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Passionate scientist & freelance medical writer.

Profile Summary

Curious and knowledge-driven researcher with a wealth of experience. I oversee the laboratory's daily operations and work with researchers on their projects. Now, I find myself embarking on an exciting new chapter, transitioning from the laboratory bench to the field of medical writing. Driven by my curiosity and deep-rooted knowledge, I am eager to share science knowledge through engaging narratives and articles, bridging the gap between research and wider audiences.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Animal Science
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ ChIP-Seq
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Medical Sciences

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Freelance - Medical writer

World CDG Organization

February 2022 - Present

Laboratory Manager

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Spain

September 2011 - Present

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cum Laude

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

September 2011 - January 2017

Master in Biomedical Research

Universitat Pompeu Fabra-Barcelona

September 2010 - June 2011

Bachelor’s in Biological sciences

Universitat de Barcelona

September 1994 - February 1999

Certifications

• Project management for Scientists

  CRG

  June 2022 - Present

• Writing in the Sciences

  Stanford University

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/9FLZHW5W4TL7

  February 2022 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Marta Falcão, Mariateresa Allocca, Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Pedro Granjo, Rita Francisco, Carlota Pascoal, Maria Grazia Rossi, Salvador CM Magrinho, Jaak Jaeken, Larisa Aragon Castro, et al. (2023). A Community-Based Participatory Framework to Co-Develop Patient Education Materials (PEMs) for Rare Diseases: A Model Transferable across Diseases . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Pedro Vizán, Arantxa Gutiérrez, Isabel Espejo, Marc García-Montolio, Martin Lange, Ana Carretero, Atefeh Lafzi, Luisa de Andrés-Aguayo, Enrique Blanco, Roshana Thambyrajah, et al.(2020). The Polycomb-associated factor PHF19 controls hematopoietic stem cell state and differentiation . Science Advances. 6. (32). American Association for the Advancement of Science ({AAAS})

Tian V. Tian and Bruno Di Stefano and Gr{\'{e}}goire Stik and Maria Vila-Casades{\'{u}}s and Jos{\'{e}} Luis Sardina and Enrique Vidal and Alessandro Dasti and Carolina Segura-Morales and Luisa De Andr{\'{e}}s-Aguayo and Antonio G{\'{o}}mez and Johanna Goldmann and Rudolf Jaenisch and Thomas Graf(2019). Whsc1 links pluripotency exit with mesendoderm specification . Nature Cell Biology. 21. (7). p. 824--834. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Mirko Francesconi and Bruno Di Stefano and Clara Berenguer and Luisa de Andr{\'{e}}s-Aguayo and Marcos Plana-Carmona and Maria Mendez-Lago and Amy Guillaumet-Adkins and Gustavo Rodriguez-Esteban and Marta Gut and Ivo G Gut and Holger Heyn and Ben Lehner and Thomas Graf(2019). Single cell RNA-seq identifies the origins of heterogeneity in efficient cell transdifferentiation and reprogramming . eLife. 8. {eLife} Sciences Publications, Ltd

(2013). HDAC7 Is a Repressor of Myeloid Genes Whose Downregulation Is Required for Transdifferentiation of Pre-B Cells into Macrophages . PLoS Genetics.

Nila Roy Choudhury and Flavia de Lima Alves and Luisa de Andr{\'{e}}s-Aguayo and Thomas Graf and Javier F. C{\'{a}}ceres and Juri Rappsilber and Gracjan Michlewski(2013). Tissue-specific control of brain-enriched miR-7 biogenesis . Genes & Development. 27. (1). p. 24--38. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

(2013). Tissue-specific control of brain-enriched miR-7 biogenesis . Genes & development.

Luisa de Andr{\'{e}}s-Aguayo and Florencio Varas and Thomas Graf(2012). Musashi 2 in hematopoiesis . Current Opinion in Hematology. 19. (4). p. 268--272. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Luisa de Andr{\'{e}}s-Aguayo and Florencio Varas and Thomas Graf(2012). Musashi 2 in hematopoiesis . Current Opinion in Hematology. 19. (4). p. 268--272. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Luisa de Andr{\'{e}}s-Aguayo and Florencio Varas and Eric M. Kallin and Jos{\'{e}} F. Infante and Wolfgang Wurst and Thomas Floss and Thomas Graf(2011). Musashi 2 is a regulator of the HSC compartment identified by a retroviral insertion screen and knockout mice . Blood. 118. (3). p. 554--564. American Society of Hematology

(2011). Musashi 2 is a regulator of the HSC compartment identified by a retroviral insertion screen and knockout mice . Blood.

Lars H. Bussmann and Alexis Schubert and Thien Phong Vu Manh and Luisa De Andres and Sabrina C. Desbordes and Maribel Parra and Timo Zimmermann and Francesca Rapino and Javier Rodriguez-Ubreva and Esteban Ballestar and Thomas Graf(2009). A Robust and Highly Efficient Immune Cell Reprogramming System . Cell Stem Cell. 5. (5). p. 554--566. Elsevier {BV}

(2009). Fibroblast-derived induced pluripotent stem cells show no common retroviral vector insertions . Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio).

(2006). Reprogramming of committed T cell progenitors to macrophages and dendritic cells by C/EBP alpha and PU.1 transcription factors . Immunity.

Catherine V. Laiosa and Matthias Stadtfeld and Huafeng Xie and Luisa de Andres-Aguayo and Thomas Graf(2006). Reprogramming of Committed T Cell Progenitors to Macrophages and Dendritic Cells by C/EBPα and PU.1 Transcription Factors . Immunity. 25. (5). p. 731--744. Elsevier {BV}

(2003). Neuromuscular dysfunction in adult growth hormone deficiency . Clinical endocrinology.

Susan M. Webb and Irene De Andr{\'{e}}s-Aguayo and Ricard Rojas-Garc{\'{\i}}a and Emilio Ortega and Eduard Gallardo and Antonio Mestr{\'{o}}n and Carmen Serrano-Munuera and Roser Casamitjana and Isabel Illa(2003). Neuromuscular dysfunction in adult growth hormone deficiency . Clinical Endocrinology. 59. (4). p. 450--458. Wiley

R. Rojas-Garcia and E. Tizzano and I. Cusco and E. Gallardo and M. J. Barcelo and I. de Andres and P. Larrode and J. F. Marti-Masso and J. A. Martinez-Matos and M. Povedano and B. Rallo and S. Serrano and M. Baiget and I. Illa(2002). The absence of survival motor neuron 2 gene may play a role in multifocal motor neuropathy . Neurology. 59. (7). p. 1112--1113. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Eduard Gallardo and Irene de Andr{\'{e}}s and Isabel Illa(2001). Cathepsins Are Upregulated by IFN-γ/STAT1 in Human Muscle Culture: A Possible Active Factor in Dermatomyositis . Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 60. (9). p. 847--855. Oxford University Press ({OUP})