Experience

Arrakis Therapeutics

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist - Arrakis Therapeutics

  • May 2021 - Present



Labcorp

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist - Assay Development

  • 2008 - Oct 2021

  • Designed and developed a Universal Carrier Screening array and analysis algorithm by modifying existing Illumina genotyping array technology for in vitro diagnostic testing • Served as technical lead for high resolution aCGH, in charge of custom assay design, assay development, and clinical validation • Designed and developed a high resolution comparative genome hybridization array for use with postnatal and prenatal clinical samples • Assisted in automation development for transition from manual to automated assay processing • Optimized protocols and developed extensive data analysis for a low resolution comparative genome hybridization array for use in a clinical molecular diagnostic laboratory • Acted as a subject matter expert in autism genetics, responsible for monitoring current research and composing a yearly White paper on the state of the art • Collaborated with multiple internal and external groups • Composed technical documents for internal use and for auditing by outside regulatory groups • Composed findings for publication and presented research



CogniScent, Inc.

• North Grafton, MA

• Molecular Biologist

  • Mar 2005 - Jun 2008

   Expanded molecular biology department to support DNA-based sensor project for electronic nose device  Created high throughput PCR and sequencing protocols to amplify single copies of synthetic, fluorescently labeled template DNA into a screenable random library and recover sequence information  Developed and performed microarray printing techniques and protocols to screen potential DNA-based sensor libraries  Optimized environmental controls and conditions for sensor screening in microarrays, spectrofluorometer, and in electronic nose device  Researched DNA-based sensing mechanisms  Built and managed collaborations with outside labs  Composed findings for publication and presented research



City of Hope Medical Center

• Research Associate

  • Oct 2003 - Oct 2004

   Designed and performed PCR and Northern blot protocols to verify newly discovered transcripts in the mouse Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome region  Designed and performed immunohistochemistry protocols used in cell lineage experiments in mouse brain tissue  Designed and performed PCR and sequencing protocols for discovery of schizophrenia susceptibility genes in murine neural stem cells  Analyzed microarray data  Composed findings in for publication  Collaborated with colleagues in a team environment