CHRISTOPHER PAUL BERRIE, MA, MPhil, PhD

Scientistand Science Writer

Offering:

•    Science writing

•    Scientific/medical meeting reports

•    Research paper reports

•    Research manuscript writing/correction

•    Proofreading/copy editing (scientific/medical a speciality)

•    Italian/English/Italian translations(Mother tongue both ways)

•    Meetings andholidays in Italy (information, advice, organisation)

ChrisBerrie is amember of

theNational Association of Science Writers, Inc. (NASW, USA)

andis based in Italy.

He can be contacted via:

Tel:           +39-0872-570423(office hours)

Mobile:      +39-329-1883560 (personal;work)

                +39-339-1989392(spouse)

Fax:          +39-0872-570412(office hours)

E-mail:      berrie@dcbo.negrisud.it

                berrie.christopher@libero.it

Website:    http://www.berrie.com/chrisberrie/

                http://chris.berrie.com

Work Address (part-time)                                HomeAddress

Department of Cell Biology and Oncology            ViaEmilio Casella, 49

Consorzio Mario Negri Sud                                 65012Cepagetti (PE)

66030 Santa Maria Imbaro (CH)                         Italy

Italy

Website: http://www.negrisud.it

FormalEducation

B.A.,Cambridge University, England, 1978, Pharmacology Part II

M.A.,Cambridge University, England, 1986

M.Phil,CNAA, London, England, 1986, Thesis

Ph.D.,Liverpool University, England, 1993, Thesis

Certificatein the Advanced Study of Education: TEFL/ESP

LiverpoolUniversity, England, 1995

RecentScience Writing

Copies of most can be provided on request if internet access isnot possible

Medical writing

Medical report writing for Doctor’s Guide, the“comprehensive source for peer-reviewed literature, case studies, webcasts/CMEand more”

Search for “Chris Berrie” at http://www.docguide.com

Meetings in 2005:

•  13^th United GastroenterologyWeek (UEGW)

15-20October 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark

•  European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

3-7September 2005, Stockholm, Sweden

•  11^th World Conference on LungCancer (WCLC)

3-6 July2005, Barcelona, Spain

•  15^th European Meeting onHypertension (ESH)

17-21 June 2005,Milan, Italy

•  9^thInternational Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML-9)

8-11 June 2005,Lugano, Switzerland

•  14^th European StrokeConference

25-28 May2005, Bologne, Italy

•  16^th International Congresson Anti-Cancer Treatment (ICACT)

1-4 February2005, Paris, France

Meetings in 2004:

•  XV International Symposium on DrugsAffecting Lipid Metabolism (DALM)

Venice,Italy

•  12^th UnitedEuropean Gastroenterology Week (UEGW)

Prague,Czech Republic

•  The Role of Immunotherapy in NHL:optimising treatment outcomes

Prague, Czech Republic

•  9^th Congress of the EuropeanHaematology Association (EHA)

Geneva, Switzerland

•  Controversiesin Tumour Prevention and Genetics

St. Gallen,Switzerland

Medical reportwriting for Medical Education Company in Canada (2003)

•  The ESH International Conference on ChronicMyeloid Leukaemia

Rapallo, Italy

•  The XInternational Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia

Stresa, Italy

Feature writing

TheScientist (free registration foraccess)

•  Building La Dolce Vita with Science

US and Italian scientists to worktogether to combat disease

The Scientist (2003) 17 (58); 8September 2003

http://www.the-scientist.com/yr2003/sep/prof5_030908.html

Science (password needed for access)

•  InternationalHealth News

US, Italy plan jointresearch effort

Science (2003) 301 (5633), 579

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/301/5633/579b

Science’sNext Wave (on-line,free access in Europe)

•  I’ll Be Back

The return to Italy of Italian Postdocs

http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2003/07/23/5

•  Scientists with Disabilities

Main feature article

http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2003/06/04/1

My article: Finding a Niche in the New Biology(Stefania Pasa)

http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2003/06/04/6

•  The Italian Job II: The Long Haul

http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2001/08/08/7

Scientificwriting

BioMedNetResearch Updates

These ResearchUpdates were an online Journal Club - providing short, easy-to-read commentaryon the latest hot papers across the life sciences

