This section gives a general overview of my experience and educational background. More details about the companies I work(ed) for and the universities I studied at can be found on my LinkedIn profile. I’m happy to connect.
Sections
Work Experience
Recent work experience by relevance and start of employment (descending).
English (ESL) Language Teaching Assistant, Edinburgh College, UK
Career College
part-time, November 2024 – ongoing
– co-teach elementary ESL community class
– support ESL teacher with classroom management
German Language Teacher, The Global Language Network (GLN), USA
Not-for-profit language school
part-time, August 2023 – ongoing
– teach German to complete beginners in-person and online
– prepare teaching material and exercises
– manage classroom and facilitate learning
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (IONOSPHERE), AMPLICON PRESS, UK
Independent literary publisher
part-time, January 2023 – ongoing
– outline the scope and direction of the literary journal “ionosphere”
– formulate and disseminate calls for submissions using social media and professional publications
– create, design, and maintain journal website
– interact with writers and professional outlets
– read and copy edit submissions for publication
– typeset and publish e-book and print journal
Researcher & bioinformatician, Georgetown university, usa
Research university
full-time, January 2022 – March 2024
– development of combination therapies for glioblastoma brain cancer
– analyze single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing data
– plan, conduct, and analyze lab experiments
– collaborate in R Shiny app development
– author and edit articles
– collaborate in research grant writing
Data Scientist & ML Engineer, Keen Innovation, Switzerland
Innovation lab in financial services
part-time, September 2020 – August 2021
– initiated and planned out a data science project
– webscraped and analyzed data from real estate ads
– developed machine learning algorithms using Python and various AutoML programs
– collaborated with industry partners
– researched real estate prices and rent levels across Switzerland
– gathered and prepared data for tax map, including insurance premiums and gas prices
– participated in UI/UX and design processes
Research Associate, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Switzerland
Technical teaching and research university
part-time, April 2021 – August 2021
– established SOP for testing of antiviral properties of novel face masks
– designed genetic modification of model virus
– used bioinformatics for codon analysis/optimization (R/Bioconductor)
Data Consultant and Data Analyst, Novalytica, Switzerland
Data consultancy startup
full-time, February 2020 – August 2020
– performed data wrangling and analysis of financial and real estate data in R and python
– Dashboard and report design in Power BI
– engaged in app product development (early- to late-stage)
– Customer interaction and product presentation
– wrote an instructional manual for customer product
Graduate Teaching Assistant, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Federal technical research university
part-time, September 2015 – June 2018
– supervised students (BSc, MSc, professional education) in hands-on biopharmaceutical, chemical, and radiopharmaceutical labs
– prepared teaching materials
– corrected and graded student reports
Doctoral Researcher, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
Federal research institute
full-time, July 2015 – March 201
– designed, performed, and evaluated in vitro and in vivo laboratory experiments for insulinoma diagnostics
– investigated ligand-receptor interactions of GPCRs using FRET, BRET, and radioligand assays
– presented findings at scientific conferences and wrote peer-reviewed scientific articles
– collaborated with researchers from academia and industry
Key Skills
Research and Development
Domain Knowledge
Life sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, cancer biology, infectious diseases, GPCR signaling, preclinical drug development, tumor heterogeneity
Statistics
Descriptive and predictive statistics, hypothesis testing, experimental design
Molecular Biology Techniques
Mammalian/bacterial/insect cell culture, sequence analysis, FRET and BRET, PCR/RT-qPCR, GPCR signaling, Western blot, IC50 and receptor binding assays, microscopy, in vivo experimentation, drug synergy experiments, single-cell RNA Sequencing
Technologies
Web development
