Michael W. Moles, Phd Email & Phone Number

Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany

Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Clear and concise communication skills, both written and oral, with extensive experience presenting scientific data/concepts to peers, external stakeholders and industry professionals at departmental, national and international meetings.• High-level analytical and problem-solving skills demonstrated by managing a multifaceted biomedical research project, resulting in 2 scientific publications. • Knowledge of current industry trends and excellent negotiation skills with… Show more • Clear and concise communication skills, both written and oral, with extensive experience presenting scientific data/concepts to peers, external stakeholders and industry professionals at departmental, national and international meetings.• High-level analytical and problem-solving skills demonstrated by managing a multifaceted biomedical research project, resulting in 2 scientific publications. • Knowledge of current industry trends and excellent negotiation skills with experience leading two-way exchanges with internal reviewers, ‘progress’ committees and cross-functional teams (collaborations).Technical Skills:• Coding and programming: Unix command line (basics); R (basics)• Cell culture: Primary cell culture (human PBMCs), mammalian cell lines. • Molecular biology: cloning, PCR, plasmid preparations, transfections, lentiviral transductions, RNA isolation, cDNA synthesis, RT-qPCR.• Immunology: multi-colour flow cytometry, ELISA (cytokine analysis), cytotoxicity assays, cell cycle and proliferation assays, transcription factor assays, immune cell isolation.• Protein: SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry (IHC).in vivo: i.p. injections, i.v. injections, recipient of Home Office personal licence. • Project Management: project coordination, resource planning and stakeholder communication.• Technical writing: proficiency in MS Office applications generating presentations, SOPs and scientific publications.• Languages: English, German (B1) Courses and Workshops:‘Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)’. The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Hinxton, Cambridge (October 2017).‘Introduction to R’. Paul O’Gorman Leukaemia Research Centre (October 2018)‘Screening: from Early Stage Drug Discovery to Academic Speciality’. Dr Eric Kalkman BSc PhD FRMS, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow (February 2019). Show less

Hamburg Area, Germany

BTA at the Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (INIMS) - a translational research institute for multiple sclerosis (MS) research - based in Hamburg, Germany. • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills supporting cross-functional teams on projects spanning the immunological and neurological basis of multiple sclerosis pathogenesis.• Excellent inter-personal skills with easy-integration into new cultural environments (international experience), building… Show more BTA at the Institute of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis (INIMS) - a translational research institute for multiple sclerosis (MS) research - based in Hamburg, Germany. • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills supporting cross-functional teams on projects spanning the immunological and neurological basis of multiple sclerosis pathogenesis.• Excellent inter-personal skills with easy-integration into new cultural environments (international experience), building professional relationships with basic scientists, systems biologists and clinicians at the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.• Effective organisation and planning skills with responsibilities on multiple projects, resulting in the optimisation of scientific methodologies (genotyping protocols and coordination of blood samples) and generation of good-quality data in a timely manner. Show less

Exeter, United Kingdom

Molecular mechanisms of retinoic acid (RA) induced anterior-posterior patterning of the zebrafish hindbrain.• Successful relationship building skills establishing a collaboration with a research group at Valdosta State University (GA, USA) including a 6-week placement as an ambassador to perform research and share technical knowledge.• Strong leadership skills as evidenced by the organization and delivery of technical workshops and supervising undergraduate research… Show more Molecular mechanisms of retinoic acid (RA) induced anterior-posterior patterning of the zebrafish hindbrain.• Successful relationship building skills establishing a collaboration with a research group at Valdosta State University (GA, USA) including a 6-week placement as an ambassador to perform research and share technical knowledge.• Strong leadership skills as evidenced by the organization and delivery of technical workshops and supervising undergraduate research projects.• Excellent teamwork skills as demonstrated by supporting co-workers on a developmental neurobiology project, which was published in the journal PLOS One. Show less

Exeter, United Kingdom

Functions of the bone morphogenetic protein (Bmp) pathway during early embryonic patterning of mangrove killifish embryos.Mourabit S, Moles MW, Smith E, van Aerle R, Kudoh T (2014) Bmp Suppression in Mangrove Killifish Embryos Causes a Split in the Body Axis. PLoS ONE 9(1): e84786. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084786

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cancer Studies

Activities and Societies: Postgraduate Student Representative | Athena SWAN Student Committee | Fundraising Volunteer • Applying.

Bsc (Hons), Biological Sciences, Class 1

Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador | Biosciences SSLC Subject Chair | Welcome Week Team member | 'Students as Agents for Change'.