Experience

Chameleon Communications International

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal Medical Writer

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• Senior Medical Writer

  • Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

• Medical Writer

  • Feb 2020 - Aug 2021

• Associate Medical Writer

  • Nov 2018 - Feb 2020



British Society for Immunology

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board and Writer for Immunology News magazine

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

  Write articles (Journal paper summaries) for the Immunology News magazine, which is sent out to BSI members every 3 months. Provide feedback and suggestions on the content, layout and format of the magazine Write articles (Journal paper summaries) for the Immunology News magazine, which is sent out to BSI members every 3 months. Provide feedback and suggestions on the content, layout and format of the magazine



King's College London

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD student (Immunology)

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2018

  My project involved molecular, phenotypic and functional characterisation of IL-17+ CD8+ T cells in the context of psoriatic arthritis. In relation to this project my project involved:- Being up to date with clinical immunology research pertaining to rheumatology and dermatology, with a focus on psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.- Attending conferences such as BSI congress and EULAR, and delivering presentations (oral and poster) - Phlebotomist for healthy volunteers- Processing peripheral blood from healthy volunteers and peripheral blood and synovial fluid from patients with PsA, SpA and RA- Flow cytometry (ICCS and FACS sorting), qPCR, ELISA, Luminex - Cell culture - Optimising culture conditions - Optimising new assays e.g. cytokine capture assay, T cell/ Fibroblast assays - Cell Trace Violet proliferation assays - Mononuclear cell, monocyte and T cell isolations from peripheral blood and synovial fluid - Fibroblast and mononuclear cell isolation from synovial tissueOther extra-curricular responsibilities included:- Sole founder and manager of the lab Twitter account @Taams_Lab; created by myself to improve social networking between immunologists, 180 followers within 7 months (2017-2018)- PhD representative for the divisional Athena SWAN (gender equality charter) committee (2015-2018)- Member of British Society for Immunology Editorial Advisory Board (2015-2018)- Member of the 2015 Organising Committee for the Annual KCL DIIID/DTIMB PhD Symposium - responsible for organising this internal symposium event Show less

• PhD liaison for the departmental Athena SWAN Gender Equality Committee

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2018



Queen Mary University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Forensic Psychiatry Data Clerk

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  Data Clerk for forensic psychiatry study on first episode psychosis. Inputted data using a Microsoft Access database. Data Clerk for forensic psychiatry study on first episode psychosis. Inputted data using a Microsoft Access database.



Antigen Presentation Research Group (Imperial College London)

• London

• Work Experience (Immunology)

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2011

  Carried out 2 weeks of gastroenterology research work experience at APRG (St Mark's Hospital) in Professor Stella Knight's lab. Resumed work experience for a week in March 2012. Studied the role of leptin in DC migration in Crohn's disease versus healthy donors. Carried out 2 weeks of gastroenterology research work experience at APRG (St Mark's Hospital) in Professor Stella Knight's lab. Resumed work experience for a week in March 2012. Studied the role of leptin in DC migration in Crohn's disease versus healthy donors.