Experience

SCELSE

• Singapore
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Apr 2023 - Present



The Lancet

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Editor

  • Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

  Senior Editor at The Lancet Regional Health - Europe Senior Editor at The Lancet Regional Health - Europe



St George's, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Mar 2022 - Sep 2022

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Mar 2022



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD student

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2022

  - PhD project under the supervision of Prof. Kirsty Le Doare and Dr Elita Jauneikaite- Investigation of Group B Streptococcal genomics using a Gambian mother-infant cohort- Techniques learnt include genomics analysis using Python and molecular microbiology - Curated and maintained 800+ genome database & associated metadata - Supervised BSc, MSc, MRes, and medical internship students- Oral and poster presentation of results at international conferences (WSPID 2017, ISSAD 2018 & 2021, and ESPID 2019) Show less

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

  - Supervised BSc students during their laboratory modules- Provided guidance on troubleshooting techniques such as PCR, gel electrophoresis and cloning- Marked laboratory scripts and exam reports



Wellcome Sanger Institute

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2022



Public Health England

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Oct 2017 - 2021



The MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

• Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso, Uganda

• Secondment

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2019

  Trained the microbiology team to perform Group B Streptococcus (GBS) identification on CHROMagar plates and GBS serotype latex agglutination Trained the microbiology team to perform Group B Streptococcus (GBS) identification on CHROMagar plates and GBS serotype latex agglutination



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Cultured of Group B Streptococcus from clinical specimens and optimised DNA extraction techniques - Collection and sample organisation of patient samples from The Gambia - Supervised BSc and medical internship students - Cultured of Group B Streptococcus from clinical specimens and optimised DNA extraction techniques - Collection and sample organisation of patient samples from The Gambia - Supervised BSc and medical internship students



MRC The Gambia at LSHTM

• The Gambia

• Secondment

  • Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

  Learnt and performed DNA extractions using automated methods (QIAcube) and spin columns Learnt and performed DNA extractions using automated methods (QIAcube) and spin columns



King's College London

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Summer internship with Dr Maria Teresa Catanese - Creation of fluorescently labelled Hepatitis C viral protein, Nup98, with YFP and GFP - Lab work included bacterial culture, cloning and colony PCR - Summer internship with Dr Maria Teresa Catanese - Creation of fluorescently labelled Hepatitis C viral protein, Nup98, with YFP and GFP - Lab work included bacterial culture, cloning and colony PCR