Cool Human

Perform comprehensive proofreading of scientific papers for accuracy, grammar, and journal compliance for clients in life sciences since 2020.

Provide scientific and medical editing and proofreading services for manuscripts and marketing materials, ensuring clarity and adherence to publication standards across client submissions since 2011.

Provided consultative support, pharma marketing presentations, and writing for healthcare clients, contributing to strategy and communications initiatives.

Taught pharmaceutical and scientific English to Japanese pharma executives, improving technical communication and presentation skills.

Planned and executed international conference coverage and medical writing projects, authored regulatory and marketing documents including CSRs, ISS/ISE and IBs from 2006–2010.

Conducted proteomics/genomics research, led experimental design for drug target selection, wrote patents and provided English editing and scientific communication support from 2003–2006.

Investigated telomerase effects on differentiation of immortal cells and presented findings at an international conference in Seoul (2001–2002).

STA Visiting Scientist researching stem cell aging and senescence, performing microarray analysis of gene expression in aging and cancerous epithelial cells (2000–2001).

Conducted research in the Department of Medicine and Southern Alberta AIDS Clinic focusing on telomerase, senescence, and immunosenescence (1999–2000).

Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology focusing on human cancer and aging research performed within the Cancer Biology Research Group.

Bachelor of Science with specialization in Cell Biotechnology, covering cell biology and biotechnology coursework and laboratory research.

Completed coursework in Business Management.