Experience

Western University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Student

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Queen's University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Developed a genomic mining pipeline that uses machine learning to find bacteria capable of producing novel natural product analogues.• Used mass spectrometry and chromatographic techniques to identify and isolate molecules of interest.• Developed a novel method of activating the production of bacterial metabolites through dCas9.• Independent research, recorded and presented scientific results and conducted literature reviews.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  Chemistry 112 Tutorial TA:• Created and presented tutorial material for 100 undergraduate students • Designed quizzes and in-class assignments for students to work on • Worked alongside students to help them understand a wide variety of chemistry concepts APSC 100 TA:• Supervised students in the lab and marked their weekly lab reports

• Great Lakes Symposium Chair

  • May 2018 - May 2019

  • Started the first annual graduate student-driven natural product symposium in Canada• Designed the webpage for the symposium• Raised funds for providing food at the conference and inviting a guest speaker from outside of Canada • Organized and marketed the symposium to other professors surrounding the great lake region. There were over 40 student and professor attendees from 8 different universities.

• Research Supervisor

  • May 2018 - Apr 2019

  Supervised undergraduate student researcher. Created their research project, taught procedures and monitored their progress.

• NSERC-USRA Student Researcher, Department of Chemistry

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Built a bioinformatic pipeline for examining biosynthetic gene cluster similarity• Streamlined mass spectrometry analysis of multiple bacterial strains through automated PCA in RStudio and ShinyApp• Developed a programmable DNA restriction enzyme system based on the argonaut protein NgAgo for BAC capture of large natural product pathways

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

  • Guided a group of 4 students in LISC 300, a new course which pushed students to examine and propose solutions to large problems • The students examined the role of the gut-brain axis on mental health, wrote proposals for future research and presented their findings in front of a public audience

• Math Investigations Coodinator

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Lead math investigations; an enrichment opportunity offered to first year undergraduate students• Students meet weekly to solve math problems in groups and present their answers to the class• Prepared math questions, coordinated other student helpers, helped students figure out complex math problems and articulate their thoughts.



Queen's Genetically Engineered Machine

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co Director

  • May 2016 - Oct 2016

  • Designed and built modular genetic constructs that could be used in the field of natural product discovery • Organized group meetings, set milestones, and worked alongside 3 executives and 6 volunteers • Prepares a poster and oral presentation for the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition • Designed and built modular genetic constructs that could be used in the field of natural product discovery • Organized group meetings, set milestones, and worked alongside 3 executives and 6 volunteers • Prepares a poster and oral presentation for the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition