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PhD in Biochemistry and Medical Writer with 20+ years of experience

Profile Summary

As a scientist with over 20 years experience of project management, technical writing, teaching and the regulatory landscape; I have developed a number of key skills. I can deliver ideas and information clearly and articulately in both written and oral forms. I have authored 42 papers, 2 book chapters, compiled my doctoral thesis, written successful grant proposals and drafted a wide range of technical documents. I have presented talks on numerous occasions at both national and international meetings and delivered undergraduate lectures.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Immunoassay
• ★ Gene Therapy
• ★ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ STEM
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Vascular Medicine
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Regulatory Writing
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Senior Research Fellow

National University of Singapore

October 2014 - September 2018

Regulation Manager

UK Human Tissue Authority

March 2013 - April 2014

Senior Research Fellow

King's College London

March 2008 - April 2013

Research Fellow

King's College London

March 2000 - April 2008

Senior Scientist

United Medical Dental School

March 1995 - April 2000

Research Assistant

Oxford University KIR

October 1992 - April 1995

Education

PhD

King's College London

July 1998 - July 2002

MSc in Biotechnology

Bristol University UWE

July 1991 - July 1992

Biological Sciences

University of Essex

October 1988 - July 1991

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

S.P. Grover, P. Saha, J. Humphries, O.T. Lyons, A.S. Patel, J. Serneels, B. Modarai, M. Mazzone, A. Smith(2018). Inhibition of prolyl hydroxylase domain proteins selectively enhances venous thrombus neovascularisation . Thrombosis Research. 169. p. 105--112. Elsevier {BV}

Julia Jenkins, Steven P. Grover, Prakash Saha, Arun Mukkavilli, Oliver T. Lyons, Ashish S. Patel, Kavitha Sunassee, Bijan Modarai, Alberto Smith(2015). Quantification of experimental venous thrombus resolution by longitudinal nanogold-enhanced micro-computed tomography . Thrombosis Research. 136. (6). p. 1285--1290. Elsevier {BV}

Colin E. Evans, Steven P. Grover, Prakash Saha, Julia Humphries, Jung-whan Kim, Bijan Modarai, Alberto Smith(2014). Suppression of angiogenic response in local vein wall is associated with reduced thrombus resolution . Thrombosis Research. 134. (3). p. 682--685. Elsevier {BV}

Julia Jenkins, Marcelo E. Andia, Prakash Saha, Bijan Modarai, Andrea J. Wiethoff, Alkystis Phinikaridou, Steven P. Grover, Ashish S. Patel, Tobias Schaeffter, Alberto Smith, et al.(2014). Fibrin-Targeted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Allows In Vivo Quantification of Thrombus Fibrin Content and Identifies Thrombi Amenable for Thrombolysis . Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 34. (6). p. 1193--1198. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Colin E. Evans, Steven P. Grover, Julia Humphries, Prakash Saha, Anant P. Patel, Ashish S. Patel, Oliver T. Lyons, Matt Waltham, Bijan Modarai, Alberto Smith(2014). Antiangiogenic Therapy Inhibits Venous Thrombus Resolution . Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 34. (3). p. 565--570. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Prakash Saha, Marcelo E. Andia, Bijan Modarai, Ulrike Blume, Julia Humphries, Ashish S. Patel, Alkystis Phinikaridou, Colin E. Evans, Katherine Mattock, Steven P. Grover, et al.(2013). Magnetic Resonance T 1 Relaxation Time of Venous Thrombus Is Determined by Iron Processing and Predicts Susceptibility to Lysis . Circulation. 128. (7). p. 729--736. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Ashish S. Patel, Alberto Smith, Silvia Nucera, Daniela Biziato, Prakash Saha, Rizwan Q. Attia, Julia Humphries, Katherine Mattock, Steven P. Grover, Oliver T. Lyons, et al.(2013). {TIE}2-expressing monocytes/macrophages regulate revascularization of the ischemic limb . {EMBO} Molecular Medicine. 5. (6). p. 858--869. {EMBO}

