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PhD Pharmaceutical Scientist | Analytical Chemistry | GMP & Method Validation Expert | Scientific Writing & Editing

Profile Summary

Pharmaceutical scientist with a PhD (summa cum laude) from the University of Basel and over 7 years of experience in analytical chemistry, pharmaceutical development, quality assurance, and GMP-regulated environments. My professional experience spans academic research, forensic toxicology, analytical quality assurance, and project management in pharmaceutical manufacturing. I currently work in the pharmaceutical industry and have extensive expertise in analytical method validation, analytical procedure lifecycle management, GMP compliance, method transfers, and scientific communication. In addition to my industrial experience, I have several years of teaching and supervision experience at university level, including practical training, thesis supervision, and scientific mentoring. I support clients with scientific writing, manuscript editing, analytical chemistry consulting, GMP documentation review, method validation projects, technical reports, literature reviews, and pharmaceutical research-related tasks. Key Expertise - Analytical Chemistry - Method Validation (ICH Q2) - GMP Compliance - Analytical Quality Assurance - Pharmaceutical Development - Scientific Writing & Editing - Manuscript Review - Technical Reports - Natural Products Research - Project Management - Pharmaceutical Sciences - Teaching/Coaching (e.g., private lessons, scientific presentations) Services Offered - Scientific Writing & Editing - Manuscript editing - Scientific proofreading - Thesis review - Research reports - Technical documentation - Scientific presentations - Analytical Chemistry Consulting - HPLC/UHPLC method development - Method validation strategies - Analytical troubleshooting - Method transfer support - Data interpretation - GMP & Pharmaceutical Support - GMP documentation review - SOP review - Change control documentation - Quality-related technical writing - Analytical lifecycle management - Academic Support - PhD and Master's thesis guidance - Scientific mentoring - Research design discussions - Pharmaceutical sciences tutoring

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Natural Product Chemistry
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Separation & Purification
• ☆ Spectrophotometry
• ☆ Mass Spectrometry
• ☆ Liquid Chromatography/HPLC
• ☆ Gas Chromatography
• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Ethnobotany
• ☆ Phytochemistry
• ☆ Cannabis/CBD
• ☆ Medicinal Plants
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Drug Discovery
• ☆ High Throughput Screening (HTS)
• ☆ Drug Target Identification
• ☆ High Content Screening/Imaging
• ☆ Complementary & Alternative Medicine
• ☆ Herbal Medicine
• ☆ Traditional Medicine
• ☆ Alternative Medicine
• ☆ Pharmaceutical Management

Services

• Writing
• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Analytical Project Lead - Synthetic Molecule

F. Hoffman La Roche AG (Basel- CH)

May 2026 - Present

Project Manager Analytical Method Validation (Analytical QA)

Dottikon Exclusive Synthesis AG

August 2023 - April 2026

Research & Teaching Assistant

University of Basel

January 2019 - June 2023

Research Scientist

Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Basel

August 2018 - December 2018

Education

PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences

University of Basel

January 2019 - June 2023

Master in Drug Sciences & Toxicology

University of Basel

August 2016 - August 2018

Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

University of Basel

August 2013 - August 2016

Certifications

• Informationsdesign: Gestaltung von Präsentationsfolien, Postern, Berichten und Handouts

  University of Basel

  November 2022 - Present

• Project Management for Researchers

  University of Basel

  May 2021 - Present

• Storytelling, Message Distilling and Presentation Design for Natural and Life Scientists

  University of Basel

  April 2021 - Present

• Preparing and Holding Presentations Effectively in the Natural and Life Sciences

  University of Basel

  March 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Alexander Areesanan, Sven Nicolay, Morris Keller, Amy Marisa Zimmermann-Klemd, Olivier Potterat, Carsten Gründemann (2023). Potential benefits of Malva sylvestris in dry-eye disease pathology in vitro based on antioxidant, wound-healing and anti-inflammatory properties . Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

Alexander Areesanan, Sven Nicolay, Morris Keller, Amy Marisa Zimmermann-Klemd, Olivier Potterat, Carsten Gründemann (2023). Potential benefits of Malva sylvestris in dry-eye disease pathology in vitro based on antioxidant, wound-healing and anti-inflammatory properties . Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

Morris Keller, Moritz Winker, Amy Marisa Zimmermann-Klemd, Nino Sperisen, Mahabir P. Gupta, Pablo N. Solis, Matthias Hamburger, Olivier Potterat, Carsten Gründemann (2023). Aryltetralin lignans from Hyptis brachiata inhibiting T lymphocyte proliferation . Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

Morris Keller, Moritz Winker, Amy Marisa Zimmermann-Klemd, Nino Sperisen, Mahabir P. Gupta, Pablo N. Solis, Matthias Hamburger, Olivier Potterat, Carsten Gründemann (2023). Aryltetralin lignans from Hyptis brachiata inhibiting T lymphocyte proliferation . Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.

Ahmed Hajib, Ombeline Danton, Morris Keller, Olivier Potterat, Khalid Bougrin, Zoubida Charrouf, Matthias Hamburger (2023). Polyacetylenic caffeoyl amides from Ammodaucus leucotrichus . Phytochemistry.

Ahmed Hajib, Ombeline Danton, Morris Keller, Olivier Potterat, Khalid Bougrin, Zoubida Charrouf, Matthias Hamburger (2023). Polyacetylenic caffeoyl amides from Ammodaucus leucotrichus . Phytochemistry.

Combining Activity Profiling with Advanced Annotation to Accelerate the Discovery of Natural Products Targeting Oncogenic Signaling in Melanoma <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Journal of Natural Products.