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Highly experienced scientist | Freelance Medical Writer | Scientific Consutant | Public Health

Profile Summary

Hi, I am Dr Rebecca Tadokera. I trained as a seasoned researcher and scientist with PhD. in clinical immunology and a Masters in Public Health. I specialize in grant writing and scientific writing for life science companies. I combine more than 14 years of academic research experience with strategic thinking to help pharma and biotech companies by delivering accurate, compelling, and audience-targeted medical writing and scientific consulting services. If you are looking for an expert medical and scientific writer, get in touch with me. Email: 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿@𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.𝗰𝗼𝗺, and let's discuss your next project. Using my expertise as an accomplished immunologist and public health expert, I specialize in writing Continuing Medical Education content, scientific publications, and grant applications. I have expertise across a number of therapeutic areas, but prefer to focus on the following: ✅immunology ✅oncology ✅infectious diseases I work mainly with life sciences companies, including medical education agencies, clinical research, and pharmaceutical companies. My client focussed deliverables include: ✅Grant writing ✅Training material (CME/CPD) for health professionals ✅White papers ✅Advisory board reports ✅ Scientific publications Backed by over 14 years of research experience, I combine my expertise and passion for science and communication to translate complex information for both lay and technical audiences accurately. Visit my website: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.𝗰𝗼𝗺/ to learn more about me. Check out samples of my work here https://tadokerar.journoportfolio.com/articles-page-4/

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Microbial Biotechnology
• ☆ Allergy & Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Pulmonology/Respiratory Disease
• ☆ Tuberculosis
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Medical Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Insights

Work Experience

Founder, Director

ScieHealth Communications

September 2022 - Present

Senior Research Scientist

Stellenbosch University

January 2019 - Present

Associate Medical Writer

IPG Health

January 2022 - August 2022

Research Specialist

Human Sciences Research Council

February 2016 - December 2018

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Cape Town

January 2012 - December 2014

PhD Research Fellow

University of Cape Town

June 2009 - July 2011

Education

Masters in Public Health (MPH) (School of Public Health)

University of Cape Town

February 2013 - December 2016

PhD (Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine)

University of Cape Town

February 2008 - December 2011

MSc in Biotechnology (Biochemistry)

University of Zimbabwe

July 2005 - August 2007

BSc (Biochemistry and Biological Sciences)

University of Zimbabwe

February 1996 - August 1999

Certifications

• Writing in the Sciences

  Stanford University

  https://coursera.org/share/e3ada057d39a684c0f175613bee5d92d

  December 2022 - Present

• Skillup

  Simplylearn

  https://lms.simplilearn.com/courses/3794/Introduction-to-Data-Analytics/certificate/download

  June 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2020). Trends and determinants of ever having tested for HIV among youth and adults in South Africa from 2005–2017: Results from four repeated cross-sectional nationally representative household-based HIV prevalence, incidence, and behaviour surveys . PLOS ONE.

(2020). TB transmission is associated with prolonged stay in a low socio-economic, high burdened TB and HIV community in Cape Town, South Africa . BMC infectious diseases.

Walker NF, Wilkinson KA, Meintjes G, Tezera LB, Goliath R, Peyper JM, Tadokera R, Opondo C, Coussens AK, Wilkinson RJ, et al.(2017). Matrix Degradation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Associated Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: A Prospective Observational Study . Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Bell L, Peyper JM, Garnett S, Tadokera R, Wilkinson R, Meintjes G, Blackburn JM(2017). TB-IRIS: Proteomic analysis of in vitro PBMC responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and response modulation by dexamethasone . Experimental and molecular pathology.

Wilkinson KA, Walker NF, Meintjes G, Deffur A, Nicol MP, Skolimowska KH, Matthews K, Tadokera R, Seldon R, Maartens G, et al.(2015). Cytotoxic mediators in paradoxical HIV-tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome . Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950).

Tadokera R, Meintjes GA, Wilkinson KA, Skolimowska KH, Walker N, Friedland JS, Maartens G, Elkington PT, Wilkinson RJ(2014). Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue damage in HIV-tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome . European journal of immunology.

Tadokera R, Wilkinson KA, Meintjes GA, Skolimowska KH, Matthews K, Seldon R, Rangaka MX, Maartens G, Wilkinson RJ(2013). Role of the interleukin 10 family of cytokines in patients with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with HIV infection and tuberculosis . The Journal of infectious diseases.

Meintjes G, Skolimowska KH, Wilkinson KA, Matthews K, Tadokera R, Conesa-Botella A, Seldon R, Rangaka MX, Rebe K, Pepper DJ, et al.(2012). Corticosteroid-modulated immune activation in the tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome . American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.

Tadokera R, Meintjes G, Skolimowska KH, Wilkinson KA, Matthews K, Seldon R, Chegou NN, Maartens G, Rangaka MX, Rebe K, et al.(2011). Hypercytokinaemia accompanies HIV-tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome . The European respiratory journal.