Intermediary Metabolism Lab
Teaching assistant for BIOC 3300. Delivered a laboratory session on clinical cholesterol metabolism, supported laboratory work, and graded reports.
TEACHING & MENTORING
Science grows through
shared discovery.
Supporting students as they connect concepts, develop laboratory skills, and explore their own research questions.
IN THE CLASSROOM & LAB
Introduction to Biochemistry Lab
Teaching assistant for BIOC 2610. Guided hands-on experiments, answered course questions, and assessed laboratory reports.
Foundations in science
Taught biology at Government Secondary School, Akwanga, and mathematics through the NPower Program in Nasarawa State.
STUDENT RESEARCH
Projects I’ve helped nurture.
Research mentorship at Dalhousie University.
Shaimaa Eissa
Undergraduate Summer Student
Characterization of dimerization-dependent cholesterol sensors in mammalian cell lines and hippocampal neurons.
Arsen Ischuk
MITACS Internship
Characterizing recombinant sensors using liposome binding assays and fluorescent anisotropy.
Kate Gillet
Undergraduate Summer Student
Neuronal cholesterol biosynthesis, synapse maturation, and function in primary rat hippocampal neurons.
Emma Williams
Undergraduate Honors Student
The effect of CYP46A1 on plasma membrane cholesterol and the actin cytoskeleton in U2OS cells.
Nathan Chong
Undergraduate Honors Student
Binding properties of recombinant cholesterol-binding proteins using liposome assays and primary hippocampal neurons.
BEYOND THE LAB
Contributing to a wider community.
My service includes journal reviewing for Frontiers in Pharmacology and Frontiers in Neurology, departmental DNA sequencing coordination, and community volunteering in Halifax and Beirut.
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