Experience

Museums Victoria

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Project Officer Australia Wildlife Biobank

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Project Officer, Ian Potter Australian Wildlife BioBank Project Officer, Ian Potter Australian Wildlife BioBank



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honorary Research Fellow

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Research project: 'The control of appetite in the developing marsupial tammar wallaby'.Aim: Analyse how food intake signals develop in marsupials.Methods: • Perform molecular biology assays, including RNA isolation, molecular cloning with bacteria, primer design, PCR, and quantitative PCR. • Use of other molecular techniques for the analysis of receptors and hormones involve in the control of appetite including detection, localization and quantification by immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).• Genetic and scientific data analysis in R and other bioinformatic and biostatistics software and tools.

• Teaching Support, Demonstrator and Laboratory Teaching Assistant (Casual)

  • Mar 2013 - Dec 2020

  Subjects: Introductory Biology: Life's Complexity, Biology of Cells and Organisms, Comparative Animal Physiology, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Reproductive Physiology, Experimental Reproductive Physiology and Field Biology of Australian Wildlife. • Provide teaching support by setting up materials, equipment, and experiments for all subjects across the BioSciences (4) teaching laboratories.• Attend laboratory classes and other teaching activities to assist students and academic staff. • Support teaching activities with laboratory animals and fieldwork.• Guidance and supervision of students during lab sessions, lab experiments, and research projects by providing answers to procedural/theoretical questions and engaging them in discussions.• Provide training in molecular biology laboratory experiments• Deliver guest lectures and marking. Lectures: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease DOHaD - Reproductive Physiology and Neurones and synapses, Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system CNS & PNS and Sensory system - Comparative Animal Physiology. • Use different tools and Learning Management Systems such as Canvas.• Participate in online teaching activities using Zoom, Campuswire and Microsoft Teams among others.



Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Mar 2018 - Feb 2020

  Research project: 'Winter Huddling and Kinship in the Marsupial Dromiciops gliroides' Aim: Study kinship relationships in winter huddling groups. Methods: • Performed molecular biology assays, including DNA isolation and PCR amplification. • Performed quality controls of extracted DNA using different methods such as absorbance and fluorescence (NanoDrop spectrometer and Qubit fluorometer) and agarose electrophoresis. • Used genotyping techniques including Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) detection using genotyping-by-sequencing systems such as DArTseq, and Single Sequence Repeats (SSRs) or microsatellites using microsatellites PCR and DNA fragment analysis by capillary electrophoresis for kinship analysis. • Data analysis in R and other tools. • Supported field research activities including organising and conducting fieldwork in Chiloe Island, Chile.



Environmental Protection Fund (FPA) - National Environment Commission (CONAMA)

• Veterinary Surgeon - Team Leader

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  • Cared for injured wildlife with the goal of returning animals back into their native habitat (medical treatments and minor surgeries). • Conducted outreach activities that involved talks about the importance of responsible pet ownership. • Performed deworming and desexing of cats and dogs. • Supervised the work of other veterinary surgeons. https://centrodarwin.wordpress.com/ • Cared for injured wildlife with the goal of returning animals back into their native habitat (medical treatments and minor surgeries). • Conducted outreach activities that involved talks about the importance of responsible pet ownership. • Performed deworming and desexing of cats and dogs. • Supervised the work of other veterinary surgeons. https://centrodarwin.wordpress.com/



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2005 - 2009

  • Supported field research activities including sample collection, processing, and record-keeping. • Worked in remote locations such as Chiloé Island (Chile) for weeks to months under rough weather conditions. • Walked for long periods to set up traps, change baits or check traps. • Prepared, lifted, and carried fieldwork equipment on foot, including traps and gear. • Performed capture (traps and nets), restraint (physical and chemical), and handling of various animals. Research Projects: ‘Evaluation of the effects of human landscape perturbation on population parameters of the Guiña (Leopardus guigna) on Chiloé Island’ (PI: Dr Constanza Napolitano, University of Chile) and ‘Demography of the arboreal marsupial Dromiciops gliroides in old-growth and degraded native forest from the north Chiloé Island’ (PI: Dr Juan Luis Celis, University of Chile).