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Kent, England, United Kingdom

My YouTube channel 'HaveYouEverWondered' (HYEW) is dedicated to making science related videos for general public consumption. Content includes: vlogs, educational shorts, music videos and science news analysis. The channel has received over 11,000 views to date, and I have received an award from the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) for my content. The associated Facebook and Twitter pages are also used for science news promotion and updateshttps://www.facebook.com/HYEWSciencehttps://twitter.com/HYEWscience

I efficiently delivered tasks in a range of technology transfer activities (including patent execution and IP management), reviewing research contracts, and negotiating rates and terms for academic and clinical industry related research collaborations. IP Capture and management:- Identifying patentable IP (through invention disclosure and prior art search) and working with Inventors to progress through to filing - Managing the publishing of copyright works including relevant assignments, negotiation, and payment of royalties- Negotiating license terms for institutional IP- Using workflow tools to manage cases and the IP portfolio (Asana and Inteum)Contractual and Financial Management:- Managing academic consultancies including costing and negotiation, contract review and post-contractual follow up - Reviewing contracts, negotiating IP/commercial terms and providing advice on costing for industrial collaborations - Coordinating the setup of Investigator-Initiated Trials Educational Enterprise and Technology Transfer:- Creation and implementation of the first Student Business Concept Awards to promote entrepreneurship within the student cohort (six-week bootcamp followed by Dragon’s Den pitching event)- Creation and management of the St George’s Enterprise social media accounts including generating IP based content and implementing a content marketing strategy

Glasgow, United Kingdom

I undertook a variety of roles in a dynamic and changeable business environment including: Marketing: - Management of social media platforms (mainly LinkedIn and Twitter)- Design and development of digital marketing strategy through key metrics analysis - Development of social media advertising campaigns (LinkedIn)Knowledge Transfer:- Learned high level overviews of the science behind the assays provided for communication to clients and for marketing- Creation of online content for digital content marketing and advertising (Biocast episodes, T cell mediated cytotoxicity blogs, infographics, promotional videos)- Liaison between Operations and Sales teams for outbound sales Commercial:- Outbound sales role to find new relevant clients- Operations facilitator serving as a point of contact for clients within the company - Account management using Salesforce- Designing and implementing customer feedback and sales metrics processes - Reviewing legal documentation (e.g. CDAs, contracts)- Representing the company at Senior networking events and outreach activities Management:- Helped Director of Strategic Partnerships to manage sales personnel and increase communication and efficiency of the sales and marketing teams - Mentored interns and assisted in their personal development through placements- Increased internal communication of sales and marketing strategy and approaches to further team cohesion within the company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Research Associate at the Institute for Bioengineering on an MRC funded UKRMP project to develop 3D implantable liver organoids for liver failure treatment. Worked on the development and production of the cell scaffolds and devices for the project. Current bioartificial liver (BAL) devices are limited by both the lack of functionality and their bulky design. Therefore functional, implantable BALs offer a therapeutic advantage over existing devices to bridge patients to transplantation or spontaneous recovery. This project brings together 6 groups in 4 universities across the UK to develop an implantable BAL using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived hepatocytes on tailored electrospun scaffolds and housed in 3D printed devices. These 3D implantable liver organoids are then assessed in vivo in rat models to demonstrate a novel device for the treatment of liver failure.

Loughborough

Research Associate on the BAL project developing an off the shelf Bioartificial liver device as a bridge to transplantation. In collaboration with Asymptote Ltd and funded by Innovate UK.The generation of a functional bioartificial liver (BAL) device is essential in meeting the clinical demand for the increasing prevalence of acute-on-chronic liver failure. The project aims to generate an ‘off the shelf’ BAL by engineering the systems and methods for scalable controlled processing, and generating encapsulated, cryopreserved hepatocytes, which are not available in the market to date.

Kent

The position included all aspects of bespoke plastic preformed unit manufacturing including drawing, cutting and a variety of welding techniques including hot air and high frequency welding.

Duties included the designing and customising of logos and motifs and printing on a range of products. This spanned the process of meeting customers, translating their requirements to products, meeting deadlines and keeping good customer relations.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biological/Biosystems Engineering

The project was a BBSRC funded CASE award sponsored by AstraZeneca entitled 'Incorporating primary human renal proximal tubule cells.

Bsc (Hons), Biomedical Sciences, General, First Class Honours

Modules undertaken through my studies at Kent included Pharmacology, Microbiology, Human Physiology, Immunology, Cell Biology and Applied.

Education record