CV
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Education
- 2008 - present
- PhD - Genome Science
- The University of Washington
- Department of Genome Sciences
- Supervisor: Dr Evan E Eichler
- 2003 - 2008
- Bachelors of Computer Science
- The University of Waterloo
- Honours and Distinction
Awards/Scholarships (2008-present)
- 2011 - Present
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowship
- 2009 - 2011
- NSERC Alexander Graham Bell CGS D Scholarship - declined to take a PGS D scholarship abroad
- 2008-2009 and 2009-2010
- University of Washington Top Scholar Award
- 2008-2009
- NSERC Alexander Graham Bell CGS M Scholarship - declined to take a PGS M scholarship abroad
Invited talks
- May 2013
- Evolution and diversity of copy number variation in the great ape lineage
- Biology of Genomes - Cold Spring Harbor Labs, NY USA
- May 2012
- Characterization of Great-Ape genetic diversity by whole genome sequencing
- International Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution - Dublin, Irland
- April 2011
- Sequencing Human Genomes: The duplication diversity of primates
- NWABR Student Bio Expo Keynote Address - Seattle Wa
Professional Experience
- Academic peer reviewer
- PLoS Genetics
- PLoS One
- Nature Communications
- Teaching
- Biology 365 - Genetics Teaching Assistant
- CSI Seattle - Teaching Assistant