Research Associate High School

Glory A Adekanye

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EDUCATION

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT: August 2017 – May 2021

● Bachelor of Sciences with Major in Molecular and Cell Biology

● Winner of the UConn Leadership Scholarship for outstanding contribution and leadership in High School.

● Winner of the UConn Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Award. As the MARC award holder, I have worked in two research labs and delivered several public talks on my undergraduate research. EMPLOYMENT

Be Biopharma, Cambridge, MA: August 2022 - May 2025 Senior Research Associate, B-Cell Platform, Research And development

● Utilized CRISPR-Cas9 technology for the genetic engineering of B-cells in various in vitro and in vivo studies, contributing to a successful DC nomination.

● Played a key role in developing, executing, and troubleshooting innovative assays and techniques which include ELISA, ddPCR, and TIDE analysis, to support research objectives.

● Cultured, differentiated, and maintained human primary immune cells and various cell lines for small and large-scale studies.

● Designed and executed experiments, interpreting data and effectively communicating findings to cross-functional teams and senior management; presented results in organizational meetings.

● Maintained meticulous laboratory documentation in Benchling, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.

● Organized team notes, agendas, and minutes for immunology team at Be Bio Intern Process engineer, Large Scale Process Development, Technical development June 2023 - October 2023

● Collected and analyzed data, including process data, to identify trends, root causes, and areas for improvement.

● Ensured manufacturing processes comply with regulatory requirements, industry standards and company policies.

● Developed, implemented, and analyzed process validation studies to ensure robust, well-controlled processes.

● Maintained detailed process documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and batch records in benchling.

Yale University, New Haven, CT: August 2021 – August 2022 Postgraduate Associate, Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

● Studying the TRPA1 ion receptor to investigate the mechanism and structure of calmodulin binding.

● Utilizing biological techniques such as Western Blots and Mammalian Cell Culturing, in combination with Quantitative platforms like Excel to analyze experimental results.

● Designing and conducting collaborative experiments with external research groups. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT: May 2019 – May 2021 Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Physiology and Neurobiology

● Researched the molecular regulation of Insulin signaling in nutrient stress response in Drosophila. Studied the function of Headcase (Hdc) and revealed the novel molecular architecture of the insulin signaling pathway in the nutrient stress response.

● Studied the interactions between different microbial communities and the gut pathogen Pseudomonas entomophila. Created growth curves of the different bacteria samples and analyzed the outcomes, resulting in further understanding of the prevention/reduction of gut pathogen infection in Drosophila.

● Contributed to the HEART study in the Psychology Department and collected data regarding anxiety within a population of college students. Utilized SPSS Data analysis of the study results. SKILLS/TECHNIQUES

● Molecular Biology Techniques: Gene editing using CRISPR-Cas9 technology, PCR, ddPCR, ICE/TIDE, DNA extraction, Gel electrophoresis

● Protein Purification and Analysis: SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting, ELISA,Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) Assay

● Cell Culture: Aseptic techniques for culturing mammalian and human primary immune cells, Transfection and transformation methods

● Data Analysis GraphPad Prism, Excel, Workbench

● Instruments: Rotea, Sepax, NC-200, Cellaca

● Strong knowledge of GLP and laboratory safety protocol PUBLICATIONS

● Sanders, J. H., Taiwo, K. M., Adekanye, G. A., Bali, A., Zhang, Y., & Paulsen, C. E. (2024). Calmodulin binding is required for calcium mediated TRPA1 desensitization. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024.12.11.627969. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.11.627969 ABSTRACTS

● 2023 SITC BiTE: Edelstein, J., Hill, T., Leiken, M., Molloy, K., Adekanye, G., Bullock, C., Lazorchak, A., Aryee, K., Rawlings, D., James, R., Morgan, R., Arlauckas, S.Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer. Development of ex vivo precision gene engineered B cell medicines that produce highly active and sustained levels of transgenic anti-tumor biologics. Oral Abstract, San Diego, CA. 2023.

● 2025 Keystone IgA: Edelstein, J., Molloy, K., Leiken, M., Vaishampayan, P., Aryee, K., Adekanye, G., Stanlie, A., Musial-Siwek, M., Morgan, R., Arlauckas, S. Keystone Symposium: Antibodies as Drugs. Engineering B Cells to Secrete Transgenic Antibodies. Poster Abstract, Keystone, CO. 2025

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