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United Kingdom

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Biomedical writer with 10+ years of academic experience

Profile Summary

Hallo there! My name is Stefania, I’m a biomedical engineer and a systems biologist. And a writer. I’m currently a postdoc at King’s College, in London (UK). I have previously worked for The Crick Institute (London, UK) and, before that, at ETH Zurich (Switzerland), where I got my PhD in Systems biology. I have a strong fascination for communicating science in a clear, logical, detailed but concise, and, when suitable, entertaining way. Writing is… my space of pure freedom. Software I use for writing, and illustrating: • Microsoft Office Word • Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop Scientific interests: • Systems biology – main technologies used: proteomics, phospho-proteomics, RNA sequencing, single-cell RNA sequencing, metagenomics • Next generation sequencing • Microbiomes • Neuroscience • Cell signaling network • Tissue engineering • Data analysis • Image processing • Magnetic resonance imaging If you’re interested in more details about my education and work experience, please keep reading. I am currently employed, as a postdoctoral researcher, in the Translational Systems Biology group of Dr Shoaie at King’s College London. Our group is investigating human microbiomes using next generation sequencing technologies. I am leading two projects, and collaborating with several others. In a nutshell, I analyse the sequencing data, extract scientific stories from the results, and write papers. Also, given my clear interest and, I suppose, even skill in communicating science, I am often helping with the paper and grant writing of the whole group – even my supervisor. After graduating in Biomedical Engineering, I have been in science for fourteen years. During this time, I have worked in several different fields. Briefly, I first worked in an orthopaedic hospital in Milan, where I investigated the alterations of cartilaginous tissues by magnetic resonance imaging. I then moved to Switzerland, where I obtained my PhD in Systems Biology in the group of Ruedi Aebersold, at ETH Zurich. For my PhD, I learned to perform wet lab experiments, to work with mass spectrometers and, especially, to look at biological questions from an “omics” point of view. After my PhD I moved to London. I first worked in neuroscience at The Crick Institute, and then in microbiology at King’s College. Both these postdoctoral experiences were still “omics” oriented, but each group had very unique requirements, and followed extremely different methods. Overall, I believe these experiences have widened my perspective, teaching me to quickly adapt to and learn each new topic and method of investigation. Besides my interest in scientific research, I’ve found myself, over the years, more and more excited by communicating science in a logical, detailed but concise, and, when suitable, entertaining way. I have attended scientific (or creative) writing courses, have published several scientific papers, am always keen to help friends and colleagues with their writing tasks – and also enjoy writing just for the pleasure of it. If you want to collaborate, please get in touch!

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Proteomics
• ★ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ★ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Protein Sequencing
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Signal Processing
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Systems Biology
• ☆ Protein/Enzyme Engineering
• ☆ Tissue Engineering
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
• ☆ Dietetics
• ☆ Creative Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Associate trainer

Cofactor Science

January 2020 - Present

Postdoc

King's College London

January 2018 - Present

Postdoc

Francis Crick Institute

July 2014 - September 2017

Research Assistant in Radiology

Galeazzi Hospital, Milan, Italy

January 2006 - December 2008

Education

PhD in Systems Biology

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

January 2009 - October 2013

Biomedical Engineering Master Degree

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

January 2009 - October 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

OTHER

Stefania Vaga, Sunjae Lee, Boyang Ji, Anna Andreasson, Nicholas J Talley, Lars Agréus, Gholamreza Bidkhori, Petia Kovatcheva-Datchary, Junseok Park, Doheon Lee, et al.(2019). Compositional and functional differences of the mucosal microbiota along the intestine of healthy individuals . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2017). System-Wide Quantitative Proteomics of the Metabolic Syndrome in Mice: Genotypic and Dietary Effects . Journal of proteome research.

(2015). Target of Rapamycin Complex 2 Regulates Actin Polarization and Endocytosis via Multiple Pathways . The Journal of biological chemistry.

(2015). Parallel feedback loops control the basal activity of the HOG MAPK signaling cascade . Integrative biology : quantitative biosciences from nano to macro.

(2014). Phosphoproteomic analyses reveal novel cross-modulation mechanisms between two signaling pathways in yeast . Molecular systems biology.

(2014). Phosphoproteomic analysis identifies proteins involved in transcription-coupled mRNA decay as targets of Snf1 signaling . Science signaling.

(2012). Yeast endosulfines control entry into quiescence and chronological life span by inhibiting protein phosphatase 2A . Cell reports.

(2011). Mid-term evaluation of the effects of dynamic neutralization system on lumbar intervertebral discs using quantitative molecular MR imaging . Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI.

(2011). Mapping the interaction of Snf1 with TORC1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Molecular systems biology.

(2009). Magnetic resonance imaging of human endothelial progenitors reveals opposite effects on vascular and muscle regeneration into ischaemic tissues . Cardiovascular research.

(2009). Division scheme optimization for the molecular evaluation of the intervertebral disc by Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI . Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI.

(2009). Molecular MR imaging for the evaluation of the effect of dynamic stabilization on lumbar intervertebral discs . European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society.

(2008). Quantitative assessment of intervertebral disc glycosaminoglycan distribution by gadolinium-enhanced MRI in orthopedic patients . Magnetic resonance in medicine.