I am a freelance medical writer and scientific consultant with 18 years of research experience in academia and the pharma industry, and subject matter expertise in oncology, immunology, inflammation, and biomarker assay development. I have created plain language materials, literature review summaries, data analysis summaries and reports, SOPs for sample collection and assays, poster presentations, data figures, and slide decks for presentations; and written manuscripts and fellowship proposals. I have completed extensive coursework in medical writing, editing, and proofreading through UCSD Extended Studies. I enjoy working in teams and managing direct reports and am capable of handling multiple projects and priorities. I have managed research associates and academic staff and worked on cross-functional teams. While at Exelixis, I developed, validated, and implemented clinical PD biomarker assays for oncology Phase I clinical trials. I also have expertise in validating cell-based assays for inflammation drug discovery programs. My postdoctoral work was in growth factor receptor signal transduction; my graduate work was in B and T cell signal transduction.Scientific Specialties: Immunology, Inflammation, Oncology, Biomarkers, Clinical Pharmacodyamics, Cell-Based Assay Design and Validation, Clinical Sample Analysis, Troubleshooting.
Listed skills include Drug Discovery, Cell Biology, Immunology, Assay Development, and 11 others.