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• Conduct R&D on microinjection and imaging robots for aquatic animals in a Eurostar project• Collaborate with research institutes on zebrafish xenograft cancer models, toxicity tests, drug screening, and gene-silencing technologies• Plan studies, interpret experimental results, and coordinate with a team of 5 partners in an EU project, leading to the publication of scientific papers.• Represent the company as an oral presenter and exhibitor at international conferences: Oral… Show more • Conduct R&D on microinjection and imaging robots for aquatic animals in a Eurostar project• Collaborate with research institutes on zebrafish xenograft cancer models, toxicity tests, drug screening, and gene-silencing technologies• Plan studies, interpret experimental results, and coordinate with a team of 5 partners in an EU project, leading to the publication of scientific papers.• Represent the company as an oral presenter and exhibitor at international conferences: Oral presentation at 2024 Zebrafish Disease Model 17; Oral presentations at the 2023 & 2024 Asian Conference on Fish Models for Diseases; Exhibitor at 2023 7th Zebrafish Infection and Immunity meeting; Exhibitor and poster presentation at 2022 Zebrafish Disease Models 15; Poster presentation at 2022 European Zebrafish PI Meeting• Provide global technical support of consultancy, training, and troubleshooting to customers both on-site and remotely.• Supervise master thesis projects Show less

Drug screening of Mycobacterium avium infection using zebrafish models

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

• Supervised by Professor Herman Spaink and Professor Alia, working on infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculosis) and metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes)• Used mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) approaches and identify metabolic biomarkers • Investigated the effects of loss function of the obese gene leptin on obesity and glucose homeostasis using zebrafish models• Compared metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling of adult mice and larval zebrafish•… Show more • Supervised by Professor Herman Spaink and Professor Alia, working on infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculosis) and metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes)• Used mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) approaches and identify metabolic biomarkers • Investigated the effects of loss function of the obese gene leptin on obesity and glucose homeostasis using zebrafish models• Compared metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling of adult mice and larval zebrafish• Published 4 first co-authored peer-review papers• Supervised bachelor and master students Show less

Prepare/optimize research proposals for deep sequencing

• Provide innovative study designs, ideas, and proposals for about 20 diverse biomedical research projects, clients are mainly clinical doctors.• Offer strategic advice on the execution of projects toward the finish• Work closely with other team members and keep frequent contact with clients to build trust and achieve satisfaction

Teach biology classes

Phd, Metabolic Diseases | Infection And Immunity

Thesis title: Functions of leptin in tuberculosis and diabetes: multi-omics studies across species https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3245305

Master Of Science - Ms, Cell Biology

• Studied on the fatty acid palmitate induces myotube loss in skeletal muscle C2C12 cells • Investigated the effects of a high-fat diet.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology

Quantification certificate for high school teaching