


Daniel East, PhD, CMPP
Ashford, UK
Freelance medical writer with nine years’ agency experience and a solid foundation in academic and commercial research, delivering high‑quality scientific publications, congress materials and disease‑education content across multiple therapy areas.

Skills
I have experience working across a range of deliverables:
- Publications including primary and second manuscripts, and literature reviews
- Expanded publication content comprising plain language summaries, infographics, podcasts and author videos
- Medical marketing materials such as detail aids, objection handlers, slide kits, and patient information
- Congress abstracts, posters and presentations
- Advisory board and congress reports

Therapy areas
I am confident familiarising myself with new topics rapidly. Some examples of therapy areas I have worked on include:
- Oncology (leukaemia, renal cell carcinoma, lung and gastrointestinal cancers)
- Respiratory infections
- Pain
- Type 2 diabetes
- Kidney disease
- Allergy
- Rare disease (hereditary angioedema)
- Over-the-counter medicines

Experience
Prior to my career in medical communications, my postdoctoral research focused on the role of mitochondria in neurodegeneration and cancer. I also gained two years of research and development experience working for Pfizer. I hold a PhD in biochemistry, a BSc in biological science, and gained my ISMPP certification in 2024.

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