Experience

McMaster SynBio

• Canada
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Synthetic Biology Wet Lab Researcher

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  - Current project on creation of an adeno-associated virus phage (AAVP) based vaccine against two WHO-recognized neglected tropical diseases, echinococcosis and cysticercosis. - Awarded silver at the 2022 iGEM conference for a research project utilizing AAVPs as a gene therapy vector to target human B cell lymphoma. - Current project on creation of an adeno-associated virus phage (AAVP) based vaccine against two WHO-recognized neglected tropical diseases, echinococcosis and cysticercosis. - Awarded silver at the 2022 iGEM conference for a research project utilizing AAVPs as a gene therapy vector to target human B cell lymphoma.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Private Math and Science Tutor

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  - Tutor students and deliver holistic lesson plans and study guides on school material. - Consult and collaborate with students and parents to identify education goals. - Regularly request feedback from students and parents regarding academic progress. - Conduct both online and in-person sessions. - Tutor students and deliver holistic lesson plans and study guides on school material. - Consult and collaborate with students and parents to identify education goals. - Regularly request feedback from students and parents regarding academic progress. - Conduct both online and in-person sessions.



Dr. Brian Yip Office of Optometry

• Optometry Office Assistant

  • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Administered pupil dilation medication to patients, ranging from children to adults. - Determined patients' eye prescriptions using an autorefractor machine. - Determined glasses prescription using a lensmeter. - Conducted visual field tests as pre-visit examinations. - Managed and organized confidential patient medical history files. - Handled cash, credit and debit transactions. - Administered pupil dilation medication to patients, ranging from children to adults. - Determined patients' eye prescriptions using an autorefractor machine. - Determined glasses prescription using a lensmeter. - Conducted visual field tests as pre-visit examinations. - Managed and organized confidential patient medical history files. - Handled cash, credit and debit transactions.



Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), Sinai Health

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Microbiology Laboratory Assistant

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  - Supervised under Dr. Susan Poutanen, Medical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician at Mount Sinai Hospital. - Retrieved frozen clinical bacterial samples from laboratory grade freezers. - Prepared microorganism suspensions of appropriate concentrations using an optic density meter and vortex mixer. - Applied antibacterial discs to lawns of bacteria in vitro to interpret and analyze resistance. - Supervised under Dr. Susan Poutanen, Medical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician at Mount Sinai Hospital. - Retrieved frozen clinical bacterial samples from laboratory grade freezers. - Prepared microorganism suspensions of appropriate concentrations using an optic density meter and vortex mixer. - Applied antibacterial discs to lawns of bacteria in vitro to interpret and analyze resistance.



Langstaff Secondary School

• Canada
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Peer Math and Science Tutor

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  Provided extra assistance to younger students as well as peers on various high school math and science courses.

• Chemistry Laboratory Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  - Prepared introductory level chemicals and laboratory instruments.- Appropriately disposed of hazardous chemicals and solutions following WHMIS regulations.