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New Zealand

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Scientist, educator, and project manager with 15+years of experience

Profile Summary

Molecular microbiologist, project manager, and educator with 15 years’ bench and 9 years’ business experience seeking freelance work in an interdisciplinary organization dedicated to improving human health. Highly motivated and engaged team player with excellent communication and presentation skills who thrives in a dynamic and collaborative environment. Extensive familiarity with oncology, autoimmune disease, mucosal immunology, the gut microbiome, and infectious disease. Proven track record of successful relationship management, strategic leadership, and experience in change management.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Biomimetics
• ☆ Biological Systems Engineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Drug Discovery
• ☆ High Throughput Screening (HTS)
• ☆ Drug Target Identification
• ☆ Hit-to-Lead & Lead Optimization
• ☆ Phenotypic Assays
• ☆ High Content Screening/Imaging
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Microbiology Testing
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Antibiotic Development

Services

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

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

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

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Research Fellow

University of Auckland

February 2022 - Present

Scientist II

Kaleido Biosciences

April 2020 - January 2022

Scientist

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

August 2019 - April 2020

Business Analyst

McKinsey & Co.

June 2002 - January 2005

Education

PhD (Immunology & Infectious Diseases)

Harvard University

September 2011 - March 2017

BSc Biology

City College of CUNY

January 2005 - October 2009

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

et al., Junhao Zhu, Ian D. Wolf, Charles L. Dulberger, Harim I. Won, Jemila C. Kester, Julius A. Judd, Samantha E. Wirth, Ryan R. Clark, Yawei Li, Yuan Luo (2021). Spatiotemporal localization of proteins in mycobacteria . Cell Reports.

Jemila C. Kester, Douglas K. Brubaker, Jason Velazquez, Charles Wright, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Linda G. Griffith(2020). Clostridioides difficile -Associated Antibiotics Alter Human Mucosal Barrier Functions by Microbiome-Independent Mechanisms . Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 64. (4). American Society for Microbiology

OTHER

Jemila C. Kester, Douglas K. Brubaker, Jason Velazquez, Charles Wright, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Linda G. Griffith(2019). C. difficile-associated antibiotics prime the host for infection by a microbiome-independent mechanism . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory