
Founder and CEO at Science Squared Ltd
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Founder and CEO at Science Squared Ltd
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Molecular biologist turned publisher. Currently Editorial Manager for the journal Neuroendocrinology, and Editor-in-Chief of Bitesizebio.
Website design and optimisation
Publishing
Editing
Writing
Gene cloning
Development of gene expression systems
High throughput and quantative assay development
Mutagenesis
Bioprocess development
HPLC
(Biotechnology industry)
January 2010 — Present (1 month)
Novel approaches to science communication and education.
(Publishing industry)
2009 — Present (1 year )
Editorial manager for the journal, Neuroendocrinology.
(Publishing industry)
2007 — December 2009 (2 years )
Founder and of Bitesize Bio, an online magazine and community for cell and molecular biologists.
(Biotechnology industry)
May 2003 — January 2009 (5 years 9 months)
Gene cloning, High throughput assay Development, Development of improved expression systems, mutagenesis and screening, Bioprocess development, and scale up, Analytical chemistry
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop a high throughput patch-clamp assay device for the screening of ion channel modulating drugs.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
January 1999 — March 2003 (4 years 3 months)
Studied signal transduction by G-protein coupled receptors in the model developmental organism, Dictyostelium discoideum. Involved gene cloning and expression, cell culture, microscopy, assay development, immuno-staining techniques etc.
1993 — 1997