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Kanisha Mehta

London,United Kingdom

Summary

A motivated, determined, and passionate biomedical science postgraduate in immunology and a dentist dedicated to strengthening innovative learning skills and curiosity in the academic sector. Cultivate long-lasting relationships with students and staff to strengthen program success. A motivational leader with top-notch communication, organizational, and strategic planning abilities. Instils confidence in students with encouragement and facilitates learning-focused lessons. Focused on delivering interesting lessons for maximum engagement and retention.

Overview

5
years of professional experience
1
Certificate

Work history

Oxford Summer Courses
Oxford

Science Tutor
08.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Utilised innovative methods to illustrate core concepts, implementing technological, visual and auditory instructional tools.
  • Sourced texts and relevant materials to adequately prepare for lessons and increase knowledge of academic study needs.
  • Provided constructive feedback for each tutoring session to evaluate student performance and determine future needs.

Leyton Sixth Form College
London

Science Catch-Up Tutor
08.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Customised tutoring to suit individual competencies, enabling paced academic progression.
  • Planned lessons to target subject weaknesses and build skills within strengths.
  • Helped students to build study guides and habits to increase confidence, comprehension and data recall.
  • Aided students in experimenting and discovering best-suited learning methods to foster academic achievements.
  • Taught study skills and learning accommodations to help struggling students resolve core issues impeding academic progress.
  • Completed periodic training to gain knowledge of emerging trends in education.

Prime Tuitions
London

Science Tutor
12.2021 - 06.2023

Job overview

  • Teaching Chemistry and Biology to GCSE and Key Stage 3 students
  • Set clear targets and delivered feedback to achieve student goals.
  • Tracked student progress through regular assessments, promptly addressing knowledge and skills gaps.

Tutors Green
London

Science Tutor
02.2023 - 04.2023

Job overview

  • Planned lessons to target subject weaknesses and build skills within strengths as a tutor in an intervention program in technology school.
  • Managed pupil behavior and set firm boundaries to facilitate efficient lessons.
  • Designed and evaluated learning plans using a person-centered approach.
  • Provided Biology and Chemistry GCSE preparation tutoring, helping students to achieve target grades using web sources and interactive discussions.

Klarity Health
London

Medical Writer Intern
01.2023 - 02.2023

Job overview

  • Writing articles on current medical conditions that range from nutrition to chronic diseases
  • Organized material to research and complete writing tasks.
  • Drafting articles that incorporate keywords and enhance search engine optimization on Google.
  • Critiquing past medical write-ups and participating with fellow interns in weekly round table discussions

Government Dental College and Hospital
Jamnagar

Dental Practitioner
09.2018 - 09.2019

Job overview

  • Apprenticeship (Paid)
  • Rural apprenticeships in different peripheral areas provide basic health care to people
  • Utilized astute diagnostic abilities to identify and treat variety of issues, from dental caries to oral cancers in more than 100 patients per day in Outpatient Department
  • Development of professional skills along with improvising clinical & communications skills with paediatric and geriatric patients.

Education

The University of Westminster
London, United Kingdom

Master of Science from Biomedical Sciences (Immunology)
10.2022

University overview

Awarded Distinction

Core Modules:

  • Cell Signaling and Genetics
  • Immunopathology- Hematology and Cancer
  • Principles of Molecular Medicine
  • Advanced Cancer Biology
  • Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics
  • Immunotherapy
  • Postgraduate Research Methods and Project
  • Dissertation on "Antigen characterization using photoactivated recombinant antibodies"


Government Dental College and Hospital
Jamanagar, Gujarat

Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Medicine
09.2018

University overview

Graduated with 2:1 Class Honours

Core Modules:

  • Prosthodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Oral Medicine and Radiology
  • Periodontics
  • Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
  • Pedodontics
  • Public Health Dentistry
  • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Skills

    LABORATORY SKILLS:

  • Identification and amplification of antibody gene sequences using polymerase chain reaction and restriction digest cloning techniques
  • Analysis of DNA sizes using gel electrophoresis
  • Transformation of prokaryotic organisms using heat shock protocol followed by elution of plasmid DNA
  • Spectrometric analysis for the concentration of plasmid DNA

  • TRANSFERABLE SKILLS:

  • Good organizational and interpersonal skills with people from different ethnic backgrounds
  • Teamwork skills, ability to multitask and work under pressure to produce high-quality and reliable results
  • Ability to analyze critically and utilize brainstorming tactics to learn and seek innovative approaches toward physiological and pathological conditions
  • Ensured good record-keeping skills throughout the academic and professional experience and developed a good awareness of data protection policies

  • COMPUTING SKILLS:

  • Microsoft Office
  • PubMed, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar for collection of research papers on currency, validity and accuracy
  • SPSS for representation and interpretation of statistical data
  • IMGT , immunoinformatics and immunogenetics open access database for T cell receptor and Immunoglobulin sequence analysis
  • SnapGene for simulation of molecular cloning and primer designing
  • BioRender for graphical representation of complex biological processes and phenomenon

Certification

  • Awarded with Certificate of Achievement in "HMX Fundamentals Program by Harvard Medical School online educational platform- Immunology".
  • Internship Project on the topic of “Reverse Vaccinology, a promising endeavor in vaccinomics” (Sponsored by ETHICAL EDUFABRICA PVT LTD).
  • Certificate of Participation in Summer Training and Internship Program 2021 conducted by ETHICAL EDUFABRICA PVT LTD on the topic, “VACCINE TECHNOLOGY” (In collaboration with AIIMS- ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES).

Timeline

Science Tutor

Oxford Summer Courses
08.2023 - Current

Science Catch-Up Tutor

Leyton Sixth Form College
08.2023 - Current

Science Tutor

Tutors Green
02.2023 - 04.2023

Medical Writer Intern

Klarity Health
01.2023 - 02.2023

Science Tutor

Prime Tuitions
12.2021 - 06.2023

Dental Practitioner

Government Dental College and Hospital
09.2018 - 09.2019

The University of Westminster

Master of Science from Biomedical Sciences (Immunology)

Government Dental College and Hospital

Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Medicine
Kanisha Mehta