Experience

BioMADE

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Duke University Graduate School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  Served as the Teaching Assistant for Bioethics, Law, and Research (a class on the laws and policies related to clinical research and clinical trials) Graded weekly discussion questions and assignments that led to final papers (i.e. outlines, peer reviews, etc.) Coordinated in-class discussion groups, policy exercise, and coordinated class logistics and technology needs Prepared and taught a lecture on Data and Policy-making Served as the Teaching Assistant for Bioethics, Law, and Research (a class on the laws and policies related to clinical research and clinical trials) Graded weekly discussion questions and assignments that led to final papers (i.e. outlines, peer reviews, etc.) Coordinated in-class discussion groups, policy exercise, and coordinated class logistics and technology needs Prepared and taught a lecture on Data and Policy-making



Duke Global Health Innovation Center

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2021 - Nov 2021

  Analyzed national, regional, and international medical device regulatory landscapes and related regulatory harmonization efforts Quantitatively analyzed regulatory timelines for a set of maternal and child health interventions using statistical programming software Prepared an issue brief and blog posts for the organization with the findings from the above Collected milestone data and analyzed launch and scale timelines of the first generation of COVID-19 vaccines Presented results to the Center's Advisory Board during the quarterly review meeting Drafted a journal article with the findings and recommendations for improving the development speed and access to vaccines Show less



University of California, San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Research Associate

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2020

  In the El-Samad lab, we apply control theory to biological systems. Characterized de novo designed proteins in vivo in collaboration with the Baker lab at the University of Washington. Designed, built, and tested synthetic feedback circuits with de novo designed proteins in yeast, as part of the DARPA BioControl project. Characterized a library of inducible synthetic transcription factors to predict genetic circuit behavior. Publications: -Chen, et al. De novo design of protein logic gates. Science. 368, 6486, 78-84 (2020). -Gómez-Schiavon, M., Dods, G., El-Samad, H., and Ng. A. Multidimensional Characterization of Parts Enhances Modeling Accuracy in Genetic Circuits. ACS SynBio. doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.0c00288 -Dods, G. and Nguyen, T. et al. Dominant negative designed heterodimer interactions can implement negative feedback in a synthetic circuit. In preparation. -Langan, et al. De novo design of bioactive protein switches. Nature. 572, 205-210 (2019). -Ng, et al. Modular and tunable biological feedback control using a de novo protein switch. Nature. 572, 265-269 (2019). -Pedro Fonseca, et al. A Toolkit for Rapid Modular Construction of Biological Circuits in Mammalian Cells. ACS Synthetic Biology. 8, 11, 2593-2606 (2019). Engagement: -Participated in the Neuro-Ethics journal club -Presented GMO information to Albany middle school science teachers Show less



Indiana University Bloomington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

  In the Anderson Lab, we studied the mechanism of meiotic recombination in yeast. Identified necessary and/or sufficient proteins for meiotic recombination using deconvolution microscopy and chromosome spreading Engagement: -Volunteered at the Indiana University Science Fest teaching science to grade-school children -Wrote a primer on CRISPR for a North Kansas City school district science teacher In the Anderson Lab, we studied the mechanism of meiotic recombination in yeast. Identified necessary and/or sufficient proteins for meiotic recombination using deconvolution microscopy and chromosome spreading Engagement: -Volunteered at the Indiana University Science Fest teaching science to grade-school children -Wrote a primer on CRISPR for a North Kansas City school district science teacher



Lawrence University

• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Student Research Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

  As a student research assistant, I worked on a range of projects, including: -analyzed the structure-function relationships of Ribonuclease Inhibitor (Kim Dickson lab) -identified nucleic acid binding parters of Angiogenin (ANG) via RNA-seq (Kim Dickson lab) -built a CRISPR activation system in yeast (Eric Lewellyn lab) Served as a laboratory teaching assistant and tutor for: -Molecular Biology -Biotechnology and Society -Inorganic Chemistry -Biochemistry Interned in the lab of Milton T. Stubbs at Martin-Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany in December 2014 Assisted grad students in cloning and purifying recombinant proteins Completed the bachelor protein crystallography practicum Show less