Lorena Leite Email & Phone Number

Wetherby, England, United Kingdom

Responsibilities include welcoming and training new staff members, and serving as a representative for the Health & Safety (H&S) and 5S teams within the histology department. H&S duties encompass writing COSHH and SDS documentation, as well as implementing new health and safety measures within the department.I am skilled in writing competency assessments to evaluate and align an employee's current capabilities with the skills required for their role.

Wetherby, England, United Kingdom

Trained and proficient in microtomy, quality control collation, dissection of fixed tissue, and histopathology staining. In microtomy, capable of cutting and maintaining an average of over 30 blocks per hour with a recut rate below 3%. In dissection, capable of processing an average of over 10 cases per hour. Additionally, skilled in operating automated staining machines for routine (HE) stains, and fully trained in manual histopathology stains including Trichrome, Reticulin, TG, TB, Luna, Fontana, PAS, and more.Serves as a trainer in collation (quality control) and is an active member of the 5S and Health & Safety teams.

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Dissertation laboratory project on the ''Construction of a Covid-19 Vaccine: Cloning a SARS-CoV-2 Epitope into a mycobacterium vector ''Reseached based on the Identification of a SarsCov2 epitope, perform DNA sequence for expression in mycobacteria. Clone epitope (L452R) into a mycobacterial plasmid expression construct.Test mycobacterium vaccae for capability to be transformed with plasmid DNA and mycobacterial expression construct in M. vaccae.

São Paulo, Brazil

Researched and performed experiments on DNA damage (UV) response on Cryptochrome1 (Cry1) deficient A549 cancer cells in comparison to knocked out ERCC1 gene variant.Roles varied from controlling cell growth, cell treating, performing chronobiology experiments and XTT assays.Skills gained in western/slot blot, DNA/RNA purification, gel electrophoresis, PCR, DNA sequencing (Sanger), cryopreservation, usage of primary and secondary antibodies, cytometry and XTT assay.Assisted in multiple projects ranging from study of parasitic induction onto cancerous cells, NER components and a study on xeroderma pigmentosum.

Leeds, England, United Kingdom