(Discontinuedby BioMedNet, March 2004)

•  Author profile

http://update.bmn.com/rsearch/author?profile=BerrieChristopherP.html

•  September 2003: The C-terminal domain of Rac1contains two motifs that control targeting and signaling specificity. VanHennik et al., J. Biol. Chem. (2003) 278, 39166-39175

http://update.bmn.com/rsearch/section/record?uid=UPDATE.Berrie3009200399

•  June 2003: Four-dimensional organization ofprotein kinase signalling cascades: the roles of diffusion, endocytosis andmolecular motors. Kholodenko, J. Exptl. Biol. (2003) 206, 2073-2082

http://update.bmn.com/rsearch/section/record?uid=UPDATE.Berrie12062003126

Scientificbackground writing for LeadDiscovery

•  Target: LeadDiscovery is a company of industrial scientists dedicated toidentifying areas of research with pharmaceutical/biotechnological potential.We use our experience to help academic scientists or biotechnology companieshighlight this potential. Equally we provide an impartial andnon-commission-based service to industry through identifying field leaders andby suggesting how research areas can be adapted to product development

•  Retinoic acids:Therapeutic and pharmaceutical opportunities

(February 2003)

http://www.leaddiscovery.co.uk/reports/retinoids.html

•  Histonedeacetylase inhibitors: Redefining pharmaceutical approaches to thetreatment of cancer, inflammation and infection

(July 2002)

http://www.leaddiscovery.co.uk/reports/HDAC.html

Genome Biology Paper Reports

(Discontinuedby Genome Biology, late 2002)

•  Report on: Large-scale analysis of the human andmouse transcriptomes. Su et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2002) 99,4465-4470

Genome Biology (2002)3(9), reports 0047

http://genomebiology.com/2002/3/9/reports/0047

•  Report on: Stable suppression of gene expression byRNAi in mammalian cells. Paddison et al., Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA (2002) 99, 1443-1448

Genome Biology (2002)3(5), reports 0024

http://genomebiology.com/2002/3/5/reports/0024

•  Report on: A mRNA-based thermosensor controlsexpression of rhizobial heat shock genes. Nocker et al., Nucl. AcidRes. (2001) 29, 4800-4807

Genome Biology (2002)3(3), reports 0016

http://genomebiology.com/2002/3/3/reports/0016

•  Report on: Ras1 interacts with multiple new signaling and cytoskeletal loci in Drosophila eggshell patterning and morphogenesis. Schnorr etal., Genetics (2001) 159, 609-622

Genome Biology (2002)3(2), reports 0008

http://genomebiology.com/2002/3/2/reports/0008

Recent,Non-Experimental, Scientific Writing

For full listing of scientific publications over the past 25years, please see separate scientific CV webpage, or search for “Berrie CP” onPubMed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

Progress in Lipid Research, Berrie CP, et al. submitted.

•  A practicalmethodological review to the separation, identification and quantification ofphosphoinositides and their aqueous derivatives.

Target:Proposed and accepted methodological review of laboratory and literatureexperience that is intended for use by new and existing researchers in thefield.

The Encyclopaedia of MolecularMedicine, Berrie CP & Corda C.

•  Rap (pp2728-2732)

•  Ras (pp2732-2735)

Wiley & Sons, NewYork (2002)

Target:Invited encyclopaedia chapters for science students

ExpertOpinion in Investigative Drugs, Berrie CP. (2001), 10,1085-1098.

•  Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibition in cancer treatment.

Target: Invitedreview for scientists and managers in the pharmaceutical industry, and othersclosely involved in the research and development of new drugs.

FASEBJournal, Berrie CP & Falasca M (2000) 14,2618-2622.

•  Patterns within protein/polyphosphoinositide interactionsprovide specific targets for therapeutic intervention.

Target:Proposed and accepted “Hypothesis”. Follow-up from our scientific paper in thesame journal; to promote thought within the scientific community towardsindications arising from our and others' work.

MolecularMechanisms of Signal Transduction, Berrie CP, etal.,

•  Second messenger functions and metabolism of theglycerophosphoinositols.

IOS Press, Amsterdam(2000), pp179-186

Target:Requested general review of main aspects of our laboratory work summarised forstudents or researchers interested in the field, published following apresentation of the work at a scientific meeting.

