Experience

Fate Therapeutics Inc

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Scientist

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Scientist II

  • Mar 2019 - Feb 2022



The University of Texas Medical Branch

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

• Instructor

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Mentored Postdoc and Students• Conceptualized, wrote and submit an R21 NIH grant• Managed and negotiated ordering for lab consumables, equipments, and services• Organized and supervised Lab meetings

• Postdoctoral Scientist

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2018

  • Conceptualized, designed and implemented assays to study metabolic pathway governing CD4 memory T cells differentiation in chronic malaria infection• Designed and executed immunophenotyping and cell signaling analysis on multicolor flow cytometry and operation of LSR II Fortessa™ flow cytometry and analysis using FlowJo software in Mac and PC• Performed cell sorting (magnetic and flow cytometry) of primary immune T cells for Microarray and mass spectrometry for lipid quantification. • Developed protocols for in vivo assays to characterize T cells signaling and gene regulation using metabolic specific inhibitors in adoptive transfer technique • Designed and executed transcriptomic and metabolomic methods to study CD4 memory T cells development in mouse malaria infection• Improved and troubleshooted metabolic established protocols for stable isotope labelling, performed lipid extraction in T cells and metabolic flux analysis (Seahorse)• Managed cross-departmental collaborations and enable nimble coordination to reach scientific goals• Performed bioinformatics analysis on transcriptomic data using Ingenuity and Spotfire software• Independently executed statistical data analysis using Prism GraphPad• Prepared and presented scientific reports and progression of research strategy to audiences of 50+ regularly and often• Conceptualized and wrote a successfully funded Fellowship grants and assisted in writing a successfully funded NIH grants• Managed and negotiated ordering for lab consumables, equipment, and services• Extensive mouse handling and managed mouse colony (up to 6 different strains) Show less



Université Paris Cité

• France
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Student

  • Oct 2010 - Jun 2013

  • Organized and supervised sample transportation from the field to the lab in a human clinical study that enrolled 1000 pregnant women and 200 newborns to study the effects of pregnancy associated malaria on cell-mediated responses • Established, executed and validated in vitro and ex-vivo assays using live malaria parasites on human peripheral, placental and cord blood immune cells • Developed SOPs and optimized T, B and dendritic cells immunophenotyping from human primary cells • Performed ELISA and multiplex assay using Bead-based immunoassay to measure cytokines and chemokines in plasma samples • Supervised and performed assays on FACS Calibur, Canto flow cytometer and analysis using Cell Quest and FlowJo • Managed database and performed multivariable statistical analysis using Access and STATA software • Conceptualized and wrote peer-reviewed publications • Presented results and progression of research strategy at national and international meetings Show less



Stockholm University

• Sweden
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting graduate at Wenner-Gren Institute

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2011

  • Developed international and interdisciplinary collaborations and enable coordination to reach scientific goals • Performed ELISA and multiplex assay using Bead-based immunoassay to measure cytokines and chemokines in human plasma samples • Developed communication and Team work skills with interdisciplinary collaborators • Developed international and interdisciplinary collaborations and enable coordination to reach scientific goals • Performed ELISA and multiplex assay using Bead-based immunoassay to measure cytokines and chemokines in human plasma samples • Developed communication and Team work skills with interdisciplinary collaborators