John Hammond
Senior Scientist | Assay development | Process development | Molecular Biology | Advancing scientific understanding to accelerate clinical success and elevate patient care
- Role
- Senior Scientist - Molecular Technologies at Seres Therapeutics
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Senior Scientist - Molecular Technologies
Feb 2024 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Played a key role in development, validation, and implementation of a new clinical assay to read out drug trial results and co-authored associated manuscript.• Developed and standardized production of reference reagents which enabled a major upgrade to the whole metagenomic sequencing platform, transitioning it from relative to absolute quantification of abundances.• Identified key quality attributes and methods of evaluation. Qualified protocols and trained operators for cell enumeration to characterize and release cell reagent lots.• Optimized DNA extraction parameters to improve assay accuracy using in-house and commercial standards.Supported pre-IND design team by building and implementing a screen for spore formation by candidate species.• Literature review and collaborative work with microbiology and bioprocessing groups to define design space.• Leveraged automation and continual data monitoring for efficient execution. Presented results to program leads and other key stakeholders.
Education
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Microbiology and Immunology
2010 — 2016
Ithaca College
Bachelor’s Degree, Biology,
Skills
- Cell Culture
- Bioinformatics
- Potatoes
- Microbiology
- Public Speaking
- Mentoring
- Western Blotting
- Pcr
- Research
- Molecular Biology
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Presentation Skills
- Writing
- Molecular Cloning
- Science
- Project Management
- Statistics
- Life Sciences
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