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Malvern, PA, US

Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

Cambridge, MA, US

Palo Alto, California, US

We all know food bioactives can influence human health. But current consumer-level information is focused on one bioactive or one ingredient at a time, and consumer products are incentivized to sell more of their product. There’s so much information, it’s difficult to integrate into personal, actionable next steps for individuals.Naring Health’s technology.

(Foodome Inc. was acquired by Naring Health in 2022, and my team and I continued our research there.)Foodome was an early-stage venture-backed startup applying scientific advances in detection of food bioactives, network science, and ML/AI, to empower people and brands to take back control of health through diet & food.Chief Food Science Officer is an.

Providing services to startups, culinary schools, and businesses of all sizes, from sole proprietorships to Fortune 500 companies. Examples of completed work include:-- Product development project management, guidance, troubleshooting-- Primary and secondary literature deep-dives into food and beverage biochemistry, answering industry's bothersome.

Napa, California, US

Research scientist for a small, fast-moving startup, designing a wide variety of better-for-you foods using novel ingredients and processes:--Groundwork research to establish usage parameters and recommendations for novel ingredients & processes--Supporting product development, production ramp-up, QA/QC, and co-packers by bringing food science principles.

Alameda, California, US

Built and led a team of 4 researchers working closely with Research Chef Chris Jones to develop egg-replacers for emulsified foods from mayonnaises to salad dressings. Balanced a rapid prototyping strategy toward product development with deeper research to uncover a mechanistic understanding of novel ingredient functionality, both at the oil-water.

Davis, California, US

Diane Barrett's Lab: Fruit & Vegetable Products Cooperative ExtensionDissertation title: Almond Seed Coat, Surface Area, and Kinetics of Removal via BlanchingExamination of the effects of pre-harvest stressors and post-harvest treatments on the quality and stability of almonds. Doctoral work focused on the microscopic development of the almond seed coat.

Redwood City, California, US

Worked 40%-time (while writing dissertation) performing R&D of novel plant-based foods and ingredients pre-launch. Design and implementation of data collection for process flow diagrams and efficiency calculations using Google forms and spreadsheets to facilitate use by a cross-disciplinary team of scientists, chefs, and lab technicians.Microbiological.

Boston, MA, US

Undergrad research assistant in the Lewis Lab, exploring the mechanisms of bacterial uncultivability in Atlantic coastal environmental isolates:Isolation of various bacterial strains from the environment via agar plate and liquid cultures. Design and execution of experiments to assess different helper-helpee bacterial growth combinations and potential.

St. Louis, MO, US

12 weeks characterizing the structures, binding affinities, and binding energies of five plant proteins.E. coli culture, extraction and purification of proteins produced in E. coli. FPLC (Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography) gel purification. Fluorescence quenching experiments to determine stoichiometry, binding affinity of protein-peptide interactions..

Basel, Baselstadt, CH

11 weeks as a summer intern shared between the High Throughput Screening and Cardiovascular departments, asked to stay on and continue research.2 years as a part-time research assistant:Animal cell culture (adherent and suspension) including sterile technique. Aided in development and optimization of 96-well chemotaxis assay testing response in cell.

Ithaca, NY, US

10 weeks studying calcium phosphate crystallization in bio-compatible gels.Experiments laid the preliminary groundwork for an inter-lab collaboration. Goal: cartilage cells and bio-available calcium phosphate crystals together in self-renewing bone-cartilage interface prosthetics. Techniques: generating novel gel diffusion rigs, powder x-ray diffraction.

Phd, Food Science With Biochemistry Concentration

B.S., Biology

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