Mariam Saad

Experience

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  McGill University

  Nov 2010 - Apr 2011

  McGill student phone-a-thon caller

  -Liaising with McGill alumni and parents of current McGill students-Updating graduates and parents on current projects at McGill and assisted in fund raising for these projects

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  Shifa International Hospitals Limited and COMSATS Dept of Biosciences

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Intern , Dr Raheel Qamar Lab

  -Summer work project conducting SNP based case control-control association studies for diabetic retinopathy among Pakistani population-Duties included DNA isolation, PCR, gel electrophoresis etc

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  McGill University

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  McGill University,Macdonald Campus,Faucher Lab.-Research project was to characterize sRNA of bacterium Legionella pneumophila- Assisted in characterizing Legionella pneumophila ΔoxyR mutant. Presented preliminary results and abstract at CSM conference 2013.-Duties include PCR, DNA extraction and isolation, PCR purification, gel extraction, primer design, strain growth, preparing reagents and dilutions, culture preparation etcPublication :TRIGUI, H., MENDIS, N., LI, L., SAAD, M. & FAUCHER, S. P. 2013. Facets of Small RNA-Mediated Regulation in Legionella pneumophila. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol Show less

  • Intern

    Jan 2013 - May 2013

  • Research Assistant

    May 2012 - May 2013

  • Biology Laboratory Assistant

    Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
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  Maxxam Analytics

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2014

  Laboratory Technician
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  McGill University

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2022

  PhD Candidate-Microbiology, McGill University

  Current research project described in shared link. Interested in rapid, sensitive, real-time bacterial detection strategies.