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Senior Scientist (Innovation)

LGC

Developed methods for phytocannabinoid determination and contributed key technical expertise to a large commercial research study on epicatechin metabolism.

• Developed proprietary analytical methods using LC-MS and GC-MS
• Completed method validations for phytocannabinoids
• Provided supervision and technical training

Postdoctoral Investigator

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Implemented high-sensitivity nanoLC-MS techniques and delivered high impact publications including co-lead authorship in Science.

• Developed novel nanoLC-MS methodology for high-sensitivity analysis
• Collaborated with partner laboratories in Zurich and Calgary
• Delivered impactful publications in Science and Environmental Science & Technology

Research Fellow

University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine

Conducted research on lipid modifications related to oxidative stress.

Visiting Student

AkzoNobel

Developed and optimized a synthesis process for metallocenes.

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Southampton

Lipid Biochemistry

Master of Chemistry

University of Southampton

Chemistry

Spotlight Article

Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Recognized for excellence in research.

Outstanding Student Presentation Award

Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain

Awarded for exceptional presentation skills.

Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Award

University of Southampton

Awarded for academic excellence.

Bronze Award

International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition, M.I.T.

Recognized for excellence in engineering design.

Microbial metabolic specificity controls pelagic lipid export efficiency

Science & bioRxiv

Co-lead author publication discussing microbial metabolic specificity in pelagic lipid export efficiency.

Using high-sensitivity lipidomics to assess microscale heterogeneity in oceanic sinking particles and single phytoplankton cells

Environmental Science & Technology

Study on the application of lipidomics in understanding microscale heterogeneity in oceanic particles.

Lipidomics of Thalassiosira pseudonana Under Phosphorus Stress Reveal Underlying Phospholipid Substitution Dynamics and Novel Diglycosylceramide Substitutes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Investigation into phospholipid substitution dynamics in Thalassiosira pseudonana under phosphorus stress.

Coccolithovirus facilitation of carbon export in the North Atlantic

Nature Microbiology

Research on the role of coccolithovirus in facilitating carbon export in the North Atlantic.

Targeted and Untargeted Lipidomics of Emiliania huxleyi Viral Infection and Life Cycle Phases Highlights Molecular Biomarkers of Infection, Susceptibility, and Ploidy

Frontiers in Marine Science

Study highlighting molecular biomarkers related to viral infection in Emiliania huxleyi.