Profile

Dr Mags Leighton

In my current role, I deliver outreach and support project coordination on behalf of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases.  My responsibilities include:

• Facilitating information sharing through web content and direct communications
• Supporting students and early career researchers in accessing training opportunities
• Facilitating collaboration between our research teams
• Representing the Network at scientific meetings
• Liaising with industrial partners

Previously, as a medical writer with Open Health Communications LLP, I specialised in infectious diseases including HIV and hepatitis C.  My training includes degrees in genetics (Liverpool), ecology (Durham) and plant molecular biology (Durham), and post-doctoral studies in intracellular signalling (calcium and reactive oxygen species).  I moved into science outreach in 2013, writing for the Cambridge University-based www.42evolution.org (patron: Sir David Attenborough).