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Medical and scientific writer and consultant | Biomedical scientist with 15+y experience in genetics and cancer research

Profile Summary

Hello! I’m Ernest, born and raised in beautiful Barcelona. I’m an experienced biomedical scientist with 15+ years of expertise in research and academia, specializing in genetics, molecular biology, and oncology. I graduated with a BSc in Biology (2005), and I hold an MSc (2008) and a Ph.D. (2016) in Biomedicine. I have also completed two courses in Scientific Writing in English and one course in Medical Translation (English to Spanish). As a researcher, I have independently designed, performed, and analyzed complex experiments, and I have presented the research results in 10 peer-reviewed scientific articles (128 times cited, h-index 6), in 8 scientific posters, and 4 oral communications. In addition to article writing and editing, I have also participated in the design and writing of laboratory SOPs and research projects for grant applications. I am also skilled in the main statistical analysis and graph design tools and reference managers. And as a former teacher, I have written educational content for BSc courses. My extensive expertise in biomedical research has provided me the perfect background to be proficient in scientific and medical writing both in English and Spanish. I can provide clear scientific writing for professional journal articles, reviews, white papers, blog or news articles and thorough literature search. I can also provide scientific consulting, and data analysis and visualization services. I am also experienced in teaching and generating educational content, and if you need to translate a medical or scientific document from English to Spanish do not hesitate to count on me. My areas of expertise are: - Human genetics - Molecular biology - Hereditary cancer - Neurofibromatosis type 1 - Peripheral nerve tumors - Cancer genetics and genomics - Mutational profiling and DNA sequencing - Genomic copy number assessment - Advanced human primary and cell line culture - In vitro functional assays, drug screenings and combination treatments - Bacterial DNA cloning - Flow cytometry - Microscopy - Mice handling - Tumor angiogenesis - Pediatric glioma - Tumor organoids - Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 - Male infertility - Statistical analysis and data visualization

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Genetics
• ★ Cancer Research
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Database Management
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Small Molecule Drug Development
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ COVID-19
• ☆ Carcinogenesis
• ☆ Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Blog Posts
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

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

Work Experience

Postdoctoral investigator

Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands, IdISBa, Palma, Spain

September 2020 - June 2021

Postdoctoral Fellow

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP, Philadelphia, PA, USA

September 2019 - December 2019

Research Scientist

Institute for Health Science Research Germans Trias i Pujol, IGTP, Barcelona, Spain

February 2009 - December 2017

Teacher, online consultant and content writer

Higher Institute of Traditional Medicines, ISMET, Barcelona, Spain

March 2006 - September 2009

Research Technician

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute - IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain

March 2006 - June 2007

Education

PhD Biomedicine

Universitat de Barcelona

2010 - 2016

MSc Biomedicine

Universitat de Barcelona - Spain

September 2007 - June 2008

BSc Biology

Universitat de Barcelona - Spain

September 2000 - June 2005

Certifications

• Specialist in Medical Translation (English to Spanish)

  Trágora Formación

  June 2020 - Present

• Writing in the Sciences

  Coursera, University of Stanford

  May 2020 - Present

• Developing skills in scientific writing

  Esteve Foundation

  October 2016 - Present

• Programming and graphic elements in R. Application to research

  Department of Statistics, University of Barcelona

  May 2014 - Present

• Training for researcher users of experimental animals

  Universitat de Barcelona

  June 2008 - Present

• Certificate of Pedagogical Aptitude

  Institute of Educational Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona

  June 2006 - Present

• E-learning consultant

  Higher Institute of Traditional Medicines, ISMET, Barcelona

  June 2006 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2021). Chromosomal translocations inactivating CDKN2A support a single path for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor initiation . Human genetics.

(2021). Using antisense oligonucleotides for the physiological modulation of the alternative splicing of NF1 exon 23a during PC12 neuronal differentiation . Scientific reports.

(2020). KIF11 and KIF15 mitotic kinesins are potential therapeutic vulnerabilities for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors . Neuro-Oncology Advances.

(2019). Reprogramming Captures the Genetic and Tumorigenic Properties of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Plexiform Neurofibromas . Stem Cell Reports.

(2018). Analysis of intratumor heterogeneity in Neurofibromatosis type 1 plexiform neurofibromas and neurofibromas with atypical features: Correlating histological and genomic findings . Human Mutation.

(2015). Comprehensive establishment and characterization of orthoxenograft mouse models of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors for personalized medicine . EMBO Molecular Medicine.

(2013). Probe-Based Quantitative PCR Assay for Detecting Constitutional and Somatic Deletions in the NF1 Gene: Application to Genetic Testing and Tumor Analysis . Clinical Chemistry.

(2012). Applying Microsatellite Multiplex PCR Analysis (MMPA) for Determining Allele Copy-Number Status and Percentage of Normal Cells within Tumors . PLoS ONE.

(2011). Dissecting loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in neurofibromatosis type 1-associated neurofibromas: Importance of copy neutral LOH . Human Mutation.

(2010). Changes in the Expression Profile of the Meiosis-Involved Mismatch Repair Genes in Impaired Human Spermatogenesis . Journal of Andrology.