Experience

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  University of kentucky

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2016

  Graduate research assistant

   Project design and management, specifically planning multiple concurrent studies and successfully executing them Execution of experiments Analyzing and interpreting complex data, including large data sets Presenting complex ideas and results to various audiences in the form of seminars, posters, and manuscripts Literature and database searches specific to need (e.g., grant applications, protocol design, troubleshooting problems that arise) Maintenance of laboratory compliance status Mentored several students and supervised their individual projects Weniger anzeigen

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  University of kentucky

  Aug 2017 - now

  Postdoctoral Scholar Presenting complex ideas and results to various audiences in the form of seminars, posters, manuscripts, reports, and summaries Assist in grant writing by summarizing current published information to submit to the PI as well as design figures in PowerPoint for grant application Literature and database searches specific to need (e.g., grant applications, protocol design, troubleshooting problems that arise) Project design and management, specifically planning and organizing multiple concurrent, long-term studies and successfully executing them Collecting, analyzing and interpreting complex data, including large data sets using multiple platforms including Microsoft Excel and Sigma Stat Seek out and maintain collaborations with other labs Peer review and edit manuscripts Troubleshooting problems that arise and developing creative solutions to problems Developing and modifying protocols to meet specific needs of a grant or research idea and making necessary amendments to protocols to maintain compliance Mentored several students and supervised their individual projects Outreach to the community by educating the general population about different neurological disorders Weniger anzeigen  Inventor and creator of the Staggs Database – encompasses nearly 200 UK startups and denotes the commercialization lifecycle of each company. Create and manage database for all known previous and current startups from UK Coach new startups in UK’s Startup Bootcamp on presentation skills and branding Analyze metrics to determine growth of startups using Microsoft Excel Develop graphics and presentations of data relating to startup data, as well as other metrics related to intellectual property and licenses at the university  Design slide decks and multimedia for events with the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship Weniger anzeigen  Assess invention reports to help make an informed decision on the patentability of a proposed technology Perform patent and literature searches using various databases and tools to develop market assessments Evaluate market trends to prepare market assessments of proposed technologies Point person in meetings with inventors to present information and direction for their invention disclosures Complete technology summaries to give an overview of current university patents to upload in searchable database for potential licensees  Develop marketing abstracts that promote university technologies Weniger anzeigen

  • Director, Innovation Talent Development

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Commercialization Manager

    Sept 2021 - Jul 2024

  • Program Manager, XLN

    Jul 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Research Network Coordinator

    Jan 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Postdoctoral Scholar

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  • VACE Intern - Data Management

    Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

  • OTC Fellow

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018