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Switzerland

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Science Writer With Ph.D. in Genetics | 10+ Years of Experience in Research And Academic Writing

Profile Summary

I am a freelance scientific writer helping researchers and biotechnology communicate their findings to the wider academic and lay community. With a PhD and Postdoc specializing in epigenetics, mammalian development and genomics, I aim to emphasize the accuracy and impact of your research texts. I have a proven track record of high-impact publications, with extensive experience of language and developmental editing of pre-publication manuscripts, grant applications and PhD theses. Working in an international environment in Switzerland, I understand the concerns of non-native English speakers about communicating research findings. Language should not be the limiting factor to your publications and I aim to take the fear out of the writing and editing process! Please message me to see how I can help.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Genetics
• ★ Epigenetics
• ☆ Embryology
• ☆ Virology
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Neuroscience

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

EPFL Switzerland

February 2018 - February 2022

Postdoctoral Researcher

The University of Edinburgh

October 2016 - December 2017

Education

PhD

The University of Edinburgh

September 2012 - September 2016

Masters of Science

The University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca

September 2011 - September 2012

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

The University of Sheffield

September 2008 - September 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Christopher J. Playfoot and Julien Duc and Shaoline Sheppard and Sagane Dind and Alexandre Coudray and Evarist Planet and Didier Trono(2021). Transposable elements and their KZFP controllers are drivers of transcriptional innovation in the developing human brain . Genome Research. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Priscilla Turelli and Christopher Playfoot and Dephine Grun and Charl{\`{e}}ne Raclot and Julien Pontis and Alexandre Coudray and Christian Thorball and Julien Duc and Eugenia V. Pankevich and Bart Deplancke and Volker Busskamp and Didier Trono(2020). Primate-restricted KRAB zinc finger proteins and target retrotransposons control gene expression in human neurons . Science Advances. 6. (35). p. eaba3200. American Association for the Advancement of Science ({AAAS})

(2017). Mobilization of LINE-1 retrotransposons is restricted by Tex19.1 in mouse embryonic stem cells . eLife.

(2017). Tex19.1 promotes Spo11-dependent meiotic recombination in mouse spermatocytes . PLoS genetics.

(2017). KDM3A coordinates actin dynamics with intraflagellar transport to regulate cilia stability . The Journal of cell biology.

(2016). KRABs RegulaTE Gene Expression beyond the Embryo . Developmental Cell.

(2015). Oocyte development, meiosis and aneuploidy . Seminars in cell & developmental biology.

(2014). The Role of Chromatin Modifications in Progression through Mouse Meiotic Prophase . Journal of Genetics and Genomics.