Caitlin Stewart

Caitlin Stewart has a diverse work experience in the field of molecular biology and research. Caitlin currently holds the position of Assay Development Scientist at Gencove since February 2023. Prior to this, Caitlin worked as a Molecular Biologist at Weill Cornell Medicine from January 2022 to February 2023.

Caitlin's notable experience includes their role as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from February 2017 to January 2022. During this time, they worked in Luis Diaz's lab, focusing on the development and improvement of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques for oncology. Their work involved panel development for liquid biopsy, clonal hematopoiesis, and disease-specific areas. Caitlin also spent time as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dana Tsui's lab, working on developing cell-free RNA and DNA methodology.

Before their time at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Caitlin worked as a PhD Student at Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute from October 2010 to October 2015. Their PhD thesis was titled "Stage-specific profiling of the transcriptome during oogenesis and identification of a novel type of small RNA within the zebrafish (Danio rerio)." Caitlin was supervised by Dr. Steve Harvey and Dr. Derek Stemple.

Caitlin's earlier work experience includes roles such as Production Editor at Bluesci, where they were involved in the production of Cambridge University's popular science magazine in 2015. Caitlin also worked as an Editor at MyDocumate, providing editing and formatting support for various documents. Additionally, they worked as a Writer & Editor at Bluesci and as an Undergraduate Student Supervisor at the University of Cambridge.

Caitlin's career started as a Honours Project Student at the Medical Research Council, where they undertook practical work for their honours dissertation. Caitlin also worked as a Research Assistant at Cancer Research UK, focusing on the analysis of elongation factors in the JAK/STAT pathway within cancer cell lines.

Overall, Caitlin Stewart's work experience demonstrates a strong background in molecular biology research and a commitment to advancing the field through the development and improvement of innovative techniques.

Caitlin Stewart has a diverse education history. Caitlin obtained their PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Cambridge, attending from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that, they received a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics) from The University of Edinburgh, where they studied from 2006 to 2010. Caitlin completed their high school education at Branksome Hall, earning a High School Diploma between 2000 and 2006.

Additionally, Caitlin holds several certifications. In 2013, they obtained a Personal Licence (Mouse and Fish) from the UK Home Office. In 2011, they completed Schedule 1 Training (Mouse, Fish and Frogs) from the same institution. Caitlin also obtained an Emergency First Responder (Primary Care & Secondary Care) certification in 2010 from Emergency First Response Party Ltd. Furthermore, they acquired a Rescue Diver certification in 2010 from the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). Lastly, Caitlin holds a Food Safety Awareness in Catering Level 1 certification which they obtained in 2010 from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.