Scientific administrator

• 2019 - Present

Senior Technician

• Aug 2018 - 2019

Senior Technician

• Aug 2016 - 2018

Laboratory Technician

• Oct 2013 - Aug 2016

Argenta Disocovery is a Early Drug Discovery CRO, undertaking complete drug discovery programmes as well as hit identification, hit-to-lead, and lead optimisation projects. In Vivo PK and PD models for respiratory associated diseases such as COPD, allergic asthma, pulmonary artery hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis. Main duties include: • Carrying out licensed procedures (PIL 1-4) in accordance with Home Office guidelines and study protocol. • Administration of substances through i.n., i.p., i.v., p.o., s.c., indwelling cannula, and whole body exposure. • Maintaining inhaled and injectable anaesthetics in small mammals. • Sample collection including blood, BAL, CSF, and tissue, and post-mortem reports. • Ordering and receiving stocks and animal deliveries, health checks and monitoring of both stock and on procedure animals and day to day husbandry of animals. • Screening using sentinels and PRIA. • Researching and implementing new animal welfare techniques. • Welfare observations. Show less

Contract scientific officer

• Mar 2010 - Oct 2013

Main duties include: • Running a large breeding colony of mice. • Sample collection. • Ordering and receiving stocks and animal deliveries, health checks and monitoring of both stock and on procedure animals and day to day husbandry of animals. • Checking and receiving home office license’s, admin functions such as pay role, invoicing, record keeping , vet and home office visits, helping training and marking modules 1-3 personal license’s. Main duties include: • Running a large breeding colony of mice. • Sample collection. • Ordering and receiving stocks and animal deliveries, health checks and monitoring of both stock and on procedure animals and day to day husbandry of animals. • Checking and receiving home office license’s, admin functions such as pay role, invoicing, record keeping , vet and home office visits, helping training and marking modules 1-3 personal license’s.

Transgenic technician

• May 2009 - Mar 2010

Main duties include: • Carrying out procedures: cryopreservation, rederivation, and embryo transfer. Grading and culturing embryos, freezing embryos and sperm, harvesting embryos and sperm, breeding, palpitation, fostering and hand rearing hamsters. • Managing breeding colonies of mice and rats, mating using both natural and super ovulation. • Training on surgery such as cannulations, vasectomy, castrations, bleeds, sample collections, antistatic, stitching. • Researching and designing new techniques and equipment. Trail the new NEST (Non-Surgical Embryo Transfer Device) devises Show less

Weekend Manager

• Apr 2008 - May 2009

Running the kennels and staff. Animal husbandry, grooming, nutrition, day to day care, heath checks, administering medicines, cleaning, administration, staff rotas, covering illness, booking and tours of the kennels. Running the kennels and staff. Animal husbandry, grooming, nutrition, day to day care, heath checks, administering medicines, cleaning, administration, staff rotas, covering illness, booking and tours of the kennels.