Strategic Scientific Guidance

I work with organizations engaged in complex molecular science across research, development, and applied settings. My role is to provide clear, independent scientific judgment that helps teams design, interpret, and advance technically rigorous programs.

Drawing on deep hands-on experience across RNA structure, chemistry, and cellular biology, I support scientific leadership by clarifying assumptions, strengthening experimental foundations, and ensuring that conclusions are well grounded in mechanism and evidence.

Rather than acting as a service provider, I function as a senior scientific partner- contributing perspective, synthesis, and guidance that supports sound scientific direction and effective decision-making.

How SBC Adds Strategic Value

Independent Scientific Assessment

  • Objective evaluation of scientific programs, hypotheses, and data

  • Identification of key assumptions, uncertainties, and risks

  • Stress-testing scientific narratives before external exposure

  • Clear articulation of what is known, supported, and speculative

Program Framing & Direction

  • Helping teams define the right scientific questions at the outset

  • Shaping research programs around mechanism, quality, and testability

  • Identifying decision points and meaningful success criteria

  • Advising on when to advance, pivot, or pause an effort

CRO & Partner Engagement

  • Advising on experimental scope, quality standards, and expectations

  • Helping teams evaluate CRO capabilities and proposed workplans

  • Acting as a scientific intermediary between internal teams and external partners

  • Ensuring outsourced work remains mechanistically sound and interpretable

Networked Expertise & Team Augmentation

  • Assembling additional senior expertise when challenges require it

  • Bringing in complementary specialists while maintaining scientific coherence

Scientific Due Diligence

  • Technical review of assets, platforms, and experimental strategies

  • Support for investment, partnership, or acquisition decisions

  • Translation of complex data for non-specialist stakeholders

  • Written and verbal assessments suitable for leadership and boards

Laboratory Strategy & Operations

  • Advising on wet-lab workflows, experimental readiness, and scale-up considerations

  • Guidance on RNA transcription, design, handling, and quality control

  • Review of RNA characterization approaches, including purity, integrity, and particle properties

  • Support for bioconjugation strategies and experimental integration

Data Interpretation & Narrative Development

  • Synthesizing results across experiments, systems, and disciplines

  • Helping teams present data clearly and defensibly

  • Preparing scientific narratives for funding, publication, or partnership

  • Identifying where additional data will materially strengthen conclusions

Expert Analysis & Testimony

  • Independent technical analysis related to complex scientific matters

  • Expert opinion on molecular structure, chemistry, and biological behavior