Jaz Al-Shami

Experience

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  McGill University

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Research Intern - Rouleau Lab

  - Worked under the mentorship of a Ph.D. student in the neurogenetics lab of Dr. Guy Rouleau- Performed wet lab experiments to study the genetic variants associated with Essential Tremor- Gained experience with several standard laboratory techniques such as protein quantification/evaluation by Bradford or Western Blot, cellular engineering using Transfection and Cell Culture, etc.

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  Mia Thai Tea

  Dec 2021 - Jun 2022

  Barista

  - Gained communication skills through customer service- Learned to manage a fast paced environment involving multitasking during solo shifts- Crafted a variety of drinks including milk teas, smoothies, fruit teas, and frappes

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  McGill University

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Research Intern - Rouleau Lab

  - Worked under the mentorship of two Ph.D. students at the neurogenetics lab of Dr. Guy Rouleau- Entered and organized clinical data in an Excel database of thousands of patients to document the toxicity and efficacy profile of certain medications (namely Primidone and Beta-blockers) used for Essential Tremor

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  Undergraduate Research Opportunities - UBC

  Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

  Student Researcher

  - Engineered a research proposal in psycholinguistics on the relationship between lexical terms and categorical perceptions under the mentorship of a Ph.D. student in the UBC linguistics department- Mentored research through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) Organization- Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) poster presentation on March 18th, 2023, in Vancouver, BC

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  University of Houston

  May 2024 - Aug 2024

  Research Intern - UH Lab for the Neural Bases of Bilingualism

  - Assisted in multiple ongoing projects in Dr. Hernandez's lab studying the neural bases of bilingualism- Scored participant performance on study tasks to assess language proficiency level in monolingual and bilingual participants- Entered participant data using Microsoft Excel and Qualtrics Surveys- Assisted in conducting a literature review

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  The University of British Columbia

  May 2024 - now

  Research Assistant - UBC Amplification Lab

  - Research Assistant in Dr. Lorienne Jenstad's lab in the UBC School of Audiology and Speech Sciences working on the Breaking Barriers project, a project focusing on making hearing healthcare more accessible for older adults with hearing loss through educational interventions for Canadian primary care providers (PCPs)- Coded and systematized scoping review data to qualitatively analyze primary care provider data, allowing our team to incorporate key findings into learning objectives to build an educational intervention- Developing an annotated bibliography: retrieving and researching sources to organize the working manuscript for the Breaking Barriers project Show less