HELENA GRANADEIRO FELTS
Phone number: +358 49 8171973 / +55 11 82706177
E-mail: helena_felts@yahoo.com.br / helena.felts@uta.fi
Personal Information:
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Nationality: Spanish/Brazilian
Age: 28
Objectives:
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Translations, Proofreading, Software Localization and Medical Writing.
Areas of Expertise: Clinical Research, Pharmacy, Medical. Language
consultant in Portuguese and English.
Education:
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Master Degree in Health Sciences – Public Health. University of Tampere,
Finland. Autumn, 2009 – Unfinished.
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Post graduation course (Specialization) in Clinical Research. Faculdade de
Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de Sao Paulo [University of Medical Sciences of
Santa Casa Hospital in São Paulo]. February, 2007 to October, 2007. Sao
Paulo, Brazil. Specialization degree in clinical research.
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Post graduation course (Specialization) in Molecular Biology and Human
Cytogenetics at IPEHSP [Institution for Research and Teaching of Hematology
in Sao Paulo] – Sao Paulo, Brazil. February, 2005 to July, 2006. Specialization
degree in Molecular Biology
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Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences at Universidade Presbiteriana
Mackenzie [Presbyterian University Mackenzie] – Sao Paulo, Brazil. February,
2000 to December, 2003.
Computer skills:
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Windows, Office, Internet, Dreamweaver, HTML
Languages:
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Fluent English for writing, reading, listening and speaking. Proficiency level.
TOEFL iBT score: 105/120
CPE Translation course – Cultura Inglesa. 2003.
English course at Cultura Inglesa (A Brazilian English School recognized by
the British Council). From 1994 to 2002. Sao Paulo, Brazil
CAE- Certificate in Advanced English – University of Cambridge. December
of 2002.
FCE – First Certificate in English – University of Cambridge. June of 1999.
Finnish – basic, Spanish – intermediate, Portuguese – mother tongue
Professional Experience:
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Translator and proofreader for Intrials Clinical Research. From August,
2005 to nowadays. Translations of Free Informed Consents, Safety
Reports, Research Protocols, Amendments, Investigator Brochures. Sao
Paulo, Brazil
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Translator and proofreader for ICON Clinical Research. From 2008 to
nowadays. Translations of Free Informed Consents, Safety Reports,
Research Protocols, Amendments, Investigator Brochures. Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Translator and proofreader for Celera Translations. May/2008 – present.
Clinical research-related documents.
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Freelance
translator
for
Survival
Languages
&
Translations.
Scientific/Pharmaceutical documents. From January, 2005 to January, 2008.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Freelance translator for Ekos Translations. August, 2006 to October, 2006.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Translator and proofreader for the company Construtivo. December, 2005
to July, 2006. Translation of softwares, website and handbooks. Sao Paulo,
Brazil
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Regulatory Affairs Assistant. Intrials Clinical Research. August of 2007 –
November of 2007. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Responsible for the import/export
processes and for maintaining the clinical trial materials and drug supplies
depot.
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Internship in Clinical Research at Intrials (www.intrials.com.br). June of
2007. CRA, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Import/Export
departments. Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Internship at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. USP [University of Sao
Paulo]. São Paulo-SP, Brazil. Molecular Biology. Activities learned: Cell
culture and PCR. January, 2004.
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Internship at Instituto Butantan [Butantan Institute] – Sao Paulo-SP,
Brazil. Physiopathology. Activities learned: Histology and Animal Anatomy.
March, 2002 to June, 2002.
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Internship at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. USP [University of Sao
Paulo]. São Paulo-SP, Brazil. Molecular Biology. Activities learned: PCR,
Western Blot and spectrometry. January and February, 2002.
Certificates/Courses/Symposiums:
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Medical Writing – University of California San Diego – September to
November, 2007. Grade A+ awarded.
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Intrials 2007 Workshop – Advancing in Clinical Research. 07 of August of
2007. Intrials Clinical Research – Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Essential Documents – ICH/GCP – 29 of June of 2007 – Intrials Clinical
Research - Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Project Management in Clinical Research – 15 of June of 2007 – Intrials
Clinical Research - Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Attendance at VI National Symposium of Molecular Biology applied to
Medicine. June, 2007. Curitiba – Paraná, Brazil.
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Intrials 2006 Workshop – From Theory to the Best Practices in Clinical
Research. 17 and 18 of August of 2006. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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CRA Certificate. Brazilian Society of Clinical Research Professionals. May,
2006. Sao Paulo, Brazil
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VII National Meeting of Clinical Research Professionals. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
March, 2006.
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III Training in Clinical Research. Hospital do Câncer [The Cancer Hospital].
Sao Paulo, Brazil. September 2005.
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Developing Managerial Skills in Clinical Research- SBMF [Brazilian Society
of Pharmaceutical Medicine]. Sao Paulo, Brazil. August, 2005.
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Participation at the XVII Brazilian
Curitiba/PR, Brazil. June, 2005.
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Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Cochrane of Brazil. Escola Paulista
de Medicina [Sao Paulo Medicine College] May, 2005. São Paulo, Brazil
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Attendance at VI National Symposium of Molecular Biology applied to
Medicine. April, 2005. Santos – Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Presentation of poster at XVI Brazilian Meeting of Ichthyology – The role of
calcitonin on plasmatic ionic concentrations is the freshwater teleost fish
Hypostomus sp (Siluriforms – Loricaridae). January, 2005. João Pessoa –
Paraíba, Brazil.
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Participation at the satellite meeting of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis
Society. Universidade de Sao Paulo [University of Sao Paulo] – January,
2003. São Paulo, Brazil
Congress
of
Clinical
Genetics.
Availability: Flexible
Experience Abroad: 3 months in Ireland; 1 month in Scotland; 2 years in
Finland.