Experience

Eden Bio Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D Lead

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Development of new technologies and methods in the lab for AI-focused genomic data collection.

• Strain Engineer

  • Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

  Yeast genome engineering for precision fermentation of recombinant proteins. Involved in setting up the lab, project management, method/SOP development, adoption of lab automation and design of high throughput workflows. Work includes plasmid development, gene assembly, genome engineering, NGS (nanopore) and advanced PCR design. I also partake in grant writing and commercial research.



University of Warwick

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Researcher

  • Oct 2017 - Aug 2021

  Christophe Corre lab. In collaboration with Syngenta, metabolic engineering in Streptomyces bacteria to produce agricultural compounds. My work includes the development of Streptomyces Golden Gate plasmids, flow cytometry, LC-MS, nanopore sequencing/hybrid genome assembly . Christophe Corre lab. In collaboration with Syngenta, metabolic engineering in Streptomyces bacteria to produce agricultural compounds. My work includes the development of Streptomyces Golden Gate plasmids, flow cytometry, LC-MS, nanopore sequencing/hybrid genome assembly .



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Masters Project Student

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2016

  Worked under Dr Tom Ellis. Metabolic engineering in synthetic yeast (Sc2.0 synV strain) with SCRaMbLE. To improve the activity of heterologous metabolic pathways with synV: xylose utilisation and violacein biosynthesis. Also worked with penicillin G biosynthesis pathway. Worked under Dr Tom Ellis. Metabolic engineering in synthetic yeast (Sc2.0 synV strain) with SCRaMbLE. To improve the activity of heterologous metabolic pathways with synV: xylose utilisation and violacein biosynthesis. Also worked with penicillin G biosynthesis pathway.



UCL

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• iGEM Team Member

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

  Team 'Mind the Gut'. Engineering gut E. coli to produce neurotransmitters, which could potentially affect the brain and mood. Cloning constructs, Modelling, Graphic design, Wiki design. Won 'Best Supporting Entrepreneurship' and nominated for 'Best Composite Part' for overgrad.

• Undergraduate Project Student

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Worked under Prof Peter Rich. Membrane protein purification of bovine cytochrome c oxidase for X-ray crystallography.



Birkbeck, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Research Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Worked under Dr Cara Vaughan. Carried out protein purification for structural studies by EPR. Worked under Dr Cara Vaughan. Carried out protein purification for structural studies by EPR.