Sarah Jose Email & Phone Number

As a scientific language editor, I meticulously edit research articles to empower authors to effectively communicate their findings and enhance publication prospects. This role demands knowledge of cutting-edge techniques across a wide range of disciplines, including biology, sociology, and medicine.In addition, my role includes:- Fostering quality client relationships and maintaining high levels of professionalism. - Managing large- and smaller-scale projects to meet deadlines.- Bookkeeping, invoicing, and accounting.

- Freelance writer for Dorling Kindersley, providing educational and informative text for a variety of popular science books. Author of 'Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds' and contributing author to 'Flora', 'Timelines of Nature', 'Knowledge Encyclopedia Plants and Fungi!', and 'Plants and Fungi: The Definitive Visual Guide'.Previous experience:- Freelance writer for New Phytologist, providing press releases, blog posts, and lay summaries to promote newly published research.- Freelance writer for the John Innes Centre, providing researcher spotlights/features. - Freelance writer for the Botanical Society of America, providing press releases to promote newly published research.- Freelance writer for Research Media Ltd., providing magazine articles promoting the client's (typically health- or medicine-based) research to encourage collaboration with potential academic and industrial partners.

- Popular science writer with Dorling Kindersley - January 2018 - present- Visiting lecturer for University of Bristol's Scientific Publishing field course - April 2017- Blogger and press release writer for New Phytologist - October 2016 - December 2018- Blogger and social media fellow for the Global Plant Council - April 2015 - October 2018- Regular blogger for the Cabot Institute - July 2013 - June 2016- Blogger for Bristol Doctoral College - September 2014 - July 2015- Press release and blogging training (Cabot Institute) - February 2015- Expert panellist in the 'Hungry Zone' of 'I'm a Scientist: Get Me Out of Here', answering online questions about food and crops from secondary school students - January - April 2014- Attended Guardian Masterclass course "How to be a science journalist" - March 2014- Media training course (BBSRC) - February 2014- Designed and ran "Thirsty Plants" stall at Festival of Nature (Bristol) - June 2013- Writer for Synapse, University of Bristol's student science magazine - March - December 2013- Public engagement training (University of Bristol) - February 2013

Communications Officer, responsible for:- engaging with membership organizations and developing initiatives to attract new members or sponsors- developing new projects to increase funding- representing GPC at international conferences and assisting with running workshops- enhancing GPC's visibility and engagement on social media, especially Twitter (now X)- producing and promoting web content- managing email list and social media engagement- collating plant science news articles to share with our audience- general administration

University Of Bristol

- Lecturer in University of Bristol course on Scientific Publishing, presenting career path options for students - April 2017 - Demonstrator in variety of Undergraduate laboratory practicals, teaching skills like spectrophotometry, thin layer chromatography, standard dilutions, pipette skills, calculating Mendelian genetics, DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis and poster design.- Chair of Undergraduate discussion with visiting academics - October 2014- Supervisor for Undergraduate Honours research project, training them in laboratory and health and safety techniques and helping them to plan their experiments - October 2013 - May 2016- Access to Science volunteer - Taught A level students how to extract their own DNA - October 2013- Designed plant hunt activity for Fascination of Plants Day (Bristol's Botanic Gardens) - May 2013- Attending 'Starting to Teach for Demonstrators' course (University of Bristol) - October 2012

University Of Bristol

- Responsible for running research project, involving molecular biology, electron and bright field microscopy, chemical analysis by mass spectrometry, genomic analyses, plant physiology techniques, crossed barley lines to generate new genetic resources. - Supervisor of undergraduate project students, including laboratory training and risk assessments.- Invited speaker at New Phytologist Next Generation Scientist Symposium 2014- Speaker at GARNet2016: Innovation in the Plant Sciences- Presented research in several departmental seminars and inter-departmental poster sessions.- Presented posters at national and international conferences (Monogram 2013, Dundee, UK; New Phytologist Next Generation Scientist Symposium 2014, Norwich, UK; International Plant Molecular Biology, 2015/Stress Resilience Forum, Iguazu Falls, Brazil; Plant Wax 2015, Ascona, Switzerland; GARNet2016: Innovation in the Plant Sciences, Cardiff, UK).

Lancaster, United Kingdom

- Analysed citation data and the effect of various factors into the recent Impact Factor score.- Researched several ongoing projects- Managed the New Phytologist Trust website updates- Wrote news articles based on recent publications

Richmond, Uk

- Responsible for extracting and sequencing the DNA from hundreds of plants, both for my own project and six others. - Published three papers, including one as co-first author (Buerki et al., 2012).- Stock manager of hundreds of PCR primers.- Trained several visitors to the lab.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Sciences, Phd

Activities and Societies: Plant science, research, molecular genetics and phenotyping work, assistant teacher during undergraduate.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Biology, General, First Class (Hons.)

Activities and Societies: Awards: - Professional Training Year Prize: Most deserving student undertaking a professional training year.

High School

Activities and Societies: Award: Best A-level results. Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver Awards. Extracurricular: Steel band (bass.