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PhD Biomedical Writer, Editor & Scientific Illustrator | Manuscripts, Figures & Graphics

Profile Summary

I am a Canadian PhD-trained biomedical researcher, scientific writer, editor, and scientific illustrator specializing in immunology, oncology, cellular immunotherapy, biochemistry, molecular biology, nanomedicine, extracellular vesicles, and biomedical manuscript development. I help researchers, laboratories, biotech groups, academic teams, and scientific organizations improve the clarity, accuracy, structure, and visual presentation of their scientific work. My services include manuscript editing, scientific content review, reviewer-response support, literature review support, graphical abstracts, publication figures, scientific posters, slide decks, and biomedical graphics. My scientific background includes a PhD in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, with research experience in CAR T cells, antibody-targeted immune-cell platforms, T cell biology, cancer immunotherapy, primary human immune cells, patient-derived tumour samples, flow cytometry, cytotoxicity assays, protein/antibody engineering, and immune-cell-derived nanovesicles. I have authored or co-authored peer-reviewed publications in cancer immunotherapy, nanomedicine, extracellular vesicle therapeutics, antibody engineering, and synthetic biology. In addition to my research background, I have 15+ years of professional graphic design experience, including scientific illustration, data visualization, commissioned journal cover artwork, lab and research-group materials, websites, branding, posters, and print materials for academic, non-profit, industry, and research clients. This combination allows me to support both the scientific content and the visual communication of a project. I can provide detailed tracked edits, constructive scientific comments, figure and legend feedback, manuscript-structure improvements, publication-readiness review, reference-supported writing support, and polished scientific visuals. My goal is to help clients communicate complex biomedical research clearly, accurately, and professionally.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ★ Data Visualization
• ★ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Structural Biology
• ☆ Apoptosis
• ☆ Enzyme Activity Assays
• ☆ Binding Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ Monoclonal Antibody Production
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cytochemistry
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Biomarker Discovery
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Cell Banking
• ☆ Cell Line Engineering
• ☆ Large Scale Cell Culture
• ☆ Synthetic Biology
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Antibody Engineering
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Quantitative User Research
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Print Design
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Scientific Animation & Illustration
• ☆ Medical Illustration
• ☆ Graphic Design
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Course Content Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Scientific Illustrator & Biomedical Graphic Designer

Freelancer

February 2010 - Present

Education

Bachelor of Science Honours (Biochemistry)

University of Saskatchewan

- Present

Ph.D. (Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology)

University of Saskatchewan

- 2025

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Brijesh Parlekar, David W. Livingstone, Ashley R. Sutherland, Andrés X. Medina, Wendy Bernhard, John DeCoteau, Tays Hernández, Clarence Ronald Geyer (2026). Antibody‐Targeted Artificial T Cell and Natural Killer Cell Derived Vesicles for Cancer Immunotherapy . Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.

Ashley R. Sutherland, Brijesh Parlekar, David W. Livingstone, Andrés X. Medina, Wendy Bernhard, Tays Hernández García, John DeCoteau, C. Ronald Geyer (2024). Antibody-targeted T cells and natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy . Journal of Nanobiotechnology.

Ashley R. Sutherland, Madeline N. Owens, C. Ronald Geyer (2020). Modular Chimeric Antigen Receptor Systems for Universal CAR T Cell Retargeting . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Kris Barreto, Bharathikumar V Maruthachalam, Wayne Hill, Daniel Hogan, Ashley R Sutherland, Anthony Kusalik, Humphrey Fonge, John F DeCoteau, C Ronald Geyer (2019). Next-generation sequencing-guided identification and reconstruction of antibody CDR combinations from phage selection outputs . Nucleic Acids Research.

Ashley R Sutherland, Md Kausar Alam, Clarence Ronald Geyer(2018). Post-Translation Assembly of Protein Parts Into Complex Devices Using SpyTag/SpyCatcher Protein Ligase . ChemBioChem. Wiley

Bharathikumar Vellalore Maruthachalam, Ayman El-Sayed, Jianghai Liu, Ashley R. Sutherland, Wayne Hill, Md Kausar Alam, Landon Pastushok, Humphrey Fonge, Kris Barreto, C. Ronald Geyer(2017). A Single-Framework Synthetic Antibody Library Containing a Combination of Canonical and Variable Complementarity-Determining Regions . ChemBioChem. 18. (22). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2247--2259. Wiley

DISSERTATION THESIS

Ashley R. Sutherland (2025). Generation of Antibody-Based Targeting of T Cells, Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells and T Cell-Derived Nanovesicles for Antigen-Specific Tumour Cell Killing .