Vector Design Lead - Plant Biology Institute
Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford
Leads vector design strategy for gene edited and transgenic crop programmes, covering expression cassette architecture, guide RNA modules, donor templates and multiplex editing configurations. Owns the design-to-vector-release process, including construct QC, sequence management, vendor workflows and handover packages for transformation teams. Builds an industrial-grade vector design capability for corn, wheat and other strategic species, with SOPs, LIMS/ELN tracking and mentoring of scientists.