Sudeshna Dhar

Experience

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  McMaster Inter-Residence Council

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2013

  Wallingford Hall Representative

  •Communicated between residence students and the council during several weekly meetings to resolve issues and improve residence life, budget allocations, and security. •Initiated and organized Welcome Week activities and encouraged first year undergraduate students to participate and integrate into the McMaster community.•Recruited and managed a team of 12 volunteers and distributed awards and evaluations for their involvement. •Hired and assigned new representatives for the following year through interviews and residence-wide elections. Show less

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  Ruffalo Noel Levitz

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2019

  •Trained and coached staff, leading team meetings, and reviewed staff performance. •Assisted in the recruitment of junior staff.•Compiled daily fundraising reports, analyzed program performance, and calculated fundraising goals. •Planned staff socials and team challenges in order to boost team morale. •Raised monetary support over phone conversations employing critical thinking and marketing strategies in a fast-paced environment. •Conducted monetary transactions over the telephone, working to raise approximately $600,000 per year as a team. •Personally raised over $350,000 from from August 2013-April 2016 and received the employee awards for the most money raised, most competitive fundraiser, and most matching gift companies fulfilled.

  • Fundraising Supervisor

    Apr 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Student Fundraising Representative

    Aug 2013 - Apr 2016
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  McMaster Students Union

  Aug 2013 - Apr 2015

  Assistant Clubs Administrator

  •Liaised between student groups, the McMaster Student Union and McMaster University. •Entered, updated and analyzed data using spreadsheets and web interfaces for over 340 McMaster Students Union ratified clubs. •Advised clubs when they presented concerns and assisted them in upholding operating policies and procedural guidelines. •Organized deadlines, events, meetings, and assisted in booking and setting up spaces for club-related events.•Co-chaired the Clubs Executive Council comprised of university leaders and divisional chairs from each club category. •Designed posters and banners, gave radio interviews, and managed our social media accounts including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Show less

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  City Of Hamilton

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  Summer Recreation Leader

  •Designed and led weekly recreational program plans for the City of Hamilton's summer recreation •Reviewed program plans to accommodate various age ranges, skill levels, and participant numbers. •Encouraged and enforced safe work and play practices and modified programming to accommodate safety. •Updated administrative records such as attendance, behavioural reports, equipment damages, and minor injury reports, and also attended weekly staff meetings to collaborate ideas for programming, behaviour management, and crisis management. Show less

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  McMaster University

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Biology Field Research Assistant

  •Conducted a tree census for close to 10,000 trees in the Ancaster and Dundas escarpment to determine plant growth patterns in relation to ground elevation. •Identified and distinguished plant species, both native and non-native to Southern Ontario. •Applied appropriate tree censusing techniques for mapping, tagging, measuring, data entry, and quadrat setup. •Performed nitrogen treatment experiments to monitor prairie grass seed growth in response to environmental pollution. •Monitored bee populations in the escarpment area, and created an inventory of bee specimens by pinning, sorting, and labeling individuals captured in various study sites. Show less

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  McMaster University

  Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  Research Assistant and Thesis Student

  Under the supervision of Dr. Mark Larché, my project investigated mechanisms of allergic sensitization. •Explored mouse models of cat and peanut allergies, and the effect of allergen dosage, adjuvant presentation, and allergen recall on the magnitude of inflammatory responses. •Immunized and monitored animals, applied multiple routes of allergen and drug administration, and applied analysis methods such as histology, cytology, and flow cytometry were skills that were required for the project. Show less

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  St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

  Jan 2017 - Sept 2019

  Lead Research Technician - Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health

  I was the project lead for preclinical trials evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of peptide immunotherapy vaccines for allergies. • Optimized and applied flow cytometry, cytology, histology, and methacholine challenge protocols to evaluate allergic disease. • Designed protocols and experiments, ordered reagents, and trained and supervised staff. • Managed multiple projects in tandem with each other and led animal sensitization, treatment, monitoring, and harvest, as well as data processing and report composition. • Supported administrative staff in recruiting patients, analyzing and storing patient samples, and organizing documents for our clinical trial to test the efficacy of a cat allergy vaccine in a Phase II Clinical Trial. Show less

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  McMaster University

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2020

  Research Technician III

  •Worked in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies such as Pieris, Alkermes, and Avalyn, to investigate novel therapeutics to treat lung fibrosis. •Administered drugs through various routes of administration, prepared drug dosages, composed standard operating protocols, collected animal tissues, and completed thorough reports.

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  McMaster University

  Sept 2020 - now

  We are collaborating with an Australian Biotechnology company, Aravax, who has optimized a novel immunotherapy vaccine for peanut allergies based on work done in our research group. With ongoing clinical studies run by the company, our team collaborates to investigate safety features of the vaccine that will allow it to be used in a pediatric population.My role involves:•Assessing the tolerability, toxicology, and mechanism of the vaccine•Conceptualizing and managing project budgets•Managing project timelines and auditing and preparing standard operating protocols to streamline procedures and enhance protocol quality• Trafficking and maintaining reports, project documents, and data• Preparing communications for collaborator and client audiences• Recruiting and training junior staff and supervising their progress within each project Show less

  • Research Team Lead

    Feb 2017 - now

  • Guest Lecturer

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Preclinical Trial Coordinator

    Sept 2020 - now

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2020 - now
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  Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada

  Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  Student Analyst - Vaccine Science Team
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  Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada

  Feb 2023 - Jan 2024

  Junior Policy Advisor