Research Experience

Exploring research interests in laboratories and green house settings

Graduate Research Student
Sep 2025PresentOttawa, ON

Alleviating waterlogging stress in barley by applying plant growth-promoting microbes (PGPMs).

  • 🌱Designing experiments to assess plant stress responses and plant-microbe interactions
  • 🌱Documenting and analyzing plant physiology and molecular data
SupervisorDr. Marina Cvetkovska
Plant PhysiologyMolecular BiologyData Analysis
Honours Thesis Research Student
Sep 2024Apr 2025Waterloo, ON

Investigated subcellular localization of Hydroperoxide Lyase I in Arabidopsis thaliana using GFP tagging.

  • 🌱Used bioinformatics tools to predict protein structure and localization
  • 🌱Determined regions involved in localization of Hydroperoxide Lyase I to the chloroplast outer membrane
Research / Lab Assistant
Feb 2024Dec 2024Waterloo, ON

Contributed to carbon stock analysis following herbicide treatment of invasive Phragmites australis.

  • 🌱Processed and analyzed ~180 soil samples
  • 🌱Helped inform about lasting environmental effects of herbicide treatment
SupervisorDr. Rebecca Rooney
Soil AnalysisCarbon Stock Measurement
Bird-Window Collision Monitor
Sep 2024Nov 2024Waterloo, ON

Documented bird-window collisions to secure funding for bird-safe window designs.

  • 🌱Conducted daily surveys around 12+ University of Waterloo buildings
Field SurveysData DocumentationWildlife Conservation