Experience

Janssen Research & Development, LLC
• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Dec 2022 - Present


The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC)

• Canada
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PhD Student

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2022

  • Utilize molecular biology techniques to express and purify proteins • Development and optimization of biophysical assays to screen small molecule compounds against zinc finger ubiquitin binding domains (ZnF-UBDs) - fluorescence polarization (FP) -differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) -isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) -surface plasmon resonance (SPR) -19F NMR spectroscopy • X-ray crystallography to determine protein structure • Computational software -ICM-pro -Maestro -Molecular Forecaster FITTED -Coot -Pymol Show less



Molecular Forecaster

• Canada
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  • Molecular Forecaster FITTED platform used for virtual screening to identify ligands of interest for USP5 ZnF-UBD • Preliminary docking studies for kinase selectivity • Molecular Forecaster FITTED platform used for virtual screening to identify ligands of interest for USP5 ZnF-UBD • Preliminary docking studies for kinase selectivity



University of Toronto

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Technican, Kelley Lab, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Automation of read-out platform for a diagnostic device for the detection of Hepatitis C virus from whole blood • Use of AutoCad software to design and fabricate a nanostructured chip using nanolithography methods • Optimized flow resistance and design parameters of read-out device using electrochemistry and microfluidic techniques • Automation of read-out platform for a diagnostic device for the detection of Hepatitis C virus from whole blood • Use of AutoCad software to design and fabricate a nanostructured chip using nanolithography methods • Optimized flow resistance and design parameters of read-out device using electrochemistry and microfluidic techniques



University of Waterloo

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant, School of Pharmacy, Waterloo, Drug and Discovery Research Group

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  • Assisted a senior PhD student with experiments pertaining to drug development projects related to multi-targeted therapy of Alzheimer’s disease • Optimized methodology for synthesis, purification and characterization of a library of quinazoline and pyrimidine derivative compounds • Utilized analytical tools such as column chromatography and proton NMR for purification purposes • Assisted a senior PhD student with experiments pertaining to drug development projects related to multi-targeted therapy of Alzheimer’s disease • Optimized methodology for synthesis, purification and characterization of a library of quinazoline and pyrimidine derivative compounds • Utilized analytical tools such as column chromatography and proton NMR for purification purposes



Environment and Climate Change Canada

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Laboratory Technician, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  • Bulk extractions of naphthenic acids from oil sands process water for toxicology assessments and chemical profiling • Pulp and paper extractions to determine the effects of pH on pulp mill effluent • Field collections of chemical and biological samples in oil sands region of Fort McMurray, Alberta • Assisted in development of solid phase extraction method for polar organic compounds from passive sampling devices and analyses by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy • Bulk extractions of naphthenic acids from oil sands process water for toxicology assessments and chemical profiling • Pulp and paper extractions to determine the effects of pH on pulp mill effluent • Field collections of chemical and biological samples in oil sands region of Fort McMurray, Alberta • Assisted in development of solid phase extraction method for polar organic compounds from passive sampling devices and analyses by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy