Ka Weng (Jenny) Leong

PhD Candidate at St Vincent’s Institute & University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About

An enthusiastic PhD Candidate with years of experience in wet laboratory work. Proficient in various laboratory techniques and data analysis methods. Demonstrates independence in work approach while maintaining good communication skills.

Experience

  • PHD Candidate at St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
    Jun 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Chong Lab: RNA & T Cell Biology Lab Project: Phosphoregulation of microprocessor complex - Participated in Biomolecular Horizons 2024 Congress as a Poster Presenter and a Lightning Talk Presenter. - Delivered an oral presentation at RNA UK 2026. Techniques: mouse stem cell culture, mouse primary cell (MEF) harvest, FACS, WB, immunoprecipitation, coomassie staining, mass spectrometry, CRISPR, molecular cloning, transfection, nucleofection, transduction, PCR, RT-qPCR, Taqman miRNA qPCR, bulk RNA seq. data DE analysis with R

  • University of Macau (1 yr 10 mos)
    • Visiting Scientist
      Jun 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Faculty of Health Sciences Natural Drug Discovery and Development group

    • Research Assistant
      Nov 2021 - Jun 2022 · 8 mos

      Faculty of Health Sciences Natural Drug Discovery and Development group - Took care of the daily operation of the laboratory and office, including administrative tasks, writing lab meeting minutes, consumable refilling and purchasing, and the management of instruments - Assisted with different cancer-related research projects of the laboratory by training students, preparing and performing experiments, optimising and troubleshooting experimental procedures, as well as analysing experimental results - Revised manuscripts and grant applications for the group - Assisted with the preparation of the lecture video content for the subject HSCI1003 - General and Clinical Biochemistry by Professor Henry Kwok Wet lab techniques: cell culture techniques, transfection and transduction, molecular cloning, RT-qPCR, PCR, WB, BCA assay, MTT assay, colony formation assay, in vitro cell migration and invasion assays (transwell), co-immunoprecipitation, wound healing assay

  • Tutor at Mini Laurent Centro De Education & Tutorial
    Sep 2020 - Jun 2021 · 10 mos

  • Honours Student at St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr

    Chong lab: Genomics and Immunology Project: Regulation of the microRNA microprocessor complex Techniques: suspension progenitor cell culture, cell differentiation assay, FACS, WB, silver staining, coomassie staining, immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry sample preparation and analysis