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AAV & Gene Therapy Science Writer | Ex-Dyno Therapeutics | Technical Documentation, SOPs, Application Notes

Profile Summary

I spent nearly four years at Dyno Therapeutics — a Boston-area gene therapy company — working in viral vector production, analytical characterization, and process development. I left in May 2026 to focus on science writing and technical documentation full time. What I bring that’s a bit different on this platform: I’m not a PhD. I’m a current-generation industry scientist who actually ran these workflows last month. If you’re producing content about AAV manufacturing, downstream purification, analytical QC, or NGS workflows for a biotech audience, I can write to all of it from the bench instead of from a textbook. What I do well: Technical writing for biotech audiences. Blog posts, white papers, application notes, case studies, website copy, and protocol documentation for gene therapy companies, reagent and instrument suppliers, CDMOs, and analytical service providers. I’m comfortable writing at any technical depth — from “explain AAV manufacturing to an investor” to “explain it to a process engineer” to “explain it to my parents”. My managers consistently flagged communication as a differentiator; I authored team-standard SOPs, after-action review documents, ELN templates adopted across the organization, and a lot of cross-functional summary documents. SOP, protocol, and tech transfer documentation. This is what I do well that most science writers can’t. I’ve authored protocols that get followed by other scientists — not just read. If you need clear, executable documentation for an analytical assay, a manufacturing workflow, or a tech transfer package, this is in my wheelhouse. I’ve executed full internal technology transfers including SOPs, training documentation, and validation protocols. AAV manufacturing and analytical characterization expertise. I ran the complete upstream and downstream AAV production workflow at scale — HEK293T transfection through TFF, depth filtration, iodixanol gradient purification, UFDF — including a 20-hyperflask production yielding ~2×10¹⁴ viral genomes as sole operator. I piloted an iodixanol gradient fractionation approach that increased full-capsid content from 25% to 92%. Full QC suite: AKTA FPLC, SEC/HPLC, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, UV-Vis, DLS, ddPCR, endotoxin testing. Immunoassay and analytical workflow expertise. I built a scalable affinity-based purification workflow using Protein G bead chemistry to isolate antibody-antigen complexes from human serum — optimized for yield, purity, and reproducibility. Now automated and central to internal screening campaigns at my previous company. NGS workflow expertise. End-to-end library prep independence: RNA extraction (KingFisher, Zymo), reverse transcription, ExoI/NaOH cleanup, AmPure XP, indexing, Tapestation QC, pooling, Qubit normalization. I can troubleshoot an NGS prep failure and explain it in writing for a marketing team, an instrument vendor, or a method developer. Some specific assignments I’d be a strong fit for: • Blog content for AAV CDMOs, plasmid suppliers, or analytical service providers • Application notes for instrument vendors (qPCR, ddPCR, NGS prep, AKTA FPLC, automated extraction, DLS, capillary electrophoresis) • White papers on AAV manufacturing, downstream processing, or analytical characterization • Case studies for biotech tools companies • Website copy and technical messaging for early-stage gene therapy startups • SOP development, protocol writing, and tech transfer documentation • Scientific editing for manuscripts, posters, and conference materials I’m based in Seattle and work remotely with clients anywhere.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Recombinant Protein Expression
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Computer Vision
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Cell Banking
• ☆ Large Scale Cell Culture
• ☆ Cell Surface Receptors
• ☆ Industrial Biotechnology
• ☆ Synthetic Biology
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Genetic Engineering
• ☆ Protein/Enzyme Engineering
• ☆ Gene Delivery
• ☆ Biological Taxonomy/Classification

Services

• Writing

Writing Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing

Work Experience

Senior Research Associate

Dyno Therapeutics

September 2022 - May 2026

Marine Science Instructor

SeaCamp San Diego

January 2022 - August 2022

Process Development Associate

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

May 2020 - September 2021

Education

B.A.

Boston University

August 2016 - May 2020

Certifications

• n/a

  n/a

  January 2026 - January 2026