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Alayna Hawkins-Gigliotti

Alayna Hawkins-Gigliotti

King Of Prussia,PA

Summary

Enthusiastic researcher with 2 years experience working in gene therapy field and 4 years of molecular biology research experience. Broadly, my skills consist of AAV-vector production from vector design to titering assay development, mammalian cell-culture techniques and various methods of protein quantification.


I display strong written and oral communication skills and am an adaptive team player with in-depth knowledge of designing, executing and analyzing scientific data.


Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Research Associate

NeuExcell Therapeutics Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
11.2020 - Current
  • Initiated, planned and executed research projects for a gene therapy company specializing in AAV-based vectors to treat neurodegenerative diseases
  • Achieved project objectives by troubleshooting experiments and testing practical and creative solutions.
  • Collaborated with leadership team to identify relevant questions and determine best methods of collection.

Education

Master of Science - Biology

The University of Maine
08.2018 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Saint Francis University
08.2014 - 05.2018

Skills

    Titering via: RT-PCR, qPCR, dPCR

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Publication

Gigliotti, A. K., Bowen, W. D., Hammill, M. O., Puryear, W. B., Runstadler, J., Wenzel, F. W., & Cammen, K. M. (2022). Sequence Diversity and Differences at the Highly Duplicated MHC-I Gene Reflect Viral Susceptibility in Sympatric Pinniped Species. Journal of Heredity, esac030. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esac030



Timeline

Senior Research Associate

NeuExcell Therapeutics Inc.
11.2020 - Current

Master of Science - Biology

The University of Maine
08.2018 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Saint Francis University
08.2014 - 05.2018
Alayna Hawkins-Gigliotti