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P. Aitken received a PhD from the University of Connecticut in 1978. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell University, Dr. Aitken joined the faculty at Duke University Medical Center in the departments of Cell Biology and Surgery where, from 1982 to 2000, he performed preclinical and clinical research in neurosciences and taught medical and graduate students. Dr. Aitken left Duke in 2000 to become an independent writer and consultant specializing in medical and pharmaceutical topics, including regulatory documents. He has published dozens of research manuscripts and book chapters as an author, and as a consultant has assisted in the creation of many clinical research manuscripts and FDA submissions. Dr. Aitken's background in clinical and basic sciences, command of written English, and knowledge of statistics provide the tools required to successfully tackle almost any medical or pharmaceutical writing assignment. His fields of special expertise include neurology, depression, oncology, cardiovascular, and radio-imaging.

 

 

 

J. Alleman combines life-long interests in both science and languages as a professional translator specializing in scientific and technical translation, including medical translation, from European languages into English, especially Finnish and Hungarian. He received a BS from Caltech in Mathematics, then master’s degrees from Columbia in Uralic Languages and Linguistics. He is a life member of the American Translators Association, certified in Finnish to English, French to English, German to English, and Spanish to English translation. He first learned Finnish while living in Finland for 2-1/2 years over 40 years ago, and has continued to study it ever since. He studied at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, for one year on an exchange fellowship. His interest in medical translation started there, when he did translations for doctors at the adjacent medical university. He was employed as a manager in the Translation Department of the Mormon Church for 18 years, supervising translators and developing text-processing systems working in over 100 languages. He has been a full-time freelance translator for 15 years and is a former president and current vice president of the Utah Translators and Interpreters Association.

 

 

 

B. Amos received a BS degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University and MS and PhD degrees in environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology – one of the top technical universities in the world.  At Georgia Tech, he was advised by an environmental microbiologist, and his interdisciplinary training was at the interface of environmental engineering and environmental microbiology.  Working at the fringes of both fields was exciting and allowed him to gain additional expertise in environmental biotechnology, microbial ecology, and molecular biology.  His research focused on (i) using biotechnology to remediate contaminated subsurfaces and (ii) developing molecular biological tools as prognostic and diagnostic indicators for contaminated site assessment.  He has a strong record of publishing in internationally recognized journals, and he has extensive experience in developing proposals, protocols, and technical reports.  Dr. Amos has excellent writing skills, and he has won awards for writing, presenting, and teaching – all indicative of effective communication skills.  In addition, he has experience in editing the writing of scientific and engineering researchers (including authors whose first language is not English) and helping them bring their manuscripts up to publishable standards.

 

 

 

L. Arris has a Masters of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she focused on atmospheric sciences and climate change. With 16 years of experience writing and editing manuscripts about climate change, ozone depletion, and related earth, atmospheric, and environmental sciences, she brings a comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter to her work. She has edited everything from short papers to lengthy multiple-author reports, and is also experienced in editing manuscripts by authors whose native language is not English. Lelani’s goal is to help scientists present their research as clearly and concisely as possible in order to maximize its impact. Recent editing projects include the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Freelance editing clients have included the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Secretariat, the US Climate Change Science Program, and the United Nations Foundation.

 

 

 

Dr. Baker received a PhD in Neurobiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1993. After a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Washington, Dr. Baker spent 5 years as a bioinformatic scientist and managing editor in the biotechnology industry. She has authored 15 journal articles and 9 meeting abstracts. Dr. Baker has provided substantive editing and rewriting services for 12+ years and received certification as an Editor in the Life Sciences in 2007. Much of her work is for manuscript submission to English-language journals, with authors for whom English is a second language. She has a global clientele, including authors from Japan, China, and Eastern Europe, as well as the United States. Dr. Baker provides editing/rewriting of journal manuscripts, monographs, reviews, book chapters, abstracts, educational materials, clinical reference materials, slide presentations, grant proposals, and Web sites.

 

 

 

 

C. Bender received her Ph.D. from the University of California in Plant Pathology, with an emphasis in microbiology and molecular genetics.  She has 30 years of research and teaching experience and has published ~120 peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, and book chapters.  She edits manuscripts in botany, biochemistry, microbiology, plant physiology, molecular genetics, plant pathology, genomics, and forensics.  She has edited over 100 dissertations, many for non-native English speakers.  Carol has written, edited, and reviewed proposals submitted to many funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the USDA, and NIH; these efforts resulted in over $2.5 million in extramural funding. As a consultant and patent author, she has written reports, protocols, and survey material for patent attorneys, the federal government, and the biotechnology industry.  She has written and edited slide and poster presentations, and she compiles bibliographic libraries for publications, including journal articles, dissertations, and books.  She has extensive experience in helping individuals that have difficulty writing, and her specialty is to write clear, logical statements with maximum impact.  She is accustomed to working under tight deadlines and can help clients develop timetables for large writing projects, especially grant proposals, dissertations, and books.

 

 

 

S. Block holds a graduate degree from George Washington University in Germanic Languages and Literature as well as a Translation Proficiency Degree in German from Georgetown University. She was employed by the National Geographic Society as senior translator for more than 28 years, where she translated Germanic language materials (German, Dutch and Afrikaans) needed by the entire editorial staff. She edited foreign publications, including the German and Dutch language edition of the National Geographic Magazine as well as the Society’s foreign language books. Although she is skilled in translating a vast array of subjects, she found the magazine’s scientific and medical articles most interesting and challenging. She is currently a member of the ATA, works as a freelance translator and does abstracts for CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts).

 

 

 

 

J. Carpenter holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a Doctor of Medicine degrees.  She has several years of experience in global health, from developing information on priority health issues to providing technical leadership and programmatic management/implementation.  After clinical practice, she pursued professional writing and became a drug and medical information specialist developing evidence-based drug information and offlabel uses for U.S. Pharmacopeia Drug Information (USP DI)  for the Health Care Professional and Advice for the Patient publications  She also wrote therapeutic monographs on various medical specialty areas for the USP DI Plus, a database combining USP DI and the American Medical Association Drug Evaluations book.  She authored several publications on a variety of topics (e.g., polio, misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage, zinc for children’s diarrhea, chlorhexidine for newborn cord care, drug quality, counterfeit drugs) for USP, the US Agency for International Development, and the World Health Organization.  She wrote chapters for an antimicrobial therapy book and co-wrote a chapter on poor quality drugs in relation to antimicrobial resistance.  She also wrote medical standard letter responses for healthcare professionals, integrated summaries of efficacy and patients adverse events narratives for New Drug Application documents.  As a program manager for global health activities, she established Romania’s first drug information center for healthcare professionals and later became associate director of the global health program at USP. 

 

Her areas of interest include maternal and child health, infectious diseases/parasitic and other tropical neglected diseases, oncology, pharmaceutical information, and drug quality with focus on counterfeit or substandard pharmaceuticals.  Her publications include the following (with all pdf files found under Resources at http://www.usp.org/worldwide/dqi):
Poliomyelitis, OPV, and Misconceptions on Vaccinations http://www.usp.org/pdf/EN/dqi/polioTechnicalReportEnglish.pdf
A Review of Drug Quality in 11 Asian Countries with Focus on Anti-infectives http://www.usp.org/pdf/EN/dqi/aneReview.pdf  
Misoprostol for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage: an evidence-based review by the U.S. Pharmacopeia http://www.usp.org/pdf/EN/dqi/misoprostolReport.pdf
Production of Zinc Tablets and Zinc Oral Solution. Guidelines for Programme Managers and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers. http://www.who.int/child-adolescent-health/publications/CHILD_HEALTH/ISBN_92_4_159494_2.htm 
Chapters on antiparasitic agents: Bithionol, Diloxanide, Dehydroemetine and emetine, Iodoquinole, Levamisole, Niclosamide, Pyrantel, Pyrvinium, Quinacrine. In: Yu VL, Edwards G, McKinnon PD, et al., editors. Antimicrobial therapy and vaccines. Volume II: antimicrobial agents. http://www.antimicrobe.org/atv2-toc.pdf ; www.antimicrobe.org
Matrix of Drug Quality Report on USAID-assisted Countries by the
U. S. Pharmacopeia Drug Quality and Information Program. http://www.usp.org/pdf/EN/dqi/ghcDrugQualityMatrix.pdf

 

 

 

K. Carpenter received her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry specializing in Molecular Spectroscopy at the University of Toronto. After subsequently completing a 2 year post doctoral position with the National Research Council of Canada she entered into a tenure track position in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Montreal where she successfully managed a research program for 5 years. She then made a career change by accepting an Assistant Director of Chemistry position in an international pharmaceutical company where she has spent 10 years overseeing all Analytical, Structural, Peptide, and Computational Chemistry activities.
Her broad experiences in both academia and industry have provided her with an in depth knowledge of the drug discovery process and extensive opportunities for both writing and editing material. During her 2 positions held, she has authored numerous peer-reviewed journals, scientific grant proposals, company reports and edited manuscripts and reports received from others.  Dr. Carpenter is also sought as a regular reviewer for ACS journals and national scientific granting agencies.

