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Jean Denis Jonathan Labonne

Melrose

Summary

As a highly passionate and goal-oriented PhD-level Scientist, I’ve accumulated five years of experience in industry as well as seven years of postdoctoral experience in academia. I’m also the lead author of at least 12 publications in scientific journals such as Human genetics and Journal of clinical medicine.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Scientist

SalioGen Therapeutics
06.2022 - 11.2023
  • Performing integration profiling using next generation sequencing (NGS) strategies to determine the coordinates of therapeutic gene cargos in the human genome.
  • NGS assay development for integration profiling and measuring integration efficiencies.

Scientist II & DNA Group Leader

Admera Health LLC
07.2020 - 05.2022
  • Preparation of next generation sequencing (NGS) libraries from DNA, cDNA, immunoprecipitated DNA, amplicons and chromatin.
  • Assigning work on a daily basis to DNA team members, training new members, testing new library prep kits and making sure all members of the group continue to be productive.

Project Scientist

Ocean Ridge Biosciences
04.2018 - 07.2020
  • Preparation of NGS libraries from RNA, small RNA and DNA
  • Performing gene expression assays such as Real-time PCR, exosome isolation and profiling as well as protein profiling using Luminex instruments. Data analysis and client report writing

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mount Sinai
07.2016 - 04.2018
  • Production of lentivirus and molecular cloning of genes responsible for hearing loss, mouse genotyping, transfection and cell culture.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Medical College Of Georgia At Augusta University
04.2014 - 06.2016
  • Identification and characterization of genes associated with intellectual disability and developmental disorders such as epilepsy and limb anomalies.
  • Manuscript writing, data analysis and conference presentations.

Postdoctoral Fellow

King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology -KAUST
07.2013 - 01.2014
  • Epigenetic priming of plants to induce tolerance to salt and drought stress

Postdoctoral Associate

Florida State University
01.2011 - 12.2012
  • Determining the distribution of nucleosomes across transcription start sites (TSS) of key genes in maize.
  • Chromatin isolation, nucleosome profiling and manuscript writing.

Education

Ph.D. - Molecular Genetics

York University
Toronto, CA
06.2012

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Mauritius
Reduit, Mauritius
06.2002

Skills

  • Next generation sequencing (NGS)
  • DNA and RNA library preparation
  • Integration profiling
  • Gene expression assays
  • Real-time PCR
  • Biomarker discovery
  • PCR assays and genotyping
  • Exosome profiling
  • Cell culture
  • Molecular cloning
  • Western blot
  • Chromatin isolation
  • Nucleosome profiling
  • Protein profiling

Writing skills

  • Manuscript writing
  • Client report writing
  • Standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Management experience

  • Senior Scientist
  • DNA group leader
  • Lead postdoc


Timeline

Senior Scientist

SalioGen Therapeutics
06.2022 - 11.2023

Scientist II & DNA Group Leader

Admera Health LLC
07.2020 - 05.2022

Project Scientist

Ocean Ridge Biosciences
04.2018 - 07.2020

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mount Sinai
07.2016 - 04.2018

Postdoctoral Fellow

Medical College Of Georgia At Augusta University
04.2014 - 06.2016

Postdoctoral Fellow

King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology -KAUST
07.2013 - 01.2014

Postdoctoral Associate

Florida State University
01.2011 - 12.2012

Ph.D. - Molecular Genetics

York University

Bachelor of Science - Biology

University of Mauritius
Jean Denis Jonathan Labonne