Research Experience

Development of an Internet based surgical logbook and residency management system (July 2000 - Present)
Supervisor: Dr. D. Hedden and Dr. J.P. Waddell, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto.

Use of auditory cues for the control of hand motion and force application during surgical bone drilling task (July 2003 - Present)
Supervisor: Dr. David Backstein and Dr. Adam Dubrowski, University of Toronto.
Centre for Research in Education, University Health Network, University of Toronto.

Role of endothelin-1 in regulation of osteoblast differentiation and vascular endothelial growth factor-A in cell populations from fetal rat calvaria (July 2000 - July 2002)
Supervisor: Dr. Herb von Schroeder and Dr. Johan Heersche, University of Toronto.
MSc. Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto.

Temporal Gene Expression of the 72-kD and 92-kD Gelatinases in Articular Cartilage in Canine Experimental Osteoarthritis (September 1995 - June 1998)
Supervisor: Dr. M.E. Adams, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.
Thesis Medicine 340/440 Course, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.

Autophosphorylation of the Ku p70 and p80 Subunits of the DNA-Activated Protein Kinase (September 1994 - August 1995)
Supervisor: Dr. S. P. Lees-Miller, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary.
Thesis Biochemistry Honours Degree, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary.

Localization and Characterization of Porcine Patellar Tendon Xenograft Antigens in a Rabbit Model (May 1992 - Sept. 1992, May 1993 - Sept. 1993, May 1994 - Sept. 1994)
Supervisors: Drs. D.A. Hart, M.J. Fritzler, C.B. Frank, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.