Joana Osório

Joana Osório is a seasoned communications consultant currently at Oxford PharmaGenesis, focusing on patient engagement projects and the Open Pharma initiative. With extensive experience in medical writing and editorial roles, Joana has previously served as a senior medical writer in the Patient Engagement team and as a scientific features editor at Cancer Research UK, where a content strategy was developed around CRUK-funded research. Additional positions include senior news and views editor at Springer Nature and chief research highlights editor at Nature Research journals. Joana's early career included editorial roles at Nature Publishing Group and BioMed Central, alongside freelance science writing and consulting. Joana holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Paris-Sud University and a Licenciatura in Biology from the University of Lisbon.