Experience

PHG Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Policy Analyst (Biomedical Sciences)

  • Apr 2020 - Present

• Policy Analyst (Biomedical Science)

  • Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

  PHG Foundation is a policy think tank with a focus on health care and genomics. Looking at policy and technical challenges that are likely to arise through the combination of biomedical innovation and personalisation of healthcare. I undertake comprehensive analysis and interpretation of relevant resources to understand a particular issue. I use my experience in diagnostics, healthcare, genomics and research to provide scientific support to the Foundation. Current projects include; disease prevention, polygenic scores and breast cancer. The PHG Foundation is an established policy think tank, advocating for and providing leadership on the translation of modern biomedical technologies to improve health, primarily genomics and emerging technologies. PHG Foundation is a linked exempt charity of the University of Cambridge.

• Associate

  • Nov 2018 - Jan 2019



Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hughes Hall Research Associate

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Participate in postgraduate activities at the college.



University of the Witwatersrand

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honorary Associate Researcher

  • Jun 2016 - Present

• Associate Researcher

  • Jan 2015 - May 2016



University of Cambridge

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Provided laboratory and database assistance at the MRC Cancer Unit, Fitzgerald Laboratory

• Research Associate

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2018

  Engage with stakeholders through workshops and mixed methods research (interviews, medical role play, questionnaires) among tertiary, secondary and primary healthcare users. The main objective is to assess the barriers and facilitators to implementation among each group with the aim of characterise the usability and usefulness of the prototype tool. The development of the tool was through an iterative process of consulting with these clinical investigators, developers and researchers. Funded by Cancer Research UK, the CanRisk programme is exploring the use of risk factors and risk models to predict the likelihood of a person developing cancer, and whether knowledge of their risk will affect their behaviour. The main objective is to develop and validate quantitative tools for cancer risk-stratification and prevention that take advantage of discoveries in both cancer genomics and epidemiology.



NHLS

• South Africa
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Scientist

  • Mar 2011 - May 2016

• Medical Scientist (Somatic cell genetics)

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2011

  Somatic Cell Genetics UnitAccredited diagnostic department with routine duties, service provider for state and private hospitals. R&D of new diagnostic tests in cancer, germline (blood or tissue) and somatic (tumour or blood)New test implemented: KIT and PDGFRa mutational analysis in Gastrointestinal Stromal tumour (GIST) patients. Diagnostic procedures including Karyotyping, FISH, PCR and Sanger sequencing. From receiving the sample, laboratory processing and writing reports for the results.Research projects included copy number changes in colorectal cancer tumours and molecular characteristics of HIV related lymphomas. Accredited lab that participated in training of HPCSA interns, I was a supervisor and advisor on this process.



University of Stellenbosch

• South Africa
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PhD student

  • 2003 - 2007

  Host genetic susceptibility to Tuberculosis