 

 

 

 

P. Carrico received her Ph.D. in molecular genetics from the State University of New York at Albany. For the past decade her primary research interests have been in the fields of free-radical biology, cancer, aging and stem cells, areas in which she has authored or co-authored peer reviewed journal articles, reviews, book chapters, and grants. In addition to her own fields of research, as a medical writer and editor, she has written and edited numerous pre-clinical and clinical study reports for biologics used in the treatment of cancer and auto-immune disorders such as Crohn’s disease and Rheumatoid arthritis. She also creates slide kits and posters for scientific and professional meetings. She has developed oral presentations for use in Medical Education, which focus on mechanisms of drug action and immunological responses. Pauline has also been actively teaching for many years and has written practice test passages and edited Kaplan books for the MCATs and ACTs.

 

 

 

A. Carroll has translated from Finnish into English since 2002 and has edited English translations since 1993. As a freelancer and as a program manager at non-profit environmental organizations, she has worked both independently and in close collaboration with other translators and editors, co-workers, scientists, and students to prepare academic publications, grant proposals, newsletter articles, instruction manuals, and other documents for diverse target audiences. She is the primary Finnish into English translator for a high-sensitivity clinical reporting client of a major New York translation company's Life Sciences department, and has served as editor, QA associate, and back translator on numerous medical translation projects. She has a B.S. degree in Environmental Science and Management from Michigan State University. Anu attended elementary school in Finland for three years and has actively developed her near-native Finnish skills ever since.

 

 

 

D. Castilaw has BA and MA degrees in English and has completed most of the work toward a PhD, also in English. She has more than 20 years’ experience editing scientific and medical books, journal articles, clinical reports, and similar documents. She has worked both as a freelancer and as an in-house editor for eminent institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Oxford University Press, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Laval University, Elsevier Publishers, Thieme Medical, and numerous others. She has translated from French to English and extensive experience editing manuscripts written by non-native English-speaking authors. She has also done some writing on health topics.

 

 

 

K. Chang obtained his Ph.D. in physics from the University of South Carolina and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from National Taiwan University . He taught mechanical engineering at the University of Central Florida for 8 years. He also taught at National QingHua University in Taiwan in the area of high frequency signal transmission. Dr. Chang did research in TRW, Rockwell International and ITRI in the areas of optics, energy and high frequency signal transmission. Due to his diversified background, Dr. Chang is highly skilled in technical problem solving, leading to technical breakthrough.

Dr. Chang’s technical review capability quite often leads research into new directions. His most current research interest is in interpretation of quantum mechanics and quantum computing sciences. He also has five years experience in freelance translation and proofreading in the language pair of English and Chinese. Dr. Chang provides high quality work in his translations and is very demanding when doing proofreading.

 

 

 

A. Chapman received his PhD in 1969 from the University of Liverpool, UK. After a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, he took up a professorship in Marine Biology at Dalhousie University, Canada in 1970. He was also Professor of Marine Botany and Head of Department, University of Kiel, Germany (1991-1994). After 35 years of teaching , part-time editing and research (~90 peer-reviewed publications), he began a second career as a freelance professional editor in 2002. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of a major international journal. He also copy-edits for several high profile journals and provides editorial expertise for 2 companies that help Asian authors prepare manuscripts for submission to English language journals.

 

Anthony edits manuscripts in marine biology, marine ecology, environmental studies, general ecology, conservation biology, forest ecology, weed science, crop science, biological oceanography, aquaculture. Of particular importance for authors is that he has expertise in design of experiments, statistical analysis and sampling design. Anthony does not handle manuscripts in the following areas: medical science, molecular biology, microbiology.

 

 

 

D. Chausow writes and edits clinical, epidemiological, in vivo, and in vitro research.  She earned a M.S. in epidemiology/biostatistics at the University of Illinois School of Public Health, where she completed all of the courses for a doctorate in the field.  Whether creating or revising material, she finds explaining the complexities of study protocols and biostatistics (or other analytical procedures) both intellectually challenging and an ideal use of her graduate training.  Among Deborah’s editing skills, investigators particularly value her abilities to grasp unfamiliar subject matter and to assess the type and extent of revision required.

 

As a freelance writer, she has covered therapeutic topics such as HIV/AIDS, clinical oncology and tumor microenvironments, radiation and chemotherapy, molecular biology and tracer imaging, infectious disease, organ transplantation, reproductive health, cardio- and cerebrovascular disease, public health issues, and translational research.  Having written and edited virtually every type of technical document, she especially appreciates assignments focusing on research — peer-reviewed papers, technical reports, literature reviews, abstracts, newsletters, and proposals.

 

Ms. Chausow’s other expertise, environmental science and policy, derives from working ten years

as a senior writer at a non-profit research institute.  There she covered climate change, air quality, contaminated sites, and pollution-related health effects.  In this position, she created and revised documents in multiple disciplines: epidemiology, biostatistics, laboratory sciences (toxicology, biochemistry, chemistry, and physics), economics, and engineering.  Subsequently, she worked on the Kyoto Protocol climate change manuscripts for the United Nations Development Programme.

 

 

 

H. Chen obtained her PhD in Biostatistics from the University Of New York at Albany School Of Public Health and her M.D. in China. She has worked with a number of institutions in both academic universities/institutes and state government. She has extensive experience in designing and analyzing clinical trial, translational study, health survey and epidemiology study; writing grant proposals as PI or providing statistical section of grants as co-investigator (Biostatistician); consulting with investigators on statistical analysis and manuscript preparation; serving as a reviewer for statistical journals and institutes’ Scientific Review Committees; mentoring graduate students; analyzing space-time disease surveillance data using GIS; infectious disease surveillance with state health department. She has numbers of peer-reviewed papers published both as first author and as co-author. She is proficient in SAS, R/SPLUS, SUDDAN and Stata, and is familiar with ArcView (GIS), Maple, Mathcad, Epiinfo, and Lotus Notes.

 

 

 

R. Chitale has a BA in Economics from the University of Maryland, College, Park; a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the UCLA School of Public Health; and a PhD in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His training and experience have concentrated on infectious disease, clinical trials, international health, health informatics, clinical epidemiology, clinical prediction, disease surveillance, preventive medicine, and education/teaching. Ro's master's work involved an analysis of the behavioral risk factors of HIV/AIDS; and his dissertation work involved the description of the variation of clinical presentation of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) and non-GAS in developing countries, and the creation of a clinical prediction rule for clinicians in these same countries. Presently the WHO is considering changing country specific policies based on this work. Ro was also significantly involved in a field trial in Africa, evaluating the efficacy of a novel malaria prevention tool to be used among displaced populations.

 

Further, Dr. Chitale has over 12 years of experience in teaching and education, to a cross-section of students across the world. He has worked in about 10 countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. He has considerable experience in study design, linear and logistic regression, longitudinal data analysis, disease forecasting, data interpretation, scientific writing, and editing. He has co-authored book chapters as well as peer-reviewed journal articles. Ro's former employers and clients include Roll Back Malaria/WHO, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, California State University Channel Islands, Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, and various non-governmental organizations.

 

 

 

M. Christlieb has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from University of California, Irvine.  Her study in biology as an undergraduate focused on pre-medicine where she obtained knowledge and experience in biomedical research.  The extent of her experience in science encompasses working for a biopharmaceutical company that developed the treatment of cancer and viral diseases and teaching biology and chemistry in middle and secondary schools.  She utilized her bilingual skills in translation as an in-house translator exclusively for a research and development institute.  Currently, she continues to work in translation as a freelancer and an associate member of ATA which she has been since 2006.

 

 

 

 

U. Chukwuma has an undergraduate degree in Zoology from Iowa State University and a graduate degree in Public Health with concentration in Epidemiology. She has successfully worked on projects with federal, state and local agencies as well as academia, and private sectors, in the areas of development and implementation of epidemiological studies, data management, statistical analysis and program evaluation. Her research experience encompasses the areas of antibiotics resistance organism, injury epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, infectious disease, maternal and child health, risk factor surveillance and reproductive health. She has extensive experience in study design data collection, managing large data bases, data coding, data cleaning and statistical analysis using SAS program and data interpretation. Her skills and abilities in statistical analysis methodologies include basic descriptive analysis, bivariate and multivariate analysis and regression modeling involving complex data and large data sets. My evaluation experience includes evaluation of federally funded perinatal programs, military preventive medicine programs and   clinical management programs.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Copeland received an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology from Tulane University, specializing in tropical medicine, parasite genetics, and retrotransposons/retroviruses.   Her first postdoctoral position was as a molecular entomologist at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, studying the genetics of parthenogenesis and sex ratio distorting endosymbionts (Wolbachia) in parasitoid wasps, natural predators used in non-pesticide based biocontrol.  In her second postdoctoral position, at the University of Leipzig in Germany, she studied noncoding RNA and mobile genetic elements in the genomes of parasitic and free-living platyhelminths, using bioinformatic methods.  She has published eleven academic papers, including peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Gene and Journal of Virology.  While working as a researcher, she has also been working as a biomedical editor, especially for scientists who are non-native English speakers.  She has experience editing manuscripts in a broad range of biological topics, including public health, agriculture, environmental/field studies, epidemiology, and medicine. 

