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Hire Dr. Stephen N.

South Africa

USD 40 /hr

PhD candidate in the molecular genetics of rare disorders, freelance writer with experience in NGS data analysis.

Profile Summary

I have experience in analysis of next generation sequencing data from small familial sample sizes to large cohort sample sizes, using different pathogenicity and prediction tools to try and identify the best plausible candidate variants in order to establish a genotype-phenotype correlation. I have also mastered in genetic editing, especially using CRISPR in zebrafish in a bid to recapitulate manifestations in the animal model. I already have one publication out, as part of our research group and other articles are underway where I am the primary author and also as a collaborative effort with other researchers.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Student Affairs
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Creative Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting

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

Work Experience

Case Investigation and Contact Tracing volunteer

Western Cape Department of Health

April 2020 - Present

Global Health Fellow

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Inc

June 2018 - August 2018

Sales Representative

Highridge Pharmaceuticals

November 2014 - February 2015

Research Intern

United States Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya

May 2014 - November 2014

Enumerator

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

August 2009 - August 2009

Education

PhD (Medicine)

University of Cape Town

February 2017 - Present

Master's (Medicine)

University of Cape Town

February 2015 - December 2016

BSc (Biochemistry)

University of Nairobi

October 2009 - December 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Graham Chakafana and Timothy F. Spracklen and Stephen Kamuli and Tawanda Zininga and Addmore Shonhai and Ntobeko A. B. Ntusi and Karen Sliwa(2021). Heat Shock Proteins: Potential Modulators and Candidate Biomarkers of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy . Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. Frontiers Media {SA}

Timothy F. Spracklen, Paul R. Kasher, Sarah Kraus, Tarryn L. Botha, Donna J. Page, Stephen Kamuli, Zandile Booi, Ashley Chin, Nakita Laing, Bernard D. Keavney, et al.(2021). Identification of a POLG Variant in a Family With Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy and Left Ventricular Fibrosis . Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine. 14. (1). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

(2020). Genetics of inherited cardiomyopathies in Africa . Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy.