Grzegorz Suldecki, PhD

Experience

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  Aston University

  Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  Project under supervision of Prof Helen Griffiths.• During the placement year I gained an experience of using a range of Biochemical techniques such as: TNF - α ELISA, IL - 10 ELISA, Protein Carbonyl ELISA, Glucose assay, TBARS assay, BCA assay, MTT assay, Trypan Blue cell viability count, Western blotting, Flow Cytometry (with supervision).• Furthermore, during the placement year I performed a range of sterile cell culture techniques on THP - 1 suspension cell line such as: passaging, setting up a range of treatments from 2 to 72 hours in duration, recovering cells from frozen state. Show less • Supported practical classes in Key Skills module which objective was to familiarise first year students with the university.• Supported practical classes in Bioinformatics series of practicals in the Molecular Genetics module which objective was to familiarize second year students with genetic databases and how to use different computational techniques in biosciences. Both of those opportunities gave me a chance to further improve my communication and presenting my knowledge to a sizable group of people. Show less

  • Placement Student

    Sept 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Demonstrator in Practical Classes

    Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
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  Chealsea Laundry

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Laundry Assistant

  • Worked for a business that hires linen and bedding to hotels and events with a high demand which gave me an opportunity to work towards tight deadlines which improved my efficiency in carrying out different tasks and time management.

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  Aston University

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2016

  Biosciences Technical Assistant

  • Prepared practical classes for the undergraduate students.• Demonstrated during practical classes• Learned new laboratory skills and became familiar with COSHH and risk assessments, health and safety regulations, patients’ confidentiality and HACCP.• Actively participated in additional activities such as being an Aston University Ambassador during an open day and attending Human Tissue Act Training.

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  Various companies

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  Customer service (Bar and cloak room staff)

  Performing bar and cloak room tasks at busy events and venues such as Cheltenham festival, Principality Stadium, Cardiff City Stadium and Motorpoint Arena. This gives me ample experience of working quickly and efficiently under high pressure along with effective and engaging communication with a large amount of people.

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  Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

  Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Taking active part in strategic meetings creating new ideas for the promotional campaigns happening around the university. This experience improves my creative thinking and my communication skills.• Creating promotional and instructional materials, interactive training session on research methods and online blogs. This experience makes me a confident and creative written communicator.• Promoting a variety of surveys such as National Student Survey among university students from different faculties. This experience makes me a more confident, engaging and approachable communicator.• Lead focus groups and workshops with students and report the outcomes to the management team. This experience increases my strength and confidence in my ability to effectively collect, evaluate and present information. Show less PhD project in Prof Jean-Yves Maillard's Pharmaceutical Microbiology research group in collaboration with Cardiff Catalysis Institute under co-supervision of Prof Graham Hutchings, Dr Simon Freakley and Dr Richard Lewis at Cardiff University funded by Laboratoires ANIOS. The title of my thesis is 'Catalytic Production of Hydrogen Peroxide for in situ Disinfection in Medical Applications'. This project aims to explore the development of an integrated system that uses a novel catalytic technology to produce hydrogen peroxide to control and eliminate microbial contamination in rinse water in automated endoscope reprocessors. Achievements and activities:• Published an article in Nature Catalysis journal: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-021-00642-w• Secured a Postgraduate Research Development Fund of £7,000 for research equipment. Secured a Society for Applied Microbiology President’s Fund of £1,200, Postgraduate Research Development Fund of £1,000 and American Society for Microbiology Student and Postdoctoral Travel Award of $800 for conference travel.• Guest editor for the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.• Poster and oral presentations at the ASM Microbe 2019 conference in San Francisco, USA.• An oral presentation at the 9th International Water and Health Seminar in Cannes, France.• A poster presentation at the Science Polish Perspectives 2018 conference in Oxford, England.• An oral presentation at the Speaking of Science 2017 conference in Cardiff, Wales.• A poster presentation at Cardiff Catalysis Institute conference 2017 and 2018 in Cardiff, Wales.• Attended the Royal Society of Chemistry conference on Innovative Applications of Materials Chemistry in Water Treatment, London, England.• Member of Society for Applied Microbiology.• Member of American Society for Microbiology.• Member of Cardiff Institute of Tissue Engineering and Repair. Show less

  • Student Insight Team Assistant and Student Engagement Champion

    Feb 2019 - Jul 2020

  • PhD student

    Apr 2016 - Jul 2020

  • Demonstrator in Practical Classes

    Sept 2016 - Mar 2020

  • Exam Invigilator

    Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
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  THE WELSH RUGBY UNION LIMITED

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Principality Stadium Safety Steward

  • Ensuring safety of spectators, their smooth movement in and out of the stadium and providing them with advice.• This experience improves my team work and communication skills.

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  Adelphi Real World

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  Research Executive

  I worked as a Research Executive for a global healthcare consultancy specialising in Real World Evidence research. As a Research Executive, I conducted multi-country real-world observational studies and healthcare database analyses outside of the clinical trials setting in order to gather and analyse real-world clinical data for the pharmaceutical clients.

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  Lumanity

  Jan 2022 - Sept 2022

  Senior Research Executive

  I worked as a Senior Research Executive in Lumanity within its Insights team working on a variety of market research projects at different stages of the drug life cycle. I have worked on all aspects of the project life cycle from questionnaire development to final presentation of results dealing with the day to day running of the project and providing solutions to clients' needs. While working for Lumanity I gained knowledge and experience of market research techniques such as conjoint, max diff, segmentation, TURF analysis etc. and contributed to writing proposals. Show less

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  Bangor University

  Apr 2023 - now

  Clinical Trials Manager