John- Patrick Alao

I am a scientist and educator by training, and I also hold certificates in static security guarding and first aid. I consider myself to be a problem solver with a professional, reliable, and flexible attitude to work.

RESEARCH CAREER:

Jan 2025- Present Hourly Paid Lecturer: Level 4 Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London

Feb 2022 – Feb 2025 Senior Research Officer

School of Life Sciences, University of Essex/Queen Mary University of London (Supervisor: Dr Babis Rallis)

Oct 2020 - Feb 2022 Senior Scientist

Diagnostic lab, ZEAB Therapeutic Ltd (Kent, UK)

Apr 2017 - Oct 2020 Senior Scientific Officer

School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London

(Technical head: Shanas Choudhury)

Apr 2010 - May 2016 Principal Research Scientist

Jan 2009 - Apr 2010 Senior Postdoctoral Fellow

Jan 2007- Jan 2009 EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow

Mar 2006 - Jan 2007 Postdoctoral Researcher

Dept. of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Gothenburg University, Sweden

(Supervisor: Prof. Per Sunnerhagen)

Sept 2004 - Mar 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow

July 2002 - Sept 2004 Pre-doctoralResearch Fellow

Dept. of Surgery and Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial

(Supervisors: Dr David.M. Vigushin, Prof. R.Charles. Coombes)

July 1997 - Oct 1999 Research Assistant

Department of Medical Oncology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial

Jan 1997 - May 1997 Laboratory Technician

Redbridge Technical College, Science Dept. (Romford, Essex, UK)

Apr 1996 - Aug 1996 Laboratory Technician

Feb 1995 - Sept 1995 Glaxo Wellcome Operations (Dartford, Kent, UK)

Apr 1990 - Jun 1990 Laboratory Assistant

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Ibadan, Nigeria)

EDUCATION: 

Oct 1999 - Oct 2003 PhD - Investigative Medicine

Imperial College of Science Medicine and Technology, University of London

& National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

Thesis title: Functional characterisation of RNF6: A novel RING finger protein mapping close to the t(4;13) breakpoint

(Supervisors: Dr Donald.H.C. MacDonald, Dr Alan.M. Weissman)

Sept 1995 - July 1999 BSc. Biochemistry (Hon) (2:1)

University of East London, UK

Units: Human Physiology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Medical Biochemistry.

Sept 1993 - Jun 1994 London GCE (‘A’ Levels, Overseas)

Biology, Chemistry, Physics (British Council Accra, Ghana)

Sept 1984 - Dec 1989 GCE ‘O’ LEVELS.

Maths, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

(International School University of Ibadan, Nigeria)