Tara Laleh
Montreal,Canada
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Animal care attendant
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM)
Montreal, Canada
09.2025 - Current
- Support research projects by carrying out medical treatments, special diets, documenting health status and reporting abnormalities, and providing medical care under the supervision of veterinary and research staff.
- Perform animal handling techniques, injections (IP/SC), and oral gavage administrations.
- Maintained accurate documentation and records in AniBio in a regulated research environment.
- Followed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and compliance requirements consistently.
Master student research assistant- Gu’s Lab
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM)
Montreal, Canada
05.2022 - 08.2025
- Focused on master’s research project titled “The Role of G Protein-Coupled Receptor (GsPCR) Signaling in Dendritic cell-dependent Germinal Center Responses and Humoral Immunology.”
- Conducted controlled biological assays requiring sterile technique, precise pipetting, and meticulous data documentation.
- Performed in vivo and in vitro experiments using mouse models (WT and Gnas DC KO) and conducted multi-colour flow cytometry for phenotyping cell populations and analyzing activation markers and proliferation.
- Supported data collection, validation, and quality control for immunological research projects.
- Maintained organized datasets and experimental trackers to ensure data accuracy and traceability.
- Prepared, reviewed, and archived study documentation in compliance with institutional and regulatory standards.
- Performed QC-like verification of experimental data, identifying inconsistencies and following up until resolution.
- Collaborated closely with supervisors and cross-functional team members to support study planning and execution.
- Prepared summaries, reports, and figures for internal review and grant applications.
Intern
Imam Khomeini hospital laboratory
Tehran, Iran
07.2019 - 09.2019
- Exposure to clinical laboratory workflows, documentation, and sample handling.
Education
M.Sc. - Microbiology and Immunology
University of Montreal
Montreal, Canada10.2025
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
University of Kurdistan
Sanandaj, Iran09.2020
Skills
Laboratory Techniques:
- In vitro & in vivo immunological assays
- Experimental design & assay optimization
- Reagent preparation
- PCR
- DNA extraction
- Genotyping
- Gel electrophoresis
- Mamalian cell culture
- Multicolour flow cytometry
- Osteomeasure and Fluorescence Confocal microscopy
- Immunofluorescence staining
Clinical Research & Data Skills:
- Data entry, data validation & quality assessment
- Database maintenance & tracking tools
- Documentation management & record keeping
- Quality control (QC) of study-related data
- Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Software & Systems
- Microsoft Excel (tracking & reporting), Word, PowerPoint
- Data analysis tools: GraphPad Prism, FlowJo
- Electronic record systems: AniBio animal management software
Technical Interests:
- French: Elementary proficiency (spoken & written)
- English: Fluent
Certification
• Training on Biosafety, decontamination, local risk assessments, Containment Level 2 Operational Practices (CL2), Containment Level 3 Operational Practices (CL3). September 2025, Public Health Agency of Canada
Volunteering And Social Activities
Active member of Iranian Red Crescent Society, 2017-2021, Sanandaj, Iran
Honors And Awards
- Bourse dexemption UdeM - 2e cycle May 2022-April 2023
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montreal
- Complément à la bourse dexemption des droits supplmentaires de scolarit May 2022-April 2023 Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montreal
- Special Award of Social Responsibility, November 2017
Iranian Red Crescent Society, University of Kurdistan, Iran
Timeline
Animal care attendant
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM)
09.2025 - Current
Master student research assistant- Gu’s Lab
Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM)
05.2022 - 08.2025
Intern
Imam Khomeini hospital laboratory
07.2019 - 09.2019
M.Sc. - Microbiology and Immunology
University of Montreal
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
University of Kurdistan