Experience

University of Ottawa

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate, Dr Julie St-Pierre laboratory

  • May 2018 - Present

  Breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian women and is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Our lab’s objective is to identify metabolic strategies to target breast cancers that are harder to treat and are associated with poor outcome in patients. We hope to develop cancer metabolic therapies that could be used in combination with other anti-cancer drugs to improve survival.

• Lab manager under Jonathan Lee

  • Aug 2015 - May 2018

  MAIN TASKS- BRET2- SILAC-AP/MS- dissecting mouse mammary glands and their subsequent protein harvests and analysis- IVIS imaging of mice- tissue culture wound healing assays- optimizing qPCR

• Lab manager, Transcriptional Regulation Laboratory under Nadine Wiper-Bergeron

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2015

  MAIN TASKS-Setup of a new laboratory from scratch-Interview, supervise and assist new students-Experimental strategy elaboration (alone and within team)-Mouse colony management and use (pairing, weaning/tagging, genotyping, gavaging, culling, dissecting embryos)-Mammalian cell tissue culture-Molecular biology protocols (Co-IP, ABCD assays, ChIP, RNA isolation, q-PCR and its optimisation, IIF,...)-Gene modification (mini/maxipreps, primer design, (mutagenic) PCR, DNA digestion/ligation/cloning, bacterial transformation)-Material/reagent orderingOTHER SKILLS ACQUIRED OVER THE YEARS-Preparing competent bacteria (chemical/electrical) and use (heat shock, electroporation)-Protein expression, purification (affinity and anionic exchange chromatographies) and characterisation (SDS-PAGE, Western, circular dichroism, fluorescence, proteolysis studies)-Start up of new FPLC and optimisation of protocolsADDITIONAL TRAININGRespect in the workplace, Violence Prevention, Worker Health and Safety Awareness, Accessibility Standards for Customer Service, Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Classes 6.2 & 9) Workshop, Biosafety Workshop, Laboratry Safety Workshop, Autoclave Safety Workshop, WHMIS Laboratory Safety Workshop, WHMIS Biosafety Workshop, National Institutional Animal User Training (NIAUT), WHMIS formation on chemical product use safety, Radiation Safety Workshop, all at uOttawa, ON, Canada



Bollywood For Fun

• Dancer

  • 2010 - 2018

  I have joined Bollywood For Fun after being invited by Halyma (co-founding member of the dance troupe) in the fall of 2010 after having taken her Bellywood fusion classes. It's a great workout, I get to be silly and have fun while I share my love for this happy and colorful dance style. I've also been invited to give classes for the Continued Learning Program with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, which I have done between 2013 and 2016. I have joined Bollywood For Fun after being invited by Halyma (co-founding member of the dance troupe) in the fall of 2010 after having taken her Bellywood fusion classes. It's a great workout, I get to be silly and have fun while I share my love for this happy and colorful dance style. I've also been invited to give classes for the Continued Learning Program with the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, which I have done between 2013 and 2016.



Canterbury Communtity Center

• Dance Teacher

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2016

  I create a different choreography to recent upbeat music each session. Classes cover moves that are integrated into the choreographies, with recital opportunities twice a year. I create a different choreography to recent upbeat music each session. Classes cover moves that are integrated into the choreographies, with recital opportunities twice a year.



Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)

• Canada
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dance Teacher, Continued Learning Program

  • Sep 2013 - Mar 2015

  I create a different choreography to recent upbeat music each session. Classes cover moves that are integrated into the choreographies, with recital opportunities twice a year. I create a different choreography to recent upbeat music each session. Classes cover moves that are integrated into the choreographies, with recital opportunities twice a year.