Research Experience

Exploring research interests through hands-on research and fieldwork

Graduate Research Student
Sep 2025 - PresentOttawa, ON

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
Honours Thesis Researcher Student
Sep 2024 - Apr 2025Waterloo, ON

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
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