Personal Attributes
• Outstanding problem solving and scientific skills acquired through thesis work completed at both undergraduate and graduate levels
• Proven organization, and time-management skills demonstrated through excellent academic work while competing as a varsity athlete
• Exceptional leadership skills developed through coaching Special Olympic athletes and volunteering as a petty officer to teach sailing lessons on tall ships
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills attained through several conference presentations
• Enthusiastic, goal and team-oriented individual who comes from a competitive sports background
• Strong academic background in many disciplines, including life sciences, physics, mathematics, and engineering
Education
• Master of Applied Science: Dalhousie University, Biomedical Engineering, 2010-2013.
*4.0 average GPA
• Bachelor of Science (Honours): Queen’s University, Life Science (Specialization), 2006-2010.
*Graduated with distinction
• Ontario Secondary School diploma: Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute, 2002-2006.
*Ontario Scholar
Relevant Experience
• Master’s thesis project, ‘The development of a 3D piezoelectric active microtissue model for airway smooth muscle’, under the supervision of Prof. Geoff Maksym (School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University), 2010-2013.
• Research Assistant in the School of Biomedical Engineering at Dalhousie University: Helped investigate the role of substrate stiffness in airway smooth muscle (ASM) cell contractility measured through optical magnetic twisting cytometry and develop a microtissue model for ASM, 2010.
• Undergraduate honours thesis project, ‘The role of acid-base balance in the chemoreflex control of breathing: implications for respiratory sensation’, under the supervision of Prof. O’Donnell (Dept. of Physiology, Queen’s University) and Prof. Jensen (Dept. of Physiolo...
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