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Hire Dr. Johanna P.

United Kingdom

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Expert with a PhD in molecular medicine, 10+ years of research experience and > 14 peer-reviewed publications

Profile Summary

I hold a PhD in molecular biology, an MRes in Stem Cells and Translational Medicine, an MSc in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and a BSc in Biomedical Engineering. Aside from research experience in three countries over 9 years, I have worked as a freelancer (proofreading and editing) for scientific works (books, essays, blog posts, theses, papers, among others).

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Cell Biology
• ★ Cell Line Engineering
• ★ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Oxidative Stress & Mitochondrial Function
• ☆ Antioxidants
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Histology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Cryosectioning
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Gene Delivery
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting

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

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

Work Experience

Research Fellow (Independent Fellowship)

King's College London

May 2022 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

King's College London

August 2021 - June 2022

Education

PhD

King's College London

June 2017 - August 2021

MRes

King's College London

September 2016 - June 2017

MSc

UAS Technikum Vienna

September 2013 - September 2015

BSc

UAS Technikum Vienna

September 2010 - June 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Johanna Pruller and Nicolas Figeac and Peter S. Zammit(2022). DVL1 and DVL3 require nuclear localisation to regulate proliferation in human myoblasts . Scientific Reports. 12. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Philipp Heher and Massimo Ganassi and Adelheid Weidinger and Elise N. Engquist and Johanna Pruller and Thuy Hang Nguyen and Alexandra Tassin and Anne-Emilie Decl{\`{e}}ves and Kamel Mamchaoui and Christopher R.S. Banerji and Johannes Grillari and Andrey V. Kozlov and Peter S. Zammit(2022). Interplay between mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress and hypoxic adaptation in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Metabolic stress as potential therapeutic target . Redox Biology. 51. p. 102251. Elsevier {BV}

(2020). A modified human Myogenin promoter that is highly active in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma . Cancer gene therapy.

(2019). DEPDC1B is a key regulator of myoblast proliferation in mouse and man . Cell proliferation.

(2019). VGLL3 operates via TEAD1, TEAD3 and TEAD4 to influence myogenesis in skeletal muscle . Journal of cell science.

(2019). Dynamic transcriptomic analysis reveals suppression of PGC1α/ERRα drives perturbed myogenesis in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy . Human molecular genetics.

(2018). Satellite cells delivered in their niche efficiently generate functional myotubes in three-dimensional cell culture . PLoS One.

(2018). Homeostasis, regeneration and tumour formation in the mammalian epidermis . The International journal of developmental biology.

(2017). An Effective Method of Atelocollagen Type 1/3 Isolation from Human Placenta and Its In Vitro Characterization in Two-Dimesional and Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Applications . Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods.

(2016). Ret function in muscle stem cells points to tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy . eLife.

(2015). A novel bioreactor for the generation of highly aligned 3D skeletal muscle-like constructs through orientation of fibrin via application of static strain . Acta biomaterialia.

BOOK CHAPTER

Johanna Pruller and Peter S. Zammit(2020). Overview of Cell Types Capable of Contributing to Skeletal Muscle Repair and Regeneration . Cell Engineering and Regeneration. p. 3--32. Springer International Publishing