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Science writer with expertise in Infectious diseases and Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Biology

Profile Summary

As a PhD trained scientist, I've had 10+ years of research experience with Biology at the core. Throughout the years, I have written and edited primary research papers, protocols, grant proposals, review articles and opinion pieces. This extensive experience has honed my skill in creating content targeted to a specific audience of experts, students, or even the general public. I have a natural aptitude for organization, which guides my writing process and shines through in my finished works. Contact me to discuss your next project; I look forward to applying my skillset to make your work shine!

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Lyme Disease
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

NGS Study Manager

GENEWIZ

May 2019 - Present

Microbiologist

Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School

September 2016 - May 2019

Stem Cell Biologist

Johns Hopkins University

September 2009 - December 2015

Education

Doctorate

Johns Hopkins University

September 2009 - December 2015

Bachelor of Science

Montclair State University

January 2004 - May 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Shekerah Primus, Jean-René Huynh, Caitlin Pozmanter, Kelly Baxter, Mark Van Doren (2019). Tudor-domain containing protein 5-like promotes male sexual identity in the Drosophila germline and is repressed in females by Sex lethal . PLOS Genetics.

(2019). Protozoan Parasite Babesia microti Subverts Adaptive Immunity and Enhances Lyme Disease Severity . Frontiers in Microbiology.

(2018). Age-Related Differential Stimulation of Immune Response by Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi During Acute Phase of Infection Affects Disease Severity . Frontiers in immunology.

(2018). Efficient detection of symptomatic and asymptomatic patient samples for Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi infection by multiplex qPCR . PloS one.

(2017). Screening of patient blood samples for babesiosis using enzymatic assays . Ticks and tick-borne diseases.

(2017). Control of a Novel Spermatocyte-Promoting Factor by the Male Germline Sex Determination Factor PHF7 of Drosophila melanogaster . Genetics.

(2015). Drosophila muller f elements maintain a distinct set of genomic properties over 40 million years of evolution . G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics.

(2009). Assessment of methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidases of Borrelia burgdorferi as targets for novel antimicrobials using a novel high-throughput method . The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy.