As the Scientific Writer and Editor at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Synthetic Biology for Clinical & Translational Innovation, Kamila Navarro spearheads the communications efforts of NUS’ focal synthetic biology research programme. Previously, she was the Science Editor of the Singapore-based Wildtype Media Group, where she managed the award-winning science and technology publication Asian Scientist Magazine.
Before her stint at Wildtype Media Group, Kamila helped pioneer a curriculum for Science and Risk Communication in the Philippines. She has also published an article and a book chapter on the state of Philippine science communication; both works are regularly cited and used by the Philippine Department of Science and Technology in their outreach activities.