health/bio
Short stint in 2020 but projects that I loved, even to this day.
As close to the inpatient experience as you can get. Saw so much, from evaluating pitches from health-oriented startups to translating hospital signage to increase accessibility for non-English speakers to menu development for picky palates between ages 12-17. Took on an independent project to modernize the library because why not.
Alberta Children's Hospital
Advised on cognitive development, neuroplasticity, and neurodevelopmental disorders among children and young adults during COVID. Worked alongside a board of top doctors and medical experts from 18 countries. Invited to speak at the Healthy Youth Summit and UN General Assembly in 2022/2023. Hosted a plenary session on Pandemic Health Policy in 2021.
Named a Novartis Reimagining Healthcare Fellow (1 of 2 Canadians; youngest in cohort).
Intended to be a high school graduation trip to develop the best ramen broth turned bigger than expected CLT (central location test) across 4 countries.
Data collection of over 200 test subjects living in various regions and geographies, tasting the same spices and ingredients, to measure how factors (such as climate, altitude, etc) influenced sensory perception. Conducted independently with a team of 5 young academics and restauranteurs (grad students, sous chefs) .
Results are still used in some menu development/curation work, so hidden from the public for now. Open source someday?
Ramen Research
Many of these are cryptic because of NDA/HIPAA/classification reasons.
This field is also where I've spent most of my time, and I've had a great deal of learning, mentorship, and fun in epidemiology, health policy, sensory science, neuroscience, vaccine development, cellular agriculture, and more. The granularity of every function, organ, and cell of the human body never ceases to amaze me.
Click on some of the images to learn more.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Serving as an advisor to the Institute of Human Development, Child, and Youth Health, with particular foci on neural and brain development, cognitive development in early childhood, and neurological/neurosensory disorders.
Built public risk management tools. Selected as the 2022 and 2023 CFIA Rookie Innovator of the Year Awards.
Projects included writing the complete IRM policy guide (left), among other frameworks, developing early pathogen detection maps (used to control a fungal strawberry outbreak and viruses coming from imports), and early development of a platform allowing farmers to upload photos of potential pathogens for rapid detection and containment.
Conducted studies and research on effects such as climate change and environmental stimuli on various crops/CFIA mandated resources.
Early investigation on neurological cures to issues with the GI tract and brain-gut connections. Applications include early detection and potential treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's. Stay tuned.
Cultivating seafood and early poultry products from stem cells. Chief of Staff hire (Business Dev and Bioengineering).
Helped prepare for a Series B raise after a Series A round securing $10.8M USD. Tinkered with nutrient media formulations, bioreactor systems, and cell line maintenance. Combined with sensory research to optimize formulations for taste.
Avant Meats
World Health Organization
A series of photos from rice, chili, and banana plantations in Ubon,
Thailand.
CFIA
Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Many of these are cryptic because of NDA/HIPAA/classification reasons.
This field is also where I've spent most of my time, and I've had a great deal of learning, mentorship, and fun in epidemiology, health policy, sensory science, neuroscience, vaccine development, cellular agriculture, and more. The granularity of every function, organ, and cell of the human body never ceases to amaze me.
Click on some of the images to learn more.
World Health Organization
Avant Meats
Cultivating seafood and early poultry products from stem cells. Chief of Staff hire (Business Dev and Bioengineering).
Helped prepare for a Series B raise after a Series A round securing $10.8M USD. Tinkered with nutrient media formulations, bioreactor systems, and cell line maintenance. Combined with sensory research to optimize formulations for taste.
Early investigation on neurological cures to issues with the GI tract and brain-gut connections. Stay tuned.
(paused) Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Selected as the 2022 and 2023 CFIA Rookie Innovator of the Year Awards.
Projects included writing the complete IRM policy guide (left) and developing early pathogen detection maps (used to control a fungal strawberry outbreak and viruses coming from imports).
CFIA
Serving as an advisor to the Institute of Human Development, Child, and Youth Health, with particular foci on neural and brain development, cognitive development in early childhood, and neurological/neurosensory disorders.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Ramen Research
Advised on cognitive and neurodevelopmental disorders among children and young adults during COVID. Worked alongside a board of top doctors and medical experts from 18 countries. Invited to speak at the Healthy Youth Summit and UN General Assembly in 2022/2023. Hosted a plenary session on Pandemic Health Policy in 2021.
Named a Novartis Reimagining Healthcare Fellow (1 of 2 Canadians; youngest in cohort).
Alberta Children's Hospital
Short stint in 2020 but projects that I loved, even to this day.
As close to the inpatient experience as you can get. Saw so much, from evaluating pitches from health-oriented startups to translating hospital signage to increase accessibility for non-English speakers to menu development for picky palates between ages 12-17. Took on an independent project to modernize the library because why not.
(paused) Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency
health/bio
Intended to be a high school graduation trip to develop the best ramen broth turned bigger than expected CLT (central location test) across 4 countries.
Data collection of over 200 test subjects living in various regions and geographies, tasting the same spices and ingredients, to measure how factors (such as climate, altitude, etc) influenced sensory perception. Conducted independently with a team of 5 young academics and restauranteurs (grad students, sous chefs) .
Results are still used in some menu development/curation work, so hidden from the public for now. Open source someday?
A series of photos from rice, chili, and banana plantations in Ubon,
Thailand.