CV/Resume | Michel G. Arsenault

Please find below links to my most current curriculum vitae and resume in PDF format.
Last updated: February 2017

 

CV (PDF)                 Resume (PDF)

 

 

 

 

Skills

Technical Skills

  • Immunostaining
  • DNA isolation
  • Histology: Tissue Prep, Fix, Embed, Section, Stain
  • RNA isolation
  • Restriction Enzyme digest
  • Plasmid amplification
  • PCR
  • DNA Ligation
  • TUNEL
  • RT-qPCR
  • Cell fractionation
  • BrdU/EdU
  • Transfection (electroporation, liposome)
  • Western Blot
  • Cell culture
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Scientific writing
  • Primary cell culture
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Microscopy – Bright Field, Fluorescence
  • Kidney explant organ culture
  • Managing mouse colony
  • Murine timed pregnancy
  • Embryonic murine dissection
  • Writing and troubleshooting protocols
  • Animal use protocols
  • ImageJ/Fiji

 

Leadership Activities

 

2012 – 2015 President – Men’s Service Organization, Charlotteotown, PE 

  • Presided and chaired planning meetings
  • Planned, coordinated and assisted with multiple service activities including: moves,  rides for individuals to church and other activities,  in-home visits, cutting lawn for elderly, home repairs, visits to members in nursing homes and hospital, snow removal, roadside cleanups, annual Live Nativity Pageant, food drive for Charlottetown Food Bank,  etc.
  • Planed and coordinated social activities including: strawberry social, games nights, chillidog socials, bowling activity, pancake breakfast
  • Initiated and facilitated “Daily Dose” conversational English program for the community
  • Assisted individuals with setting personal goals for education and employment
2009 – 2011 Volunteer Church Representative, Louisiana, USA 

  • Selected to supervise and train 120 fellow representatives
  • Conducted weekly training meetings
  • Planned, organized and taught workshops on goals setting, relationship building and leadership skills
  • Facilitated the resolution of conflicts and other volunteer issues using effective interpersonal skills

 

Publications

Pubmed

ResearchGate

 

Awards of Note

 

September 2015 G. Murray and Hazel Hagerman Scholarship based on academic standing in the Doctoral program
June 2015 SDB Travel Award to attend the 74th Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology
June 2015 UPEI Student Union Graduate Student Funding to attend 13th International Workshop on Developmental Nephrology
May 2015 Silver Prize – Best Paper Presentation. AVC Graduate Studies and Research Days, UPEI
June 2014 In 2014 I was nominated by UPEI as being within the top 5% of doctoral students in the country for participation in the CIHR National Student Research Poster Competition in Winnipeg Manitoba. Based on the presentation of my poster (PDF) I received a Silver Award of Excellence. Link to associated UPEI Magazine article
May 2014 CIHR Travel Award to attend  the CIHR National Student Research Poster Competition
May 2014 Gold Prize – Best Paper Presentation. AVC Graduate Studies and Research Days, UPEI
May 2013 Silver Prize – Best Paper Presentation. AVC Graduate Studies and Research Days, UPEI
   

 

Last updated: February 2017