Co-Founder

• Aug 2020 - Present

MSc Researcher

• Oct 2017 - Oct 2020

Understanding the interaction between microbial-derived metabolites and brain health.Irish Research Council Post-Graduate Scholar

Business Development Consultant

• Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

- Researching and generating leads efficiently- Experience in the biomedical and tech fields

Summer Research Student

• Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

- Working in the Fehlings Lab on a project involving the development of smart stem cells for spinal cord injury- Performing techniques including cell and immunostaining, RNA isolation, cDNA synthesis, qPCR, bacterial plasmid purification

Lead Commuter Don

• May 2016 - Apr 2017

- Providing resources, guidance and events for commuter students to build community- Attracting students to weekly community hours- Organizing meetings and collaborating with a team to run events- Expanding reach on social media

Research Student

• May 2016 - Apr 2017

- Conducted research in the Krause Lab for the Molecular Genetics Summer Research Program and currently for HMB499Y: Research Project- Crossing zebrafish, collecting embryos, fluorescence microscopy, drug screening- Genotyping through DNA extraction, PCR and gel electrophoresis via fin cuts- Critically reviewing literature to optimize my procedures and increase efficiency - Developing an inverse PCR protocol for transgenic fish lines

Laboratory Experience and Developmental Assistant

• Sep 2016 - Feb 2017

- Creating surveys to assess attitudes and expectations of current lab courses- Interviewing groups and individuals to identify potential areas of improvement

Student Researcher

• Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

- Worked in the Mabbott Lab for course credit (HMB395Y)- Preprocessed and analyzed diffusion tensor imaging data- Focused on studying the development of short range white matter tracts in Healthy Children

Commuter Don

• 2015 - 20161 year

- Provided commuter students with events, guidance and resources- Collaborated with a team to execute large events, attracting over 200 students- Increased social media presence on Facebook

Event Support Staff

• 2014 - 20162 years

- Registering and scanning guests into events- Answering inquiries and providing exceptional customer service at welcome booths- Aiding in data entry

Virtual Reality Endoscopy Course Volunteer

• Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

- Helped collect data for a project assessing how virtual reality endoscopy can improve soft skills and technical skills of physicians and surgeons

AskME Student Ambassador

• 2014 - 20151 year

- First point of contact between students and potential students- Answering any inquiries and providing students with appropriate resources and referrals- Communicated with other employees to increase efficiency

Neurogenomics Lab Volunteer

• May 2014 - Aug 2014

- Worked in the Vincent Lab- Helped with projects focusing on finding causative mutations for intellectual disorders- Performed PCR, gel electrophoresis and used programs to identify insertions, deletions, SNPs and CNVs

Cashier

• May 2014 - Jul 2014

- Performing cash transactions and providing professional customer service