Hayden Peacock
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Hi, I'm Hayden. I'm a scientist with expertise in biological and organic chemistry. I offer independent research, tutoring and manuscript editing services from Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Researcher, Editor and Tutor
Hawke's Bay
New Zealand
2022 - Present
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry
University of Tokyo, Japan
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Peptide drug discovery, mRNA display and in vitro genetic code reprogramming
2018 - 2021
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
University of Queensland, Australia
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Phospholipid synthesis and peptide–membrane interactions
2017 - 2018
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry
University of Oxford, UK
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Supramolecular and peptidomimetic chemistry
2012 - 2016
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis
PhD in Chemistry
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Synthesis of nucleoside analogues
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Incorporation of non-natural nucleosides into synthetic RNA
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RNAi assays (gene knockdown), RNA–protein binding assays
2006 - 2011
University of Canterbury
BSc(Hons) in Chemistry
2002 - 2005
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Technical skills
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Protein/DNA/RNA manipulations
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Synthesis of small molecules, RNA and peptides
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Structural elucidation (NMR, mass spectrometry)
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Ultra-high-throughput peptide discovery technologies (mRNA display)
Expertise
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Experimental lab work in synthetic chemistry and molecular biology (10 years of post-PhD experience)
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Editing of papers written by non-native English speakers (>80 jobs)
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Tutoring chemistry at high-school and university level