Resume

July 2021 -

Jan 2022

Jan - Jun 2021

Sept 2019 - Dec 2020

Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

Communications lead for the NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical & Technological Innovation (SynCTI)
Editorial support (proofreading, copy editing, structural editing) for SynCTI's scientific manuscripts, proposals, and other written output
Crafted copies for SynCTI's social media platforms to promote the laboratories' publications

Lead editor and webmaster for Asian Scientist Magazine, an award-winning publication covering the latest science and technology news in Asia, and A*STAR Research, the official research publication of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Editorial project management for clients in industry, government and academia—including editorial planning, article writing, commissioning, and editing, event coverage, and ad hoc activities like web copywriting. Clients included: Singapore University of Technology and Design, Kyushu University, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Precision Health Research Singapore
Conceptualized custom advertorials for academic and industry partners, including Roche, Sartorius and the Singapore Institute of Technology
View my published works here.

Lead editor for biotechnology startup MiRXES Insights and the statutory board Infocomm Media Development Authority's IMpact News
Contributed articles and infographics to Wildtype’s in-house and client publications
Worked closely with clients and in-house team to edit and develop custom publications suitable for the scientific community and general readers, including white papers like the Five Years Of The Asian Scientist 100

Profiled prominent scientists across the region for editorial features on the Asian Scientist Magazine website
Crafted social media copies, newsletter content and social media reports for A*STAR Research
Designed and implemented a community engagement strategy for honorees on the annual Asian Scientist 100 list

Pioneered the Science and Risk Communication class for undergraduate students at the Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University (DLSU)
Created tiered learning modules for the children in fisherfolk communities in Lian, Batangas as a Communications consultant for the Collaboration on Resource Management Among Academe and Local Communities (CORAL) project of the Br. Alfred Shields FSC Ocean Research Center (SHORE) at DLSU
Taught Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBB 1) and Introduction to Science Writing in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBB 100) to University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman undergraduate students

Education

Feb 2017 -

Jul 2018

Jun 2011 -

Jun 2015

Completed courses on science, risk and ethics; science communication and the web; public speaking; and cross-cultural science communication among others
Master's thesis: Challenges of communicating science: perspectives from the Philippines (currently the most read article in the Journal of Science Communication)

Graduated magna cum laude; with an internship and final year placement at the Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology
Bachelor's thesis: Magnetic single-walled carbon nanotubes for targeted hyperthermic cancer cell death

Member, Panel of Experts for the Public Value of Science Program (International Science Council)
Member, Public Communication of Science and Technology