Methods inMolecular Biology, Berrie CP & Keen M.

•  Receptor BindingTechniques

Solubilized muscarinicacetylcholine receptors from the rat myocardium: Pharmacological and hydrodynamiccharacterization.

Humana Press Inc(1998), pp73-87

Target: Inviteddetailed methodological text, with specific notes to aid either technicians orresearchers to carry out the procedures without being fully involved in thefield of receptor research.

ScientificEnglish Correction, Proof Reading and Copy Editing

Present/pastcollaborations with research groups at:

•  TelethonInstitute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy

•  Consorzio Mario Negri Sud,Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy

•  University ofNaples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

•  University of Milan, Milan, Italy

•  Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy

•  University “G.d’Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy

•  University of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy

•  University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy

•  The MediterraneanUniversity, Gallina, Italy

•  Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey

•  Pamukkale University, Denizli,Turkey

•  University of Lubljana, Lubljana, Slovenia

Publishedacknowledgements within scientific papers, including:

(Plus many,many more without acknowledgements; full listing on request)

•  Top journals

Weigert et al.,Nature (1999) 402, 429-433

Godi etal., Nat. Cell Biol. (1999) 1, 280-287

Marra et al., Nat. Cell Biol.(2001) 3, 1101-1114

Hidalgo Carcedo et al., Science (2004) 305, 93-96

Godi et al., Nat.Cell Biol. (2004) 6, 393-404

De Matteis & Godi,Nat. Cell Biol. (2004) 6, 487-492

Bonazzi et al., Nat. Cell Biol. (2005)7,570-580

•  Cell Biology

Mironov et al., Trends CellBiol. (2000) 10, 349-353

Polishchuk et al., J. CellBiol. (2000) 148, 45-58

De Matteis et al., Curr. Opin. CellBiol. (2002) 14, 434-447

Corda et al., Cell. Mol. Life Sci.(2002) 59, 1819-1832

Polishchuk et al., Mol.Biol. Cell (2003) 14, 4470-4485

•  Biochemistry

Spano etal., J. Biol. Chem. (1999) 274, 17705-17710

Lupi et al., J. Biol.Chem. (2000) 275, 9418-9424

Razzini et al., J. Biol.Chem. (2000) 275, 14873-14881

De Matteis & Godi, Biochim.Biophys. Acta (2004) 1666, 264-274

•  Genetics

Godi et al., TopicsCurr. Genet. (2004) in press

•  Microbiology

Mannazzu et al.,Microbiology (1998) 144, 2589-2597

Mannazzu et al., Appl.Environ. Microbiol. (2002) 68, 5437-5444

•  Dentistry

Perinetti et al., Am. J.Orthodon. Dentofacial Orthop. (2002) 122, 548-556

Paolantonio et al., J.Periodontol. (2002) 73, 1299-1307

D'Attilio et al., Cranio (2003) 21, 24-30

Varvara et al., J. Prosthet. Dent.(2003) 89, 123-126

Perinetti et al., Am. J.Orthodon. Dentofacial Orthop. (2003) 124, 206-211

Serra et al., Am. J. Orthod.Dentofacial Orthop. (2003) 124, 206-211

Esposito et al., Intl.Endodon. J. (2003) 36, 599-603

Perinetti et al., Am. J. Orthod. Dentofacial Orthop.(2004) 125, 88-92

Perinetti et al., J. Clin. Periodontol.(2004) 31, 60-67

Paolantonio et al., J. Clin. Periodontol.(2004) 31, 200-207

Perinetti et al., J. Clin. Periodontol.(2004) 31, 273-281

Perinetti & Spoto, J. App.Sci. Clin. Dent. (2004) 1, 7-11

D’Attilio et al., Angle Orthod. (2004) 74, 849-856

Perinetti et al., Caries Res. (2005) 39, 9-19

Varvara et al., Int. Endod. J.(2005) 38, 195-199

Perinetti et al., J. Periodontol.(2005) 76, 411-417

Perinetti et al., Am. J. Orthod.Dentofacial Orthop. (2005) 128, 492-496

Perinetti Gait Posture. (2006) inpress

Recent Italian-EnglishTranslations

Research papers

•  A phytosociological studyof the deciduous oak woods of Sardinia (Italy)