 

 

 

L. Crossan received both his MD and MPH degrees from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He spent over twelve years in clinical medicine including OB/GYN private practice, work with Planned Parenthood, and participation in the national HIV vaccine clinical trial (Seattle site). Areas of expertise include obstetric, gynecological, oncological and breast-related research. His work with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health involved performing clinical study design, analyzing data using Excel, SAS and Access, and preparing results for publication.

 

 

 

 

D. Cunningham brings extensive basic science and clinical experience to his writing.  He began doing virology research as an undergraduate at the University of California, work which resulted in his first publication.  His PhD dissertation involved immunoregulation of Chagas’ disease, culminating in a NIH-funded clinical project in Bogota, Colombia.  After receiving his MD from the military medical school in Bethesda, MD, he completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, VA and a fellowship at the NIH in reproductive endocrinology. His special interests include international editing and continuing medical education.

 

 

 

 

Dr. J. Cunningham has a Ph.D. in insect cell biology and for many years worked with Environment Canada as a research scientist where she conducted research related to the histology, cell biology and pathology of various forest insects, but it also involved the reporting of results both verbally and in the written form. Consequently, she wrote, edited and proofread many articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals and in-house reports. In addition, as requested by editors of several journals, she reviewed and edited submitted articles to determine whether they were worthy of publication. Later, she taught Environmental Biology and Introductory Cell Biology at the college level. Subsequently, Dr. Cunningham has worked as a chief technical editor and translator for 12 years and translates primarily medical, pharmaceutical, chemical patents and articles.

 

 

 

 

S. Daher holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Physiology from the University of Toronto, Canada, where she studied a novel gene related to diabetes, and developed a mathematical model to analyze patterns in DNA using codon bias.  Her post doctoral work in the United Kingdom involved examining the molecular structure and function of genes involved in hematopoiesis and cancer.  She has published her work in several peer reviewed journals and given oral and poster presentations at many international conferences.  Dr. Daher has over 10 years experience teaching at the University level, including 4 years teaching Scientific Communications, including extensive work with writers who have English as a Second Language.  She now works in the U.S., where she has significant experience reviewing and critiquing incoming manuscripts for a major peer reviewed journal, writing journal editorials, and developing web content.  She has also written several popular science articles for Newsweek Magazine while holding a  AAAS Fellowship.  In addition to peer reviewed papers, she has substantial experience writing research grants, theses, abstracts, posters, powerpoint presentations, editorials,  and course content.  Her specialties include molecular biology, stem cells, cancer, hematology, diabetes, bioinformatics, and ancient DNA.  Dr. Daher understands both the technical work that goes in to producing the experimental data, as well as the requirements of academic journals, the journal submission process, and what peer reviewers and journal editors are looking for in journal submissions.  She will deliver cohesive, dynamic documents and presentations, achieving the maximum impact of information while maintaining clarity, integrity, and attention to detail, an essential aspect in getting your grants funded and you manuscripts published in top journals. 

 

 

R. Davis received her B.S. in Molecular Biology and her Ph.D. in Cancer Biology. She studied her doctorate work at the Moffitt Cancer Institute and currently works as a research fellow at the Mayo Clinic. Her graduate work focused on the molecular biology, immunology, genetics and signal transduction of cancer. Her scientific expertise is centered on drug discovery and development of novel anti-cancer therapeutics. In addition to publishing in top-tier peer-reviewed journals she has authored reviews, book chapters and grants. She was awarded for the most outstanding dissertation in graduate school. She has also created numerous slide kits and poster presentations for scientific and professional meetings. Rebecca also has experience in assisting nonnative English speakers with manuscript preparation and grant proposals. She is a member of the American Association of Cancer Research and the American Medical Writers Association.

 

 

 

K. Demarest received her BS in Psychology and her PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is currently a staff scientist at a well-known research institution in California.

A graduate of the University of California San Diego’s Copyediting Program, Dr. Demarest enjoys perfecting manuscripts, grants, and other works. Her scientific expertise and attention to detail ensure clarity, coherence, consistency, and correctness within scientific texts. Her focus includes genetics, neurology, neurobiology, medicine, protein sciences, biotechnology, oncology, psychology, and behavior. She also has expertise editing manuscripts written by authors whose first language is not English. Dr. Demarest will apply her enthusiasm for editing to all of her projects, resulting in well-written, polished text.

 

 

 

C. Der-Martirosian has extensive research experience in statistical consultation, data management, manuscript writing and grant proposal writing for oral health and dental research studies. She received her Ph.D. from UCLA (1996) in Sociology with an emphasis in Statistics. During graduate and postgraduate studies at UCLA she worked as a Senior Statistician at UCLA Public Health Dentistry on numerous oral health related projects where she has published extensively in peer-reviewed scholarly journals on topics such as periodontal disease, evaluation of dental benefits, HIV and oral health, oral health quality of life, oral surgery, and patient preferences for dental treatments. She is highly proficient in SAS, Stata and SPSS statistical programming.  She has worked as a freelance statistician for 7 years. Her clients include: UCLA, UC Davis, and SCUHS.

 

 

 

 

R. Carson-DeWitt, MD integrates an undergraduate English degree from Kalamazoo College and a medical degree from Michigan State University in her work as a medical writer, editor, and consultant. She served as editor-in-chief for two multi-volume MacMillan encyclopedias:  The Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior and Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior and worked on the 18th edition of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Rosalyn has written thousands of print and online articles for healthcare providers and consumers, including pieces for Family Health International, Columbia University, Mayo Clinic, and GlaxoSmithKline. She is committed to providing accessible information for both medical professionals and consumers. Rosalyn has done a great deal of work synthesizing information for physicians, allowing them one-stop access to comprehensive updates on specific clinical topics. She also believes strongly in the importance of consumer education and its ability to help individuals make appropriate, informed decisions about healthcare options, and has produced a wide variety of educational materials on a vast array of clinical topics.

 

 

 

J. Dirgin has been working as a Turkish translator for 32 years. He is a long-standing member of ATA and has taught language and translation courses to US government personnel for over 20 years. His specialty areas are technical, legal and medical fields. He translates over 400 projects a year. He has also worked as Information technology Officer and has full expertise in IT related issues with certificates in various IT training courses. He is also one of the senior testers for start-up translators and provides assessment services to major translation agencies.

 

 

 

E. Dobbs is a professional translator/interpreter with more than 10 years of experience. She translates from English to Lithuanian and from Lithuanian into English but also can read, write and speak Russian and uses it as a reference language. Erika graduated from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania where she obtained a bachelor’s degree. She also studied at an English Language Institute of Lithuanian Christian College where English (US) native speakers taught all the subjects and she obtained a certificate in English studies. Erika is a member of the American Translators Association, Medical Division. She is a LLE certified interpreter and her English and Lithuanian proficiency was tested by ALTA. For the past 6 years, Erika has specialized in medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical and chemical/MSDS translations. She mainly has been translating/editing/proofreading/doing back translations of documents related to clinical study protocols, results, voice prompts for Interactive Voice Response Systems, quality of life questionnaires, pharmaceutical products, In vitro diagnostics, stomatology, medical device and equipment manuals. For a number of years she has been translating from Lithuanian into English articles and summaries for “Cambridge Scientific Abstracts” and “World Cancer Research Fund International”. She has also translated from Lithuanian into English information about Lithuanian Law Enforcement System for the “World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems ” ISBN: 0-7876-7736-1 , Publisher Thompson Gale . Erika greatly enjoys translating different medical and life science material. In the nearest future she is planning to combine her love for linguistics and interest in different medical fields and continue her studies in the field of medical writing.

 

 

 

L. Dubach has been a medical writer/editor for more than 20 years. She is extremely skilled in analyzing and organizing scientific/medical data and produces high-quality, well-researched scientific/medical materials, including journal articles, abstracts, posters, and training materials. She can write for any audience, including physicians, nurses, and the lay public.  Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, ADHD, acute and chronic myeloid leukemia, cardiovascular disease, depression, diabetes, gastroenterology, hypertension, irritable bowel disease, migraine, NSAIDs, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, vaccines, and all aspects of women’s healthcare. She also works regularly as an editor for foreign-language translations of journal articles. She has an undergraduate degree in Advertising and a Master’s Degree in Biology.

 

 

 

S. Elabd has worked as a writer and editor for the past 10 years. She earned her BA in biology from University of Maryland Baltimore County and her MA in medical writing from Johns Hopkins University. Her experience in editing spans a range of publications, including journal articles, training and reference materials, periodicals, and books. One of her strengths is her ability to edit and write to the publications audience-level, whether a physician, researcher, low-level health care worker in a developing country, or a middle school student. As a writer, her work has appeared in such periodicals as Radiology Today, The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital, and Modern Drug Discovery.

