Michael A. - Research Technician

Jena, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years

Research Technician

Deggendorf Institute of Technology Skin Research Lab, University Hospital

Creation of 2D/3D skin models for in-vitro testing and research.

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years

Chief Operations Officer

Awake Africa Initiative e.V.

Coordination of educational and enlightenment campaign on personal hygiene, maternal health and child nutrition reaching over 500,000 persons in Port Harcourt City, Ikwerre and Obia-Akpor local government areas.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

2 years

Jena, Germany

Research Intern

IPHT

Engineered low-cost, open-source light-sheet and brightfield microscopes using the UC2 open hardware platform.
Successfully deployed and led user training for these devices at the BioRTC in Yobe State, Nigeria as part of a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative–funded tech-transfer program.

Jan 2020 - Present

6 years

Outreach Lead

Grace Overflow Intl

Lead the distribution of condoms to over 600 interstate bus drivers and conductors at Mile 1, Mile 3 and Rumuola motor-parks of Port Harcourt.

Jan 2019 - Dec 2022

4 years

Jena, Germany

Research Assistant

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Image and data processing using ImageJ.
Neural tracing and synaptic reconstruction of electron micrograph of olfactory lobe using CATMAID, with eventual publication of data.

Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

3 years

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Outreach Coordinator

Population Health Implementation Nigeria

Designed and led the implementation of an ITN distribution program across 10 communities in Rivers State, coordinating a team of 5 outreach workers.
Identified critical implementation failures through mixed-methods monitoring (distribution audits and community interviews), revealing equity gaps due to unmonitored local distribution channels.

Summary

A Global Health professional and technologist with 10+ years of experience spanning field-level program implementation, health technology development, and academic research.

I am driven to bridge the gap between public health innovation and equitable, real-world delivery in low-resource settings.

Skills

Communication
Research
Critical Thinking
Health Tech
Microscopy
Global Health
Research Methods: Mixed-methods Design, Qualitative Interviewing, Data Collection, Monitoring & Evaluation
Technical: Microscopy (Uc2, Light-sheet, Brightfield), Imagej, Catmaid, 2d/3d Skin Modelling, Cell Culture, Molecular Methods (Pcr, Elisa), Histology, Infectious Disease, R, Spss, Python Programming
Project Management: Stakeholder Engagement, Field Implementation, Cross-functional Collaboration