Experience

NanoString Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Technical Spatial Specialist

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  • Engage in high-level outreach and networking opportunities, presenting NanoString’s spatial technologies at internal meetings and external seminars and conferences • Advise on and review academic lab and biotech grants proposing spatial biology research intended for National Institutes of Health or Department of Defense funding (5+ from June 2023 – Sept 2023) • Coordinate with internal stakeholders to manage Technology Access Program spatial biology project budgets and strategically… Show more • Engage in high-level outreach and networking opportunities, presenting NanoString’s spatial technologies at internal meetings and external seminars and conferences • Advise on and review academic lab and biotech grants proposing spatial biology research intended for National Institutes of Health or Department of Defense funding (5+ from June 2023 – Sept 2023) • Coordinate with internal stakeholders to manage Technology Access Program spatial biology project budgets and strategically plan for customer revenue recognition • Plan and manage Technology Access Program spatial projects (10+ to date) • Produce Technology Access Program spatial project reports for existing and potential customers • Review company experimental protocols and submit manual revisions as experiments are optimized internally and through customer collaborations • Train new Field Application Scientists on customer interactions and best practices for technical presentations • Generated $1.175m in spatial instrument revenue in Q3 2023 for the South and North Bay territories

• Field Application Scientist

  • Oct 2022 - Aug 2023

  San Francisco Bay Area • Used technical knowledge of gene expression, immunohistochemistry, immunology, NGS, and statistics to assist with qualifying and completing spatial biology projects • Conducted quarterly customer-facing seminars and webinars to educate researchers on company platform capabilities • Provided in-person instrument trainings, experimental consultations, office hours, and data analysis services to customers adopting NanoString technologies • Strategically researched publications, academic… Show more • Used technical knowledge of gene expression, immunohistochemistry, immunology, NGS, and statistics to assist with qualifying and completing spatial biology projects • Conducted quarterly customer-facing seminars and webinars to educate researchers on company platform capabilities • Provided in-person instrument trainings, experimental consultations, office hours, and data analysis services to customers adopting NanoString technologies • Strategically researched publications, academic investigators, biotech companies, and agribusinesses to aid in identifying spatial project opportunities • Sales-related performance: - Collaborated with the South Bay Regional Account Manager to uncover and fulfill the needs of a KOL, resulting in a $280,000 purchase order obtained in 10 business days - Q4 2022: Directly contributed to $111,757 in consumables revenue for the North Bay territory - Q1 2023: Member of a sales team that achieved 157% to plan of consumables sales



Wake Forest University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Develop and optimize methods to assess cellular senescence in peripheral tissues • Evaluate aging biomarkers in plasma and tissue samples • Serving as the cellular senescence subject matter expert for ongoing aging preclinical trials



Wake Forest University Graduate School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2022

  Winston-Salem, North Carolina • Designed and conducted a preclinical trial using a new therapeutic combination to mediate type II diabetes • Investigated peripheral tissue mechanisms of disparate metabolic health outcomes using high-throughput sequencing, flow cytometric, and novel immunohistochemical methodologies • Collected and analyzed novel therapeutic preclinical trial data for industry collaborators • Assessed the transgenerational components of obesity and metabolic disease by investigating immune… Show more • Designed and conducted a preclinical trial using a new therapeutic combination to mediate type II diabetes • Investigated peripheral tissue mechanisms of disparate metabolic health outcomes using high-throughput sequencing, flow cytometric, and novel immunohistochemical methodologies • Collected and analyzed novel therapeutic preclinical trial data for industry collaborators • Assessed the transgenerational components of obesity and metabolic disease by investigating immune, peripheral tissue, and metabolic health reprogramming • Evaluated the effects of diet on triple-negative breast tumor growth and unfolded protein response pathway regulation through RNA and protein analyses Show less



Wake Forest Innovations

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Development Intern

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States • Assess new invention disclosures and develop primary technology evaluations • Thoroughly evaluate commercialization potential, technology readiness, intellectual property strength, market opportunity, and product benefit of novel technologies • Devise marketing strategies for novel technologies



Smith College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Performed DNA and RNA extractions, and whole transcriptome amplifications on testate amoebae • Designed and tested Arcellinida-specific RT-PCR primers • Prepared and analyzed HTS data



Chaparral Animal Veterinary Medical Center

• Equine Surgery Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2016

  • Collected and handled biological samples for pathology analyses • Sterilized and stocked operating rooms for surgery • Practiced aseptic technique