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Janesville, WI, US

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Responsible for leading the Research Use Only (RUO) Production Team of scientists and chemists and building the Technology Transfer capabilities of Mirus Bio Operations including RUO products and the transition of RUO products to cGMP.

Leveraged extensive experience in technology development, laboratory operations and competitive technology intelligence in AgBiotech to develop a strategic roadmap to deliver growth within this market for genotyping related products. Served as an interface between marketing, commercial, R&D, and product development groups. Utilized scientific background to.

Greater St. Louis Area

Monitor competitor activities from a business and scientific perspective to identify potential impacts to the company R&D pipeline, directing the efforts of a team located in India. Assess new technologies for potential contribution to advancing the R&D pipeline, additionally watching the startup and VC space. Identify trends that may impact the industry.

Chesterfield, MO

Monitor competitor activities from a business and scientific perspective to identify potential impacts to the company R&D pipeline, directing the efforts of a team located in India. Assess new technologies for potential contribution to advancing the R&D pipeline, additionally watching the startup and VC space. Identify trends that may impact the industry.

Overseeing molecular testing at Monsanto Genetic Purity laboratories worldwide. Responsible for discovery, advancement, and implementation of new technologies for molecular testing and support of existing methodologies.

Coordinate overall operations for the network of global genetic quality laboratories ranging from technology implementations to assay development and deployment to overall laboratory operations and quality management systems.

Responsible for day-to-day operations of the largest Monsanto Genetic Purity Laboratory. This laboratory carries out high-throughput molecular testing for Monsanto seed products grown and sold in North America. Between 2003-2007, the number of samples more than tripled as the business grew and the number of staff at peak rose from a high of 30 in 2003 to.

Provide assessments on new technologies, primarily in the fields of molecular biology, potential therapeutics, immunology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, and clinical diagnostics. Contractor for BioBase (formerly Incyte and Proteome). Database curator/editor for BioKnowledge Library fungal databases. Contractor for Garbrook Knowledge Resources.

Responsible for maintaining the integrity of proprietary yeast cultures, solving technical problems concerning yeast fermentations and brewing, and development of novel assays, including PCR-based differentiation and detection of yeast strains, hop powdery mildew detection, and detection of beer spoilage organisms.

Development of new products for the molecular biology research market with emphasis on non-isotopic labeling and detection of nucleic acids and recombinant protein expression and purification.

Analysis of protein:protein interactions involved in the regulation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.

Ph.D., Biochemistry

Bs, Chemistry

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