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Kirkland, WA, US

Development of NGS-based companion diagnostics for FDA PMALibrary PreparationData analysis, visualizationCancer applications

Brea, California, US

• Senior Staff ScientistInnovation management; technical strategy and oversight for all Molecular R&D assay development programs for the automated, sample-to-result, Veris instrument. Expertise in development.
• Technical strategy for PCR-based MDx assay development programs from product feasibility to validation for regulated markets (FDA, ISO13485); including Ct/Ng, and quantitative assays for HIV and HCV.
• Technical program oversight; go/no go decisions for technical aspects of stage-gate reviews
• Guidebook created describing technical and project management best practices to reduce cost of development and time to market.
• Problem remediation in technical support of current products
• Development of high performance technical staff; establish mentorship program for junior scientists.

Wilmington, DE, US

• Applied research for biotechnology and material science applications. Led research initiatives with global impact across multiple business units.
• Developed scientific program delivering gRNA-loaded Cas9 by particle bombardment for next generation genetic modification of plant cells, state-of-the-art molecular biology technology.
• Increased stability and enhanced efficacy for next generation RNAi-based foliar applied pesticides that led to >90-day in field utility.
• Developed polymer-based controlled release of pesticides and nutrients that led to significantly enhanced yields in soy and corn
• Developed polymer nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. Formulated enhanced fire-resistance, and dyeability for nanocomposite Nomex® fibers, soon to be commercial offerings.
• Conducted basic research into thermal conductivity of polymer composites; demonstrated 5X improvement in thermal transport. Developed polymer nanocomposites with increased mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties.

• Director of ChemistryR&D and IP strategy, staffing, budget, and safety for chemistry department. Development of high-throughput assay for detection and quantitation of nucleic acids and proteins based on.
• Developed and scaled process to manufacture very bright, high-affinity, light-scattering protein-conjugated metal nanoparticles for expression and protein analysis
• Developed surface modifications with reduced NSB, and stabilized and enhanced ligand binding affinity

CA, 92121, US

• Staff ScientistFoundational research and assay development of molecular diagnostic tests.Developed in vitro molecular diagnostic applications from feasibility to launch that resulted in IP (listed below) and the.
• Sample processing/Nucleic acid extraction
• Bioinformatics/Primer and probe design
• Chemiluminescence detection technology/ Linker synthesis/Bioconjugation
• Isothermal amplification
• Formulation/Reagent optimization/Verification

• Job FunctionResearch and develop of nucleic acid-based, in vitro molecular diagnostics.Highlights
• Cloning, expression and characterization of nucleic acid binding proteins.
• Large scale synthesis of oligonucleotides and conjugate linkers.
• Research in nucleic acid amplification methods.
• Research in capture and purification of nucleic acids.
• Patents in these areas.

Post Doc, Organic Chemistry

Phd, Organic Chemistry

Bs, Chemistry