Alan Robinson alanrobinsonphd@gmail.com Fully vaccinated and boosted for Covid-19Scientist, Researcher, Troubleshooter, In Field of Biological SciencesI am an experienced biological research scientist. My doctorate was in the field of gene expression in breast cancer cells. I have conducted research in the sense of smell and the sense of hearing.Throughout my career, I’ve enjoyed designing projects, executing, and troubleshooting when problems arose to obtain meaningful results. I ensured that sufficient resources were in place to ensure experiments could be properly conducted.I have conducted experiments aimed at protection of nerve cells to prevent the loss of both the sense of smell and the sense of hearing. Additionally, I have been a member of a team developing an improved cochlea implant medical device.I am currently involved in many projects using digital spatial transcriptomics, but mostly studying spatial transcriptomics in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease using multiple Nanostring CosMx and GeoMx instruments.What I Do …• Design the experiments that are to be used to achieve project goals • Collect all the materials required in an experiment• Implement experiments using all the necessary techniques to perform the experiment• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in experiments• Introduce new technologies as needed to implement experiments• Collect data from experiments• Interpret data and present findings to stakeholdersHow I Add Value …I use my scientific knowledge and apply it to new projects to assist in their design, such that they are more likely to be conducted successfully. Successful projects save time and money over those that are poorly designed.• Versatile, having performed a wide variety of techniques, including, histology, immunohistochemistry, cell culture and molecular biology techniques.• Experience working in a team environment, as well as independently and autonomously.• Enjoy collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to bring projects to fruition. Teams were typically less than 10 people and research projects were divided into sense of smell and hearing research• Good communicator, written and oral. I discussed my findings orally on weekly basis with the team members. All team members cooperated in editing technical reports of research to be published in scientific journals.• Ability to be an ambassador for the department and the organization, having interacted daily with the vice chair for research in my department.