Rafita Alam

Rafita Alam is a Core Technician III at Lonza, where professional progression included roles as Core Technician II and Core Technician I since April 2023. Previously, Rafita contributed to genomics research as a Research Technician at NuProbe, Inc., from January 2022 to February 2023, assisting in the development of early disease detection technologies and performing library preparations for Next-Generation Sequencing on Illumina platforms. Prior experience as a Laboratory Associate at Avance Biosciences, Inc., from April 2021 to January 2022, involved supporting GLP/GMP-compliant assay development and performing technical tasks related to NGS library preparation. Rafita is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Data Analytics at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, after earning a Bachelor of Science in Biological and Physical Sciences from the University of Houston-Downtown and an Associate of Science in Natural Sciences from Houston Community College.