Scientist, Research & Development
Analytical support for process development projects, and research into the extraction of nanocrystalline cellulose and proteins from tunicates for value-added applications. Method development, characterisation, SOPs, QC and reporting against project objectives.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Cryopreservation of living cells and tissues: designing and testing novel cryoprotectants, running viability assays, and translating results into protocols partners could actually use.
PhD Researcher, Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences
Biomaterials and drug delivery — peptide synthesis (SPPS), RAFT polymerisation, self-assembly, encapsulation and in vitro evaluation. Developed a novel self-assembling peptide with immunomodulatory activity.
Research and teaching roles
Eight-plus years of hands-on laboratory experience across synthesis, analysis and cell biology, including lab demonstration and student supervision.
I've supervised undergraduate and graduate students and technical staff through synthesis, characterisation and cell-culture work — including the part that matters most: teaching people to write down what they did well enough that someone else can repeat it.