Redefining plant care with monitoring and analytics solutions.

Providing scientific consulting services in molecular technology development.ProjectsIVD device development. Consulting in assay design and verification. Study design, protocol writing, and data analysis for FDA/CE-IVD verification and validation studies.Next Generation Sequencing. Innovating library preparation strategies to increase throughput and decrease costs for high-volume sequencing applications. Providing bioinformatics support for NGS data analysis.Multiplexed genotyping assays. Developing allele-specific assays for diagnostic and environmental applications.Software. Providing coding and algorithm development for custom primer design software. Developing custom analysis tools for next generation sequencing data.

Increasing global accessibility to high quality diagnostics by creating tests with robust performance at an affordable price point. Distributed millions of these tests throughout the world, including to many under-resourced areas in Latin America and Asia. Led scientific efforts behind the Co-Dx PCR Platform, an inexpensive over-the-counter system that brings the industry gold standard to previously inaccessible markets, further fulfilling the vision of universally accessible diagnostics.

Developing cutting-edge analytics for genomic data to improve infectious disease diagnostics.

Lead scientist developing diagnostics based on host gene expression. Responsible for design and development of:-Host response gene expression signatures to distinguish disease etiologies.-Multiplex, quantitative assays for host gene expression analysis.-Pathogen detection panels for sepsis diagnostics.-Genotyping strategies for predticing antimicrobial resistance.

Developing a polymerase activity assay based on fluorescence for - Optimizing PCR chemistry - Characterizing and comparing polymerases - Quality control of polymerase productionProviding scientific consulting for companies seeking to excel in these areas.

Carl T. Wittwer Lab: Developed a continuous fluorescent assay for polymerase activity for use on real-time PCR instruments.Developed high-resolution protein melting assays to quantify binding affinity of protein-protein and protein-small molecule interactions. Performed protein preparation by enzymatic digestion and purification with size exclusion, ion exchange, and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. Developed assays for DNA annealing and denaturation kinetics.Developed software programs for instrument control and custom data analysis with MATLAB and LabVIEW.

Carl T. Wittwer Lab: Designed high-resolution DNA melting analysis assays for variant detection in multiple genetic targets including CFTR and metabolism genes.Developed assay to quantify copy number variation.

Russell J. Stewart Lab: Engineered a mechanical protein switch for use in a thermally responsive hydrogel intended for medical applications.Duties included cloning, expression, and purification of proteins.

Performed product failure analysis. Assembled product prototypes. Developed standard operating procedures for document control in compliance with ISO 9001 requirements.

Designed a tool for extracting a left ventricular assist device. Performed materials testing. Wrote standard operation procedures for document control in compliance with ISO 9001 requirements.