Tina Maio-Twofoot, Ph.D.

Supervisory Experience



Supervisor and Mentor - 4th Year Undergraduate, Honours Thesis Students (Life Sciences), Queen's University (2008 - 2011)
• During their 4th year of Undergraduate studies, two students will have carried out their Honours Thesis under my supervision. I designed experiments, taught methodology, data analysis, presentation skills and thesis writing among other required skills.
• Jennifer Redwood (2008 - 2009)
- The Influence of the Renin-Angiotensin System on Erectile Function in Obese Animals
• Alexis Josefacki (2010 - 2011)
- The Effects of Dietary Magnesium on Vascular Calcification and Erectile Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Chronic Kidney Disease
 
Teaching Experience​



Lecturer - Methodology of Pharmacology, Graduate Level Course, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queen's University (2010)
• Engaged the class with an interactive lecture on “Blood Pressure Regulation” (~1.5hr). The lecture was followed by presentations by the class on the topic of “Blood Pressure Measurement Techniques” based on original research articles which I had assigned for reading (~1.5hr).
• Planned, organized and ran a lab on “Circulatory and Vascular Assessment” using the aorta of Sprague-Dawley rats in a wire myograph for in vitro functional assessment. Demonstrated dissection of the aorta as well as mounting onto the wire and its reaction to various pharmacological stimuli.

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Teaching Assistant (TA) - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queen's University
TA for Medical students (2008-2013):

• Phase I Pharmacokinetics 
• Phase II Cardiovascular and Autonomic Unknown Labs
TA for 3rd and 4th year Undergraduate students (2007-2013):

• Pharmacokinetics Tutorials
• Autonomic Unknown Laboratories and Grading
• Cardiovascular Unknown Laboratories