Freelance medical and science writer and editor for hire. -Medical writing for biotech, academia, CROs, and government, including protocol development, clinical trial documentation, white papers, (technical) blogs, web copy, reviews, and study results reports-Academic scientific manuscript writing, consultancy, and editing services-Consensus reports-Science reporting-Conference reporting-Fact-checking-Literature reviews

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-Clinical trial protocol development-IRB application writing-Scientific publications-Literature review

Clinical trial manuscripts, abstracts, and postersOncology, immunotherapy, pulmonary disease

Writer and editor of scientific manuscripts, consensus reports, and educational material.

Editor and writer for Scientists Against Fake News (scientistsagainstfakenews.com). Providing scientific information about COVID-19 and the vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2. Aiming to inform people worldwide, with the website translated to multiple languages.

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I worked on projects assessing how the tumor microenvironment shapes the immune response in ovarian cancer. Projects are focussed on the tumor stroma, mesenchymal status of the tumor and the associated immune profiles. • Secured research funding incl. 2 fellowship awards: MSFHR/BioCanRx ($126,000) & CIHR ($135,000), obtained 7 travel awards for attending conferences and workshops• Mentored, trained, and supervised 6 undergraduate students in Honours projects and co-op work terms… Show more I worked on projects assessing how the tumor microenvironment shapes the immune response in ovarian cancer. Projects are focussed on the tumor stroma, mesenchymal status of the tumor and the associated immune profiles. • Secured research funding incl. 2 fellowship awards: MSFHR/BioCanRx ($126,000) & CIHR ($135,000), obtained 7 travel awards for attending conferences and workshops• Mentored, trained, and supervised 6 undergraduate students in Honours projects and co-op work terms. Supervised 2 co-op students to obtain studentship awards ($6000), and one student to receive a presentation award• Multispectral IHC and IF Image analysis using software platforms Inform and QuPath, spectral flow cytometry, immunoassays, primary patient tumor and fibroblast cell culture, data analysis using FlowJo, R, Graphpad, and SPSS• Managed multiple projects, including three projects involving international collaborations, requiring multitasking and excellent communication skills • Presented work at 11 meetings, received a short talk award• Organizer and planner of trainee career day at BioCanRx Summit4CI conferences (2018 & 2019)• BioCanRx awards adjudication committee member; review student applications for travel awards and lab internships Show less

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CAPS advocates for equitable treatment of postdocs, and represents the interests of postdocs at Federal and Provincial levels. As a member of the executive board, I actively participated in the decision making of the organization. Furthermore, my role as data manager was to analyze data from membership forms and surveys conducted by CAPS as requested by various organizations and stakeholders.

Thesis: 'The immune environment in ovarian cancer'I profiled the immune environment of epithelial ovarian cancer. Infiltrating immune cell populations (TIL & TIM) were studied in fresh and archived material, as well as the reactivity and the prognostic effect of TIL in patients in relation to treatment regimen. Furthermore, targets for therapy were studied with a focus on tumor-associated antigens, cytokines, immune checkpoint and autoantibodies.• Developed methods for primary… Show more Thesis: 'The immune environment in ovarian cancer'I profiled the immune environment of epithelial ovarian cancer. Infiltrating immune cell populations (TIL & TIM) were studied in fresh and archived material, as well as the reactivity and the prognostic effect of TIL in patients in relation to treatment regimen. Furthermore, targets for therapy were studied with a focus on tumor-associated antigens, cytokines, immune checkpoint and autoantibodies.• Developed methods for primary tumor and immune cell cultures, immune assays, IHC, IF• Database work using SPSS, curating patient data into analyzable datasets for IHC studies• Supervised and trained 3 MD students in their research projects• Teamwork within the department as well as organizing the primary patient tissue processing resulted in multiple co-authorship publications.• Developed outstanding time management skills to handle various projects, supervise students, present at meetings, and finish a dissertation on time.• Collaborations with external groups resulted in two publications.• Presented research data at 6 national and international meetings, received a poster presentation award. Show less

Characterization of the perturbation of embryonic/foetal cell signalling in benzene toxicity.In this study we explored whether the toxicity of benzene and/or its metabolites, associated with childhood leukemia, is caused by an increase in the activation of Ras, and in turn increases Pim-1 and c-Myb signaling. Skills learned include animal studies, Western blot, PCR, and thesis writing.

MicroRNA expression profiling in breast cancer.We explored whether inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is associated with a specific miRNA signature. For identification of biomarkers we investigated breast cancer-specific miRNAs in serum of patients. Skills learned: RT-PCR, RNA isolation from both tumor tissue as serum, analyses and thesis writing.