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Scientific illustrator and medical writer

Profile Summary

I am a curiosity-driven freelance scientific illustrator and medical writer. Having spent over a decade immersed in biomedical research across Italy and USA, in 2023 I decided to translate my technical expertise and passion for illustration and writing into solutions for the medical and scientific community. I expertise in digesting complex information into an accessible form. My medical writing experience geared towards scientific journals and book chapters, where I leverage my interdisciplinary proficiency to enhance the comprehensiveness of scientific intricate ideas and to boost their impact and stand out from the crowd in the scientific community. As part of my job, I also deliver online and face-to-face workshops about visual communication. What can I do for you: - Scientific/Medical writing (manuscripts, review article, abstracts, book chapters) - Editing and proofreading of academic and scientific documents - Scientific Illustration (portfolio can be found here: www.visualscisketch.com): graphical abstract; schematic or complex scientific figures to use in review article, medical book and grant proposal; poster and slide decks; preparation of high-quality figures optimized for submission in specific scientific journals. Area of expertise: - Immunology - Biology (Cell biology and molecular biology) - Stem Cell - Infectious Disease - Genetic Do not hesitate to contact me to discuss potential collaborations. Looking forward to hearing from you

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Data Visualization
• ★ Medical Illustration
• ★ Medical Writing
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Allergy & Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Medical Genetics
• ☆ Immunogenetics
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Scientific Animation & Illustration

Services

• Writing
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Data & AI Data Visualization

Work Experience

Associate Research Scientist

Yale University

March 2020 - December 2022

Scientific Illustrator Intern

Mount Sinai Hospital

February 2022 - May 2022

Postdoctoral Associate

Yale University

March 2016 - March 2021

PhD student

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

January 2010 - April 2015

Master student

KU Leuven

March 2008 - February 2009

Education

PhD (DRI)

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

January 2010 - April 2015

Master Degree

University of Bologna

September 2006 - March 2009

Bachelor Degree

University of Bologna

September 2002 - June 2006

Certifications

• Certificate of study in Scientific Illustration

  Scientific Illustration Distance Program (SIDP)

  January 2022 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Caterina Di Pietro, Ann M. Haberman, Brett D. Lindenbach, Peter C. Smith, Emanuela M. Bruscia, Heather Allore, Brent Vander Wyk, Antariksh Tyagi, Caroline Zeiss (2024). Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters . Viruses.

Hasan H. Öz, Ee-Chun Cheng, Caterina Di Pietro, Toma Tebaldi, Giulia Biancon, Caroline Zeiss, Ping-Xia Zhang, Pamela H. Huang, Sofia S. Esquibies, Clemente J. Britto, et al. (2022). Recruited monocytes/macrophages drive pulmonary neutrophilic inflammation and irreversible lung tissue remodeling in cystic fibrosis . Cell Reports.

Caterina Di Pietro, Hasan H. Öz, Ping-xia Zhang, Ee-chun Cheng, Valentino Martis, Tracey L. Bonfield, Thomas J. Kelley, Ronald Jubin, Abraham Abuchowski, Diane S. Krause, et al. (2022). Recruitment of monocytes primed to express heme oxygenase-1 ameliorates pathological lung inflammation in cystic fibrosis . Experimental & Molecular Medicine.

Caterina Di Pietro, Hasan H. Öz, Thomas S. Murray, Emanuela M. Bruscia (2020). Targeting the Heme Oxygenase 1/Carbon Monoxide Pathway to Resolve Lung Hyper-Inflammation and Restore a Regulated Immune Response in Cystic Fibrosis . Frontiers in Pharmacology.

Caterina Di Pietro, Ping-xia Zhang, Timothy K. O'Rourke, Jr., Thomas S. Murray, Lin Wang, Clemente J. Britto, Jonathan L. Koff, Diane S. Krause, Marie E. Egan, Emanuela M. Bruscia (2017). Ezrin links CFTR to TLR4 signaling to orchestrate anti-bacterial immune response in macrophages . Scientific Reports.

Caterina Di Pietro, Lorena De Giorgi, Ilaria Cosorich, Chiara Sorini, Maya Fedeli, Marika Falcone (2016). MicroRNA-133b Regulation of Th-POK Expression and Dendritic Cell Signals Affect NKT17 Cell Differentiation in the Thymus . The Journal of Immunology.

Jayashree Dolpady, Chiara Sorini, Caterina Di Pietro, Ilaria Cosorich, Roberto Ferrarese, Diego Saita, Massimo Clementi, Filippo Canducci, Marika Falcone (2016). Oral Probiotic VSL#3 Prevents Autoimmune Diabetes by Modulating Microbiota and Promoting Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase-Enriched Tolerogenic Intestinal Environment . Journal of Diabetes Research.

Caterina, Di Pietro (2014). The role of invariant NKT cells in organ-specific autoimmunity . Frontiers in Bioscience.

Jeroen Declercq, Anujith Kumar, Conny Gysemans, Caterina Di Pietro, Anica Schraenen, Marie Chintinne, Katleen Lemaire, Leentje Van Lommel, Marc Van De Casteele, Harry Heimberg, et al. (2011). <i>Pdx1</i>- and <i>Ngn3-Cre</i>-Mediated <i>PLAG1</i> Expression in the Pancreas Leads to Endocrine Hormone Imbalances That Affect Glucose Metabolism . Cell Transplantation.

Simone Caielli, Cristina Conforti-Andreoni, Caterina Di Pietro, Vera Usuelli, Ester Badami, Maria Luisa Malosio, Marika Falcone (2010). On/Off TLR Signaling Decides Proinflammatory or Tolerogenic Dendritic Cell Maturation upon CD1d-Mediated Interaction with Invariant NKT Cells . The Journal of Immunology.

Jeroen Declercq, Anujith Kumar, Janna A. Van Diepen, Irene O.C.M. Vroegrijk, Conny Gysemans, Caterina Di Pietro, Peter J. Voshol, Chantal Mathieu, Nadine Ectors, Wim J.M. Van de Ven, et al. (2010). Increased β-Cell Mass by Islet Transplantation and <i>PLAG1</i> Overexpression Causes Hyperinsulinemic Normoglycemia and Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Mice . Diabetes.