Improver

Luying (Amy) Pei

Senior Scientist at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

Emeryville, California

- Highly motivated and experienced research scientist
- 10 years of experience in drug development targeting human diseases
- Accustomed to working in fast-paced and multidisciplinary environment
- Lead in designing, coordinating and executing both in vitro and in vivo studies for evaluating, characterizing and validating drug candidates in multiple projects
- Highly skilled in a wide range of lab techniques such as cell culture, transfections, nucleic acid and protein extractions, PCR, qPCR, ELISA, and Western blotting
- Proficient in multiple programming languages (Python, R, SQL and Java) and completed complex data science projects
- Skilled in high content imaging immunofluorescence assays for screening small molecule drugs
- Specialized in immunology techniques such as cell harvest and processing, immunostaining, flow cytometry analysis, ELISPOT, and cytokine analysis
- Possess knowledge and hands-on experience with flow cytometry and flow cytometric analysis using FACS Diva and FlowJo
- Other transferable skills include: interviewing and training new hires, writing and auditing reports for regulatory filing, inspecting lab safety, monitoring inventory and ordering reagents and supplies
- Positive attitude and dedication in research striving for success

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Experience:

• Research Technician (Tekmira Pharmaceutical Corporation)
• Research Associate II, In Vivo Pharmacology and Macro-Molecular Discovery (Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (formerly Tekmira Pharmaceuticals))
• Research Assistant (The University of British Columbia)
• Research Associate I, Infectious Diseases (Tekmira Pharmaceuticals)
• Senior Scientist I, Lead Discovery (Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR))
• Scientific Associate II, Lead Discovery (Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR))
• Laboratory Assistant (ALS Laboratory Group)

Skills:

• Assay Development
• SQL
• ActionScript
• Immunoassays
• R
• GraphPad Prism
• API
• Immunostaining
• Molecular Biology
• Luminex
• Genetics
• Machine Learning
• Programming
• Microbiology
• Biochemistry
• Nucleic Acid Extraction
• Gene Expression
• PCR
• Plasmid Isolation
• Cell Culture
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Primary Cell Isolation
• Transfection
• High Content Screening
• Research
• Flow Cytometry
• qPCR
• Java
• Statistical Modeling
• Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE)
• Biotechnology
• Nanoparticles
• Molecular Cloning
• Small Molecules
• Data Analysis
• Small Animal Models
• Western Blotting
• Microscopy
• ELISA
• Data Science
• Protein Purification
• qRT-PCR
• Dual Luciferase Assay
• SDS-PAGE
• Python (Programming Language)
• Cytokine Multiplex Assay
• JavaScript
• Immunology
• Tissue Culture