Alexandra Coutinho

Alexandra Coutinho, PhD, currently serves as a Communications Officer at Uppsala Monitoring Centre since January 2023, where responsibilities include curating and creating content for the pharmacovigilance community as editor-in-chief of Uppsala Reports. Concurrently, Alexandra is a Group Fitness Instructor at Nordic Wellness, leading Les Mills Sprint and RPM classes while enhancing communication and motivational skills. Previous experience includes roles as Science Content Manager and Scientific Writer at Olink Proteomics, where content strategies and marketing materials were developed. Alexandra has also instructed fitness classes at Campus1477 and worked as a freelance editor and writer. With a PhD in Molecular Genetics from Uppsala University, Alexandra has a strong foundation in scientific research and communication, demonstrated by extensive experience in writing academic and popular science articles and successfully managing laboratory projects focused on ancient DNA analysis.