria exist and the relative abundance of each species. The user can also tap the sphere a second time to remove the sound and visualisation. Since each bacteria is also linked to a specific sound, the user is also able to create a ‘soundtrack’ of the gut microbiome.

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  Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
    • Montreal, Canada Area

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  McGill University

  • Montreal, Canada Area

  • PhD, Biochemistry

    • Sep 2011 - Jun 2017
    • Montreal, Canada Area