Technical Fellow & Associate Vice President

• Nov 2021 - Present

Head of Technology Assessment

• Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

Head of Advanced Technology Group

• Feb 2019 - Nov 2020

Sr. Director, Assay Development

• Nov 2015 - Feb 2019

Multiplexed molecular diagnostics. 2016 Invention of the Year Award 2017 Invention of the Year Award chromacode.com

Senior Product Development Scientist

• Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

Project Lead for developing and validating advanced epigenetic diagnostics Workflow automation Lead for complete methylation-specific quantitative PCR assays Designed, tested, and optimized assays for oncology diagnostics. Project Lead for developing and validating advanced epigenetic diagnostics Workflow automation Lead for complete methylation-specific quantitative PCR assays Designed, tested, and optimized assays for oncology diagnostics.

Scientist R&D Product Development

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

Developed direct amplification assays, which became the FDA-cleared products Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct kit, Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Kit, and Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct Kit Designed consumables for Real-Time PCR assays (Simplexa Direct Amplification Disc) Developed software for Real-Time PCR assay execution and analysis Developed biowarfare agent diagnostic for BARDA contract with rapid timeline Designed and optimized multi-target Real-Time PCR chemistry for the detection of… Show more Developed direct amplification assays, which became the FDA-cleared products Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct kit, Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Kit, and Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct Kit Designed consumables for Real-Time PCR assays (Simplexa Direct Amplification Disc) Developed software for Real-Time PCR assay execution and analysis Developed biowarfare agent diagnostic for BARDA contract with rapid timeline Designed and optimized multi-target Real-Time PCR chemistry for the detection of infectious disease DNA and RNA directly from a variety of specimens Developed and transferred IVD product for high complexity labs and CLIA Moderate Complexity labs

Associate Scientist Product Development

• Apr 2009 - Jun 2012

Developing molecular diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. Design and optimization multi target Real-Time PCR chemistry for detection of infectious diseases directly from a variety of sample types Design of consumables for Real-Time PCR assays IVD product development and transfer of products for high complexity labs and for CLIA Moderate Complexity labs. Development of Software for Real-Time PCR assay execution and analysis

R&D Research Associate II

• Apr 2008 - Apr 2009

Developing immunodiagnostic tests for infectious disease in ELISA and Luminex platforms. Discovering new detection antibodies, viral antigen purification and technical transfer of the process.

R&D Research Associate I

• May 2007 - Mar 2008

Developing immunodiagnostic tests for infectious disease in ELISA and Luminex platforms. Discovering new detection antibodies, viral antigen purification and technical transfer of the process.

Staff Research Associate II

• Sep 2006 - May 2007

Lab Manager responsible for breeding and genotyping of a medium sized colony of circadian clock and spermatogenesis knockout mice. Contacting vendors and ordering laboratory supplies. Training laboratory personnel in use and assay design for quantitative real-time PCR. Mammalian cell culture and western blotting. Lab Manager responsible for breeding and genotyping of a medium sized colony of circadian clock and spermatogenesis knockout mice. Contacting vendors and ordering laboratory supplies. Training laboratory personnel in use and assay design for quantitative real-time PCR. Mammalian cell culture and western blotting.

Research Assistant Klinisk Biokemisk

• Jan 2006 - Sep 2006

Director: Dr. Finn Cilius Nielsen Designing and constructing fusion protein expression plasmids. Mammalian Cell culture and transfection of Hela cells. Cell free protein synthesis with RTS-500. Protein binding analysis with Biacore 3000. Genotyping IMP1 knockout mice. Director: Dr. Finn Cilius Nielsen Designing and constructing fusion protein expression plasmids. Mammalian Cell culture and transfection of Hela cells. Cell free protein synthesis with RTS-500. Protein binding analysis with Biacore 3000. Genotyping IMP1 knockout mice.

Research Stipendant

• Feb 2004 - Jul 2005

Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Director: Dr. Niels Tommerup. Breakpoint analysis of human chromosomal translocations related to mental retardation using FISH mapping. Florescent microscopy. Metaphase chromosome slide preparation. Laser catapult microscopy. GenomiPhi rolling amplification. Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Molecular Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Director: Dr. Niels Tommerup. Breakpoint analysis of human chromosomal translocations related to mental retardation using FISH mapping. Florescent microscopy. Metaphase chromosome slide preparation. Laser catapult microscopy. GenomiPhi rolling amplification.

Dish and Buffer Technician, DNA Diagnostic Laboratory

• Jun 1994 - Sep 1998

Director: Dr. Bradley Popovich Washing and autoclaving lab ware. Preparing solutions and buffers for molecular biology. Agarose gel electrophoresis. Receiving and sorting biohazardous medical samples. Digitizing paternity testing results. Director: Dr. Bradley Popovich Washing and autoclaving lab ware. Preparing solutions and buffers for molecular biology. Agarose gel electrophoresis. Receiving and sorting biohazardous medical samples. Digitizing paternity testing results.