Blair Hesp

PhD NZDipBus CMPP
Principal Consultant

Blair has a PhD in pharmacology, a diploma in business and is an ISMPP-certified medical publications professional with over 15 years’ experience working in medical communications. In addition, Blair has experience working in international intellectual property law and served in the Royal New Zealand Navy for over 10 years.

As an active contributor to ISMPP and the Australasian Medical Writers’ Association, publication ethics are an area of interest for Blair, who was the lead author of the Asia-Pacific adaptations of the GPP3 and 2022 guidelines.

Marissa Scandlynp

PhD NZDipBus CMPP
Senior Consultant

Marissa is an ISMPP-certified medical publications professional with over 10 years international industry experience, including leading a team providing instructional design services and educational products for higher education blended learning environments. She has significant key account and product management experience leading various eLearning and Medical Education teams. Marissa has a PhD in pharmacology, focusing on preclinical investigations of malignancies, and has also completed a postgraduate diploma in education, specializing in eLearning.

Cailtin Berry-Kilgour

PhD

Caitlin Berry-Kilgour is a recent addition to the First in Human team. Caitlin obtained her BSc in Pharmacology in 2019 at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. She went on to complete her MSc in Pharmacology in 2021, awarded with distinction, and most recently has completed her PhD in Pharmacology in 2025. Caitlin holds a background in advanced cutaneous wound therapies, with a focus on novel scaffolding for wound repair.