Experience

UCL

• 300 - 400 Employee

• Lead Laboratory Operations Manager/ Rayne Building Facilities Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  UCL, Rayne / Cruciform Building The Laboratory Operations Manager responsible for managing the core facilities and communal equipment as relating to the Division of Medicine in the Cruciform Building (which incorporates the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research and Cancer Research Technology) and the Rayne Building. Laboratory Operations and Building Management: • Responsible for the provision, maintenance and smooth running of all general laboratory equipment, research facilities and technical developments… Show more The Laboratory Operations Manager responsible for managing the core facilities and communal equipment as relating to the Division of Medicine in the Cruciform Building (which incorporates the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research and Cancer Research Technology) and the Rayne Building. Laboratory Operations and Building Management: • Responsible for the provision, maintenance and smooth running of all general laboratory equipment, research facilities and technical developments within the two buildings. • Co-ordinates and oversees the laboratory facilities - cell culture, cold rooms, instrument rooms, wash-up/autoclaving and other communal areas. • Provide direction to personnel involved in delivery of the above services. • Responsible for the purchase, overseeing installation and maintenance of major items of core equipment. • To assist with the organisation of staff and equipment moves associated with the buildings. • To assist with the coordination and scheduling of contract service work affecting UCL operations e.g. equipment maintenance & servicing. • Monitor and ensure the Quality Control of the equipment maintenance services provided. • Advice to staff on the development of new technologies and procurement of scientific equipment. • Co-ordinate the training and induction of all staff and students in the safe use of communal equipment and facilities (including high-speed centrifuges and ultra centrifuges). • To maintain the cell line storage facilities, ensure the repositories are kept fully stocked and that cell lines are free of contaminants. . Show less



UCL

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Manager / Deputy Safety Officer

  • 2014 - Present

  Run the rheumatology research clinic facilitating the venesection of patients for research. Additionally, i manage the procurment, maintanace of equipment in the rhuematology laboratories situated on the 4th floor of the rayne building, ucl. In charge if inductions and health and safety within the rayne building.



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research Associate / Lab Manager

  • Nov 2009 - Jun 2014

  London, United Kingdom Lead scientist in small molecule development Memory T lymphocytes form the basis of immunological memory through their ability to rapidly eliminate invaders. We work on understanding the molecular basis of how memory T lymphocytes develop and how they are maintained. Our goal is to identify and characterise factors that protect memory cells from death and ensure their long-term survival through the activation of stem cell programmes for self-renewal. We hope that the research proposed… Show more Lead scientist in small molecule development Memory T lymphocytes form the basis of immunological memory through their ability to rapidly eliminate invaders. We work on understanding the molecular basis of how memory T lymphocytes develop and how they are maintained. Our goal is to identify and characterise factors that protect memory cells from death and ensure their long-term survival through the activation of stem cell programmes for self-renewal. We hope that the research proposed will lead to an improvement in vaccination through the induction of potent T cell memory and may provide a target for the elimination of auto-immune memory T cells. My personal research focuses on the development of inhibitors in the treatment of chronic allograft rejection in the field of transplantation. Show less



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Doctoral Research Associate

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

  Development of novel small molecule inhibitors towards cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs)