Aqsa Sanwarwala

Oversaw front desk operations, including greeting visitors, managing 30+ daily phone and email inquiries, and ensuring a welcoming and organized reception area. Scheduled appointments using booking software while maintaining accurate client records. Collaborated with healthcare practitioners to coordinate daily operations and seamless client flow.

Clinical Administrator - Everlabs Inc., Wellness Clinic - Toronto, ON

(2024-10 - 2025-02)

• Oversaw front desk operations, including greeting visitors, managing 30+ daily phone and email inquiries, and ensuring a welcoming and organized reception area.
• Scheduled appointments using booking software while maintaining accurate client records.
• Collaborated with healthcare practitioners to coordinate daily operations and seamless client flow.
• Handled administrative duties such as inventory tracking, client follow-ups, accounting management with QuickBooks, and maintaining overall clinic cleanliness.

Thesis Student - The Shilton Lab - London, ON

(2023-09 - 2024-05)

Project Title: Engineering NQO2 for Improved Efficiency with NADH

• Conducted site-directed mutagenesis to examine how specific amino acid changes affect substrate specificity of the enzyme NQO2.
• Performed molecular biology techniques including PCR, DNA cloning, protein purification, and SDS-PAGE analysis.
• Assisted with kinetic assays to quantify enzyme activity and evaluate the effects of mutations.
• Collaborated with research team members on a written report currently under review for publication.

Research Assistant - The Shilton Lab - London, ON

(2023-05 - 2023-08)

Project Title: Investigating the Effects of Novel Inhibitors of Pin-1.

• Performed kinetic assays with and without inhibitors to assess the catalytic activity of Pin-1 and evaluate inhibitor effects.
• Assisted with X-ray crystallography experiments to understand inhibitor-protein interactions
• Presented findings at weekly lab meetings and used feedback to guide subsequent experiments

Sales Ambassador - KEV Group - Toronto, ON

(2021-05 - 2021-08)

• Acquired 35+ clients through cold calls/emails to sign on to a year-long contract, generating $10,500+ in revenue.
• Researched hundreds of potential leads, expanding the sales pipeline by 250 clients.
• Analyzed outreach data, improved sales pitch, and increased close rate by 25%.

Bachelor of Science, Honours Specialization - Biochemistry and Immunology - University of Western Ontario