Ashish S Patel, Alberto Smith, Silvia Nucera, Daniela Biziato, Prakash Saha, Rizwan Q Attia, Julia Humphries, Steven P Grover, Katherine Mattock, Oliver T Lyons, et al.(2013). {TIE}2-expressing monocytes regulate revascularisation of the ischaemic limb . The Lancet. 381. p. S78. Elsevier {BV}

P. Saha, M. Andia, J. Jenkins, S. Grover, A. Phinikaridou, C. Evans, A.S. Patel, B. Modarai, M. Waltham, A. Smith(2013). Iron Processing Mechanisms are Responsible for Changes in {MRI} T1 Relaxation in Venous Thrombosis . Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 1. (1). p. 103. Elsevier {BV}

P. Saha, M. Andia, S. Grover, A. Phinikaridou, J. Jenkins, A. Patel, B. Modarai, R. Botnar, M. Waltham, A. Smith(2013). Using a Fibrin-targeted Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Identify Venous Thrombi Susceptible to Thrombolysis . Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 1. (1). p. 109. Elsevier {BV}

Colin E. Evans, Julia Humphries, Matthew Waltham, Prakash Saha, Katherine Mattock, Ashish Patel, Anwar Ahmad, Ashar Wadoodi, Bijan Modarai, Salman Rahman, et al.(2012). Protein fragments from the {VEGF} binding domain of fibronectin are expressed in distinct spatial and temporal patterns during venous thrombus resolution . Thrombosis Research. 130. (2). p. 281--284. Elsevier {BV}

Sanjay D. Patel, Julia Humphries, Katherine Mattock, Ashar Wadoodi, Bijan Modarai, Anwar Ahmad, Kevin G. Burnand, Matthew Waltham, Alberto Smith(2012). Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells and Restenosis After Carotid Endarterectomy . Stroke. 43. (6). p. 1663--1665. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Colin E. Evans, Julia Humphries, Matthew Waltham, Prakash Saha, Katherine Mattock, Ashish Patel, Anwar Ahmad, Ashar Wadoodi, Bijan Modarai, Kevin Burnand, et al.(2012). Adenoviral delivery of constitutively active {HIF}1alpha into venous thrombus . Thrombosis Research. 129. (6). p. 812--814. Elsevier {BV}

Ashish S. Patel, Alberto Smith, Rizwan Q. Attia, Katherine Mattock, Julia Humphries, Oliver Lyons, Prakash Saha, Bijan Modarai, Suwan N. Jayasinghe(2012). Encapsulation of angiogenic monocytes using bio-spraying technology . Integrative Biology. 4. (6). p. 628. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Colin E. Evans, Julia Humphries, Matthew Waltham, Prakash Saha, Katherine Mattock, Ashish Patel, Anwar Ahmad, Ashar Wadoodi, Bijan Modarai, Kevin Burnand, et al.(2011). Upregulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha in local vein wall is associated with enhanced venous thrombus resolution . Thrombosis Research. 128. (4). p. 346--351. Elsevier {BV}

Prakash Saha, Julia Humphries, Bijan Modarai, Katherine Mattock, Matthew Waltham, Colin E. Evans, Anwar Ahmad, Ashish S. Patel, Sobath Premaratne, Oliver T.A. Lyons, et al.(2011). Leukocytes and the Natural History of Deep Vein Thrombosis . Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 31. (3). p. 506--512. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

C. E. Evans, K. Mattock, J. Humphries, P. Saha, A. Ahmad, M. Waltham, A. Patel, B. Modarai, L. Porter, S. Premaratne, et al.(2011). Techniques of assessing hypoxia at the bench and bedside . Angiogenesis. 14. (2). p. 119--124. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

C.E. Evans, J. Humphries, K. Mattock, M. Waltham, A. Wadoodi, P. Saha, B. Modarai, A. Smith(2011). Downregulation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Alpha Reduces Venous Thrombus Resolution . Journal of Vascular Surgery. 53. (1). p. 251--252. Elsevier {BV}

A. Patel, A. Smith, P. Saha, J. Humphries, K. Mattock, M. Waltham, B. Modarai(2010). {MS}142 {CIRCULATING} {MONOCYTE} {SUBSETS} {IN} {CRITICAL} {LIMB} {ISCHAEMIA} ({CLI}) . Atherosclerosis Supplements. 11. (2). p. 138. Elsevier {BV}

Xi-Lin Niu, Nageswara R. Madamanchi, Aleksandr E. Vendrov, Igor Tchivilev, Mauricio Rojas, Chaitanya Madamanchi, Ralph P. Brandes, Karl-Heinz Krause, Julia Humphries, Alberto Smith, et al.(2010). Nox Activator 1 . Circulation. 121. (4). p. 549--559. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

K.L. Mattock, P.J. Gough, J. Humphries, K. Burnand, L. Patel, K.E. Suckling, F. Cuello, C. Watts, M. Gautel, M. Avkiran, et al.(2010). Legumain and cathepsin-L expression in human unstable carotid plaque . Atherosclerosis. 208. (1). p. 83--89. Elsevier {BV}

Colin Edward Evans, Julia Humphries, Katherine Mattock, Matthew Waltham, Ashar Wadoodi, Prakash Saha, Bijan Modarai, Patrick J. Maxwell, Alberto Smith(2010). Hypoxia and Upregulation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1$\upalpha$ Stimulate Venous Thrombus Recanalization . Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 30. (12). p. 2443--2451. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Julia Humphries, James A. Gossage, Bijan Modarai, Kevin G. Burnand, Thomas H. Sisson, Colin Murdoch, Alberto Smith(2009). Monocyte urokinase-type plasminogen activator up-regulation reduces thrombus size in a model of venous thrombosis . Journal of Vascular Surgery. 50. (5). p. 1127--1134. Elsevier {BV}

Prakash Saha, Bijan Modarai, Julia Humphries, Katherine Mattock, Matthew Waltham, Kevin G Burnand, Alberto Smith(2009). The monocyte/macrophage as a therapeutic target in atherosclerosis . Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 9. (2). p. 109--118. Elsevier {BV}

C.E. Evans, J. Humphries, A. Wadoodi, M. Waltham, K. Burnand, A. Smith(2009). 232. Hypoxia May Stimulate Venous Thrombus Resolution via Production of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor . Journal of Surgical Research. 151. (2). p. 275. Elsevier {BV}

C. E. Evans, J. Humphries, A. Wadoodi, M. Waltham, K. G. Burnand, A. Smith(2009). Hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 may have a role in venous thrombus resolution . British Journal of Surgery. 96. (S1). p. 9--9. Wiley

B. Modarai, J. Humphries, J.A. Gossage, M. Waltham, K.G. Burnand, G.S. Kanaganayagam, A. Afuwape, E. Paleolog, A. Smith, A. Wadoodi(2008). Adenovirus-Mediated {VEGF} Gene Therapy Enhances Venous Thrombus Recanalization and Resolution . Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 28. (10). p. 1753--1759. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

S. Abisi, K. G. Burnand, J. Humphries, M. Waltham, P. Taylor, A. Smith(2008). Authors{\textquotesingle} reply: Effect of statins on proteolytic activity in the wall of abdominal aortic aneurysms(Br J Surg 2008$\mathsemicolon$ 95 333{\textendash}337) . British Journal of Surgery. 95. (5). p. 667--668. Wiley

S. Abisi, K. G. Burnand, J. Humphries, M. Waltham, P. Taylor, A. Smith(2008). Effect of statins on proteolytic activity in the wall of abdominal aortic aneurysms . British Journal of Surgery. 95. (3). p. 333--337. Wiley

Said Abisi, Kevin G. Burnand, Matthew Waltham, Julia Humphries, Peter R. Taylor, Alberto Smith(2007). Cysteine protease activity in the wall of abdominal aortic aneurysms . Journal of Vascular Surgery. 46. (6). p. 1260--1266. Elsevier {BV}

Bill Davis, Grielof Koster, Lisa J. Douet, Michaela Scigelova, Gary Woffendin, Joanna M. Ward, Alberto Smith, Julia Humphries, Kevin G. Burnand, Colin H. Macphee, et al.(2007). Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Identifies Substrates and Products of Lipoprotein-associated Phospholipase A2in Oxidized Human Low Density Lipoprotein . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283. (10). p. 6428--6437. American Society for Biochemistry {\&} Molecular Biology ({ASBMB})

James A. Gossage, Julia Humphries, Bijan Modarai, Kevin G. Burnand, Alberto Smith(2006). Adenoviral urokinase-type plasminogen activator ({uPA}) gene transfer enhances venous thrombus resolution . Journal of Vascular Surgery. 44. (5). p. 1085--1090. Elsevier {BV}

Tom W.G. Carrell, Kevin G. Burnand, Nuala A. Booth, Julia Humphries, Alberto Smith(2006). Intraluminal Thrombus Enhances Proteolysis in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms . Vascular. 14. (1). p. 9--16. {SAGE} Publications

Tahir Ali, Julia Humphries, Kevin Burnand, Barbara Sawyer, Christina Bursill, Keith Channon, David Greaves, Barrett Rollins, Israel F. Charo, Alberto Smith(2006). Monocyte recruitment in venous thrombus resolution . Journal of Vascular Surgery. 43. (3). p. 601--608. Elsevier {BV}

Bijan Modarai, Kevin Guiver Burnand, Julia Humphries, Matthew Waltham, Alberto Smith(2005). The role of neovascularisation in the resolution of venous thrombus . Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 93. (05). p. 801--809. Georg Thieme Verlag {KG}

Matthew Waltham, Kevin Burnand, Christiane Fenske, Bijan Modarai, Julia Humphries, Alberto Smith(2005). Vascular endothelial growth factor naked {DNA} gene transfer enhances thrombus recanalization and resolution . Journal of Vascular Surgery. 42. (6). p. 1183--1189. Elsevier {BV}

Barry Alexander, Kevin G Burnand, Christopher L Lattimer, Julia Humphries, Patrick J Gaffney, David Eastham, Alberto Smith(2004). The effect of anticoagulation with subcutaneously delivered polyethylene glycol conjugated hirudin and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator on recurrent stenosis in the rabbit double-balloon injury model . Thrombosis Research. 113. (2). p. 155--161. Elsevier {BV}

Julia Humphries, Kevin Burnand, Philip Cunningham, Adrian Brock, Nigel Westwood, Alberto Smith(2002). Identification of Potentially Effective Antisense Oligodeoxyribonucleotide ({ODN}) Sequences for Inhibiting Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-2 ({PAI}-2) Production by Monocytes . Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 88. (07). p. 131--136. Georg Thieme Verlag {KG}

C. L. McGuinness, J. Humphries, M. Waltham, K. G. Burnand, M. Collins, A. Smith(2001). Recruitment of Labelled Monocytes by Experimental Venous Thrombi . Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 85. (06). p. 1018--1024. Georg Thieme Verlag {KG}

(2000). Analide derivatives as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 receptor antagonists . Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 10. (5). p. 711--715. Informa Healthcare

Julia Humphries, Catharine L. McGuinness, Alberto Smith, Matthew Waltham, Robin Poston, Kevin G. Burnand(1999). Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 ({MCP}-1) accelerates the organization and resolution of venous thrombi . Journal of Vascular Surgery. 30. (5). p. 894--900. Elsevier {BV}

Julia Humphries, Christopher Lattimer, Alberto Smith, Catharine L McGuinness, Colin Whitton, Patrick J Gaffney, Kevin G Burnand(1997). {HIGH} {AND} {CONSTANT} {PLASMA} {LEVELS} {OF} {TISSUE} {PLASMINOGEN} {ACTIVATOR} {AND} {PEG}-{HIRUDIN} {CAN} {BE} {ACHIEVED} {BY} {SUBCUTANEOUS} {DELIVERY} . Thrombosis Research. 87. (1). p. 123--129. Elsevier {BV}