Experience

PROCESSORS & GROWERS RESEARCH ORGANISATION

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Dec 2021 - Present

  • Responsible for overseeing all commercial and research activities carried out in PGRO’s molecular and seed testing laboratories• Responsible for coordinating disease resistance screening trials for breeding companies• Responsible for R&D proposal writing, project and client management • Line management responsibilities for two colleagues• Carrying out of trials and tests including: 1- Disease assessment in pea and bean plants, both in laboratorial and field environments 2- Plant, seed and soil tests for plant pathogen presence 3- Climate controlled (germ room/glasshouse) variety trials for plant diseases/pathogens• Responsibilities as Laboratory Manager include: 1- SOP writing and application 2- Ordering and stock keeping 3- Ensuring that all laboratory equipment is serviced and maintained according to manufacturer’s recommendations 4- Customer relations Show less

• • Nov 2018 - Dec 2021

  • Responsible for overseeing all commercial and research activities carried out in PGRO’s molecular laboratory• Responsible for helping to secure public funding• Responsible for carrying out Innovate UK funded research projects including project management and report writing• Development of molecular tests for the detection of nematodes from soil samples using qPCR assays• Soil sample processing for detection and quantification of plant pathogens: 1- DNA extraction from soil, plants and plant pathogens 2- Detection and quantification of plant pathogens using qPCR• Development of diagnostic and risk assessment tools for soil-borne plant pathogens Show less



University of Southampton

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD

  • Oct 2013 - Jun 2018

  Validated and applied a fluorescent probe for detecting G-quadruplex-forming sequences in non-coding DNA and RNA portions of insulin gene Identified proteins that specifically bind to insulin RNA Studied the evolutionary relevance of RNA regulatory elements on splicing and protein translation Fluorescence spectroscopy, pull-down, in vitro transcription, molecular biology, mammalian cell culture, chemiluminescence, radiolabeling Validated and applied a fluorescent probe for detecting G-quadruplex-forming sequences in non-coding DNA and RNA portions of insulin gene Identified proteins that specifically bind to insulin RNA Studied the evolutionary relevance of RNA regulatory elements on splicing and protein translation Fluorescence spectroscopy, pull-down, in vitro transcription, molecular biology, mammalian cell culture, chemiluminescence, radiolabeling



Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Egas Moniz

• • Sep 2009 - Sep 2013

  - Responsible for the studies of molecular characterisation of the mechanisms leading to protein aggregation into fibrils- Responsible for the bacterial expression and purification of proteins for aggregation studies- Responsible for ensuring that all laboratory equipment was serviced and maintained according to manufacturer’s recommendations- Responsible for ordering and stock keeping

• • Feb 2009 - Jul 2013

  Responsible for writing supporting materials for students of the discipline of Applied BiochemistryResponsible for teaching biochemical techniques to students of the Bachelors of Forensic Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences