Nicole Lai

Senior Scientist at Food Allergy Science Initiative
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(386) 825-5501
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New York, New York, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Scientist
      • Jul 2023 - Present

      Accelerating drug discovery efforts to develop therapeutics to treat food allergy Accelerating drug discovery efforts to develop therapeutics to treat food allergy

    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Scientist I/II
      • Jan 2020 - Jun 2023

      Harnessing the gut-brain axis to develop therapeutics for gastrointestinal and neurological disorders Harnessing the gut-brain axis to develop therapeutics for gastrointestinal and neurological disorders

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Ph.D. student in Biological and Biomedical Sciences
      • Sep 2014 - Dec 2019

      Investigate how pain-mediating nociceptor neurons regulate gastrointestinal physiology, inflammation, and host defense against bacterial pathogens Investigate how pain-mediating nociceptor neurons regulate gastrointestinal physiology, inflammation, and host defense against bacterial pathogens

    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Research Technologist
      • Sep 2009 - May 2013

      Examined how cellular protein degradation and antigen presentation in dendritic cells and macrophages impact HIV-specific immune responses Examined how cellular protein degradation and antigen presentation in dendritic cells and macrophages impact HIV-specific immune responses

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Bachelor/Master Student in Neuroscience
      • Jan 2007 - Aug 2009

      Characterized how sensory neurons decode and process self vs. externally generated sensory signals in brains of electroreceptive fish

    • Teaching Assistant
      • Jan 2008 - May 2008

      Assisted a course in neural recordings of animal models (e.g. snail, leech, crayfish, frog, skate)

Education

  • Harvard Medical School
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biological & Biomedical Sciences
    2013 - 2019
  • Marine Biological Laboratory
    Strategies and Techniques for Analyzing Microbial Populations (STAMPS) Summer Course
    2015 - 2015
  • Wesleyan University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) / Master of Arts (M.A.), Neuroscience and Behavior
    2004 - 2009

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