Experience

Finch Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Microbiology Research Associate II

  • Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

  Somerville, Massachusetts, United States • Collaborated on the development of stable mixed strain communities of anaerobic bacteria for a novel therapeutic product • Advanced in-house strain isolation capabilities by evaluating the efficacy of a high-throughput isolation platform technology • Collaborated on targeted bacterial isolation from microbial gut communities to build strain library • Co-developed a thin layer chromatography assay method for detecting metabolic byproducts from anaerobic cultures • Evaluated the… Show more • Collaborated on the development of stable mixed strain communities of anaerobic bacteria for a novel therapeutic product • Advanced in-house strain isolation capabilities by evaluating the efficacy of a high-throughput isolation platform technology • Collaborated on targeted bacterial isolation from microbial gut communities to build strain library • Co-developed a thin layer chromatography assay method for detecting metabolic byproducts from anaerobic cultures • Evaluated the efficacy of high-throughput cell viability assays for anaerobic microbial communities • Led development of novel molecular methods for the detection of live bacterial cells; employed the use of microscopy and optical density generated growth curves for evaluation of method success and impact on bacterial growth • Across all projects and experiments: defined clear work plans, coordinated resource availability for experiments, ensured good documentation practices, and sought out and responded to feedback from the team • Regularly communicated development plans, experimental outcomes, and project updates to the research team and management • Performed routine bacterial culturing related activities including revival and preparation of cryostocks, culturing of strains, media preparation, and preparing 16S sequencing samples for strain identification • As a member of the Finch Safety Committee, collaborated with cross-functional team members to develop and implement key environment health and safety initiatives throughout the organization • Led continuous improvement efforts of documentation practices including updating report structure, persistent documentation storage, and data integrity practices in alignment with Quality Show less



Ecovative - the mycelium technology company

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Scientist/ Mycological Biopolymer Platform Lead

  • Aug 2017 - Feb 2020

  Green Island, NY

• Research Scientist

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Green Island, NY

• Research Associate

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

  Green Island, NY



Juniata College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Technician

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

  Huntingdon, PA

• L.O.V.E. Line (Local Organic Vegan Eatery) chef/server

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2013



Wolf Park

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wolf Research Intern

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  Battle Ground, Indiana, United States