EU Project ESTOOLS

The EU-funded project ESTOOLS was the largest consortium of researchers studying human embryonic stem cells in Europe. It was also the first EU-funded project to contain a specific program on human inducible pluripotent stem cells.

 

In 2010, ESTOOLS hired me as a publicist and a writer. The work entailed a significant challenge: The consortium teamed up 150 scientists in 10 countries and produced more than 130 scientific publications. Moreover, research on human embryonic stem cells is a sensitive issue where social, religious and political issues must be taken into account when speaking to a lay audience.

 

Some things that I did for ESTOOLS:

•  Summarizing ESTOOLS work into a concept that worked for a lay audience.
• Developing key communication products for the final symposium.
• Writing web summaries for a lay audience.
• Assisting in media enquiries and public outreach activities.
• Writing press releases and disseminating them to journalists.
• Authoring the final publishable report for the EU commission
• Writing a conference report for a peer-reviewed journal.