This role has provided me with a great base for a future in clinical research. I have up-to-date GCP training and have been trained to work with patient identifiable information.I have been involved in various stages of REC approved, sponsored studies including; preparing documents for ethics submission (protocols/patient facing documentation), relationship building with collaborators, submitting study ethics, study set up, management (budgeting, recruitment tracking, monitoring) and close out.I have also worked with collaborators where Perspectum's MRI technology has been utilised in external research. This project management-style role saw me maintain key relationships, manage contracting and budgets, set up sites for scanning and follow internal processes to allow smooth flow of data from collaborators to our analysis team and back. I would manage incidental findings, the preparation of datasets through our data management team, and regular meetings and updates between the collaborators and our scientists.Aside from the trial/project management responisbilities, I have also worked on a variety of other projects;I worked with the laboratory manager to assist with completion of a new laboratory space at Perspectum. This involved sourcing relevant software and equipment for the lab within budget, writing new SOP's and procedures for the space, setting up processes for sample management and writing a large portion of documents for the Human Tissue Act License application.Due to previous experience as a Radiation Protection Supervisor, I was delegated the task of setting the x-ray ray service live for the Oxford CDC for NHS patients. I worked with the Oxford NHS Medical Physics team to create all new processes and documentation to become compliant with IR(ME)R and IRR regulations as well as managing the installation of the mobile x-ray unit.I have also been involved in PPI groups, grant submissions, peer training and continual improvement workshops.

A Senior Scientist in the Cell Biology team, working across a variety of disciplines including autoimmunity, inflammation and immuno-oncology. Responsible for the design and execution of complex, and often novel, immuno-assays.Projects would often entail cell culture which could include primary, continuous, PDX and stem cell cultures. Cell separation and isolation techniques were common and I have experience with a variety of immune cell subsets including whole PBMC, T cells, NK cells, monocytes and macrophages, among others. Experience in various assay end-points, notably:Flow cytometry - Panel design and surface or intracellular staining as well as running samples through the machines (BD Fortessa and Canto).Cellular proliferation measurements by tritiated thymidine or using flow cytometry.LuminexELISATR-FRETIncuCyte S3 and Zoom technology - Skilled in assays including tumour killing co-cultures, compound cytotoxicity, proliferation and phagocytosis among others.Other aspects of the role included being member of the Health and Safety Committee, a Corporate Social Responsibility Champion, Radiation Protection Supervisor for the Portishead site and IncuCyte Co-ordinator. Document writing was also another aspect of my role, with experience in writing SOP's, COSHH's, risk assessments and local rules as well as compliance and training documents.

A full time laboratory role in a preclinical lab - I was responsible for quality assurance/record keeping, laboratory management (stock control and ordering) and SOP writing.I later became involved in logistics of patient sample scheduling/delivery from clinical sites and the record keeping that went with it. At a more scientific level, I was involved in pre-clinical assay development and validation. Laboratory techniques included: Isolation of PBMC's, primary cell culture, proliferation assays, multi-colour flow cytometry and the development of ELISA assays.

Research in the field of diabetic nephropathy, more specifically, epigenetics. Some involvement with the South West Diabetic Research Network. Technical skills and experience: DNA extraction of blood samples, aseptic technique and cell culture, isolation of either protein or mRNA for Western Blotting or PCR respectively.