About me

Hi, I’m Leida, a biologist turned science writer. I excel at helping life science brands tell meaningful stories that connect with their audiences and guide them through the buyer's journey.

Experience

With a foundation in academic research, combined with agency and in-house writing experience, I excel at distilling complex science into impactful marketing collateral.

Formats I excel at

eBooks

Campaign copywriting

Blog posts

Web copy

Organic and paid social copy

Customer interviews

Work experience

10x Genomics (2020—Present)

Associate Director, Marketing Content

Senior Manager, Marketing Content

Manager, Marketing Content

Senior Content Writer

Takara Bio USA, Inc. (2016—20)

Senior Technical Writer

Technical Writer

CG Life (2015—16)

Public Relations Account Executive

Marketing Intern

Certifications/courses

Leveraging AI for Enhanced Content Creation by Jordan Wilson

The Expert SEO Content Writer Course by Julia McCoy

Content Marketing University by Content Marketing Institute

My education

Northwestern University
PhD, Biological Sciences

2008—15

Clemson University
BS, Biochemistry

2004—08

What I've written bout

Technologies/methods

Research areas

Single cell sequencing

Cancer

Spatial biology

Immunology

Protein purification

Neuroscience

Gene editing

Drug discovery and development

Western blotting