Experience

Nabsys

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Application Scientist

  • Jun 2023 - 7 months

  Providence, Rhode Island, United States



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Mar 2023 - 10 months

  Genomics, Gene Therapy, Diagnostics, Drug Development



Homology Medicines, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Genomics and Computational Biology

  • Mar 2020 - Mar 2023

  Characterize and develop AAV-based gene therapies Write/review IND and related FDA-required documents



PGDx

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Research and Early Development

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  Baltimore, Maryland Area Develop NGS-based assays for detection of somatic cancer-related variants Write/review 510k-related documents for FDA-approval of kitted assays

• Principal Scientist II

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

  Baltimore, Maryland Area



Claritas Genomics

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Apr 2014 - Dec 2017

  Cambridge, MA Develop/improve genetic assays for diagnosing rare pediatric diseases Illumina and Ion Torrent-based exome sequencing assays for rare pediatric genetic diseases

• Senior Director, Applications and External Collaborations

  • Aug 2011 - Mar 2014

  Providence, Rhode Island Area Responsible for: • Improving protocols for mapping and sequencing of very long DNAs (>100kb) in nanodetector analysis • Developing new applications for answering a broad range of genomic questions



Helicos BioSciences

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director, Genomic Research

  • Dec 2007 - Aug 2011

  • Design and validate clinical diagnostic assays for genetic testing, coordinate implementation • Develop novel applications and methods for ultra high-throughput single molecule sequencing • Coordinate internal and external resources to maximize impact of technology • Seek and administer NIH and other grant funding



Pfizer

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Fellow

  • Jun 1988 - Dec 2007

  • Varied roles in pharmacogenomics, whole genome scans, molecular biology, supervision of biotechnology collaborations • Worked with Lipitor commercial team for genetic analysis of statin response, lead author in publications • Major role in initiation and implementation of GAIN consortium for whole genome scans, pioneering effort with NIH, FNIH, Perlegen, Affymetrix, & Broad Institute • Designed and implemented first and subsequent whole genome scans at Pfizer • Proposed and… Show more • Varied roles in pharmacogenomics, whole genome scans, molecular biology, supervision of biotechnology collaborations • Worked with Lipitor commercial team for genetic analysis of statin response, lead author in publications • Major role in initiation and implementation of GAIN consortium for whole genome scans, pioneering effort with NIH, FNIH, Perlegen, Affymetrix, & Broad Institute • Designed and implemented first and subsequent whole genome scans at Pfizer • Proposed and designed experiments to test CETP genetic variants with torcetrapib, worked with early and full development teams on all aspects of genetics • Led team that analyzed genetic variants associated with serious adverse event (TdP) in dofetilide-treated patients, senior author on publications Show less



Brown Univerity

• United States
• Higher Education

• Research Assistant Professor

  • Jun 1982 - Jun 1988

  • DNA-protein interactions in bacterial and viral systems • Identified novel host factor involved in site specific recombination • Developed highly cited method for analysis of DNA bending • Supervised graduate students/technicians