Experience

Oxford Nanopore Technologies
• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee
• Application Scientist

  • Mar 2022 - Present

Rosalind Franklin Laboratory
• United Kingdom
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Scientist

  • May 2021 - Mar 2022


University of Warwick

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2016 - Mar 2022

  Developing novel NGS methods for rapidly mapping resistance genes directly from diverse Genebank crop varieties.

• • Nov 2015 - Sep 2016

  • Working alongside PhD students, primarily to characterise and map disease resistance in Brassicas. • Coordinating pathology experiments (inoculating and phenotyping), and responsibility for maintaining biotrophic isolates (Albugo candida).• Use of a wide array of lab techniques; including DNA extractions, PCR, Long Range PCR, restriction digests, RNA extractions, qPCR, trypan blue staining and assembling CRISPR constructs.



Queen Mary University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Technician

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

  • Processing samples of global ash species for analysis of genetic variation and presence of genes conferring low susceptibility to ash dieback. • High quality DNA extractions, PCR (ITS + microsatellite markers), preparation of DNA for WGS and flow cytometry (genome size measurements). • Preliminary analysis of WGS data – training in genome assemblies. • Processing samples of global ash species for analysis of genetic variation and presence of genes conferring low susceptibility to ash dieback. • High quality DNA extractions, PCR (ITS + microsatellite markers), preparation of DNA for WGS and flow cytometry (genome size measurements). • Preliminary analysis of WGS data – training in genome assemblies.



University of Oxford

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Technician

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Investigating the drivers behind bleeding canker disease in UK horse chestnut trees. • Four months field work around the UK; collecting samples and measuring environmental covariates. • Protocol management and budgeting. • Laboratory based DNA extractions (from wood), PCR, sanger sequencing and cell culturing. • Investigating the drivers behind bleeding canker disease in UK horse chestnut trees. • Four months field work around the UK; collecting samples and measuring environmental covariates. • Protocol management and budgeting. • Laboratory based DNA extractions (from wood), PCR, sanger sequencing and cell culturing.