Experience

Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Sep 2021 - Present

  Undertaking a PhD in Cancer Sciences under the supervision of Prof Caroline Dive, Dr Martin McCabe and Dr Dominic Rothwell on the topic of liquid biopsies in Ewing Sarcoma.

• • Jan 2020 - Sep 2021

  - Member of the Nucleic Acid Biomarker team, part of the Cancer Biomarker Centre.- NGS method development.- Liquid biopsy sample processing through a novel, patented NGS library preparation method, from blood sample/plasma to sequencing library.- Presented a poster at a virtual, international cancer conference, EACR.



QIAGEN

• Netherlands
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Assistant

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  - Worked in the Next Generation Sequencing department developing assays for the GeneReader platform. - Wrote a project plan and report that satisfied the Product Development Lead. - Successfully worked in a team with other Technical Assistants, Scientists, a Senior Scientist and Product Development Lead to drive NGS assay development. - Assisted with NGS laboratory maintenance and improvement as a member of the NGS lab owners team. - Worked in the Next Generation Sequencing department developing assays for the GeneReader platform. - Wrote a project plan and report that satisfied the Product Development Lead. - Successfully worked in a team with other Technical Assistants, Scientists, a Senior Scientist and Product Development Lead to drive NGS assay development. - Assisted with NGS laboratory maintenance and improvement as a member of the NGS lab owners team.

• Student Placement

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  - Worked in the next generation sequencing (NGS) product development department alongside experienced professionals. - Responsible for two NGS feasibility projects. - Responsible for the management of a complex sample database in Microsoft Excel. - Continued to learn through contribution to and attendance at an NGS lecture series. - Communicated with co-workers both on- and off-site to aid the completion of projects. - Independently managed project workload and team-related workload. - Effectively planned and executed experiments to a level that satisfied the product development lead. - Worked in three different teams, each with different goals and methods of working. - Worked in a ‘cross-functional support’ team that accepted tasks from multiple departments across the company. - Experience writing COSHH assessments and working in a containment level 2 laboratory. - Wrote plan and report documents to a level that satisfied the product development lead, and used a document control system. - Experience with GLP, GDP, and MDx Product Development Design Control. Show less



Sainsbury's

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Assistant

  • Oct 2013 - Aug 2017

  - Worked both independently and in a team to ensure that shelves were filled and tidy - Communicated with customers to make sure they had the best shopping experience possible - Helped other departments within the store when they were busy. - From September 2016 to August 2017, I worked for Sainsbury's during university vacation periods. - Worked both independently and in a team to ensure that shelves were filled and tidy - Communicated with customers to make sure they had the best shopping experience possible - Helped other departments within the store when they were busy. - From September 2016 to August 2017, I worked for Sainsbury's during university vacation periods.



The University of Manchester

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Ambassador

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  - Worked with a team of approximately 70 other ambassadors to run university interview days for applicants to the School of Biological Sciences. - Took groups of applicants or their guests around the university, showcasing the facilities to them, and ensuring that they were all in the right place at the right time for certain talks, interviews and lab sessions. - Worked with a team of approximately 70 other ambassadors to run university interview days for applicants to the School of Biological Sciences. - Took groups of applicants or their guests around the university, showcasing the facilities to them, and ensuring that they were all in the right place at the right time for certain talks, interviews and lab sessions.



University of Chester

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Work Experience Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  - Spent one week in the biological science laboratories at the university, working alongside PhD and Masters students. - Completed ELISAs, used micropipettes, observed cells and completed a cell count. - Spent one week in the biological science laboratories at the university, working alongside PhD and Masters students. - Completed ELISAs, used micropipettes, observed cells and completed a cell count.