Karyn Lewis

Experience

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  AstraZeneca

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Internship - Drug Discovery

  • Executed an asthma drug development project to assess and implement innovative analytical software.• Evaluate the software efficiency as compared to traditional industry methods.

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  University of Reading

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Research Assistant - Neuroendocrinology

    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Bachelor Thesis - Neuroscience

    Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
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  Karolinska University Hospital

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2020

  Research Project Rotation - Molecular Biology

  Centre for Translational Microbiome Research

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  Karolinska Institutet

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  Perform and analyse COVID-19 diagnostic testing at the National Pandemic Centre for virus evolution tracing. Project titled "Towards an Understanding of Cognition: Novel Calcium Sensor Characterisation"

  • Research Associate - Virology, SARS-CoV-2

    Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Research Associate - Neuroscience

    Jan 2020 - Sept 2020
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  Swedish Organization for Global Health

  Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

  External Relations Manager

  • Represented the Swedish Organization for Global Health at industry events and within our networks. • Managed current partnerships and built new collaborations.

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  A05 Diagnostics

  Sept 2020 - Oct 2021

  Laboratory Engineer

  • Responsible for managing the workflow of a high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics start-up to ensure fast-paced processing of human samples during the pandemic response.• Oversaw the entire pipeline ensuring compliance with quality and safety protocols. Coordinated across multiple teams to streamline operations and optimise lab efficiency for national reporting.

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  Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

  Nov 2021 - now

  Doctoral Student PhD

  The International Program Medical NeurosciencesProject: Chemotherapy Induced Neurotoxicology