Payton McDonnell

R&D Associate Scientist II at Elephas

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

About

As an associate scientist II at Elephas Biosciences Corporation, I am able to contribute to the company's mission of improving the lives of those affected by cancer by spending my days in the lab, processing samples and completing necessary assays to help generate data. Furthermore, I am able to offer supplemental help to our scientific communications team outside of my daily lab tasks. The exposure to the scientific and medical writing world inspired me to enroll in the Medical Writing and Editing certificate program through the University of Chicago. For me, it is important to understand the scientific part of the work I do, but it is also a beneficial skill to communicate these findings in papers, posters, and other publications to further our knowledge of cancer and our ability to fight this disease.

Experience

  • Elephas (Madison, Wisconsin, United States · On-site)
    • R&D Associate Scientist II
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      · Create and execute protocols to validate and verify elements of company proprietary platform · Train coworkers on assay processes as the subject matter expert · Collaborate with scientific writing team to submit journal articles and write white papers · Generate, interpret, and present data collected from laboratory experiments

    • R&D Associate Scientist
      Aug 2023 - Mar 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

      • Completed laboratory experiments and assays, including flow cytometry, Luminex assay, and daily tasks • Processed human tissue on proprietary platform to evaluate response to cancer treatments • Contributed supplemental support and ideas for company's scientific communication efforts at conferences and in published papers

  • Loras College (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • Writing Center Tutor
      Mar 2020 - May 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Student-Athlete at Loras College
      Aug 2019 - May 2023 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    • Biology and Chemistry Tutor
      Aug 2020 - May 2021 · 10 mos

  • Marketing Intern at Flinn Scientific, Inc.
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

  • Volunteer at Cruz Roja Española
    Jan 2022 - May 2022 · 5 mos

  • Student Intern at Área de Valorización, Transferencia y Emprendimiento
    Jan 2022 - May 2022 · 5 mos