Education
1999 to 2003 – Ph.D. (Plant Molecular Biology), University of Durham, UK.
1995 to 1999 – B.Sc. (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (1st Class) with Industrial Placement), University of Durham, UK.
Additional Training
2021 – All mandatory University of British Columbia Environmental Health and Safety courses including WHMIS 2015.
2019 – Emergency First Aid Training for Industry (OFA Level 1 equivalent).
2015 to 2016 – All mandatory University of Calgary Environmental Health and Safety courses including WHMIS 2015.
2014 – Breaking bad chromatograph habits (HPLC and GC) seminar offered by Agilent Technologies, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2013 – Conflict Resolution: workshop offered for Post-Doctoral Fellows; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
2007 – Introduction to Project Management: Genome Sciences Centre Workshop; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
2007 – Time management: Faculty of Medicine Post Doctoral Fellow Professional Development Workshop; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
2007 – Designing a University Course: workshop for postdoctoral fellows offered by the Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
2005 – Influencing Without Authority: workshop on leadership and project management offered for Post-Doctoral Fellows; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Scholarships and Awards
2018 – UBC Faculty of Science Excellence in Service Award.
1999 to 2002 – Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council: stipend and conference funding
2002 – Society for Experimental Biology Travel Grant: attended the 13th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research in Seville, Spain.
1999 – W. E. Foster Prize for excellence in plant physiology; University of Durham, UK.