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I received my Bachelors of Science in Agriculture and my Masters of Science in Molecular Biology from the University of Saskatchewan.  For the last four years I have been conducting research at the University of Saskatchewan and Plant Biotechnology Institute (NRC) in the area of plant proteomics.  I have gained valuable experience in all aspects of proteomics while working on research grants funded by Genome Canada, National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), Agriculture and Food Innovation Fund (AFIF), the University of Saskatchewan and National Research Council (NRC).  Areas that I have experience in include experimental design, protein acquisition, 2D-PAGE, Multi Dimensional Protein Identification (MuDPIT), bioinformatics gel analysis, spot processing, mass spectroscopy and data management.  In addition to my practical proteomic experience, I have also held a position as an application scientist with UBI, in which I was responsible for support of proteomics software.  If you have any comments, questions, or concerns please contact me.

I am a serial entrepreneur.  UBI is my sixth start up situation.  The other five were:

• Canada Systems Group's (now ISM, bought by IBM) Oil and Gas database business
• Pansophic Systems Inc. (bought by Computer Associates) Western Canadian territory
• Oracle Corporation Canada Inc.'s Western Canadian operations
• Jade Simulations International Corporation's telecommunications business (parallel discrete event simulation software)
• RightsMarket Inc. a Digital Rights Management (DRM) company.  

My academic background is a B. Comm from the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and I have completed under graduate BioSciences courses from Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada.

• an honours BSc in Genetics at the University of Western Ontario, 
• a Masters in Plant Sciences at UWO, studying high affinity iron uptake systems in cyanobacteria, 
• several years of cancer research at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, focusing primarily on the molecular aspects of acute lymphoblastic leukemia specifically on the role of the asparagine synthesis regulation in relapses. 
• a MBA at the University of Victoria BC, specializing in biotechnology. 

I am currently a PhD student at McMaster University, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. I have a BSc in Biochemistry and a MSc in Molecular Biology. I have experience as a research technician in a pathology/immunology lab. My current project involves developing a drug delivery system to the eye, for the ablation of secondary cataract formation. During the course of my previous projects I have gained extensive experience in molecular biology techniques, from cloning to PCR and genotyping methods. Please feel free me click here in regards to UBI’s molecular biology products and kits.

I am currently working towards a PhD in Comparative Molecular Endocrinology at the University of Calgary. The main focus of my research is to explore how hormones regulate the expression of the nuclear receptors. The nuclear receptor super-family is a large group of conserved receptors including the steroid, thyroid as well as a group of orphan receptors. Using the goldfish as a model system I am employing a variety of molecular biology techniques to explore this complex regulation. The findings are likely to reveal novel mechanisms by which hormones control reproduction and growth. This is important in fish since they are seasonal spawners capable of producing hundreds of eggs in a short period of time. I have extensive experience in molecular techniques including real time RT-PCR, Northern analysis, RNA Interference (siRNA), transfection/transformation, site directed mutagenesis, 3' and 5' RACE, cloning and sequencing, and Western Blotting. If you would like advice on a technique or on troubleshooting, feel free to contact me.

As a laboratory technician and biochemistry MSc student at Ryerson University, I am involved with research into novel transcription factors isolated from HIV nucleic acid-binding protein complexes. I also specialize in gene sequencing and DNA/protein analysis via custom data-mining programs, developed by myself and optimized for distributed computing systems. My extensive experience in the field of bioinformatics is a result of my involvement with various projects while at the University of Toronto's Banting and Best Department of Medical Research. I was employed at Toronto's University Health Network, both at Clinical Genomics Centre (Toronto General Hospital) and the Ontario Cancer Institute (Princess Margaret Hospital). My wet-bench experience ranges from yeast work to culturing Yellowstone hot springs bacteria. I am a computer programmer with an undergraduate degree in biology and a passion for understanding the biochemistry of life. Should you have any questions regarding UBI's products and availability, please do not hesitate to contact me.

After completing my undergraduate studies in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University and having participated in a Merck Frost Research Internship, I felt compelled to enroll directly into a Ph.D. program and was interested in conducting research in an applied cancer laboratory. I am currently a senior Ph.D. student in the Division of Experimental Medicine at McGill University pursuing my graduate studies in the field of anti-angiogenic cell and gene therapy of cancer at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research. During my graduate studies, I have acquired specialized technical training in the following: cloning anti-angiogenic transgenes into expression vectors, gene-modifying retroviral packaging cells and tumor cell lines via transfection and transduction, assessing gene transfer efficiency by flow cytometry analysis, biochemically characterizing secreted proteins in vitro using functional assays and using experimental glioma and breast cancer animal models to test the efficacy of soluble anti-angiogenic proteins to induce tumor regression in vivo. My doctoral training has allowed me to acquire expertise in the design and development of transgenic cell-based technology platforms to deliver therapeutic transgenes for cancer therapy. I was a recipient of the Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Initiative-CIHR Doctoral Award and I am currently a recipient of a U.S. Army Department of Defense Predoctoral Breast Cancer Traineeship.  If you have any questions relating to the use of UBI's Nucleic Acid Systems, please contact me.