Professional with strong biomedical and scientific background in biomedical sciences and extensive international experience (USA, UK, Portugal). Passionate about science and how it impacts people’s lives, particularly in the field of healthcare. Professional Experience Present Freelance Medical Writer at Prime Focus (CRO) and Scite (Science Communication) • Experience in writing study reports, primary research articles and reviews. • Editing, proofreading, literature searches, translation. Part-time Assistant to the President and Scientific Advisor at Evita – Hereditary Cancer, an NGO supporting patients and healthy carriers of hereditary cancer mutations. • Participation in several events aimed at increasing scientific literacy in the field of cancer among the general public. • Patient advocacy among stakeholders and powers that be by participation in advisory boards, scientific meetings, patient groups and meetings with national health authorities. • Managing outreach through online activities on our webpage and social media. 2007-2018 Various Research Scientist positions in the United Kingdom at King’s College London and at University College London and Portugal (IMM, Fac Medicina Lisboa) • In depth scientific knowledge of the biomedical field, in particular the fields of birth defects, neuroscience, angiogenesis (both in physiological and oncogenic contexts) and cardiovascular disease. • Communication skills: presentation of scientific data at international scientific meetings, as well as broad teaching experience. Experience in communicating with clinicians and discussing medically relevant research projects. • Excellent writing skills demonstrated by eleven scientific publications in highimpact international peer-reviewed journals (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8683- 4991), and several grant applications. • Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research students’ projects, including mentoring and teaching scientific concepts.