September 2019 - Present

Ph.D. Researcher: Section of Virology, Dept of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University (Utrecht, the Netherlands)

Research: The role of mucus in respiratory virus infection.

• Ph.D. position is part of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Innovative Training Network, Organovir.
• Graduate School: Infection and Immunity Utrecht
• Pre-MBA: Amsterdam Business School
• Ph.D. Retreat 2022 Organising Committee, Infection and Immunity Graduate School 

November 2019 - December 2019

Visiting Ph.D. Researcher: Institut für Infektionskrankheiten, Universität Bern (Bern, Switzerland)

Establishing airway epithelial cell cultures from animal ex vivo tissue.

November 2019 - November 2019

Visiting Ph.D. Researcher: Epithelix Sàrl (Genève, Switzerland)

Maintenance, quality control and mucus collection of human airway epithelial (air-liquid interface) cell cultures.

October 2019 - November 2019

Visiting Ph.D. Researcher: Département de Microbiologie et Médecine Moléculaire, Université de Genève (Genève, Switzerland)

Use of human airway epithelial (air-liquid interface) cell cultures for influenza A virus and enterovirus infection experiments.

January 2017 - May 2019

M.Phil. Researcher: Dept of Microbial Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey (Guildford, England)

Research: Dengue virus antagonism of the Aedes aegypti immunodeficiency (IMD) immune response.

• PGR Representative: Department of Microbial Sciences.
• Demonstrator: Cell Microbiology and Virology, and Molecular Biology and Genetics
• (Doctoral) Transitions Mentor
• Member of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Hub

October 2015 - November 2016

Associate Scientist (Industry): Dept of Virology, BioReliance, Merck KGaA (Glasgow, Scotland)

March 2015 - July 2015

Voluntary Resesarch Assistant: Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews (St Andrews, Scotland)

Research: Various influenza A and B virus projects.

May 2014 - August 2014

M.Res. Researcher: Medical Research Council Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland)

Research: Development of a novel nanoluciferase-based microneutralisation assay for bluetongue virus serotyping.

January 2014 - April 2014

M.Res. Researcher: Medical Research Council Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow (Glasgow, Scotland)

Research: Restriction of bunyavirus replication by tetherin.

January 2013 - May 2013

Senior Honours (B.Sc.) Researcher: Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews (St Andrews, Scotland)

Research: Creating a bimolecular fluorescence complementation system using split green fluorescent protein to study arenavirus replication.

June 2012 - August 2012

Summer Research Intern: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (Mohali/ Chandigarh, India)

Education

2019-2024  Ph.D. Molecular Virology, Utrecht University

2017-2019  M.Phil. Molecular Virology and Immunology, University of Surrey

2013-2014  M.Res. Virology (Infection and Immunobiology) with Distinction, University of Glasgow

2008-2013  B.Sc.(Hons) Biochemistry, University of St Andrews

Awards

2024   Travel Grant, Infection and Immunity Utrecht (NL)

2023   Young Scientist Fund Grant, ESWI (EUR)

2023   Meeting Attendance Grant, FEMS (EUR)

2022   Travel Grant, Microbiology Society (UK)

2018   Gold award - Poster Presentation, Doctoral College Conference, University of Surrey (UK)

2018   Conference Travel Grant, Microbiology Society (UK)

2017   Conference Travel Grant, Microbiology Society (UK)

2017   Studentship, University of Surrey (UK)

Other

2017-Present  Microbiology Society (UK) Member (Champion 2017-23)

2020-Present Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Microbiologie (NL) Member

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