Alex Hunt

Senior Scientist @ AAVantgarde

About

Experienced Molecular Biologist with a demonstrated history of working in the biotechnology industry. Skilled in Molecular Cloning, Assay Development, Genetic Engineering, Mammalian and Bacterial Cell Culture, Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, CRISPR and Statistical Data Analysis. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD focused in Cell and Molecular Biology from The Francis Crick Institute / Imperial College London.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Greater London

Industry

Biotechnology

Skill

Data Analysis, Cell Culture, Molecular Biology, Microscopy, Flow Cytometry, Molecular Cloning, Western Blotting, Fluorescence Microscopy, PCR, ELISA, Protein Expression, Protein Purification, Report Writing, Statistical Data Analysis, Confocal Microscopy, Cell Biology, DNA Extraction, Assay Development, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Adobe Illustrator

Experience

Senior Scientist

AAVantgarde

2025-8 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Scientist

Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

2021-9 - 2025-8 · 4 yrs

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Scientist

Prokarium

2019-10 - 2021-9 · 2 yrs

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

PhD Student

The Francis Crick Institute

2015-9 - 2019-9 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

In the lab of Dr. Moritz Treeck researching the importance of actin regulation in parasite biology and its impact on parasite virulence. Thesis title: Functional characterisation of cyclase-associated protein (CAP) in Toxoplasma gondii.

Education

Imperial College London

Cell and Molecular Biology

2015 - 2019 · 4 yrs

Imperial College London

Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

2014 - 2015 · 1 yr

The degree consisted of three research projects. Drickamer Lab: "Macrophage stimulation by an analogue of mycobacterial glycolipid for vaccine development" Crisanti Lab: "Towards a CRISPR gene drive system in the malaria-transmitting mosquito Anopheles gambiae" Sena Lab: "Morphological perturbations in Arabidopsis induced by external electrical fields"

Imperial College London

Biology

2010 - 2013 · 3 yrs

Final year research project in Crisanti Lab: "Analysing the sex-specific expression of putative female fertility genes in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae"

Wallington County Grammar School

2005 - 2010 · 5 yrs

A Level: Biology A*, Chemistry A, Physics A AS Level: Maths A, Economics A GCSEs: A* = Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Literature, English Language, History, Religious Studies A = I.T., Design & Technology, Maths B = Economics