Maritza Mosella

Medical Science Liaison (MSL) | Genetics | Rare Disease @ Vertex Pharmaceuticals

About

As a lifelong enthusiast of the biological field, my background came from the University of São Paulo, in which I studied Immunology and Genetics, and applied for 5 years in Oncology research and recently, 4 years in the pharmaceutical field. During my scientific journey, I developed the ability to deal with a large amount of scientific content and communicate it clearly and concisely, which I use to meet customer needs for complex information. As MSL, I have the opportunity to build long-term relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and the medical community, to understand their needs in the clinical practice, and to promote a two-way scientific dialogue, in a hybrid model. I'm skilled in gathering and understanding insights and scientific intelligence, helping to implement strategies aligned with the product life cycle while helping to improve patients' quality of life. I consider myself an efficient and objective science communicator, with attendance in 5+ international meetings and a 1-year internship abroad at the Neurosurgery Department of the Henry Ford Hospital, in the United States. E-mail: mah.mosella@gmail.com

Country

Brazil

City

Curitiba

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Efficient and objective science communicator., self-starter, Personal sense of integrity and compliance., Continuous personal and professional improvement, Ability to be a self-starter, managing priorities and projects., Analytical Skills, Problem Solving, Immunology, Molecular Genetics, Cancer Biology, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Genomics, Data Analysis, Analytics, Planning, Oncology, Life Sciences, Oncologia, ICH-GCP

Experience

Medical Science Liaison (MSL) | Genetics | Rare Disease

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

2023-3 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Medical Science Liaison (MSL) | Immunology | Rheumatology

UCB

2020-10 - 2023-2 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

• Experience in identifying and mapping Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), besides gathering and understanding insights. • Ability to deal with a large amount of scientific content and communicate it clearly and concisely, meeting customer needs for complex information.

Doctorate Researcher

USP - Universidade de São Paulo

2016-4 - 2020-2 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Ribeirão Preto Area, Brazil

Activities: • To unravel molecular signatures - specifically epigenetic and immune markers - from human bulk tumors and liquid biopsies, associated with the patient clinical outcome; tumor invasive behavior or immune micro-environment, using bioinformatic tools. • Experience in the design and management of scientific projects. • Established long-term collaborative relationships with healthcare providers from the Clinical Hospital of Ribeirao Preto Medical School. • Engagement in multiple research projects that resulted in scientific publications. • Periodic Reviewer - Molecular Immunology - 2016. Sponsor: FAPESP.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto / USP

2019-2 - 2019-7 · 6 mos

Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Activities: • Support in teaching theoretical and practical classes on Cellular and Molecular Biology. • Support on the course management. • Development of exams, organization of learning dynamics; student evaluation.

Researcher - Neuro-Oncology

Henry Ford Health

2017-10 - 2018-9 · 1 yr

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Established a collaboration with an Assistant Scientist at the Henry Ford Hospital, known to be a reference hospital in the cancer patient care and translational medical research, that resulted in 1-year of an internship abroad. Activities: • To improve cancer patient stratification through epigenetic signatures from Central Nervous System bulk tumors and liquid biopsies, available at the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center. • Interdisciplinary teamwork at the Neurosurgery Department. • Active participation in tumor board and monthly neuro-meetings. • Contribution to scientific grants proposals writing, project management, besides development of scientific and academic reports. • Knowledge exchange with healthcare providers, particularly physicians and pathologists. Sponsor: FAPESP and Henry Ford Hospital.

Master Student - Basic and Applied Immunology

Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto / USP

2013-6 - 2015-11 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

The project aimed to investigate the effect of the Autoimmune Regulator gene (AIRE) on the expression of non-coding long RNAs in medullary epithelial thymic cells, sorting and characterizing the candidates to participate in the central tolerance processes, in cell culture and mice models. Activities: • Experience with serological and cellular immune reactions and Molecular Biology techniques in the study of Central Tolerance mechanisms. • Member of the Workshop of Immunology organizing committee and teacher at the Immunology Winter Courses of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School. Techniques: - siRNA gene knockdown - cell culture - mice models - FACS - qRT-PCR - microarray - immunohistochemistry - apoptosis assay - western blot Sponsor: CNPq

Instructor

Universidade Estadual de Maringá

2012-8 - 2012-12 · 5 mos

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Support in theoretical and practical classes about Human and General Genetics. Theoretical support to students of Biology, Biomedicine, and Medicine courses. Development of a list of exercises.

Scientific Initiations - Immunogenetics

Universidade Estadual de Maringá

2011-8 - 2012-7 · 1 yr

Immunogenetics Laboratory

• HLA haplotype and risk association survey in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Scientific Initiation - Immunohematology

Universidade Estadual de Maringá

2009-8 - 2010-7 · 1 yr

Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

• Duffy single nucleotide polymorphism survey in a population of South Brazil. The project aimed to evaluate the frequency of erythrocyte antigens, of transfusional importance, in blood samples from the regional blood center.