Ross P. Coron, PhD

Policy Analyst - UK Parliament

Hello, World! I enjoy tackling complex problems through policymaking, pipetting, and programming.

I am a driven, creative, and experienced policy professional with a proven track record furthering the Government's policy agenda as a Civil Servant (prev.) and in scrutinising its work as a Policy Analyst in the UK House of Lords (current). Previously at Blood Cancer UK (policy / public affairs) and the University of St Andrews, Institut Pasteur, and Imperial College London (PhD and postdoctoral research).

Publications:

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Academic Publications
Coron RP. So You Want to Start a Patient 'Policy Panel' [invited contribution]. Cambridge Journal of Science and Policy.	Link
Gaspar L, Coron RP, Lin PKT, Costa DM, Begona PC, Tavares J, Ramos I, Ronin C, Major LL, Ciesielski F, Ciapetti P, Smith TK, Cordeiro-da-Silva A. Inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi Sir2 Related Protein 1 as Potential Drugs Against Chagas Disease. PLOS Negl. Trop. Dis. PMID: 29357372	Link
Tulloch LB, Menzies SK, Coron RP, Roberts MD, Florence GJ, Smith TK. Direct and Indirect Approaches to Identify Drug Modes of Action. IUBMB Life. 2017 Dec 6. doi: 10.1002/iub.1697. PMID: 29210173.	Link
Gaspar L, Moraes CB, Freitas-Junior LH, Ferrari S, Costantino L, Costi MP, Coron RP, Smith TK, Siqueira-Neto JL, McKerrow JH, Cordeiro-da-Silva A. Current and Future Chemotherapy for Chagas Disease. Curr Med Chem. 2015;22(37):4293-312. PMID: 26477622.	Link
Tulloch LB, Gouy RFDA, Coron RP, Woods R, Florence GJ, Smith, TK. Fumagillins are potent inhibitors of T. brucei growth targeting methionine aminopeptidase 2 and cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase 1. [Pending submission]	-
Note: four peer-reviewed articles published (first-author(s) underlined; contribution in bold). Three additional first-author papers, and several other co-author publications currently in preparation.

Conference	Location	Year	Poster / Talk	Note
Conferences
Trypanosomatid Parasites V Meeting	Paris, France	2017	DNA Damage Response in African Trypanosomes	Co-first author. Best poster presentation
Future of Parasitology Meeting	Paris, France	2017	DNA Damage Response in African Trypanosomes	First author
Curie-Pasteur-CEITEC Young Scientist Retreat	Brno, Czech Republic	2017	DNA Damage Response in African Trypanosomes	First author
Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting	Woods Hole, USA	2015	Investigations into the (2-aminoethyl)phosphonate Pathway in Trypanosoma cruzi	First author
The British Society for Parasitology Meeting	Cambridge, UK	2014	Investigations into the (2-aminoethyl)phosphonate Pathway in Trypanosoma cruzi	First author

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Web Content
CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript \| Week -1, “Hello, World!”	Link

Programming:

Stanford University

CS101

Introductory course, teaching the essential concepts of computer science. Topics include the principles of memory, software, code, abstraction, and logic. Each week ends with a graded exercise. Predicted completion time: 24h.

Certificate

Harvard University

CS50X

Robust, entry-level computer science course. Languages include C, Python, SQL, and JavaScript as well as CSS and HTML. Course consists of nine graded problem sets and a final project. Predicted completion time: 90-180h.

Final Project Certificate

Harvard University

CS50W

Intermediate level course further exploring the design and implementation of web apps using Python, JavaScript, and SQL with graded problem sets and a final project. Predicted completion time: 72-108h.

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