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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Led R&D initiatives and antibody discovery programs (4), demonstrating adept project management skills
• Provided support on immunization campaigns for the antibody discovery pipeline (10+ programs), utilizing knowledge and learnings in immunization strategies, and skills in coordination to liaise between stakeholders
• Successfully executed various hands-on animal procedures for immunization campaigns (anesthesia, intradermal injection, saphenous vein blood and cardiac bleed collection)
• Developed and performed target-specific titre testing and single cell screening assays to identify cells that secrete antibodies with desired properties
• Managed a functional group, overseeing workflow infrastructure, providing training, and ensuring deliverables met target deadlines
• Established and maintained productive relationships with a new Contract Research Organization (CRO), and contributed to feasibility evaluations of CRO to ensure project alignment with organizational goals

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Spearheaded the design and coordination of preclinical rodent efficacy studies for one major program, demonstrating expertise in project management and CRO liaison
• Developed and executed innovative assays, including multicolor flow cytometry for T cell response analysis and ELISA for evaluating target-specific sera titres
• Directly contributed data package that enabled program progression to Phase I clinical trials, underlining a direct impact on project advancement and success
• Actively involved in expanding the research pipeline through comprehensive literature research on novel targets and platform applications across various disease indications
• Contributed to the progression of four novel targets to R&D and pre-clinical evaluation, highlighting a significant impact on research direction and organizational growth
• Prepared and presented insightful proposals to team members and stakeholders, showcasing strong communication and analytical skills

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Supervisor: Dr. Pauline Johnson
• Evaluated immune cell functions in vivo using diverse mouse models, including bone marrow transplant, adoptive T cell transfer, and infectious disease models
• Demonstrated skills in various mouse techniques and procedures, including intravenous (IV; recognized for high proficiency by peers and animal technicians), intratracheal (IT), and intraperitoneal (IP) injections.
• Designed and conducted in vitro immunological and cell-based assays to investigate primary immune cell functions and mechanisms of function using multicolor flow cytometry, MSD (mesoscale discovery) platform, ELISA, T.
• Characterized immune populations from various tissues using multi-colour flow cytometry - cell surface labeling, intracellular labeling
• Isolated primary immune cells from lymphoid (bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes) and nonlymphoid (liver and lung) tissues and blood using magnetic enrichment or fluorescence-assisted cell sorting (FACS) for culturing.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Immunology

Supervisor: Dr. Pauline Johnson Dissertation: Hyaluronan binding and CD44 in regulating haematopoiesis and CD8 T cell response.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Microbiology And Immunology

Research Supervisor: Dr. Franck Duong Undergraduate Dissertation: ATPase activity characterization of the Escherichia coli flippase MsbA.