Experience

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  Fergusson college

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Head of marketing committee

  Headed the Marketing team of the Inter-College Biotechnology Festival, Chimera. I approached potential investors and secured funding for various events. This experience helped me sharpen my team building, organisational and networking and negotiation skills.

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  The university of sheffield

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Msc dissertation project

  I characterised the changes in expression of innate immunity proteins in the middle ear during the development of Otitis media using an established models of the disease developed at MRC, Harwell UK.

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  University of sheffield

  May 2012 - Dec 2016

  My PhD research investigated the role of a respiratory innate immunity gene, BPIFA1 in the development of a middle ear disease called Otitis media which is a leading cause of childhood hearing loss.I also developed and validated a novel cell culture model of the middle ear epithelium, which is being utilized by the wider Otitis media research community for studying the cell biology and host-pathogen interactions in the middle ear. I also developed in vitro models of the trachea and nasal passages to study interactions between the host and pathogenic organisms Show less

  • PHD Student, Bingle lab

    Oct 2012 - Dec 2016

  • Research Assistant

    May 2012 - Oct 2012
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  Medical research council

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2016

  Visiting phd student, cheeseman and brown labs

  My PhD research was jointly funded by the Mammalian Genetics Unit at the Medical Research Council (Harwell, Oxfordshire). My study focused on the genetic basis of Otitis media by employing mouse models, so as to better understand disease development.

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  Nottingham university business school

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2015

  Biotechnology young entrepreneurship scheme

  Acted as the Chief Operations Officer in a team of 5 at this renowned nationwide Bioscience competition conducted at the Old Trafford Stadium In Manchester, wherein we conceptualized a fictional yet viable pharmaceutical product and took it through every step of commercialization and marketing and pitched a business plan to a panel of real investors. I was responsible primary and secondary market research, designing a survey to identify customer needs, ensuring compliance to the European Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) guidelines and involved in generating a 5 year financial forecast for the company. Apart from being an excellent team building project, this experience exposed us to the different departments within the Bioscience industry and gave us hands on experience in areas such as Product development, Regulatory affairs, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Strategic Business Planning and Finance. Show less

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  Cedars-sinai

  Jun 2019 - Jan 2021

  I study the role of lung stem cells and cell signaling pathways in infections and chronic lung diseases. I use 3D organoid and Air liquid interface systems to study lung stem cell biology and regenerative properties. More recently, I developed infection models of the adult trachea and alveolar air sacs of the lung to model COVID-19 pathogenesis and to study SARS-CoV-2 infection of the lung.

  • Co-Chair Postdoctoral Society Leadership Committee

    Jul 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Postdoctoral Scientist, Stripp Lab

    Aug 2017 - Jan 2021

  • Associate, Postdoctoral Society Leadership Committee

    Jun 2019 - Jul 2020
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  Thermo fisher scientific

  Jan 2021 - now

  Technical application specialist ii