Albarra Sadigahmed
Iowa City,IA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Specialist
Integrated DNA Technologies
Coralville, IA
12.2022 - Current
- Introduction, validation, and adoption of new product lines and software into Custom Build Services lab, such as Alt-R™ CRISPR-Cas9 sgRNA, through Management of Change.
- Led training of Technician IIIs in complex custom plating.
- Created Liquid Handler robot scripts for the PerkinElmer Janus.
- Provided investigative support for customers in resolving CAPAs.
- Tested oligonucleotide degradation under various temperatures and times for the purpose of validating dry-down cycles.
- Create and improve departmental Standard Operating Procedures for the creation of High Throughput Ultramer DNA plates, Ultramer DNA tubes, and Duplexed Ultramer DNA.
- Resolve complex lab process issues, such as mass spectrometry failures, in our duplexed Ultramer DNA line.
- Creation of SOPs for ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 products
Technician III
Integrated DNA Technologies
Coralville, IA
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Provided guidance and training to new lab technicians and current technician IIs
- Led training of Dilute Master creation
- Created QC concentrated masters for samples for customers such as Takara Bio, CareDX, Sophia Genetics, and Ambry Genetics.
- Analyzed Mass spectrometry Electrospray Ionization and capillary electrophoresis for pass/fail criteria in mixed base samples, duplexed DNA/RNA, Ultramer DNA
Technician II
Integrated DNA Technologies
Coralville, IA
04.2020 - 12.2021
- Utilized Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for tracking, documenting, and reporting laboratory activities.
- Pooled, lyophilized and formulated Illumina GMP oligo pools
- Created Sophia Genetics 96 well multiplex concentrated masters
- Followed SOPs for conducting standard and custom orders in a GMP clean room.
Research Assistant
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Iowa CIty, IA
01.2018 - 02.2020
- Researched stress response of Caenorhabditis elegans
- Cleaned and prepared lab equipment for solutions, specimens and samples.
- Reviewed experimental data to catch potential lab errors and correct mistakes.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA01-2020
Skills
- Project management
- Software validation
- Liquid handler scripting
- Custom Excel creation using VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and conditional formatting for custom formulation
- cGMP clean room experience
- SAP
- MOC initiation
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Specialist
Integrated DNA Technologies
12.2022 - Current
Technician III
Integrated DNA Technologies
12.2021 - 12.2022
Technician II
Integrated DNA Technologies
04.2020 - 12.2021
Research Assistant
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
01.2018 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Iowa
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