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Life Sciences Consultant & Writer | 12+ years lab research | Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Profile Summary

Venture-minded senior scientist with more than 12 years of research experience in molecular biology and biotechnology. Working at the interface between academia and industry in the UK Golden Triangle, supporting the launch of startups through consultancy projects and developing cutting-edge platform technologies alongside commercial partners. Skilled in both experimental and analytical techniques, from genetic engineering and mass spectrometry to bioinformatics and statistical analysis. Proficient in effective scientific and technical writing/editing for a range of audiences, from grant application and manuscripts to popular science articles.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ★ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ★ Grant Writing
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Mass Spectrometry
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Proteomics
• ☆ Microbial Biotechnology
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Microbial Fermentation

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Research Associate

The London Biofoundry

October 2020 - Present

Post-doctoral Research Associate

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

January 2016 - Present

Education

PhD (Molecular microbiology)

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

October 2011 - December 2015

MRes Molecular Plant Biology and Biotechnology

Imperial College London Department of Life Sciences

October 2010 - September 2011

MA (Oxon) Biological Sciences (Departments of Plant Sciences and Zoology)

University of Oxford

October 2007 - July 2010

Certifications

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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Shraddha Gang, Meenu Saraf, Christopher J. Waite, Martin Buck, Jörg Schumacher(2017). Mutualism between Klebsiella {SGM} 81 and Dianthus caryophyllus in modulating root plasticity and rhizospheric bacterial density . Plant and Soil. Springer Nature

Christopher Waite, Joerg Schumacher, Milija Jovanovic, Mark Bennett, Martin Buck(2017). Evading plant immunity: feedback control of the T3SS in Pseudomonas syringae . Microbial Cell. 4. (4). p. 137--139. Shared Science Publishers {OG}

Waite C, Schumacher J, Jovanovic M, Bennett M, Buck M, mBio, 2017, vol. 8, no. 1, 2017 .

Jörg Schumacher, Christopher J. Waite, Mark H. Bennett, Marcos F. Perez, Kishwar Shethi, Martin Buck(2014). Differential secretome analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato using gel-free {MS} proteomics . Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. Frontiers Media {SA}

C. Engl, C. J. Waite, J. F. McKenna, M. H. Bennett, T. Hamann, M. Buck(2014). Chp8, a Diguanylate Cyclase from Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato {DC}3000, Suppresses the Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern Flagellin, Increases Extracellular Polysaccharides, and Promotes Plant Immune Evasion . {mBio}. 5. (3). p. e01168--14--e01168--14. American Society for Microbiology

Christopher Waite, Edward Lawton, Milija Jovanovic, Nicolas Joly, Nan Zhang, Baojun Wang, Patricia Burrows, Martin Buck(2014). Determination of the Self-Association Residues within a Homomeric and a Heteromeric {AAA}$\mathplus$ Enhancer Binding Protein . Journal of Molecular Biology. 426. (8). p. 1692--1710. Elsevier {BV}

OTHER

Christopher Waite, Martin Buck, Christoph Engl, Nicolas Joly, Goran Jovanovic, Milija Jovanovic, Edward Lawton, Christopher McDonald, Jörg Schumacher, Nan Zhang(2015). In Vitro and In Vivo Methodologies for Studying the Sigma 54-Dependent Transcription . 53--79Springer Nature