 

 

 

D. Euler received a Ph.D. in physiology in 1981 from Loyola University of Chicago.  After two years of postdoctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania, he took a position as an Assistant Professor of Medicine & Physiology at Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine. He taught cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology to medical students and directed the research activities of numerous cardiology fellows and advanced to the rank of Associate Professor. His research activities were funded by both NIH and AHA grants, and grants from the pharmaceutical industry. He left academia in 1997 to become a research scientist in the medical device industry. In 2008, he left industry to pursue a career as a freelance consultant and medical writer/editor. He has published over 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has severed an invited peer reviewer for over 100 articles submitted to various medical journals.  In addition to academic writing, Dr. Euler authored numerous patent applications (9 patents have been granted) and FDA applications while he was working in industry. He started working as freelance medical editor in 2003 and has edited over 600 articles for two companies that help Asian authors prepare manuscripts for submission to English-language journals. His specialty area is cardiovascular medicine, physiology and pharmacology.

 

 

 

N. Favorov is a freelance translator and editor and an active member of the American Translators Association. She is ATA certified in Russian to English translation. Her main areas of specialization are the social sciences, public health, and medicine. She has translated extensively in the area of HIV prevention and prenatal care in the former Soviet Union and has translated dozens of Soviet and post-Soviet era biological research papers. Her translations have been published by Russian Life magazine and the Journal of Russian and East European Psychology, and a recently-completed translation will be part of Yale University Press’ Annals of Communism series.  Favorov is associate editor of SlavFile, the newsletter of the Slavic Languages Division of the American Translators Association. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and holds a Master's degree in Russian Literature from UNC-Chapel Hill.

 

 

 

Dr. Ferri combines his unique talents of writer, editor, thought leader while practicing primary care medicine specializing in HIV, hepatitis, addiction medicine, and pain management.  He was elected national president of two major AIDS organizations and has been honored with numerous awards for his writing, clinical excellence, and international leadership in HIV and other infectious diseases.   Dr. Ferri has also developed clinical certification exams and core curricula that have been recognized internationally for their excellence and in creating standards of care, and has served on several major editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals.  Additionally, he has extensive experience in developing slide sets and other comprehensive educational materials for both patients and clinicians.  Dr. Ferri is a frequently invited speaker at national meetings as well as serving as chairperson of many pharmacological and clinical expert panels.   

 

 

 

J. Fields, PhD (Pharmacology, 1976) has over 30 years of experience doing funded biomedical research and over 20 years consulting with academic research scientists, both basic and clinical, on the preparation and writing of their grants and manuscripts. He has been a faculty member at Chicago Medical School and Loyola Medical School, a Senior Research Scientist in the Veterans Administration, Project Manager for two clinical trials and Director of Scientific Research at a biotechnology firm whose focus has been on cancer prevention and treatment (including targeting cancer stem cells). He was the recipient of an NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship, an NIA Senior Post-Doctoral Fellowship. He has been the PI on NIH, VA, Department of Defense, and Foundation grants (including Phase I and II SBIR grants) and Co-I on others. He is first author or co-author on over 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications, several editorials and book chapters, and a book. Although his own research has been in basic and translational work in neuroscience (Neurology, Psychiatry, Alcoholism), Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine, he has, as a scientist and consultant, accumulated wide experience in biological and chemical mechanisms of many human diseases and human aging. He is familiar with many quantitative methods of analysis, including mathematic modeling. His experience coupled with strong writing and editing skills allow him to present complex scientific points to experts and to translate them into easily understandable language for non-experts.

 

 

 

G. Floyd is a meticulous writer and editor who is eager to work for you if you specialize in healthcare, medicine, pharmaceuticals, publishing, and/or academia. He earned an M.A. in Media Communications with an emphasis in Media Writing at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri in December 1994, and a B.A. in English at the University of Missouri-Columbia in May 1992. he has worked at Milliken Publishing (a publisher of education workbooks and teacher resource guides), Mosby Publishing (now Elsevier, a publisher of science and medical textbooks and ancillary materials), and The Mattson Jack Group (a healthcare consulting firm focusing on pharmaceuticals). Currently, he is Managing Editor in the Psychiatry department at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, where he is responsible for medical writing, medical editing, and project management. Glenn has experience in all types of writing and editing, including copyediting, substantive editing, and developmental editing, and he enjoys catering a manuscript for its intended audience. Mr. Floyd works directly with various medical and scientific journals, and he conducts extensive online research, especially on PubMed and Google Scholar.

 

 

 

V. Fogg is a molecular cell biologist with over ten years of research experience in a range of fields including neuroscience, signal transduction, and oncology.  She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California, as well as a Minor in English Literature and Creative Writing.  She received her Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology from Washington University in St. Louis.  Her graduate work focused upon cellular signaling mediated by heterotrimeric G-proteins.  She has also done postdoctoral research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and University of Michigan Medical School.  Her most recent areas of research focused upon the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of intercellular junctions and cell polarity.  She is also interested in how disruption of cell polarity may contribute to the development of epithelial cancers.

 

Dr. Fogg has taught cell biology at the graduate level, and has written and edited a series of commercial courses in cancer biology.  As a published scientist, she understands the process of putting a manuscript together for publication, and enjoys helping other scientists polish their own manuscripts.  She welcomes the chance to edit papers in molecular and cellular biology, and has special expertise in the fields of signal transduction and oncology.

 

 

 

J. Fredieu received his Ph.D. in genetics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been active in basic research in the fields of early embryogenesis, neural development, tissue interactions, induction and anatomy.  He has experience in a wide range of experimental and imaging techniques, as well as a variety of animal models from Drosophila to rodents. He has published several peer-reviewed articles, conference abstracts, and book chapters. Dr. Fredieu has participated in medical, dental, and graduate education, both in teaching and in developing presentations and curricula materials. In addition, he has over 10 years experience in editing manuscripts written by scientists whose native language is not English.

 

 

 

S. Furniss completed her PhD in Biological Sciences in Public Health from Harvard University. She has a strong background in molecular biology, and has studied the molecular mechanisms of viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus and human papillomavirus. She has also worked in cancer labs, specifically studying the oncogenesis of glioblastoma multiforme, non-small cell lung cancer, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. After years of laboratory work, Sloane has recently focused on molecular epidemiology studies, integrating her background in molecular biology with epidemiologic analysis. The focus of her dissertation was defining the molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Through SAS programming, Sloane has gained expertise in linear, logistic, and Cox regression, case-control studies and case only studies.

 

 

 

Dr. Gabbert earned her PhD in comparative vertebrate anatomy at Columbia University.  She has written for or published in the areas of allergy, clinical immunology, psychiatry, veterinary anatomy and mammalian paleontology.  She has over 10 years of writing experience in the area of clinical translational and drug development research which includes subject management protocols, regulatory and ethical compliance documents.  She offers writing services directed at professional and lay audiences that include content extraction and summarization, literature searches and review, and copyediting for authors whose first language is not English.  Additionally, she has grant writing experience and has taught grant writing to non-profit organizations. 

 

 

 

J. Gates received his DHSc (Doctorate of Health Science) and MPH (nutrition) from the Loma Linda University School of Public Health and has worked as an epidemiologist at Cornell University, a clinical specialist/consultant in private clinics, and as a freelance medical writer with several Fortune 500 pharmaceutical institutions. He has considerable experience as a project manager/coauthor-writer in the timely development of manuscripts, abstracts and posters for medical conferences, and slide presentations—being published or acknowledged in peer-reviewed journals of endocrinology, diabetes, clinical pharmacology, general medicine, and nutrition.  Jeff is also proficient in the development of complex statistical graphic representations (from Sigmaplot, Excel, or GraphPad).  Jeff is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and the American Medical Writers Association.

 

 

 

G. Geiger's subject areas include Medicine (autopsy reports, medical research analyses); deciphering physicians’ cryptic medical handwritten notes); Biology; Geography; Geology, Agriculture and Meteorology. He has also has decades of experience translating the following types of technical documents: Communication systems; air, rail, highway, maritime transportation; ships, shipbuilding; ports, cargo-handling; nautical charts, procedures; aviation; missiles; computers, engineering, third world agricultural, industrial, health studies; urban renewal, social services projects, mechanical, chemical, electrical; genetic engineering, ground forces, navy, air; conventional; and nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) weapon systems; specifications, test results; history, strategy, tactics, guerrilla/counterinsurgency operations, nuclear and field survival, technical manuals and civil defense. Mr. Geiger is one of only a few specialists alive today who is able to translate German Gothic Handwriting.

 

Mr. Geiger is Bi-lingual in German to English and English to German. All other languages he translates into English. Gerald is accredited by the ATA, and has a degree in Romance Languages. ScienceDocs is proud to have Mr. Geiger as part of the company, as he is a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (equiv. of U.S. Congr. Medal of Honor) holder, a Bronze Star awardee and a former POW.

 

 

 

F. Ghouri has a medicine degree from Dow Medical College, Pakistan and Master of Public Health degree with concentration in epidemiology from University of Oklahoma. Dr. Ghouri completed his residency at Aga Khan University, Pakistan in Community/Family Medicine. He has been working in direct patient care and in population/public health for the last 12 years. He has experience in community based health program planning, development, and implementation, as well as experience in developing state based preventive health intervention and services.

