Magilla Consulting

Experience

Arts Bachelor from UC Berkeley in Neuroscience

PhD from Stanford Medical School in Neuroscience 

Post-doctoral training at Harvard in Molecular Embryology

Eleven years of employment in the biopharmaceutical industry in South San Francisco as a cell biologist/pharmacologist working in drug discovery in the areas of Oncology and Inflammation.

Nine years of supervisory experience, for up to 24 research personnel - Research Associates and PhDs.

Project leadership and management experience in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Five years of experience as a freelance medical writer and editor:  manuscripts, meeting reports, grants, project reports and written online educational materials (Powerpoint).

Writing samples

Afdhal, NH & McHutchison, JG. 2007. Review article: pharmacological approaches for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic liver disease and hepatitis C infection. Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 26 (Suppl 1), 29-39.

Magill, C & Gandara, DR. 2008. Highlights from: The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute Summit; June 17,2008. Clin Lung Cancer. 9: 254-256.

Parkinson's Institute symposium report - June 2006.

AMWA Plenary Session report - Stem Cells - April 2006.

Genetics Policy Inst. Stem Cell Policy and Advocacy Summit II report - June 2006.

Intl. Symp. on Stem Cell Collaboration report - February 2006

Magill-Solc, C & McMahan, U.J. 1988. Motor Neurons Contain Agrin-like Molecules. JCB. 107:1825-1833.

Magill-Solc, C & McMahan, UJ. 1990. Synthesis and Transport of Agrin-like Molecules in Motor Neurons. J. exp. Biol 153:1-10.

Magill, C, Katz, BA & Mackman, RL. 1999. Emerging therapeutic targets in oncology: urokinase-type plasminogen activator system. Emerg. Ther. Targets. 3:109-133.