Thamarasee Jeewandara

About

PhD from USyd Med School (Sydney, Australia, Dec 2016) followed by research and science writing as a Sri Lankan-Australian Expat in New York, USA and other places. More than ten years of experience in scientific research, science writing and the field of education. I do science for a living and science writing for media (fast science), Email me on tjee5537@alumni.sydney.edu.au or thamarasee@gmail.com. Dr X Science writer and postdoctoral researcher transiting to Assistant Professor with a PhD in bioengineering and medicine, from the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Australia. Established a science writing platform with Nature Research in December 2016 (listed below) to communicate research relative to cardiovascular anatomy/physiology and medicine; with specific focus on bioengineering and biotechnology applications in cardiology. I write weekly feature articles on academic research for popular science media (listed below) as a scientist, with consistently strong engagement rates among academic and non-academic readers (also listed below). Typical articles are on bioengineering, quantum physics, general physics, molecular biology, neuroscience, anatomy+physiology and biotechnology for my weekly byline feature. Completed postdoctoral research experience in New York City at the RFCUNY, Manhattan and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY as a Research Associate #WorkingScientist Research collaborations with the University of Birmingham, UK for the Marie-Sklodowska Curie Actions Fellowship (EU Commission, Horizon 2020) from 2018-2019. I enjoy travelling, bioengineering, research, writing, editing, fika(?) and collaborating with editorial and academic staff to publish and complete scientific projects on time. 10+ Years of Science * and counting.Follow me on Twitter for science https://twitter.com/Jeew333T New York City, Sydney.