 

Dr. Ghouri has developed plans and instruments for evaluation of state based programs and interventions, and has experience in clinical trials and electronic management systems. He continues to analyze and report population based surveillance data. Dr. Ghouri has published in peer-reviewed journals and has developed state burden documents and state plans. He has also been invited as speaker in several national and regional conferences and meetings.

 

 

 

 

J. Gibson earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Clemson University, with a research emphasis in enzyme structure and function. She also has research experience in the field of genomics and DNA sequencing, working at the Clemson University Genomics Institute (CUGI). While at CUGI, she saw the completion of the International Rice Genome 10 Sequencing Project.
She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy. Dr. Gibson has clinical practice expertise as a pharmacist in a hospital setting. Her practice interests include education and application of appropriate antibiotic use to decrease the burden of multi-drug resistant organisms, as well as the evaluation of renally-eliminated drugs in high risk patients.

Additionally, Dr. Gibson is a freelance medical writer and editor with experience in researching and preparing scientific publications, developing public relations materials, creating educational resources and presentations, and editing technical manuscripts. Her clients include academic research institutions, government agencies, international authors, pharmaceutical companies, professional organizations, and public advocacy groups. She has long-standing partnerships in biomedical editing, including editing manuscripts for non-native English speaking authors.

 

 

 

 

K. Goldstein received a M.S. in biopsychology in 1995 from Rutgers University and PhD in neuroscience from UMDNJ in 2001. He has completed postdoctoral fellowships at Weill Medical College, studying the role of adult neural stem cells in neuroprotection and at Boston University Medical School, investigating the role of the ubiquitin protease system in Parkinson’s disease.  He has been recently working as a medical editor, editing papers written by both native and non-native English speakers. His areas of expertise include neurology, cardiovascular medicine, immunology, hematopoiesis and adult stem cell research.

 

 

 

R. Goldstein executes rapid document turnaround time without sacrificing attention to logical thought organization and clear writing style. She holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she studied the biochemistry and trafficking of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR).  Her current specialties include biochemistry, cellular protein trafficking, protein-protein interactions, and cellular immunology. In addition to authoring her own peer-reviewed manuscripts for high-level journals, she has extensive experience editing manuscripts and grants for other authors, primarily those who are non-native English speakers.

 

 

 

Dr. Gooljarsingh received a PhD in Biochemistry from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park in 2000. Her doctoral thesis focused on the purine biosynthetic pathway as an oncology target. After completing her PhD she joined GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals as an enzymologist/biophysicist in the department of biochemistry where she focused primarily on oncology-based targets. During her tenure at GSK pharmaceuticals Dr. Gooljarsingh received numerous awards for outstanding contributions to drug discovery and had several first author publications in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Protein Science. In 2007 she left GSK pharmaceuticals to pursue a career in clinical publications at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals where she currently serves as one of their key oncology writers. Dr. Gooljarsingh has extensive knowledge of the clinical oncology literature and has written and edited numerous manuscripts, posters, oral presentations and abstracts for high impact journals and congresses. Dr. Gooljarsingh’s background in basic research and clinical oncology, her strong command of the English language, and her knowledge of statistics, pharmacokinetics and data analysis allow her to produce high quality publications consistently. Her field of specialty is oncology.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Green has 26 years of healthcare experience across multiple industry segments with the past 14 years focused on medical writing/editing and communications.  Dr. Green earned his B.S. Pharmacy and Pharm.D. degrees from Purdue University, and a M.B.A. from Indiana University.  He has received training and certification in medical and regulatory writing/editing, graphic arts, health economics, business, and clinical pharmacy.  His diverse market segment experience includes: 4 years agency, 10 years pharmaceutical industry, 4 years managed care, and 8 years of clinical practice (involving acute care, long-term care, and mental health care).  He has experience developing pharmaceutical strategy/tactics, medical writing/editing, regulatory writing, and creating visual graphics that communicate the client’s message and product value.  His medical writing/editing accomplishments include: abstracts, manuscripts, posters, white papers, and dossiers.  He has coupled creative graphic skills with medical writing/editing to produce training, product launch, and marketing materials in addition to sales aids and slide decks.  His areas of expertise and interest include: cardiovascular, diabetes, health economics, infectious disease, oncology, pharmacology, and psychiatry.

 

 

 

C. Greenfeld received his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore where his primary research interest was in the fields of female reproductive physiology and reproductive toxicology. During his graduate education he authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and abstracts, for which he won several prestigious awards. Prior to his Ph.D. work, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador, where he was in the animal production program and wrote and presented technical material in both English and Spanish with regards to animal management, and human nutrition and sexual health. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, he joined a medical education and communications company as a medical writer, where he wrote and edited medical education materials, including manuscripts, online case studies, needs assessments, and PowerPoint presentations, for use in both print and live continuing medical education programs. As a medical writer his primary field of expertise was cardiology, specifically with regard to the pharmacological management of acute coronary syndromes, but he also prepared material in the fields of psychiatry and women’s health. Dr. Greenfeld also has experience editing manuscripts written by foreign researchers in a wide variety of fields for publication in English-language scientific journals.

 

 

 

Dr. Greer has the inside track on medical writing. Dr. Greer graduated Cum Laude from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1988 and graduated from Princeton University in 1992, after receiving a bachelor’s degree in English literature as well as certificate’s in women’s studies and African-American studies. She completed her medical degree at Mount Sinai Medical School in New York City in 1996 and trained at Georgetown University Hospital that same year. Dr. Greer was accepted into a National Cancer Institute-sponsored training fellowship in cancer prevention in 2003 and completed a Master’s degree in Epidemiology at the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh in 2005. From 2005 to 2007, she participated in an NIH-funded training grant in gastroenterology. An accomplished author, researcher, editor and peer reviewer, Dr. Greer's own research and her freelance work have been published in some of the nation’s highest impact journals and textbooks. She has written or edited journal articles, book chapters, CME projects, monographs and slide kits. Her specialty areas include all facets of oncology, women’s health, gastroenterology, diabetes, nutrition, obesity, palliative care and healthcare disparities in minority populations.

 

 

 

Dr. Grossmann has extensive experience in writing and editing medical content for a wide variety of audiences.  The scope of her work has included preclinical and clinical research, regulatory submissions, product and technology evaluation, and therapy area studies.  Her portfolio includes journal articles, literature reviews, book chapters (including extensive review of the “street” drugs) educational material, outcomes reports, drug monographs, guidance documents, pharmaceutical product dossiers, and market intelligence reports.  In addition, her regulatory submissions have included annual reports, clinical study reports, protocols, investigators' brochures, patient's consent forms, expert reports, complete INDs, and response to queries.  Dr. Grossmann also developed educational seminars with global perspectives targeted to scientists, clinicians and pharmaceutical executives. Her strengths also include identifying and interviewing industry leaders/medical authorities and providing content with limited input from medical directors.

As a drug and medical information specialist, Dr Grossmann wrote multiple Q&A columns in professional publications, conducted literature and company intelligence searches and critically analyzed the medical literature. Moreover, she has written extensively in the areas of pharmacovigilance, pharmacokinetics, biopharmaceutics and health economics. Although as a clinical pharmacists she is cognizant in all therapeutic areas, her more recent assignments included projects in the areas of oncology, cardiovascular, CNS, metabolic and infectious diseases, ophthalmology (including IOLs), mental health, genetic, blood and other rare disorders and vaccines.
In addition to writing and editing, Dr. Grossmann can translate from Hungarian and Hebrew.

 

 

 

B. Gutman received his PhD degree in Microbiology from The Waksman Institute of Microbiology (Rutgers University) and postdoctoral training in Immunology from Duke University. His career has focused on preclinical research, but he also has worked in public health service and hospital clinical laboratories and recently retired from the research faculty of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy (Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences). He has edited and rewritten for many non-native English-speaking writers and has been a journal copyeditor (Obstetrics and Gynecology), book copyeditor (The Prokaryotes), and book developmental editor (Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs). He has written for Children’s Health and HerbalGram (the journal of the American Botanical Council) and is currently writing for Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. He is a member of the American Medical Writers Association, Council of Science Editors, and the Society for Neuroscience. Clinical and preclinical areas of specialization include (but are not limited to) microbiology, immunology/immunochemistry, neuroscience, cancer chemotherapy, and cardiovascular disease. 

 

 

 

B. Haderlie has been a professional German-English translator since 1977, and a certified member of the American Translators Association since 1980. He received a B.S. in Microbiology with a minor in Chemistry and a second Bachelor’s degree in German, all from Brigham Young University. His graduate level research was done at the Institute for Immunobiology, affiliated with the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, Germany, where he studied tumor markers as a Fulbright Scholar. He received his M.S. in Microbiology with an emphasis in Immunology and minors in Biochemistry and German from Brigham Young University. He has lived, studied and worked in Germany for over three years. He worked at Chemical Abstracts Service for 14 years, where he provided editorial analysis of research papers in the Biochemistry Department. He is currently employed at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he works in the Technical Services Department of the David O. McKay Library and teaches German as an adjunct faculty member.

