Brittany Alexander

Experience

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  NHS Blood and Transplant

  Apr 2009 - Aug 2009

  Healthcare Technical Officer
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  Northeastern University

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

  Visiting Research Scholar

  MSc internship at the Antimicrobial Discovery Center/Lewis Laboratory. My research involved screening for novel tuberculosis antimicrobial compounds from actinomycetes found in soil and marine sediments. I developed a semi-throughput screening platform, and carried out mechanism of action studies on compounds of interest and worked in collaboration with NovoBiotic Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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  PORIFARMA BV

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Junior Researcher

  Research on the cellular and molecular mechanisms behind the ‘sponge loop’. Development of methods for sustainable culture of marine sponges for biotechnological applications. This project was part of the 7FP EU project SPECIAL (SPongE Cells and enzymes for Innovative AppLications).

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  Frontiers

  Apr 2016 - Feb 2019

  Journal Development Specialist, Frontiers in Marine Science

  Strategic growth, development, and community engagement for the open-access journal Frontiers in Marine Science including editorial board recruitment and content acquisition through the organisation and management of Research Topics (article collections).

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  European Marine Board IVZW

  Mar 2019 - now

  Science Officer

  My role as a Science Officer at the European Marine Board (EMB) involves facilitation of strategic marine science-policy foresight activities including EMB working groups, editing and communication for EMB's science-policy documents, and participation in EU projects. Activities include:-Editor for EMB flagship publication 'Navigating the Future V' and associated Policy Brief linking to the societal outcomes of the UN Decade of Ocean Science-Management of EMB working groups on 'Big Data in Marine Science', 'Coastal Resilience' and 'Marine Habitat Mapping' and editor for resulting foresight publications.-Lead organiser of 7th EMB Forum on 'Big Data in Marine Science: Supporting the European Green Deal, EU Biodiversity Strategy, and a Digital Twin Ocean'-Partner in the EU projects "International Ocean Governance Forum" and "Towards an International Platform for Ocean Sustainability"-Coordinating and editing the international Policy Brief for BRIDGE Horizon 2020 Project: Advancing Black Sea Research and Innovation to Co-Develop Blue Growth with Resilient Ecosystems-Chair of EMB's artist-in-residence programme 'EMBracing the Ocean' committee Show less