Working in Dr. Ajoy Vincent's lab, studying missing heritability in inherited retinal diseases (IRDs).

Worked in Dr. Ryan Yuen's lab studying the role of tandem repeats on cardiomyopathy. I learned how to operate sequencing technology platforms such as Oxford's Nanopore and performed sequencing and analysis on patient samples. I planned and performed multiple experiments testing expression levels of genes of interest to validate hypothesis generated by graduate students, and was able to present my findings at the annual SickKids conference.

As a student library assistant (SLA), I staffed the Short Term Loan and Loan Services desks and provided students with accurate information about library materials, as well as aided them in choosing and finding appropriate material for their research and studies. I also managed returns, organized and barcoded materials according to the Library of Congress system.

Worked in Dr. Robert Hamilton's lab and completed my undergraduate thesis project under his guidance. In this position, I exported and utilized genetic data to review patient diagnoses and outcomes to gain a better understanding of how genotype influences disease presentation and onset, which I presented and defended for my capstone. I also assisted in creating a robust arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) patient database spanning the University Health Network to allow for more in depth analysis of patient data.

As an SSC Assistant, I helped student, staff and faculty with academic wayfinding and provided accurate and helpful information, referrals, and support. For the physical space, I developed weekly informational displays and social media content to support education, awareness, and community building within the Faculty. Online, I advocated for the creative use of the Sidney Smith Commons Instagram, increasing social media engagement significantly by 400%, and regularly engaging with followers.

I worked this summer position under Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati, during which I created first ever virtual pediatric pathology slide library using an Aperio ScanScope, and presented my work and talked about its benefits at the annual presentation symposium. As I began to gain technical skills, I also began assisting graduate students in remote projects and helped in creating patient databases. I also took the initiative to engage and shadow students in multiple pathology and genetics labs to gain a better understanding of current events and emerging research in both fields.