 

 

 

J. Haile earned a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Florida and, for 24 years, taught university courses in chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, computer programming, numerical analysis, and technical communications. His research specialties include statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and molecular-scale computer simulation. He is a recipient of a National Science Foundation /Presidential Young Investigator Award/, and for five years he served as North American editor of the international journal /Molecular Simulation/. He is the author of several books, including one on technical writing, which is currently being used as a text at several universities in the U.S.

 

Dr. Haile believes the English language is sufficiently flexible that it can be used to communicate technical material in ways that are precise, economical, and interesting. But to do so requires us to confront a set of interlocking puzzles: we must effectively combine text, figures, tables, and equations; we must balance overall goals against the finest details of notation, grammar, and style; and we must constantly keep in mind the needs and proclivities of the reader. As with most complex puzzles, these admit multiple solutions. Unfortunately, paths to a good solution are unlikely to be straightforward; fortunately, such paths can be viewed as, themselves, acts of discovery.

 

 

 

 

J. Halpern holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Rush University, and Advanced Practice Nurse certification in family practice. She started her work in publishing in 1980 as a member of several editorial boards. Since 1994, she has served as editor-in-chief and guest editor for multiple CV Mosby and Elsevier Science journals. Judy has taught in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs and is familiar with various editing styles, especially APA, AMA, and Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals. In addition to journal articles, she has helped author, review and edit book chapters, monographs, and educational presentations. Judy’s clinical specialties include primary care, community health, emergency, trauma, emergency preparedness and disaster response. She has graduate education in the educational process and keeps current on national trends affecting the profession of nursing and nursing education. She works with all health care students and authors within her specialties.

 

 

 

 

L. Hauler has edited medical journals for more than 20 years. Her work encompasses a broad range of specialties, including surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, radiology, neurosurgery, and cardiology. Clients include Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Cadmus Professional Communications, Sheridan Press, and the Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons. Lillian also has experience editing a variety of horticultural society journals. She meets deadlines while paying attention to detail.

 

 

 

P. Haußecker is pursuing a Ph.D. in Pediatric Molecular Genetics at the University of Oxford, UK, on the Rhodes scholarship. Her research focus is the regulation of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene expression. Prior to Oxford, she obtained a BSc (Hons) in Biotechnology from University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia, before working as a research assistant at the Malaria Research Centre and a tutor in Microbiology at UNIMAS. To date, she has published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and Human Molecular Genetics.

 

Dr.Haußecker is facile in Malay, English and Mandarin. She has been translating professionally from Chinese to English and Malay to/from English for the past 3 years. She specializes in the field of medicine, pharmaceutics, biology, biochemistry, patents and certificates. Her translation experience includes USDA compliant food labeling, patient questionnaires, patient interview transcripts, patent applications, SFDA regulations, theses, MSDS, academic papers, and clinical trials documents such as the HADS, QLQ, patient details, informed consent documents and materials for healthcare professionals and patients.

 

 

 

 

D. Hickson obtained his BS degree in Applied Mathematics from Norfolk State University and subsequently received a MS and PhD in Biostatistics from Emory University. His dissertation focused on multilevel, or hierarchical Bayesian, models and assessing model fit with various model fit criterion. His research training and experience includes HIV/AIDS, international health, cardiovascular diseases, environmental epidemiology and environmental justice. Dr. Hickson is well versed in several statistical software packages including, but not limited to, WinBUGS, SAS, HLM, MLwiN, and SPSS and has developed and maintained sophisticated databases and surveillance systems. Dr. Hickson also holds research interests in spatial statistics, Bayesian methods, and health disparity issues.

 

 

R. Hoop has 26 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry writing manuscripts, clinical study reports, INDs, SOPs, protocols, NDAs, and BLAs and has met face-to-face with 4 FDA Divisions. In addition to clinical research he has done research and writing in health economics, heath-related quality of life, and statistics. Hoop is personable, has strong written and verbal communication skills, and is good at meeting timelines. He has master’s degrees in biostatistics and political science.

 

Hoop has worked in a vast array of therapeutic areas including genomics for heart and lung transplants, oncology, Alzheimer’s disease, angina, arrhythmia, atopic dermatitis, bacterial infections, diarrhea, hypertension, heart failure, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, sexual dysfunction, AIDS, lipid lowering, anti-emetics, cancer prevention, pain management, preeclampsia, inflammatory bowel disease, migraine, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, anti-psychotic, ophthalmology, diabetes, premature ejaculation, and arthroscopic devices.

 

 

 

E. Howard received her Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Georgia.  Her research included work in the fields of microbiology, genomics, and metagenomics in the marine environment that led to numerous scientific presentations and publications.  She has been authored in Science and Environmental Microbiology, and has several co-authorships.  She received her B.S. in biology with an Environmental Studies minor from Illinois Wesleyan University.  She currently does work as a freelance writer and is an assistant editor and research advances columnist for the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) magazine.

 

 

 

A. Howson trained as a Registered Nurse and holds a Masters of Science degree in sociology and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Following several years as a trauma nurse, she held faculty and visiting scholar positions in sociology at world-class universities, including Edinburgh, Aberdeen and UC Berkeley. She has developed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in both classroom and online settings in medical sociology, gender, the body, research methods and health advocacy. Dr. Howson has designed and conducted funded research on a range of public health and health promotion related topics, such as cervical screening, child immunization, sexual health and health promoting schools. She has been an editorial board member and peer reviewer for several social science journals, including Social Science and Medicine and Sociology of Health and Illness. In addition to writing and editing articles for scholarly and trade publications, Dr. Howson writes and edits books, evidence-based health material for consumers and practitioners and grant proposals. She teaches workshops on substantive editing and her editorial expertise includes sociology, public health, emergency medicine, sexual health, mental health, pediatrics, and orthopedics.

 

 

 

B. Hoyle received a PhD from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1987. After a postdoctoral fellowship and a position as a Research Fellow at the University of Calgary, Dr. Hoyle was recruited to the New Brunswick Departments of Environment and Health, where, as the provincial microbiologist, he established and managed the microbiology lab responsible for testing drinking and recreational water in the province. From there, Dr. Hoyle moved back to Halifax in 2000 to become an independent science writer/editor. While continuing to write about microbiology-related topics, Dr. Hoyle written and edited extensively in fields as diverse as forensic science, biotechnology, molecular biology, sports science, and environmental biology, and lectured on science writing to audiences in North America and Taiwan. He has edited over 500 manuscripts for scholars whose native language is not English. His combination of science acumen and writing/editing experience has been recognized by the receipt of a Woods Hole Science Journalism Fellowship and consideration for the annual Canadian Science Writers Association science writing award.

 

 

 

E. Hoyle holds a Master of Physics (4-year degree) with Honours (MPhys(Hons)) in Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, gained at Lancaster University, UK. She has been a full-time freelance copyeditor since 2004 and particularly enjoys the varied and cutting-edge aspects of her work, along with the one-on-one help that she provides and the satisfaction gained from the end results. She has copyedited books and over 200 papers in physics and related fields such as economics, engineering, and computing for non-native English writers, many of which have gone on to be published in major international journals. She is confident in both British and American English texts, pays close attention to style guides, and is proficient in editing in a wide variety of formats in addition to MS Word, including PDF, HTML, PowerPoint, MathType, and LaTeX.

Books she has recently copyedited include the graduate-level textbook <i>Introduction to Reactive Gas Dynamics</i>, by a non-native English writer, for Oxford University Press. Her own writing has been published in the internationally distributed premier UK physics magazine, <i>Physics World</i>, and she has subedited (copyedited) at the Institute of Physics Publishing. As a full-time copyeditor, she is committed to her work in STEM (scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematical) editing. She has been an Associate Member of the Institute of Physics (IoP) since 1998, is a Member of the European Association of Science Editors (EASE), and is looking to join the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) in 2009. She has been an Associate of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) since 2004 and is looking to upgrade to Advanced Member in 2009.

 

 

C. Iliades received his medical training at the New Jersey College of Medicine where he was the Chief Resident in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. After achieving national board certification he was in private practice for many years before starting his own research support company. Serving as medical director he wrote all the company’s regulatory documents as well as designing clinical protocols, case report forms, consent documents, and institutional review submissions. During this time he also served as physician investigator for many pharmaceutical trials. After selling his interest in the company in 2002, Chris has concentrated full time on freelance medical writing and journalism. He is the Boston correspondent for Infection Protection, an award winning consumer health blog and works with many medical communication companies as a frequent freelance contributor. His work has been published frequently online, in peer review journals, consumer magazines, and newspapers.

 

 

 

C. Iscrulescu defended his Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of Southern California in 2006. He holds a master’s degree in Biochemistry and a bachelor’s degree in English and Romanian, both awarded by the University of Bucharest. Dr. Iscrulescu has published papers in Linguistics and Biochemistry and has taught English, Swedish and Linguistics at college level. As a translator, he has done certified translations for notary public’s offices, a field in which he has ten years of experience. Currently he is focusing on medical and technical translation and he has worked for several translation agencies in the Unites States and the UK.

