Experience

CC Bio

• Wholesale Import and Export

• Senior Scientist

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Using synthetic biology to develop biosensors for the delivery of precision therapeutics which manipulate the human microbiome. Using synthetic biology to develop biosensors for the delivery of precision therapeutics which manipulate the human microbiome.



Department of Biology, University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Tutor

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2022

  Setting and marking 1:1 tutorials to second year students on plant-microbe interactions and engineering microbe signalling for synthetic symbiosis. Marking essays and engaging students in an hour discussion on scientific literature and current research. Demonstrating in undergraduate practicals, assisting technicians set up and guide laboratory sessions on a range of molecular biology techniques. Setting and marking 1:1 tutorials to second year students on plant-microbe interactions and engineering microbe signalling for synthetic symbiosis. Marking essays and engaging students in an hour discussion on scientific literature and current research. Demonstrating in undergraduate practicals, assisting technicians set up and guide laboratory sessions on a range of molecular biology techniques.

• Research Internship

  • Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  PIPS project designing and testing genetic biosensor circuits for use in a live-microbe biotherapeutic for heterologous expression of bacteriolytic proteins targeting human microbiome pathogens. PIPS project designing and testing genetic biosensor circuits for use in a live-microbe biotherapeutic for heterologous expression of bacteriolytic proteins targeting human microbiome pathogens.



MedImmune

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buildings and Health and Safety Assistant

  • Jul 2015 - Oct 2015

  Carrying out inspections of wet labs and performing a chemical inventory to collate safety data. Attending meetings on industrial business operation and policy Carrying out inspections of wet labs and performing a chemical inventory to collate safety data. Attending meetings on industrial business operation and policy



University of Cambridge, Department of Genetics

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Placement

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

  Awarded competitive Nuffield Bursary for summer research placement. Assisted research on the effects of epigenetic signals on stem cells, developed quantitative skills using cell tracking of GFP expression to map regulation of the NANOG gene. Awarded competitive Nuffield Bursary for summer research placement. Assisted research on the effects of epigenetic signals on stem cells, developed quantitative skills using cell tracking of GFP expression to map regulation of the NANOG gene.