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Switzerland

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Experienced Scientist | Life Sciences and Management Consulting | Writing | Business Planning | Experimental Design

Profile Summary

A creative, results-driven Swedish molecular biologist and entrepreneur from California. Genuine and unpretentious. Highly experienced in the animal and human pharmaceutical industries. Areas of expertise include infection biology, vaccine immunology, rational vaccine development, business planning and development, and next-gen sequencing/genomics. Accomplishments include the following: - Successfully authored a granted patent and several funded government grant applications, including a Blue Economy Challenge Grant for 200,000 AUD from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. - Founded an algal biotechnology company based on the intellectual property developed by me and my co-founder, and led the company from concept stage to acquisition. -Managed over 1.5 million dollars in venture capital funding and assembled a team of algal molecular biologists, including 2 PhD scientists. -Successfully established a human epidermal equivalent skin model using N/TERT1 keratinocytes to study fungal immunology in less than 6 months. I can provide the following services: -Get your biotech startup investor-ready and help you build a solid business plan -Perform in silico analyses for drug target discovery -Design and help you execute in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical experiments for target validation -Assist in planning and execution of scientific experiments (in vitro, in vivo, or in silico)

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Molecular Biology
• ★ Vaccine Development
• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Agribusiness
• ☆ Financial Modeling
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Fundraising

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing

Product Development Formulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Manufacturing

Work Experience

Scientific Consultant

Consultant- Self-Employed

September 2021 - Present

Graduate Scientist

University of Zurich

March 2022 - September 2022

Recent Graduate Scientist

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Basel

September 2021 - December 2021

CEO, Co-founder

Microsynbiotix Limited (acquired)

April 2016 - September 2021

University Teaching Assistant

University of Basel

March 2020 - June 2021

Education

C.A.S

ETH Zurich

February 2023 - Present

M.Sc (Master of Science)

University of Basel, Switzerland

August 2019 - September 2021

B.Sc. Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

University of California, Santa Cruz

October 2013 - June 2015

Certifications

• Certificate of Education and Training of Persons Conducting Animal Experiments

  Laboratory Animal Services Center, University of Zurich

  April 2021 - Present

• Applied Bioinformatics Certificate

  University of California, San Diego

  April 2019 - Present

Publications

PATENT

MACKENZIE-LAMB VIKTOR ANTONIO and JEGATHESE SIMON PORPHY and KWON KWANG-CHUL(2020). DNA constructs for manufacturing bio-therapuetic polypeptides for use in animal vaccines and therapeutics . USPTO. (US 10844382 B2).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). An evaluation of microalgae as a recombinant protein oral delivery platform for fish using green fluorescent protein (GFP) . Fish & shellfish immunology.