 

 

 

D. Jackola holds a doctorate in Biophysical Sciences with emphasis upon human immune cell interactions. 30+ years total research and publication history in human immunology, cell biology, biochemistry, mathematical modeling and computer simulations.  Professional experience in both basic science and clinical research, particularly ‘complex’ human diseases. Knowledgeable in human physiology, medical physics, analytical chemistry (including physical chemistry), statistics & probability theory and medical instrumentation. Practical experience with preparation of scientific materials including (1) manuscript writing & editing, (2) research grant proposals, (3) formulation of research protocols, (4) data analysis and figure presentation and (5) educational material for seminars and lectures. Expertise in data analyses and analytical computer software (Mathematica, MATLAB, WinCurveFit, others). Professional memberships in American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Association of Immunologists (AAI) and American Medical Writers Association (AMWA).

 

 

 

D. Jackson holds B.S. in Biological Science from the State University of New York College at Brockport and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from Meharry Medical College. Her dissertation work focused on the cloning and characterization of the cytochrome c gene in Tryponosoma rhodesiens. Her postdoctoral work at Baylor College of Medicine was focused on genetic testing for sickle cell and β-thalassemia. Dr. Jackson has taught General Biology, Molecular Biology and Developmental Biology for 10 years and has done research on the effect of pre-natal arsenic exposure on gene expression. Her expertise includes parasitology, molecular biology, developmental biology, molecular genetics and genomics. She has edited science text book chapters, journal articles, abstracts, theses, dissertations, science presentations in power point, posters for science presentations and works written by nonnative English-speaking authors.

 

 

 

V. Jacob received his PhD in Economics from Southern Illinois University in 1998, with concentrations in the Economics of Development and Quantitative Methods. He joined DJ Miller & Associates/Miller3 Consulting in Atlanta, prior to completion of his doctoral work. While at DJMA and Miller3, he led the technical and statistical analyses for over 30 projects of federal, state, and local government clients. These projects focused preponderantly on the impact of government contracting and purchasing on minority and women-owned small businesses. The methods developed are now considered standard tools in the industry.

 

Dr. Jacob has increasingly shifted his research, training, and consulting practice towards public health. He is close to completion of the Masters in Public Health from Emory University in Atlanta, with emphasis on Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology. Currently, Dr. Jacob is with Alpha-Gamma Technologies in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is the lead Epidemiologist/Economist on a research contract with the National Institutes of Environmental Health and Sciences (NIEHS). This engagement researches the feasibility of establishing a population-based U.S National Twin Registry for the purpose of enhancing epigenetic and gene-environment research. He also is lead investigator on a project with the SRM Group, Atlanta to develop metrics that will evaluate the initiatives of the Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention (CCEHIP) to reduce health disparities in the US.

 

 

 

 

L. Jacobson. "The currency of research is publication." Dr. Jacobson's goal is to maximize the chances of acceptance of manuscripts, dissertations and grant application. She has a keen eye for the major problems that stop a document in its tracks, as well as for the minor mistakes that tarnish a document's credibility. She is proficient at all levels of consulting, writing and editing in the veterinary, medical and biological sciences.

 

During a distinguished career as a veterinarian in private and academic practice,  Dr. Jacobson attained a specialist qualification in internal medicine and a PhD in infectious diseases. She is internationally recognized as an authority on canine babesiosis, a malaria-like tickborne disease of dogs. She performed basic bench research in a malaria lab for 3 years, working on metabolic changes and immunology. She pursued her desire to mentor, facilitate and write during 5 years as a research coordinator in a clinical veterinary department. She has published 35 papers in peer-reviewed journals, assisted in the publication of many others, supervised 9 graduate students  and is an invited reviewer for 8 peer-reviewed journals.

 

Dr Jacobson's main areas of expertise are clinical veterinary and human medicine, biochemistry, clinical pathology, disease pathophysiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases (parasitic and protozoan infectons, tropical diseases, emerging infections and tickborne diseases), pharmacology and physiology.

 

 

 

A. Jung has a Ph.D. degree in linguistics from Harvard University and a BA in English literature from Seoul National University. She taught Korean language at Brown university and UCLA for 6 years before she became a freelance translator. She specializes in English to Korean translation and has extensive experience in translating medical and linguistic documents and newspaper articles.

 

 

 

M. Kalsnes has been a freelance translator for over five years, averaging over 40,000 words of Norwegian and Danish translation per month during this time. Majoring in Linguistics at Varli videregaende in Norway, she has since lived in the United States since 1989 and spends two months a year in Norway. Ms. Kalsnes is able to translate both Bokmal and Nynorsk Norwegian into English. She is also known for her quick turn around times and clean copy.

 

 

 

J. Kane is an experienced medical writer and editor with a proven record of accomplishment in the pharmaceutical industry.  She received a doctoral degree in osteopathic medicine from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and an undergraduate degree in English Literature from the College of St Elizabeth in Morristown, NJ. Janice and has been the author of numerous scientific abstracts, posters, and monographs, as well as more than 50 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. She is also a skilled grant writer and has been the lead author on numerous educational programs. Although she has written in many therapeutic categories, oncology, immunology, rheumatology, and infectious diseases are her strong areas.

 

 

 

P. Karkhanis has 10 years of experience in medical and promotional writing for print and interactive media. After graduating with an MS in Microbiology, Priya worked as a Staff Scientist for a major pharmaceutical corporation. However, her passion for writing brought her to a copywriting position at a prestigious pharmaceutical advertising company. She honed her skills on some of the company’s largest brands.

Ms. Karkhanis is an experienced medical writer and editor, well-versed in AMA style and in U.S. FDA and DDMAC regulations. Because of her experience in both promotional advertising and medical writing, she has a clear understanding of industry guidelines regarding on- and off-label advertising, and can easily transition from print media to interactive tools. Her experience includes. Her broad range of writing includes clinical trials, review articles and journal supplements, corporate brochures, sales aids and brochures, web sites, and slide kits.  Her areas of interest include writing for antimicrobial agents and respiratory therapies. However she has ample experience in Oncology, Cardiology, Neurology, Women’s Health, and Pain Management, among others.

 

 

C. Kelchner is an editor with a solid academic grounding in the geosciences and environmental issues. She has edited numerous scientific papers and theses, encyclopedia articles, and books, including textbooks. Her Master’s degrees are in Marine Science from North Carolina State University and in Earth Science from Rice University. She has taught both geology and geography at the university level. Her career in publishing began at Encyclopaedia Britannica, where she was the Earth Science editor. She has worked on a freelance basis for such clients as the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Mountain Press Publishing, and the textbook publisher Pearson Scott Foresman.  

 

 

 

M. Kendall is a second-generation university-degreed (BA/MA) native Korean freelance translator with 14 years of experience in the US. (Her father was a talented linguist in Korea.)  She is highly proficient in both English and Korean and has the ability to decipher Korean-Chinese characters. 

 

Before moving to the United States, Ms. KendalI was the Chief Editor of a Korean magazine with duties that included translating and writing articles. Her translation experience includes Korean Medical reports for insurance depositions, general health and mental health screening surveys, pharmaceutical clinical trail reports, and operator’s manuals for various pieces of medical equipment.  Also, Ms. Kendall regularly interprets for mental health screenings and doctor appointments.

 

 

 

S. Kerttula received her Ph.D. in English from the University of Helsinki. She works both as a researcher and translator, which combines her lifelong interest in science and languages. In her research, she studies how color terms and other sense-related terminologies reflect neurophysiologic laws.  Dr. Kerttula is associated with the Research Unit for Variation, Contacts, and Change in English (VARIENG), one of the centers of excellence in Finland. She has been a professional translator for nearly 20 years (since 1988 when she started translating at the IBM) and is a Certified Translator from English, Swedish, and Danish into Finnish, certified by the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. She specializes in IT, medicine (esp. internal medicine and neurology), marketing, press releases, non-fiction, and subtitling. At the moment, she lives in Ireland.

 

 

 

Dr. Kessler holds an MD/PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Her PhD thesis in Bioengineering involved the field of orthopedic surgery. She has over  23 years of clinical medical writing experience on a wide range of topics including surgery, orthopedics, dentistry, neurology, women’s health, diabetes and oncology. In addition, she has over 10 years experience as a board certified radiologist and  bioengineer with extensive writing experience in the areas of radiology, imaging techniques, and medical technology.

 

As a freelance editor, Dr. Kessler has edited everything from short papers to lengthy multiple-author reports, and is also experienced in editing manuscripts by authors whose native language is not English. She specializes in rewriting and editing academic manuscripts in life sciences and medicine as well as proofreading translated English manuscripts, creating abstracts, and reviewing manuscripts prior to submission. She is also an active member of the American Medical Writers Association.

 

As a world class researcher in the field of orthopedic surgery, osteoporosis and bioengineering she has over 20 published articles in peer reviewed journals. She also has extensive  experience in medical communications involving the development , management and implementation of scientific programs for medical students, technologists, residents, fellow doctors, and the general public. She has done collaborative research with NASA and has given grand rounds and invited papers both in the U.S. and internationally.

