Maggie Luce Email & Phone Number

Rockville, Maryland, United States

-Develop, optimize, and validate NGS assay workflows for identity testing (ID), adventitious agent testing (AAT), and genetic stability (GS) testing of biopharmaceuticals-Author development/validation protocols and reports, standard operating procedures (SOPs), risk assessments, and other associated documents-Execute laboratory activities for development, validation, and custom projects utilizing both long and short read sequencing technologies-Collaborate with bioinformaticians and provide secondary review of sequencing data-Assist in assay transfers and training of laboratory personnel

Richmond, Virginia, United States

- Developed and validated pharmacokinetic (PK) and immunogenicity (ADA) assays for various biopharmaceutical companies and clients- Manually performed complex sample preparation and analysis procedures to measure pharmaceutical compounds in a variety of biological matrices- Generated data tables and statistics summaries for both PK and ADA projects- Trained new hires on general lab protocols and assays- Performed weekly and monthly maintenance on lab instrumentation and equipment

Rockville, Maryland, United States

-Developed standard operating procedures (SOPs)/batch records and assisted in the validation of new instrumentation-Extracted DNA from frozen virus seed stocks and cell pellets/supernatants utilizing both manual and automated methods-Manually prepared indexed libraries for sequencing-Performed PCR enrichment and purification on indexed DNA libraries for identity testing, adventitious agent testing, amplicon testing, spiking studies and additional client-specific panels-Facilitated sequencing of desired samples on Illumina MiSeq, NextSeq 550 and NextSeq 2000 sequencers-Trained new hires on general lab protocols, extraction methods and NGS methods

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

-Sheared genomic DNA utilizing Covaris AFA ultrasonicators-Prepared indexed libraries for sequencing on various robotic platforms-Performed PCR enrichment and purification on indexed DNA libraries for whole exome and targeted panels-Facilitated sequencing of desired samples on Illumina HiSeq 2500 and NovaSeq 6000 sequencers-Validated new reagents and kits to be used for library preparation and sequencing-Recorded weekly inventory of lab reagents and consumables-Trained new hires on general lab protocols and NGS methods

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

-Extracted DNA from various sample types, including blood, buccal swabs, oral rinses, frozen tissue, whole villi, amniotic fluid, cultured cells and skin utilizing both manual and automated methods-Prepared desired DNA dilutions and aliquots as requested by other labs-Validated new reagents and kits to be used for extraction purposes-Trained new hires on general lab protocols and various extraction methods-Facilitated sample send-outs to external labs -Performed daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly QC and maintenance on all lab instrumentation and equipment

Geneseo, New York, United States

-Instructed approximately 20 students per semester with little to no laboratory experience-Assisted in giving a prelab lecture once per week-Guided the students through the experiments while promoting proper lab techniques-Graded each student's weekly prelab assignments and lab reports

Geneseo, New York, United States

-Tutored sophomore level ecology course with an emphasis on biostatistics-Assisted students with data analysis and graph making using the RStudio platform

Geneseo, New York, United States

-Manipulated folding patterns of amyloid beta and alpha-synuclein, two peptides involved in neurodegenerative diseases-Performed data analysis for group researching the solvent diffusion process with a silica-based sol-gel material

Bachelors Of Science, Chemistry

Biology minor

Certificate, Project Management Essentials