Professional Activities
This page highlights my professional service, media coverage, advisory and committee work, science outreach, mentorship, teaching contributions, invited presentations, conference posters, and community volunteering.
Media coverage & interviews
| Year | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Best of the WWEST podcast | SFU |
| 2020 | AI powered Healthcare Solutions Against COVID19 | Women in Big Data |
| 2020 | CO-SOL video for Zurich hackathon | YouTube |
| 2019 | New research suggests immunotherapy could help nearly 50 per cent of patients with rare mesothelioma | Terry Fox News |
| 2018 | Postdoc Careers Panel at Research Day | UBC |
| 2017 | Supporting Rare Disease Research with BeHeard Technology Award | Addgene Blog |
| 2008 | Bone cells space out | The Star |
Evaluation, advisory, & committee work
| Date | Role / Activity | Organization / Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2022 | Advisor | Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars (CAPS-ACSP) |
| 2021 | Participating member | International Consortium of Research Staff Associations |
| 2020–2021 | Expert assessor of funding applications, reviewing scientific methodology & merit | Health Canada |
| 2020–2021 | Experimentation Works advisor | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
| 2020 | Vice Chair of Survey & Data; contributed to analytics, methodology development, & partnerships | Canadian Association of Postdoctoral Scholars (CAPS) |
| 2020 | Fellowship adjudication committee member; evaluated Canadian Science Policy Fellowship applications | Mitacs Inc. |
| 2018–2020 | Evaluation & Survey committee member | Canadian Science Policy Centre |
| 2019 | Participant & session facilitator | Chief Information Officer’s BC Connect conference, Victoria, BC |
| 2019 | Facilitator | Policy Community of Practice, Making it Real: Putting Policy into Practice, Victoria, BC |
| 2018–2020 | Data & privacy analyst | Institute of Public Administration of Canada New Professionals, Victoria, BC |
| 2018–2019 | Hackseq hackathon organizing committee member & team lead | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC |
| 2018 | Career panel participant, discussing postdoctoral roles in academia & industry | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC |
Science outreach, mentorship, & community engagement
| Date | Role / Activity | Organization / Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | Visiting Research Associate/Scientist | Vancouver Prostate Centre |
| 2020 | Lead data scientist for COVID-19 hackathon projects, including Devpost Build for COVID & Biohackathon | Online / hackathon community |
| 2015–2020 | Volunteer & mentor | Canada Learning Code, Vancouver/Victoria, BC |
| 2018 | Mentor | Victoria Health Hackathon, Victoria, BC |
| 2016 | 3-Minute Thesis presentation | University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC |
| 2014 | Science mentor | Phillip & Sala Burton Academic High School, San Francisco, CA |
| 2013–2014 | Curriculum developer | City College of San Francisco Biotechnology Program, San Francisco, CA |
| 2013–2014 | Co-founder & consultant | Cybelle Biosciences, San Francisco, CA |
| 2013 | Lean Launchpad competitor | Onestart America, San Francisco, CA |
| 2012 | Consulting club participant | UCSF Mission Bay Consulting Club, San Francisco, CA |
| 2007 | Graduate Student Association Co-President | University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON |
| 2006–2011 | Volunteer member | Let’s Talk Science, Toronto, ON |
| 2006–2009 | Coach & mentor | Landmark Education, Toronto, ON |
| 2003–2005 | Co-founder | Debating Club, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON |
Teaching & learning development
| Date | Activity | Organization / Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Workshop on reproducible workflows in the public service | Experimentation Works, Government of Canada |
| 2020 | Workshop on experimentation in the public service | Experimentation Works, Government of Canada |
| 2020 | Workshop on performing & reporting a systematic literature search | Experimentation Works, Government of Canada |
| 2019 | Workshop on administrative data linkage to evaluate programs & policies | Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC |
