Natalie Luhtala
Senior Scientist @Crown Bioscience
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Scientist @Crown Bioscience
San Diego, US
EDUCATION
Illinois State University
Bachelor’s Degree, French Language and Literature
University of Arizona
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Cancer Biology
University of Colorado Boulder
Coursework in Genetics, General and Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Calculus, Molecular Biology, Ce
SKILLS
ABOUT NATALIE LUHTALA
A molecular and cancer cell biologist with over 20 years of research experience in basic scientific studies of cellular trafficking, RNA biology, lentiviral engineering, signaling pathways, and mouse models for cancer. Recent accomplishments in a CRO environment include:Successful leadership: implemented automation, culturing of multiple organoids models, and combination and single agent treatment studies. Innovation: invited to a global meeting of scientific leaders and presented ideas for integrated solutions to provide clients with services that leverage AI and other technological advancementsCost model generation: created models that incorporate rates of exponential growth to determine costs of materials and labor for various in vitro assays.Project management across platforms: worked with a team to create large (50+) Crispr-Cas9 KO libraries and to orthotopically transplant these into mice for downstream spatial phenotyping in tissue.
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