Emily Ward Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

Summer Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Professional Development Program - The UC Berkeley School of Optometry was awarded grant funding from the Graduate Division to support the professional development and effective teaching of GSIs. Three GSIs were selected for involvement, given our "outstanding track records as GSIs and interest in incorporating teaching into [our] future careers."My role is to assist faculty in their transition to S/U grading by developing formative assessments such as quizzes and homework assignments and/or to help develop detailed grading rubrics to ensure students receive early and specific feedback on their coursework.

Berkeley, California, United States

Berkeley, California, United States

Vision science researcher and Graduate Student Instructor for Anatomy & Physiology of the Eye (course in the UC Berkeley School of Optometry). Member of Psychedelic Science at Berkeley; Finance Agent and Signatory for the Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD); Member of the UC Student-Workers Union UAW 2865.

Berkeley, California, United States

United States

Life sciences training specialists division of The Creative Engagement Group/Inizio Engage XD.

New York, New York, United States

Medical writing in support of client accounts with therapeutic and companion diagnostic products in oncology, ranging from breast cancer to rare neuroendocrine tumors. Major clients included Agilent and Eli Lilly. Business development support for accounts relating to rare disease (eg, urea cycle disorders) and chronic disease (eg, osteoarthritis). Development of deliverables ranging from systemic medical literature reviews to patient advocacy social media campaigns, and including sales training tools, pathology training videos, patient educational resources, resources for oncologists, and new business pitches.

London, United Kingdom

Independent, 12-month project researching the use of novel gene therapy constructs to promote neuroplasticity following spinal cord injury, specifically through viral vector delivery of chondroitinase (ChABC). Supervised by Dr. Rafael Yáñez-Muñoz, Editor in Chief of Gene Therapy magazine, and partially funded by the UK’s Spinal Research charity as part of the CHASE-IT initiative.Co-lead of the Advanced Gene and Cell Therapy Lab (RHUL) and contributor to the student-run Scientist’s Scribe magazine.

Greater New Orleans Area

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, R language, and Graphpad Prism Software. Familiar with Igor and SPSS.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Planning and on-site executional support for the annual 3-day conference meeting of AOPT. Support for the development of print and digital promotional pieces relating to ocular pharmacology in academia and the specialty health care setting.

Metairie, Louisiana

Copywriting support for the development of public-facing educational pieces, donation webpages, social media events marketing, and blog posts/email updates for donors.

New Orleans Bioinnovation Center

Organization and analysis of high-output, multi-omics data using Pine Biotech's T-Bio.Info software platform. Development of written feedback reports for quality assurance, user experience optimization, and scientific communication strategy within the platform, particularly as they pertain to the academic laboratory setting.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Vision Science

Activities and Societies: Finance Agent & Signatory of Bay Area Vision Research Day (BAVRD); Member of Psychedelic Science at Berkeley.

Master Of Science By Research, Biomedical Sciences, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Women in Biology; Contributing writer to The Scientist's Scribe magazineEmily carried out a 12-month.

B.S., Cell And Molecular Biology, Neuroscience

Emily received a double-major of Cell/Molecular Biology and Neuroscience and minor in Chemistry. She was a Merit Scholarship recipient.

Physics

Coursework in studio art and physics in the birthplace of quantum mechanics. Physics course taught by Dr. James MacLaren, Dean.

Undergraduate, Cellular And Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Women in Science; Beta Beta Beta ("Tri-Beta") Biological Honor Society

Summer School On Psychedelic Research, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research And Allied Professions, Certificate

During this Summer School, a varied educational program was followed, including education on clinics and research in different fields.