| 2018 | Science judge | Biomedical Engineering Entrepreneurship & Partnership Day, University of Victoria |
| 2018 | Completed teaching-development modules: Teaching as Research, Evidence-Based Teaching in STEM Education, & Implicit Bias in STEM Education | Centre for Integrated Teaching & Learning |
| 2015–2018 | Science judge | Science Fair, University of British Columbia |
| 2017–2019 | Community volunteer | Canada Learning Code & Ladies Learning Code |
| 2014 | Science mentor for four students preparing an arthritis poster for Fairposium | Burton High School, San Francisco, CA |
| 2014 | Science outreach facilitator | Bay Area Science Festival, San Francisco, CA |
| 2014 | Technical & scientific content writer/editor | Science Exchange, San Francisco, CA |
| 2014 | Curriculum development & hands-on laboratory teaching | City College of San Francisco Biotechnology Program, UCSF/USF Partnership for Teaching |
| 2013–2015 | Contributing writer & editor | Postdoctoral Journal |
| 2009–2010 | Science fair judge for high-school student posters | University of Toronto |
| 2008–2011 | Co-supervised co-op & undergraduate students supporting bone differentiation research | University of Toronto |
| 2008–2011 | Co-President & Assistant Secretary, Graduate Students’ Association | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| 2007–2011 | Volunteer member | Let’s Talk Science Partnership Program |
| 2002–2004 | Community outreach volunteer | Best Buddies Canada |
Invited conference presentations
| Year | Presentation | Event / Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Experimental Evidence of Biological Dark Energy & Transfer of Information | The Science of Consciousness, Tucson, AZ |
| 2021 | Long-Term Impacts of the Enhanced Recovery Collaborative on Colorectal Surgical Site Infections | BC Quality Forum |
| 2021 | Variation in Rates of Dispensing of Opioids After Surgery: Opportunities for Therapeutics Stewardship | BC Quality Forum |
| 2020 | Rapid Evaluation of Clinical Interventions: Lessons Learned & Thoughts for the Future | BC Ministry of Health Knowledge Exchange |
| 2020 | Adapting to a New Normal: The Effect of COVID-19 on the Next Generation of Scientists | Canadian Science Policy Conference, Virtual |
| 2020 | Pandemics & Postdocs: COVID Survey Findings | Postdoc Appreciation Week, Virtual |
| 2020 | CAPS Survey Findings Related to COVID-19 | National meeting on postdoctoral affairs organized by the University of Western Ontario, Virtual |
| 2020 | Reproducible Analytic Workflows in the Public Service | Data & Analytics Conference, Vancouver, BC |
| 2020 | Health Systems Administrative Data Integration to Support Data-Driven Decision Making | Ministry of Health Knowledge Exchange Talk Series, Government of BC, Victoria, BC |
| 2020 | Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Programs & Services | Public Service Agency, Victoria, BC |
| 2020 | Delivering Bundles of Care Through Deciphering Government Programs & Services | Academic Health Science Network, Victoria, BC |
| 2019 | Open Source Data & Data Science to Enable Integrated Data Projects | Island Health, Victoria, BC |
| 2019 | Implementing Reproducible Analytic Workflows in the Public Service | University of Victoria, Victoria, BC |
| 2019 | From Messy to Tidy: Reproducible Analytic Workflows for Data Analysis | BCDev Exchange, Victoria, BC |
| 2018 | Healing Old Wounds | Institute of Public Administration of Canada Policy Pitch, Victoria, BC |
| 2018 | Expression & Regulation of Chondroitin Sulfate in Prostate Cancer | American Association for Cancer Research, Chicago, IL |
| 2018 | BAP1 Creates a Potential Therapeutic Vulnerability in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma | International Mesothelioma Interest Group, Ottawa, ON |
| 2017 | Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Peritoneal Mesothelioma | Vancouver Prostate Centre Friday Seminar, Vancouver, BC |
| 2014 | Cytochrome P450 Degradation in Hepatocytes & Implications in Drug Metabolism | UCSF Postdoctoral Symposium, San Francisco, CA |
| 2012–2013 | SIRT2’s Role in Stem Cell Biology | Berkeley Stem Cell Center Retreat, Asilomar, CA |
| 2010 | Rab-3 Mediated Collagen Trafficking in Differentiating Osteoblasts | 16th Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, Toronto, ON |
| 2009 | Delineating Collagen Trafficking Pathway in Differentiating Osteoblasts | 15th Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, Calgary, AB |