Domain registration and maintenance, Content Management Systems (CMS) (WordPress, Wix, Hostinger), web accessibility, User Experience (UX) design
Python
Numpy, Pandas, SciPy, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, Keras, Beautifulsoup4, Selenium, Jupyter Notebooks
R, RStudio
Statistics, table operations, ggplot2, Bioconductor, Seurat, transcriptomics
Machine Learning
Supervised and unsupervised, computer vision, AutoML (IBM, AutoGluon, Google)
Visualization
Tableau, Power BI, Seaborn, matplotlib
Data Collection and Cleaning
Web scraping, SQL basics, outlier detection, missing value imputation (basic and ML-driven)
Microsoft Office Suite
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI
Business and Communication
Digital Marketing
Copywriting, content marketing, graphic design, community management, graphic design
Scientific Writing
Peer-reviewed publication, scientific presentation design, review essays, protocol writing
Public Speaking
Conference talks, lecturing, moderating discussions
Teaching and Technical Consulting
Lab teaching, workshop syllabus and design, creating learning exercises, workshops for products, answering user queries, writing user manuals, teaching languages to complete beginners
Event Planning
Workshop organization, speaker selection, moderation
Languages
German – native, English – C2, French – B2, Spanish – A2
Teaching
Certifications
Deutsch Lehren Lernen – Grünes Diplom (Goethe Institut), CELTA, TEFL Business English
Educational Technologies and Teaching Materials
Zoom, Google Meet, Padlet, Wordwall, Quizlet, Mentimeter, Google Documents, Google Forms, custom-programmed activities (deployed to Github Pages), various ESL books, self-created handouts
Online Teaching
Group classes, Zoom, Google Meet, classroom management, interactive tool use
In-Person Teaching
Group classes, individual tutoring, classroom setup and management, digital literacy for seniors
Learners
University students, middle-schoolers (grades 6-8), adult learners, professionals, seniors, refugees
Certifications
Deutsch Lehren Lernen – Grünes Diplom German teaching certification, Goethe Institut
Cambridge CELTA English teaching certification, Pass A
Good Clinical Practice (GCP), modules 1-3
FELASA Cat. B, F027/08 Functions A, C, D plus Modules 10, 20, 22
Radiation protection expertise for handling open and closed radioactive sources, work area B and C
Education and Training
Completed Education
MSc in Infectious Diseases
2020, LSHTM, UK (Distance Learning)
Dr. sc. (PhD) in Pharmaceutical Sciences & Cancer Biology
2019, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
MSc in Molecular & Cellular Biology
2015, University of Zurich, Switzerland
BSc in Biology
2014, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Further Training (Selection)
Teaching Business English, TEFL.org
2024, online
Design and Management of Cancer Clinical Trials, University of Miami
2023, online
Schrödinger: Introduction to Molecular Modeling
2023, online
Georgetown Teaching Apprenticeship and Workshops
2022, synchronous online
The Postdoc Academy: Building Skills for a Successful Career
2022, online
Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) in Mathematical Sciences
2021, UK (Distance Learning)
Game Development with Lua and Love2D
2021, online
Certificate in Data Science
2019, Switzerland
MicroMasters in Bioinformatics
2019, online
Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter tuning, Regularization & Optimization)
2019, online
SQL for Data Science
2019, online
Visual Analytics & Storytelling with Tableau
2019, online
Project Management & Business Communication
2017 – 2018, Switzerland
Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Biometrics & Privacy
2017, Switzerland
Awards and Grants
2018: Anton-Lehmann-Fonds Prize for the best talk
2017: Cancer Biology Graduate Program travel grant (visiting scholar to UMC Radboud)
Volunteering (Selection)
ESL tutor (1-on-1), RefuNet, UK
2024 – ongoing
Digital Skills Volunteer, Edinburgh City Council Libraries, Scotland
2024 – ongoing
Volunteer Tutor (middle-school), AHC Inc. Arlington, USA
2022 – 2024
Respite provider (social justice and disability), Easterseals DC MD VA, USA
2023 – 2024
Judge for Research Presentations, Postdoc Symposium at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
2022
Pentacell student wellbeing group facilitator, LSHTM, University of London, UK
2021
Secretary and board member at LYRN (life science student and postdoc association at PSI), Switzerland
2016 – 2019
Zurich Film Festival volunteer (runner), Switzerland
2012, 2021
Simon Kaeppeli, PhD 