BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD (Cand.) with multiple Scholarships won. Published as lead author in multiple research papers with novel scientific findings. Substantial experience as a lead research scientist in genomics and life sciences.
Successfully completed the PhD Comprehensive Exams and currently a PhD Candidate at Saint Mary’s University.
Identified a niche market and created a growth strategy that allowed this new start-up to achieve profitability in 2 years.
Worked with software developers in both a technical and strategic role to create an effective online interface to query data from our large, proprietary informatics dataset on vintage luxury watch specifications and components.
Taught students core concepts in Strategic Management, International Business Management, Exploring Sustainability, etc.
Set Curriculum, Graded papers, exams, and presentations.
Research Assistant to Dr. Hao Lu in the study of Informational consequences of Enterprise Risk Management and how its adoption shapes financial analysts' earnings beliefs under informational asymmetry. We identify ERM adoption from 10-K and 14A filings via a Guided LDA topic-modelling approach and use a diff-in-diff identification strategy.
By conducting in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and focus groups and performing a coded analysis using AtlasTi, my qualitative research provided key insights into the financial inclusion of marginalized communities into government projects and initiatives.
Managed a team in the strategic planning, development and execution of multiple scientific curation projects for in-house use, publications, market research, and for external clients including Invitae, Illumina and UHC.
Clinical data and Next Generation Sequencing data interpretation as well as review of clinical reports for germline cancers and rare diseases.
Co-ordinated with the marketing and design teams to present a unified brand message and amplify brand voice to clients using online channels and informative brochures.
Collaborated with the marketing team and spoke at multiple scientific events and seminars on the utility of Strand NGS diagnostic panels and other bioinformatic tools.
Awarded Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) Scholarship worth $36000.
Awarded several Research Grants for SSHRC projects.
Current CGPA 3.9/4.3.
Successfully passed the Comprehensive Exams in the first attempt.
Currently in 3rd year and working on completing my dissertation on Nuances of applied CSR in the Biotech/Pharma Industry.
Awarded Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) Scholarship worth $9000.
Awarded the annual Pendse Scholarship award worth $6000.
Awarded the MBA Student of the Year Award.
Elected VP Internal of the Sobey MBA Society.
Ranked 2rd in class with a CGPA of 4.15/4.3.
Dissertation: Social Innovation: Drivers and Inhibitors of Community Engagement and Ownership.
Ranked 2nd in class with a CGPA of 3.8/4.0.
Dissertation: Investigating the epigenetic modifications and protein-protein interactions that occur during a double strand break (DSB) repair process.
CGPA of 3.4/4.0.
Dissertation: Understanding the temporal distribution of endophytic fungi associated with an orchid (Pholidota pallida) and their biotechnological potential.
Captain of college soccer team for 4 years. Won the Inter-college soccer tournament all 4 years.
Responsible for maintaining my own book of clients for both Personal Lending, Investments and Referral to TD Wealth Partners. Assist clients with their daily banking needs as required and provide basic financial literacy and advise for clients’ financial health and benefit.
Native English speaker/writer. GMAT: 670. IELTS: 8.5, CEFR Level C2, top possible CEFR tier.
Fluent in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada with some French, Mandarian and basic Spanish.
Experience using Linux, MacOs, Windows, and Python, SQL (MySQL) in a work place and academic setting.
Expert level experience with multiple bioinformatics visualization tools such as Strand NGS, Ensembl Genome Browser, UCSC Genome browser, etc.
Expert level experience with bioinformatics analysis tools such as Alternate Splice Site Prediction (ASSP), Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project (BDGP), ENIGMA, etc.
Advanced level usage of Stata as a statistical data analysis tool.
Advanced level usage of AtlasTi and NVivo for qualitative data analysis.
Experience using open-source Linux command line tools in a bash/shell environment such as BWA (Burrows-Wheeler Aligner), SAM tools, GATK4 (Genome Analysis Toolkit), etc, to create and assess genomic sequence data.
Experience with Javascript, HTML, and CSS in web and mobile app contexts.
Office Suites: MS Office, Office 365, G Suite, Libre Office.
Presentation Software: Powerpoint, Keyno
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