| 2008 | Cytoskeleton & Adhesion Alteration in Osteoblasts in Microgravity Environment | 14th Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, Montreal, QC |
| 2007 | Osteoblast Differentiation in Microgravity Environments | 14th Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, Halifax, NS |
| 2006 | Lysosome Dispersion in Osteoblasts Accommodates Enhanced Collagen Production During Differentiation | 13th Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, Toronto, ON |
Invited conference posters
| Year | Poster | Event / Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alternative Molecular Models of Mind | The Science of Consciousness, Tucson, AZ |
| 2020/2022 | Alleviative Effects of Meta-Therapy Consciousness Field on Triticum aestivum L. Under Salinity Stress | The Science of Consciousness |
| 2020 | Evaluation of Depression, Anxiety, Stress & Headache Indices in Migraine Patients During Conventional Therapies Under Influence of Consciousness Fields | The Science of Consciousness |
| 2018 | BAP1 Creates a Potential Therapeutic Vulnerability in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma | 12th Lorne D. Sullivan Lectureship & Research Day, Vancouver, BC |
| 2018 | Expression & Regulation of Chondroitin Sulfate in Prostate Cancer | Vancouver General Hospital, BC |
| 2017 | Oncofetal Glycosaminoglycan Signature Provides Therapeutic Potential for Malignant Mesothelioma | Cell Death, Cell Stress & Metabolism Conference, Vancouver, BC |
| 2017 | Comprehensive Multi-omics Characterization of Rare Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma | 11th Lorne D. Sullivan Lectureship & Research Day, Vancouver, BC |
| 2017 | An Oncofetal Glycosaminoglycan Modification Provides Therapeutic Access to Mesothelioma | Cell Death, Cell Stress & Metabolism Conference, Cancun, Mexico |
| 2016 | Characterization of Intertumor Heterogeneity of Malignant Mesotheliomas | International Mesothelioma Interest Group, Birmingham, UK |
| 2015–2016 | Molecular Landscape of Pleural Mesothelioma | 10th Lorne D. Sullivan Lectureship & Research Day, Vancouver, BC |
| 2013 | Cytochrome P450 Degradation in Hepatocytes | UCSF Postdoctoral Symposium, San Francisco, CA |
| 2010 | Rab-Mediated Collagen Trafficking in Differentiating Osteoblasts | 50th American Society for Cell Biology Conference, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2009 | Rab-1 Mediated Collagen Trafficking in Differentiating Osteoblasts | 49th American Society for Cell Biology Conference, San Diego, CA |
| 2009 | In Vitro Osteoclast Differentiation in Arthritis Project: Osteoclastogenesis as a Marker of Presence & Activity of Disease in Arthritis | Canadian Annual Scientific Conference, Vancouver, BC |
| 2009 | Mechanism of Collagen Trafficking in Bone Cells | Canadian Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON |
| 2008 | Cytoskeleton & Adhesion Alteration in Osteoblasts in Microgravity Environment | ASBMR Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC |
| 2008 | Compromised Adhesion of Osteoblasts in Microgravity Environment | COSPAR Conference, Montreal, QC |
| 2007 | Modulation of the Osteoblast Cytoskeleton in Microgravity Environment | 47th American Society for Cell Biology Conference, Washington, DC |
| 2007 | Lysosome Secretion by Bone Cells Under Normal & Pathological Conditions Including Rheumatoid & Osteoarthritis | Canadian Arthritis Network Annual Scientific Conference, Halifax, NS |
| 2006 | Cellular Trafficking of Lysosomes in Osteoblasts | 46th American Society for Cell Biology Conference, San Francisco, CA |
Community-level volunteering
| Date | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–2026 | Victoria Jazz Festival | Victoria, BC |
| 2022–2026 | Harbour Blues ‘n’ Roots | Victoria, BC |
| 2018–2023 | Fringe Theatre Festival | Victoria, BC |
| 2018 | Vancouver Opera Festival | Vancouver, BC |
| 2015–2018 | Vancouver International Film Festival | Vancouver, BC |
| 2015–2018 | International Performing Arts Festival, PuSh | Vancouver, BC |
| 2015–2018 | Vancouver Jazz Festival | Vancouver, BC |
| 2015–2018 | Fringe Theatre Festival | Vancouver, BC |
| 2016–2017 | Vancouver Writers Fest | Vancouver, BC |
| 2015–2019 | Caravan World Rhythms | Vancouver/Victoria, BC |
| 2008 | Tirgan Festival, Publishing Committee | Toronto, ON |