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Marcela Onderco

Mississauga

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Technician

Apple
10.2022 - Current
  • Maintained a safe work environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines surrounding iPhone repairs.
  • Trained new technicians on standard operating procedures, ensuring consistency and success across the team.
  • Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning Apple devices.
  • Completed complex repairs quickly by leveraging strong diagnostic skills and attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated adaptability when faced with new challenges or technologies, enabling quick mastery of necessary skills.

Synchronization of C. Elegans and Chemotaxis Assay

University Of Toronto
01.2024 - 04.2024

• With the utilization of superb pipetting techniques and operation of centrifuge, meticulously cleaned and rinsed C. Elegan eggs with buffer and bleaching solutions.

• Using pipettes, carefully transferred C. Elegan eggs onto a seeded NGM agar plate to cultivate a synchronized C. Elegan population.

• Collaborated with a diverse team to devise an original experiment to assess the chemotactic response of the synchronized C. elegans.

• Formulated customized solution by diluting isoamyl alcohol to a concentration of 6%, prepared synchronized adult C. elegans, and performed chemotaxic assay.

Physiological Observational Studies

University Of Toronto
01.2024 - 04.2024

• Designed and conducted study on the effects of cyclic breathing after exposure to a stressor, compared to no cyclic breathing technique in sample size of 15 participants.

• Methodically prepared and dissected Periplaneta americana and Drosophila melanogaster. Observed the physiological and structural effects of epinephrine treatments.

• Accurately performed standard lab techniques such as qPCR with a success rate of 92%.
• Utilized and calibrated polarizing and fluorescent microscopes to analyze cellular structures.

Research Intern

Centre For Addiction And Mental Health (CAMH)
09.2023 - 04.2024

• Conducted a systematic review, The Clinical Effects of Psilocybin: A Systematic Literacy Review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) group.

• Used OVID databases including Medline, Embase, and APA Psycinfo to complete search.

• Screened through over 700 articles to find relevant sources for the literacy review.

• Thoroughly examined and evaluated results and methods of over 40 articles to compose conclusions for the review.

• With relevant findings, organized and composed a clear systematic literacy review on the safety and adverse effects of Psilocybin in clinical settings, when used to treat psychiatric disorders.

• Created and filled novel databases on REDCap for ongoing clinical trials.

Transfection of Cas-9 Expression in HEK Cells

University Of Toronto
09.2022 - 12.2022

• Partnered with a team of researchers to plan, execute, and analyze transfection experiments aimed at investigating Rett Syndrome, contributing to advancements in gene editing technology.

• Performed thorough post-transfection analysis, employing techniques like fluorescence microscopy and qPCR to validate successful gene transfer and expression, with a success rate of 90%.

• Engineered a dsDNA break using the designed gRNA in more than 200 instances, paving the way for targeted gene manipulation and potential therapeutic applications.

Product Specialist

Apple
03.2022 - 10.2022
  • Facilitate a seamless shopping journey for customers by skillfully navigating them towards optimal product selections and tailored plans that align with their individual requirements
  • Strategically address and overcome objections during sales pitches to facilitate successful deal closure
  • Uphold the integrity of visual merchandising presentations, ensuring an engaging and aesthetically pleasing shopping environment that reflects the brands essence
  • Played a crucial role in driving substantial company-wide revenue growth, actively participating in the successful promotion and sale of products, producing an impressive $720,000 revenue in sales annually
  • Successfully upsold products and services to clientele with an impressive 63% customer conversion rate
  • Assume the role of a mentor impacting knowledge and guidance to incoming team members, fostering their professional development and assimilation into the team

Research Intern

Wellspring Cancer Foundation
01.2022 - 04.2022
  • Collaborated with a diverse team on an exhaustive literature review using over 25 advanced Boolean searches across multiple databases, employed critical thinking and discerning judgment to select and review a diverse range of authoritative sources, ensuring the credibility and reliability of collected data
  • Wrote and designed a visually appealing cumulative report using Canva, on the psychosocial intervention efficacy for cancer patients for Wellspring Cancer Support
  • Designed and delivered a presentation, using Adobe, on the psychosocial intervention efficacy for cancer patients to Wellspring Cancer Support

Education

Honours Bachelor of Science - Specialist in Genetics, Minor in Physiology

University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
04.2024

Skills

  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
  • Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
  • Customer Service
  • Attention to Detail
  • Works Well Under Pressure
  • Multitasking and Organization
  • Troubleshooting
  • Maintenance and repairs
  • Microscopy techniques
  • Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR)
  • Clinical research

Languages

English, French, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian

Timeline

Synchronization of C. Elegans and Chemotaxis Assay

University Of Toronto
01.2024 - 04.2024

Physiological Observational Studies

University Of Toronto
01.2024 - 04.2024

Research Intern

Centre For Addiction And Mental Health (CAMH)
09.2023 - 04.2024

Technician

Apple
10.2022 - Current

Transfection of Cas-9 Expression in HEK Cells

University Of Toronto
09.2022 - 12.2022

Product Specialist

Apple
03.2022 - 10.2022

Research Intern

Wellspring Cancer Foundation
01.2022 - 04.2022

Honours Bachelor of Science - Specialist in Genetics, Minor in Physiology

University of Toronto
Marcela Onderco