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Tia Murdoch
Vancouver,BC
Summary
Recent graduate with foundational knowledge in microbiology and immunology and hands-on experience gained through academic projects and payed research positions. Demonstrates strong teamwork, problem-solving, and time-management skills. Prepared to start career and make meaningful contributions with commitment and drive.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant
OVCARE Lab
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Company Overview: Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute - Vancouver, BC
- Performed advanced lab techniques such as sample preparation, RNA extraction and determination of molecular subtypes with minimal supervision - processed ~220 samples
- Maintained a clear and concise lab notebook and planned experiments according to procedure and equipment availability
- Analyzed data, created figures in R, and wrote up findings into an academic manuscript and presentation
Project Assistant
Centre for Rural Health Research
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Helped develop a quantitative survey to capture out-of-pocket costs associated with the organ transplant process and facilitated 20 qualitative interviews capturing psycho-emotional burden
- Facilitated project recruitment, including distributing posters, sending mail-outs, posting online, and speaking to patients in clinical settings.
- Sent out weekly bulletins informing the community advisory committee on project progress and findings
- Performed quality assurance and thematic analysis of interview data
- Currently writing academic manuscripts as first author for both qualitative and quantitative results.
Student
UBC Faculty of Science
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Whilst in a team of three, performed a small literature review to identify a novel research idea on autotransporters in E. Coli
- Managed autoclaving and media preparation, product ordering, and experiment schedules throughout the semester; maintained industry-standard lab notebook
- Performed highly technical experiments accurately and with appropriate controls to attempt the downregulation of an autotransporter using antisense RNA
- Prepared a research portfolio and a publication-quality manuscript of findings
Undergraduate Research Assistant
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
05.2021 - 04.2022
- Formulated research question and designed experiment for a survey-based research project on concussion knowledge in rural BC
- Collected 120 valid survey responses and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data. Prepared manuscripts for publication.
- Distributed findings as both a poster and a presentation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology And Immunology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC12.2024
Associate of Science with Honours - Rural Pre-Medicine Program
Selkirk College
Castlegar, BC04.2022
Skills
- Manuscript and report writing
- Data analysis and visualization in R
- Microsoft office, G-Suite
- Bacterial growth, plating, analysis
- RNA extraction from mammalian cells
- Record keeping and sample storage
- Sensitive data management
- Oral communication
Certification
TCPS 2: CORE 2022
Accomplishments
- Irving K Barber Transfer Scholarship
- Community Child Health Endowment Scholarship out of BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Interests
Timeline
Student
UBC Faculty of Science
09.2024 - 12.2024
Project Assistant
Centre for Rural Health Research
04.2024 - 09.2024
Research Assistant
OVCARE Lab
04.2023 - 09.2023
Undergraduate Research Assistant
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
05.2021 - 04.2022
Associate of Science with Honours - Rural Pre-Medicine Program
Selkirk College
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology And Immunology
University of British Columbia
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