Rumaisa Bashir Email & Phone Number

North East England

I have held an academic position at a research-intensive world class university for >15 years. My core responsibilities were:• Teaching (via seminars, lectures, practicals, workshops) • Research (molecular cell biology of muscle disease) • University administration (writing agreements, proforma’s, reports). My post involved wide scale university wide interactions and collaborations with charitable foundations (e.g Jain Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign) and industry (e.g Millipore, ECACC). I have been involved in development and implementation of departmental and university policies to teaching, research and internationalization. I have contributed to research led teaching, internationally recognized scientific research and providing academic and pastoral support to undergraduates, postgraduates and research staff. I have managed a research group. As a Prinicipal Investigator I have gained extensive experience in medical writing (publications, slide decks, oral presentations, grants, technical writing, editing, proofreading) relevant to medical communications as evidenced below. Through EMWA conferences I am developing regulatory medical writing skills. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS• Worked with a team to deliver Bronze Athena Swan award for the Biosciences department • Generated novel reagents and deposited these at an internationally recognized biobank to enhance biomedical research • Engaged with industrial partners and the university to commercialize novel research reagents • Worked with the International Office to develop and implement agreements enabling Durham Biosciences students and overseas students to participate in Erasmus and Study Abroad programs • Implemented new departmental research structures to deliver university research priorities• Participated in collaborations with charitable foundations and academia to deliver university research priorities• Designed and taught several research-led teaching modules

• Established Principal Investigator status and set up independent research laboratory• Designed and taught several research-led teaching modules some with novel workshop based computational biology (bioinformatics) • Obtained research grant funding for postgraduate students and post-doctoral researchers• Established and participated in research collaborations with international charitable foundations and academia to deliver university research priorities• Published primary research papers in internationally recognized journals • Communicated research findings at national and international meetings• Worked with the International Office to develop and implement agreements enabling Durham Biosciences students to participate in Erasmus and Study Abroad programs and for overseas students to participate in research and study programs in Durham.• Supported the British Council in hosting international delegation visits to Durham University • Engaged in Outreach and Open Day activities• Mentored, tutored and advised overseas and Durham Biosciences studentsPosition roles:Study Abroad Departmental Coordinator Education Committee MemberManagement Committee MemberAthena Swan Committee MemberInterview Panel MemberAnimal Cells and Systems Research Group MemberThesis Committee MemberLeader for L2 Module Molecular Biology Research Project SupervisorUniversity Ethics Sub Advisory Committee MemberSecretary of the Board of Studies for Biomedical SciencesResearch Discussion Group Member Leader for Biomedical Sciences modules L1 Molecular Biology, L2 Molecular Genetics and Biology of DiseaseBiological Enterprise MentorTutor and Academic Advisor