Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Acted as the primary point of contact for food safety documentation concerns between over 20 suppliers and over 50 customers. - Reviewed certificates of analysis (COAs) for frozen food products, verifying microbiological testing limits and shipping details. - Previously also worked as company receptionist, as well as in sales documentation.
- Completed two synthetic biology research projects under the supervision of Dr. Codruta Ignea. - Aimed to 1) genetically engineer yeast cells to produce ketocarotenoids, and 2) genetically engineer extracellular transport in carotenoid-producing yeast cells. - Performed various genetic engineering techniques such as primer design, plasmid manipulation, cell culturing, compound extraction, and chromatographic quantification.
- Taught students from elementary to university levels on a weekly to biweekly basis, notably in science, mathematics, English, and French.
- Studied the effects of trace elements as endocrine disruptors on fetal rat testis development, under the supervision of Dr. Géraldine Delbès, funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). - Performed triple-staining immunohistology, fluorescence and confocal microscopy, and morphology analysis and cell counting using ImageJ.
- Performed analytical tests such as dissolution, assay, content uniformity, degradation, and coulometric/volumetric Karl Fischer for a variety of finished drug products. - Gained rudimentary knowledge of HPLC/UPLC systems, Empower, and LIMS.