Experience

Meissa Vaccines

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Senior Scientist

  • Sep 2020 - Apr 2022



Cepheid

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientist II

  • Aug 2019 - Sep 2020

• Scientist

  • Jan 2018 - Aug 2019



The University of Georgia

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Prepared a product development plan in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health to advance vaccine candidates to human clinical trials • Engineered knockout cell lines using CRISPR/Cas9 technology to elucidate the roles of human kinases in viral replication • Developed animal use protocols in compliance with Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) guidelines

• Doctoral Student

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2016

  Advisor: Biao He • Developed viral-vectored vaccines against human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) • Investigated the functions of human host factors (AKT and ATM) in RSV replication • Mentored fourteen graduate and undergraduate students in experimental design and troubleshooting



CyanVac LLC

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Scientist

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Project leader for developing two novel vaccine candidates against respiratory pathogens • Principal investigator for SBIR and NIH grant applications proposing $575,000 in funding for discovery research • Project leader for developing two novel vaccine candidates against respiratory pathogens • Principal investigator for SBIR and NIH grant applications proposing $575,000 in funding for discovery research



Gene Oracle, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2011

  • Produced and cloned synthetic genes for academic, industrial, and government institutions • Developed troubleshooting processes to manage gene instability and toxicity • Collaborated with senior leadership to design genes and determine the most effective approach to complete custom projects • Supervised and mentored research assistants in laboratory operations • Led planning and project management activities to complete client orders on time and meet monthly delivery quotas

• Research Assisant

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009



Stanford University School of Medicine

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Investigated the role of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP)-mediated Kit signaling in hematopoiesis Investigated the role of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP)-mediated Kit signaling in hematopoiesis