PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Jan 2020 - Until Datee
Scientific Consultant on Single-Cell and Spatial -omics Technology
Advice and help on the following topics:
Experimental Design
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Feasibility of the project
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Best way of collecting/processing the samples
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Best technology/approach to use for the project
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Cost reduction options
Troubleshooting
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Find out the reasons why the experiments did not work. What should be changed and improved.
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Technology
Advice on what technology /instruments should be bought according to the needs of the facility or company.
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Design (when possible) strategies to get better prices/discounts with companies.
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Seminars to the lab staff about how new technology/protocols work.
Scientific Writing or Editing of grants/projects (specifically single-cell and spatial sections).
March 2020 - April 2021
GROUP LEADER, SINGLE CELL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, GWCCG
Coordination the GWCCG wet-lab research team.
Design and supervision of single-cell research projects.
Daily management of different research projects.
Technology companies and external researcher advisor.
Technology: Single-cell 10X Genomics, Smart-seq2, G&T Seq,
Visium, Geo MX (Nanostring).
Speaker in different conferences.
May 2020 - Dec 2021
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR & HEAD OF THE SINGLE CELL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TEAM GWCCG
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Development and implementation of strategic plans for the GWCCG science and operations.
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Fundraising Development: planning and writing of fundraising requests for government, philanthropic, and industry sources.
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Liaising with senior staff, and external teams, to monitor the organisational Wellbeing of GWCCG.
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Writing, editing, and progress tracking of scientific manuscripts.
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Communicating with key external collaborators, stakeholders, and potential funders to identify new and develop existing projects, technologies and research programs.
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Decision make on new technology, improvements to existing workflows, establishment of new technology or assays and acquisition of new equipment.
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KOL for technology companies and external researcher.
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Representative of the Centre Director in meetings.
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Managing administrative and operational staff.
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Coordination the GWCCG wet-lab research team.
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Design and supervision of single-cell research projects.
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Technology: Single-cell 10X Genomics, Smart-seq2, G&T Seq,
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Visium, Geo MX (Nanostring).
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Speaker in different conferences.
July 2017-September 2018
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW, CNAG (SPAIN)
Responsible for implementing and optimising new research protocols.
Consultant in single cell research projects.
Laboratory and Project Manager.
Biosafety officer.
Training of new laboratory members.
Writing, supervision and evaluation of scientific projects and publications.
2014-June 2017
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER, IDIBELL (SPAIN)
Co-direction of three PhD Theses.
Responsible for different scientific research projects in Oncology and Epigenetics.
Writing, supervision and evaluation of research projects and scientific publications.
Laboratory management tasks.
January 2010 - May 2014
PHD STUDENT, IDIBELL (SPAIN)
PhD Project: “Characterization of the Methylation Patterns of Chemosensitive and Chemoresistant Human Cancer Cells: Biological and Clinical Impact”
Collaborator in national and international research projects in the field of Epigenetics field.
Laboratory management tasks (e.g. contacting suppliers, maintenance of stocks and ordering products/reagents).
Training of new laboratory members and University of Barcelona students.
January 2007 - December 2009
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, CNIO (SPAIN)
Technical assistant in different scientific research projects, in the Genetics and Epigenetics areas.
Laboratory technical assistant (e.g. stocks maintenance and products ordering).
Training of new members at the laboratory.
January 2003 - December 2006
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FELLOW, IPATIMUP (PORTUGAL)
Responsible for the research project: “EGFR mutations in gastric cancer”.
Responsible for the Laser Microdissection Unit.