Academic Editor

• Jun 2023 - Present

Science Editor

• Jan 2023 - May 2023

• Served as an academic editor specializing in scientific manuscripts and technical reports within the field of life sciences. • Demonstrated high proficiency and competence in English, ensuring accurate and effective communication throughout the editing process. • Diligently edited, restructured, and polished articles written by non-native speakers, applying expertise to improve language fluency, clarity, and coherence. • Made substantial improvements to language and formatting, meticulously aligning manuscripts with the journal’s specifications and guidelines. • Developed a submission-ready checklist, outlining the specific improvements that the manuscript needed to undergo to meet the journal’s requirements. • Leveraged extensive subject matter expertise in life sciences to ensure accurate terminology, content validity, and scientific rigour. • Adhered to academic writing conventions and standards, including citation style, layout, section headings, and tense usage. Show less

Research Assistant

• Jun 2019 - Apr 2021

• Edited technical documents including research papers and presentations, aligning them to stringent standards and guidelines. • Documented all laboratory testing and activities under Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) protocols. • Optimized the chemical synthesis of cellulose fibres that can be used to make smart textiles and high-value biomaterials. • Used a bead mill to perform the cross-linking reaction and performed conductometric titration to analyze the reaction mixture. • Performed vacuum filtration to extract the chemical product. • Used Excel to analyze experimental data and produce data models. • Operated, maintained, and troubleshot laboratory analyzers and equipment. • Oversaw laboratory workstations and ensured laboratory safety. Show less

Masters Campus and Team based Internship

• Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

Collaborated with a team of multidisciplinary researchers to design a dispensing system for powders and high-viscosity fluids. Our team’s design was selected for presentation to the Managing Director and Engineering Director of BAE Systems Land (UK) and used by BAE Systems on their site in Wales Collaborated with a team of multidisciplinary researchers to design a dispensing system for powders and high-viscosity fluids. Our team’s design was selected for presentation to the Managing Director and Engineering Director of BAE Systems Land (UK) and used by BAE Systems on their site in Wales

Research Laboratory Technician

• Nov 2016 - Sep 2017

• Demonstrated proficiency in academic writing by co-writing a research paper with my supervisor.• Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers to undertake two epidemiology projects:o Identify epigenetic associations between PCOS and Type 2 diabetes.o Investigate the effects of Valproic and Folic acid in pregnant epileptic women.• Successfully identified novel methylation biomarkers that could predict the future onset of diabetes in women with PCOS.• Planned and executed routine molecular biology experiments including cell culture, DNA extraction, PCR, and pyrosequencing.• Extensively used Primer-BLAST tool to find specific primers for primer design.• Used MATLAB and Excel for data filtering, analysis, and creating data visualizations.• Trained medical students visiting from overseas on molecular biology techniques.• Sterilized equipment and consumables including autoclave.• Ensured the quality of collected samples and their storage and maintained patient confidentiality.• Negotiated quotes with company sales representatives for laboratory reagents/consumables.• Developed, optimized, and documented new general laboratory methodologies (including equipment testing and adapting).• Maintained a safe, orderly and functional laboratory environment. Show less

Research Intern

• Jul 2016 - Sep 2017

Co-wrote and published a review article titled “Nanotechnologies in pancreatic cancer therapy” with the project supervisor.• Presented a research poster on “Novel Iron-oxide nanohybrids with heat-triggered manipulation” at the International PharmSci in Glasgow.• Investigated the fabrication of hybrid iron oxide-gold core-shell nanostructures to improve drug delivery.

Student Ambassador

• Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

Medical Software Improvement Intern

• Sep 2016 - Oct 2016

• Processed confidential patient data to test the accuracy of MasterLab software (Chronic Kidney Disease identification system). • Generated a data model in Excel that showed that the patient diagnosis service could be improved significantly by 20% to enhance patient outcomes. • Processed confidential patient data to test the accuracy of MasterLab software (Chronic Kidney Disease identification system). • Generated a data model in Excel that showed that the patient diagnosis service could be improved significantly by 20% to enhance patient outcomes.

Chemistry Undergraduate Representative

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2015