Joseph Cammarata
Senior Scientist, Molecular Analysis Team @ Syngenta | Driving Molecular Innovation, Smart Decision Making, and Digital Automation
- Role
- Senior Scientist, Molecular Analysis Team at Syngenta
- Location
- Durham, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joseph Cammarata
Senior Scientist at Syngenta with 2.5+ years of experience driving innovation in trait…
Experience
Senior Scientist, Molecular Analysis Team
Mar 2023 — Present · Durham, NC, US
Driving molecular innovation and digital automation across trait development- Automated qPCR assay design and validation analysis, increasing design output by over 200% through custom software for fit-for-purpose assay generation- Streamlined qPCR data analysis by automating CT and copy number calling, boosting delivery team capacity by 30%- Pioneered ddPCR implementation- Assessed fit-for-purpose applications across R&D- Invented novel use cases tailored to seed trait workflows- Served as Regulatory technical advisor, guiding adoption and compliance- Established long-read sequencing workflow and novel bioinformatics tool to characterize rare molecular events in heterogeneous DNA; optimized both wet-lab steps and created a one-click bioinformatics pipeline handed off to other users for implementation- Led T0 and T1 Event Generation and Greenhouse Activities for high-priority Corn Rootworm Trait project- Managed cross-functional coordination for generation and analysis of tens of thousands of transgenic events- Integrated diverse data types (Mass Spec, ELISA, qRT-PCR, phenotypic, genomic) into a unified analytics pipeline to enable trait delivery- Conducted advanced data analysis to support Artificial Intelligence prediction of gene expression- Primary technical lead for molecular methods in Gene Editing and Gene Targeting programs, from design to analysis.Core Skills: qPCR · ddPCR · Long-read Sequencing (Nanopore) · Gene Editing · Whole Genome & RNA Sequencing · ATAC-seq · Bioinformatics · Workflow Automation · Cross-functional Leadership · Project Management · Python · R
Skills
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Cloning
- Science
- Biochemistry
- Pcr
- Experimental Design
- Confocal Microscopy
- Cell
- Dissection
- Scientific Writing
- Molecular Genetics
- Genetics
- Public Speaking
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Teaching
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