Ian Steward

About Ian Steward

Driven, hard-working, and committed medical / research professional offering laboratory…

Experience

1. Medical Laboratory Scientist and Quality Assurance Specialist

   Predictive Oncology

   Oct 2021 — Present · Lawrenceville, PA, US

   Cell Culture Scientist responsible for the treatment, preparation, and maintenance of immortalized and patient primary cancer cell lines. Trusted with the process to treat cells with a variety of anti-cancer agents to develop personal chemotherapies for patients in need. Duties involve cell maintenance, plating, drug treatment, fixing and staining, scanning and counting, and immunocytochemistry. Histotechnologist responsible for the work prior to and following tumor profiling of clinical tissue samples within a CLIA, New York, and CAP certified lab. Trusted to quickly learn the process of taking tissue samples to create H&E and IHC stained slides for review by the pathologist. Skills acquired involve grossing, processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, and coverslipping. Molecular Scientist responsible for the mutational analysis of patient tissue and cells. Performed all parts of a process involving manual tissue microdissection and extraction of tissue/cell DNA and RNA for qPCR via QuantStudio. Carefully executed the production of DNA and RNA library preparation and sequencing for base-pair analysis on a MiSeq system.Research Scientist that spearheaded the start-up/validation and current production of an assay for contract research service that tests cancerous cells against chemotherapeutic drugs provided by biopharmaceutical companies for analysis. Revolutionized new analytical and treatment approaches by creating 3D cell tumor spheroid and organoid models that more closely represent a patient’s response to cancer treatment.Quality Assurance Specialist responsible for ensuring high quality data within a CLIA, New York, and CAP certified lab. Responsible for reviewing clinical and R&D data to ensure parameters are met prior to its acceptance. Depended upon to create and ensure investigations, NCRs, and CAPAs were carried out in a timely manner to ensure correction within the laboratory.