Career Pause – Family care and Personal Development

Strengthened time management, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills through managing diverse family and personal responsibilities.

Attended scientific webinars, online courses, and expert panels to stay engaged with current research and innovations in life sciences.

Developed methods for high-throughput protein production of recombinant membrane proteins with high therapeutic potential for characterization and structural studies.

Designed and conducted multiple biophysical projects aimed at investigating the relationship between protein structure and function, primarily using X-ray crystallography.

Optimized and troubleshooted workflows for protein production, purification and analysis.

Planned and executed experiments on the characterization of purified proteins and their complexes to ensure the quality of samples and the functional state of purified proteins.

Maintained the crystallography robot, established new facilities.

Supervised master’s students and instructed new users of laboratory facilities.

Documented scientific protocols to maintain the long-term integrity of projects.

Supported and managed collaborative projects with international stakeholders.

Presented the results of the projects to the stakeholders.