Heather Hanna
Edmonton,Alberta
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Biological Technician
University of Alberta
05.2024 - 08.2025
- Worked in the Biological Sciences Department's Advanced Microscopy Facility.
- This unit provides services and resources for researchers to prepare their tissue samples for imaging under various microscopes.
- The facility contains brightfield and widefield microscopes, fluorescence microscopes, a Transmission Electron Microscope, and a Scanning Electron Microscope.
- Duties included preparing research samples using the requested techniques, imaging the samples using the above microscopes, updating and maintaining safety information needed for the facility to function and various other duties.
- Worked with various organisms and tissues, including plant tissues including canola stems and lingonberry roots, human tissues such as heart tissue, and model organisms including zebrafish and mice.
- Responsible for updating and maintaining safety information and protocols
Biological Technician
University of Alberta
07.2022 - Current
- Responsible for preparing the media for Drosophila (fruit fly) researchers and the Biological Sciences Department lab courses require.
- Includes preparing and maintaining the equipment and glassware required to make the media.
- Responsible for maintaining the insectary that houses all the insects and arachnids used for the Biological Sciences Department's Entomology lab courses.
- Responsible for establishing a new colony of medusa sexta (tobacco hornworm) within the insectary. This involves preparing the media for the caterpillars and monitoring their growth and development.
- These duties are carried out without direct supervision, and any communication with the supervisors is by email.
Advanced Professional Term
Edmonton Public Schools, Strathcona High School
02.2025 - 04.2025
- Responsible for designing and implementing lessons for Biology 20 and Biology 20AP students.
- Included running various labs, as well as developing hands-on activities for students to model their learning.
Biological Technician
University of Alberta
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Worked in the Biological Sciences Department's Core Courses Prep Room with the five permanent lab technologists.
- The unit provides all the solutions, media, and other materials that are required to successfully run the undergraduate core labs.
- Responsible for performing maintenance on the dissecting, bright field, and phase contrast microscopes used by students and teaching assistants.
- Aliquoting all the solutions used in the various lab exercises into microtubes.
- Making all the agarose gels required for the PCR labs.
- Assisting pouring of the media using aseptic technique and various other duties as required.
Introductory Professional Term
Edmonton Public Schools, Ecole Dickinsfield School
03.2022 - 04.2022
- Designed and implemented lessons for Grade 8 Science students in the school’s Literacy program.
- Assisted a student one-on-one in the Literacy Math 8 class.
- Responsible for implementing lessons for Fashion and Foods classes for Grades 7, 8, and 9.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Mathematics
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB06.2025
Bachelor of Education - Biology, Mathematics
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB06.2025
Awards Recognitions
- Jason Lang Scholarship, 2021 - 2024
- Western Canada Future Leader Award, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, 2017, In recognition of your exceptional commitment to the fight against Cystic Fibrosis.
- Certificate of Appreciation, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, 2012 - 2013, In recognition of valuable contributions to the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Chapter.
- Second Dan in Taekwondo, 2013
- First Dan in Taekwondo, 2010
- Hall of Fame, 2012, In recognition of your perseverance and commitment to the art of Taekwondo.
Timeline
Advanced Professional Term
Edmonton Public Schools, Strathcona High School
02.2025 - 04.2025
Biological Technician
University of Alberta
05.2024 - 08.2025
Biological Technician
University of Alberta
06.2023 - 08.2023
Biological Technician
University of Alberta
07.2022 - Current
Introductory Professional Term
Edmonton Public Schools, Ecole Dickinsfield School
03.2022 - 04.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Mathematics
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Education - Biology, Mathematics
University of Alberta
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