*A picture I took while biking across Italy*
Transforming our world
through molecular biotechnology research & discovery...
In progress...
RA at Theraphage Lab with Dr. Roderick Slavcev
In progress...
BIOL 499 Honours Thesis with Dr. Mark Aucoin
Optometric Assistant
I started my journey working in an optometric field
to help others through applied practice...
Surgical Ophthalmology Assistant
I continued my journey working in an ophthalmic field
to help others through research and applied practice...
Operated Ultrasounds & Ocular Contact Diagnostic Devices
for the Surgeon's Analysis...
B-scan Ultrasounds
Ocular Contact Diagnostic Devices (Pachymate 2 corneal thickness, iCare 200 tonometry)
Ocular non-Contact Diagnostic Devices (OCULUS Pentacam Topography, NIDEK SPEC endothelial cell counts, VA, VF, OCT, iDesign LASIK LASEK)
Administered Topical Anesthetics Prior to
in-clinic Surgeries & Procedures...
Conducted a Research Project
on Keratectomy Diseases and Surgeries...
Central Question:
Why do CAT procedures
require prior corneal
optimization?
Problem Statement:
Many practices restore corneal regularity post-CAT, leading to innacurate IOL implants due to the poor order of operations...
Exploration of lentiviral transduction of engineered allogenic pancreatic Beta-islet cells using CRISPR/Cas12b
CD47 overexpression
MHC I B2m & MHC II CIITA K.O.
NHEJ repair
Flow cytometry verification
Magrolimab for off-target effects and mutagenesis
Bachelor of Science in Biology (Co-op)
Minor in Medicinal Chemistry
Minor in Medical Physiology
Specialization in Cell and Molecular Biotechnology
University of Waterloo (2022 - Present)