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Science Communications Professional | Environmental Science Caltech PhD

Profile Summary

I am a PhD (Caltech, Geobiology) science writer and communicator with a genuine passion for turning complex concepts into simple, compelling ideas. My content engages general audiences and helps companies create meaningful collaborations, attract partnerships, and secure funding. Over the past 10+ years I've written across formats and audiences: • Over 10 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 5 of them first-author publications. • I am a recurrent author and Spanish translator for Geobites, a blog that translates geology and environmental science articles for the general public. • I write Ground Truth, a weekly Substack newsletter where I examine the scientific assumptions and claims that impact climate and environmental tech. • I write articles, newsletters, and email marketing content for sustainability startups, translating complex technical material into accurate, compelling narratives for corporate and non-specialist audiences; content has driven up to 35% higher email engagement metrics. As a scientist, I developed strong project management skills, handling multiple independent projects, writing grants, and securing over $300,000 in funding from public agencies and private donors.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Earth & Atmospheric Science
• ☆ Biogeochemistry
• ☆ Geology
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Microbial Ecology
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Medical Content Writing
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Copywriting
• ☆ Emails & Newsletters
• ☆ Marketing Copy

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Southern California

November 2023 - Present

PhD Student

California Institute of Technology

July 2017 - Present

Education

Ph.D. (Geobiology)

California Institute of Technology

July 2017 - Present

B. Sc. (Geology)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

July 2013 - June 2017

M.Sc. Biological Sciences

Universidad de Los Andes

June 2011 - June 2013

B. Sc. (Microbiology/Biology)

Universidad de Los Andes

July 2005 - January 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Osorio-Rodriguez, D., Metcalfe, K. S., McGlynn, S. E., Yu, H., Dekas, A. E., Ellisman, M., ... & Orphan, V. J. (2023). Microbially induced precipitation of silica by anaerobic methane-oxidizing consortia and implications for microbial fossil preservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(51), e2302156120 .

Daniela Osorio-Rodriguez and Manuel Razo-Mejia and Nathan F. Dalleska and Alex L. Sessions and Victoria J. Orphan and Jess F. Adkins(2021). Sulfur isotope fractionations constrain the biological cycling of dimethylsulfoniopropionate in the upper ocean . Limnology and Oceanography. Wiley

Eva L. Scheller and Carl Swindle and John Grotzinger and Holly Barnhart and Surjyendu Bhattacharjee and Bethany L. Ehlmann and Ken Farley and Woodward W. Fischer and Rebecca Greenberger and Miquela Ingalls and Peter E. Martin and Daniela Osorio-Rodriguez and Ben P. Smith(2021). Formation of Magnesium Carbonates on Earth and Implications for Mars . Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 126. (7). American Geophysical Union ({AGU})

Adriana Bernal, Alexis Dereeper, Boris Szurek, Camilo López, Carlos A Zárate-Chaves, Ruben E. Mora, Daniela Osorio-Rodriguez, Silvia Restrepo, Alvaro L. Pérez-Quintero(2021). TAL Effector Repertoires of Strains of Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis in Commercial Cassava Crops Reveal High Diversity at the Country Scale . Microorganisms.

Daniela Osorio-Rodriguez, Felipe López-Hernández, Andrés J. Cortés(2020). Predicting Thermal Adaptation by Looking Into Populations' Genomic Past . Frontiers in genetics.

Daniela Osorio-Rodriguez, Carlos Alberto Sánchez-Quiñónez(2018). Biological and geological characterization of modern biofilms and microbial mats and comparison with similar lithified structures in Colombian Cretaceous formations . Earth Sciences Research Journal.

Adriana Bernal, Alejandra Munoz Bodnar, Ana C. Díaz, Armelle Darrasse, Boris Szurek, Camilo López, Cesar Medina, Cesar Trujillo, Christian Vernière, Edgar M. Medina, et al.(2013). Genomic survey of pathogenicity determinants and VNTR markers in the cassava bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Manihotis strain CIO151 . PloS one.

Adriana Bernal, Camilo López, Juliana Gil, Luisa F. Castiblanco, Sonia Gutiérrez, Valérie Verdier, Alejandro Rojas, Daniela Osorio, Silvia Restrepo, Boris Szurek, et al.(2012). TALE1 from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis acts as a transcriptional activator in plant cells and is important for pathogenicity in cassava plants . Molecular plant pathology.