Research Experience
Exploring research interests through hands-on research and fieldwork
Alleviating waterlogging stress in barley by applying plant growth-promoting microbes (PGPMs)
- 🌱Designing experiments to assess plant stress responses
- 🌱Utilizing molecular biology techniques to analyze gene expression
- 🌱Collaborating with lab members on data collection and analysis
SupervisorDr. Marina Cvetkovska
Plant PhysiologyMolecular BiologyData Analysis
Investigated subcellular localization of Hydroperoxide Lyase I in Arabidopsis thaliana using GFP tagging and confocal microscopy.
- 🌱Designed experiments to determine protein localization patterns
- 🌱Utilized confocal microscopy for cellular imaging
- 🌱Analyzed data on protein function in plant stress responses
SupervisorDr. Simon D. X. Chuong
Molecular CloningPlant TransformationCell Imaging
Research / Lab Assistant
Feb 2024 - Dec 2024Waterloo, ON
Contributed to carbon stock analysis following herbicide treatment of invasive Phragmites australis.
- 🌱Processed and analyzed ~180 soil samples for carbon stock measurement
SupervisorDr. Rebecca Rooney
Soil AnalysisCarbon Stock Measurement
Bird-Window Collision Monitor
Sep 2024 - Nov 2024Waterloo, ON
Documented bird-window collisions to support funding for bird-safe window designs.
- 🌱Surveyed 12+ University of Waterloo buildings
- 🌱Reported collision data for bird-safe architectural funding
Field SurveysData DocumentationWildlife Conservation