HODAN HALANE

• TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP, 2022-present, Mentored undergraduate students and fostered their leadership skills through practical lab experience., Provided training on fundamental lab protocols and safety practices to incoming students.
• YOUNG MEMBERS COMMITTEE (PSNA), 2024-present, Organized national and international conferences, promoted social media outreach, and coordinated with keynote speakers.
• JUDGE, Western Science Research Conference, 2024, Evaluated interdisciplinary undergraduate research presentations and provided constructive feedback.
• OUTREACH ACTIVITIES-RISE in STEM: The Next Up Youth Leadership Event, 2021-2022, Led workshops focusing on equity, diversity, and inclusion to inspire youth participation in STEM.
• Office Assistant, Reforest London, 2019-2022, Joined a collaborative team to make tangible and real changes to London’s environment and natural ecosystem., Worked with tree planting and aftercare team, educated the community to help restore the environment’s health.

• 1st Best Oral Presentation Award, Phytochemical Society of North America, 2024
• Travel Award, Phytochemical Society of North America, 2024
• 3rd Best Presentation Award, CAPB 2024
• Travel Award, Phytochemical Society of North America, 2023
• Western Graduate Research Scholarship, 2022-2024
• Western University, Dean’s Honour List, 2021
• Western University, Dean’s Honour List, 2020
• Western University, Dean’s Honour List, 2019
• Western University, Dean’s Honour List, 2018

• Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS 2
• Accessibility in Service (AODA)
• Campus Resource Training
• Safe Campus Community
• WHIMS 2015
• Worker Health and Safety Awareness

Halane, H., McDowell, Tim, Dhaubhadel, S. (2024)
Development of a non-invasive plant root exudate sampling method: The use of coated blade-solid phase microextraction technology for temporal passive sampling. Plant Methods. Submitted July 31, 2024.

Halane, H., McDowell T., Dhaubhadel, Sangeeta (2024)
Advancing pea crop resilience: Coated Blade-Solid-Phase Microextraction for precise in-situ sampling of pea root exudates in response to Aphanomyces euteiches. Phytochemical Society of North America, Monterrey, Mexico [Oral]

Halane, H., McDowell T., Dhaubhadel, Sangeeta (2024)
Development of in situ passive sampling of pea root exudate chemical signals: Insight into their role in response to Aphanomyces root rot disease.Canadian Association of Plant Biotechnology, Virtual [Oral]

Halane, H., Islam, N., Pandit, S., Chatterton, S., Renaud, J. & Dhaubhadel, S. (2023). Comparative metabolomics reveal insight into the metabolic changes in pea in response to Aphanomyces euteichesinfection. Phytochemical Society of North America. East Lansing, Michigan, United States [Poster]

Halane, H.& Dhaubhadel, S. (2023). Host-pathogen interaction: Identification of pea chemical signals in response to Aphanomyces euteiches. Western Research Forum. London, ON, Canada [Poster]

Dhaubhadel, S., Halane, H., Islam, N., Chatterton, S., Renaud, J., Zhang, Y. (2023). Host-pathogen interaction: Identification of pea signals that trigger Aphanomyces euteiches. 12th Canadian Pulse Research Workshop. London, ON, Canada [Oral]