•  The CaucalidionlappulaeTüxen ex von Rochow 1951 alliance of the Italian peninsula

•  A contributiontowards the knowledge of semideciduous and evergreen woods of Apulia(south-eastern Italy)

•  Syntaxonomicrevision of the grasslands of the order Brometalia erecti Br.-Bl. 1936 of theApennines, and an analysis of their interconnecting relationships with thexerophilic formations of the class Rosmarinetalia officinalis Riv.-Mart. et al. 1991 (Italy)

•  A contributionto the knowledge of the order Quercetalia ilicis Br.-Bl. ex Molinier 1934 of Sardinia

•  The vegetallandscape of the Republic of San Marino

•  Aphytosociological study of the Ostrya carpinifolia Scop. woods in Sardinia(Italy)

•  Structure,dynamics and space occupancy of a population of Juniperus oxycedrus L. within the shrubvegetation reclaiming an abandoned grassland of the central Apennines (Italy)

•  Contribution tothe syntaxonomic knowledge of the Quercus ilex L. woods of the Central EuropeanMediterranean Basin

•  Biofilmformation on liquid surfaces by a wine strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: the role of FLO11

•  The syntaxonomyof the mesophilous woods of the Central and Northern Apennines (Italy)

Grant Applications

MIURcofinanziamento (Cofin) (2003/2004)

Bando PRIN(progetti di ricerca di rilevante interesse nazionale)

•  Linkage disequilibrium analysis for the identification ofuseful genes in two closely related species (Phaseolus vulgaris and Phaseolus coccineus) with different mating systems: the effects ofdomestication

•  The development of transgenicmodels for the study of skeletal muscle senescence

Professional society

•  Guide to the Excursion of the Natural Parks of Conero,Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga, and Circeo

Ed. Biondi E, Blasi C. Fitosociologia(2002), 39, Suppl. 3, 3-130

Translation of fullinternational meeting supplement

Non-scientific

In ongoing collaborations with Mario Di Martino of La Guida diBell’Abruzzo (local professional photographer) and Gianfelice Messere of Abruzzo suDue Ruote (local motorcycling enthusiast). Includingfurther collaboration for German translation.

•  Abruzzo on Two Wheels (June 2005, inpress)

•  Abruzzo: Green Heart and Ancient Walls(May 2004)

•  A Photographic Guide to Ascoli Piceno(March 2004)

•  A Photographic Guide to Abruzzo (May2003)

Further Recent Writing

An Englishman in Italy

•  Underconsideration for publication

TeachingEnglish as a Foreign Language in Italy

•  Under consideration for publication

In Memory of Trevor Beer

•  Feature story in the Waikato Times, New Zealand, as part ofthe Anzac Day celebrations on 24^th April 2002

Other Services Offered

In general

Please contactme with the details of your needs, and I can let you know what can be done. Topicscovered here are provided as guidelines to the potential services available.While everything is centred around this area (Adriatic coast from Marche toPuglia), anything else is possible if the need arises and time permits.

Scientificmeetings in Italy

Experience: OrganisingCommittees for FEBS Advanced Courses held at the Consorzio Mario Negri Sud,Italy.

•  Lipid-Mediated Signalling in CellularFunctions (01-09) (June 2001)

•  Targets and Functions of Lipid-DerivedMessengers (99-10) (June 1999)

With my background in science, my handling ofItalian and Italians, and my local contacts, I can advise and help co-ordinate/organise scientific and/or company meetings in this area of Italy. Costingestimates can be supplied on request.

Photographic services

Photographs ofspecific or general topics relating to Italy can be supplied either in printformat, or electronically via Email. High quality digital photographs aspeciality, plus the availability (if requested) of a local professionalphotographer at standard international rates.

Holidays in Italy

If you are heading for the Adriatic coast (Marche, Abruzzo,Molise, Puglia) and need help or advice, arrangements can be made.

Languages

•  English (Mother tongue)

•  Italian (good, written and spoken)

•  Italian (spouse, Mother tongue)

Chris Berrie

26^thSeptember, 2005

Website update of 9th October 2005