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How I Crafted My Resume and Plan to Help Others Do the Same

Update, August 2026: I completed my M.Sc. in March 2026 and served as the BGSA Professional Development Officer during 2024–2025. The article below preserves the goals and perspective I had when I was elected in 2024.

Building a resume is more than just listing skills and experiences. It’s about …

Building My First Web Application: Field Stations Map

Building my first web application, FieldStationsMap, was an incredible learning experience that introduced me to web development, cloud-based services, and Google’s mapping technologies. With the help of Google Maps API and Google Cloud Console, I created an interactive web app that visualizes …

What I Learned from Presenting at the Ottawa-Carleton Biology Symposium

Presenting at the 2024 Ottawa-Carleton Biology Symposium was one of the most rewarding and enlightening experiences in my academic journey. The symposium gathered experts and students from various biological fields, giving me the opportunity to showcase my research on histone modifications in …