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Scientist @ Modeller in immuno-oncology From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Research Intern (modeler) @ • Accelerated experimental research by developing an in silico automatic pipeline for processing, analysing and visualizing high content in vitro screening data (signaling, proliferation and migration) • Engaged experimentalists to complete the needed experiments for computational modeling study • Prioritized signaling pathways for mechanistic modeling based on the results of applying a logic model to relate drug-stimulated signaling pathway activities and phenotypic responses (proliferation and migration) • Developed a biomarker identification method that segregated cancer indications in terms of their responses to a drug of interest • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously, and reported to senior scientists and principal investigators at weekly and monthly meetings • Earned company-wide acknowledgement for working above and beyond From September 2013 to February 2014 (6 months) Teaching Assistant @ • Prepared and delivered hands-on tutorials for a class of 30 students with varied background From May 2013 to May 2013 (1 month) Toronto, Canada AreaResearch Assistant @ • Measure and characterize electrical activities in porcine intestinal systems (Mar 2009 - Aug 2009) • Develop a method for automated detection of gastric electrical activities in a lengthy recording (Nov 2008 - Feb 2009) • Develop a platform for analysing the network topology of the alveolar capillaries grown in vitro (Dec 2007 - Feb 2008) • Model the effects of contraction on the electrical field along a rectum segment (Dec 2006 - Feb 2007) From November 2006 to August 2009 (2 years 10 months) Teaching Assistant @ Stage 1 and stage 2 Mathematical Modelling From March 2008 to June 2009 (1 year 4 months) Biomedical Engineering Technician Intern @ Quality assurance for medical equipments From April 2007 to December 2007 (9 months)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Engineering @ University of Toronto From 2009 to 2015 University of Alberta From 2015 to 2015 Entrepreneurship 101 @ MaRS Discovery District, Canada From 2013 to 2014 Practical Summer Course on Modeling for Systems Biology @ Center for Genomic Regulation, Spain From 2014 to 2014 Connaught Summer Institute on Synthetic Biology @ Impact Centre at the University of Toronto From 2014 to 2014 BE (Honours), Biomedical Engineering, 1st class honour @ University of Auckland From 2005 to 2009