 

 

M. Khan received her PhD in biometry from the University Of Texas School Of Public Health and has worked with a number of institutions in both academic medicine and private industry in Houston, Texas. She has experience in reviewing protocols and grants for overall scientific and statistical accuracy, determining sample sizes, writing statistical analysis plans for VA and NIH grant applications, consulting with investigators and manuscript preparation. Data management experience includes designing database applications in Microsoft ACCESS, cleaning and querying study data, merging, sub-setting and creating analysis datasets using large VA in-patient and out-patient files. Dr. Khan has experience with various study designs such as observational, clinical trials (Phases 1-III), cluster randomized trials and health outcomes. Her teaching experience includes a two-semester advanced statistics course for doctoral nursing students and serving as a member of thesis (masters level) and dissertation (doctoral level) committees. Analysis techniques include mixed models, generalized linear models, categorical analysis, logistic regression, segmented regression, Poisson regression, regression trees, survival analysis, Cox regression, time series, propensity scoring, factor analysis and scoring procedures for questionnaires. She is an experienced SAS and SPSS user and is familiar with S-Plus and Stata.

 

 

V. Khazin has a certified engineering background in earth and environmental sciences. Diversified professional experience in translating technical, scientific and other literature from English and Spanish into Russian and Ukrainian, as well as into English from Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian. Knowledge of Polish, Italian, Portuguese, and French. Active member of the ATA, ATA certified from English into Russian, plus a number of other official approvals. 30+ years of freelance translating, editing, interpreting, transcribing. IBM PC, Laser Printer, various software and fonts.

 

 

G. Kiroplis has a M.Sc. in Chemistry from Concordia University and a B.Sc. majoring in Biochemistry from Université de Montréal. Her master thesis title was “Study of the S-Nitrosation of Fetal Hemoglobin (HbF)”. She has over ten years experience working in the biopharmaceutical area and enjoys working as a freelance translator. She brings a keen eye for detail to her work, and her strong skills in translation have been built upon a solid academic foundation. Ms. Kiroplis is trilingual and perfectly fluent in French, English and Greek.  She is comfortable translating a wide spectrum of documents in both biological and physical sciences.

 

 

J. Klembarova is a professional freelance translator with more than ten years of experience. She translates from English to Slovak and Czech. She graduated from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic with a degree in translation and interpreting. She is a member of Northern California Translator’s Association and American Translators Association. In recent years Jana has specialized in medical and biomedical translations, mainly translation of documents related to medical trials, including legal agreements for medical trials, voice prompts for Interactive Voice Response Systems, etc. She also does medical interpretation in hospitals, as well as over the phone. Her other professional work includes mainly localization and web site translation. She is also the lead linguist for Slovak language at Google. She currently resides in California, USA

 

 

 

D. Konstant has worked with medical and scientific copy for over 20 years. She is a skilled editor and writer with a broad biological science background. She has edited medical textbooks, peer-review journals and graduate theses across diverse disciplines. In addition, she has helped create patient brochures and pharmaceutical sales training guides. She has also taught a graduate level editing course.

Before editing medical text, She covered basic agricultural research for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She edited and wrote magazine articles, press releases, and synopses of research explained for the lay public.
Ms. Konstant feels that the key to editing copy is to reach your audience. As a freelancer for 12 years, she delivers on time. She will work with you– cooperatively– to bring out the best in your work. Her goal is the best final product.

 

 

L. Kosma , Medical Doctor, MA in translation. Lamprini graduated in Medicine from the University of Athens, Greece (1992) and undertook her specialist training (salaried) at the Dept. of Radiation Therapy and Oncology, “S.Sabbas” Hospital, Athens, Greece (1992-1997). After specialization she worked as Registrar at the same Department (1998-1999). She delivered lectures on Radiation Therapy and Oncology, to dental students, University of Athens, Greece and lectures on Laser Applications to the students of the Greek School of Education of the Paramedical Staff (EL:KE:PA). Co-author of three teaching books on Laser Applications. Author or co-author of many scientific articles in International Journals (INDEX MEDICUS-MEDLINE). She also holds a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, a Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures. Institut Français d’Athènes, and a MA in translation, University of the West of England. Currently a PhD candidate in the field of Translation-Applied Linguistics, University of the West of England.

 

Dr. Kosma has been working as a freelance translator, editor and terminologist since 2000 (almost 2.000.000 words processed). She has extensive experience in fields such as:

Medical translation (biomedical, IVD, medical instruments, anesthetic devices, cytometry devices, hematology devices, catheters, orthopedic implants, ophthalmic surgery, medical inserts, manuals, brochures, questionnaires, and articles), Pharmaceutical protocols, Dental, Veterinary, Scientific, and Technical texts. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Translators Association (ATA), Hellenic Society for Terminology (ELETO), European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), Hellenic Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology, Greek Society for Oncology, Society for Angiogenesis and Cancer Research, Board Member, Greek Society for Photodynamic Therapy, Founder Member.

 

 

Dr. Kraabel holds a PhD in experimental condensed matter physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MBA with a specialization in Technology Management from the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France.  Since 1995 he has worked in research and development in both academia and industry.  His specialties are condensed matter physics, optics (linear and nonlinear), and materials science.  His interests include conjugated polymers, nanocrystals, ultrafast pulsed lasers, nonlinear optics, light-matter interactions, and object-oriented programming.  His experience in optics covers the spectrum from X-rays through the visible and infrared to radar wavelengths.  He has authored and edited numerous articles for English language peer reviewed scientific journals, grant applications, patent applications, white papers, annual reports, and technology newsletters.  Having lived in France for the majority of his career, he has extensive experience editing technical writing from non-English speaking authors.  From his business experience he has developed an excellent ability to make technical matters comprehensible to non-specialists.

 

 

 

Dr. Kross is an experienced medical writer. He is a medical professional (DMD and MSc) and science magazine editor with 18 yrs experience in medical communications and background in oral pathology and anesthesiology (residency, etc.). His medical writing experience runs the gamut from the preparation of NDA components to composing monographs, manuscripts, and materials for continuing medical education (CME). At the same time, Dr. Kross has extensive experience writing journal supplements and creating PowerPoint presentations and copy for interactive CD-ROMs. He has worked extensively with a number of medical publishers. Dr. Kross is proficient in a wide range of therapeutic areas including rheumatology, cardiovascular disease, obstetrics & gynecology, neurology, oncology, surgery, infectious disease, etc.

 

 

 

Dr. Kuhl received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Florida. Her focus of study was clinical health psychology with an emphasis in cardiology and cardiac device recipients. She also has ample clinical and research experience in the disciplines of oncology, sold organ and stem cell transplantation, and neurology/neuropsychology. Dr. Kuhl has numerous publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and ample experience in healthcare research, including study design, methodology, biostatistics, and research documentation. Her training as a clinical psychologist in medical settings has given her strong skills in translating complex, sophisticated information about diagnoses and treatments into information that is easily understood by general audiences. Further, she has an extensive background in patient education, including writing and editing education materials, constructing treatment protocols, and teaching patient education classes. Prior to earning her doctoral degree, Dr. Kuhl worked as a journalist and copyeditor at a daily newspaper for 2 years.

 

 

 

L. LaConte received her PhD in biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and has done postdoctoral research in the Biomedical Engineering department at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her scientific specialties are diverse; they include an in-depth knowledge of motor protein biology, EPR and fluorescence spectroscopy, and site-specific protein labeling, as well as molecular imaging, MRI contrast agents, and nanoparticle chemistry. In addition to having first-hand experience authoring manuscripts for publication in top-tier journals, she has assisted many nonnative English speakers with both manuscript preparation and grant proposals. Scientific editing allows Leslie to rekindle her interest in writing (she minored in English as an undergraduate) while pursuing her passion for the biological sciences.

 

 

L. Landon, Ph.D. has a doctorate in molecular pharmacology and has fifteen years of research experience in diverse disciplines, including cancer biology, HIV, Lyme disease, exocrine gland physiology, nucleic acid aptamers, combinatorial chemistry, physical biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, virology and immunology. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has recognized Dr. Landon’s research.  In 2004, the Society for Molecular Imaging awarded the “Young Investigator Award” to Dr. Landon.  Dr. Landon’s portfolio includes journal articles, NIH and private foundation grants, speeches, presentations, slides, reports, letters, resumes, proposals and other technical documents. She is first author on five peer-reviewed articles, including two review articles, and is second author on additional articles. She has designed and prepared graphic arts quality figures. Dr. Landon has edited journal and review articles, grants, protocols, graduate student writing, letters and resumes and has been an ad hoc reviewer for peer‐reviewed journals. She will sit for the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences certification examination in October 2008. She has significant software experience, including statistical (GraphPad Prism, SAS, NCSS), sequence analysis (Vector NTI), and desktop publishing (Adobe Creative Suite 3) software, and Office 2007, EndNoteX2 and Reference Manager. Dr. Landon is a volunteer consultant for the Cancer Research Center, Columbia, MO for whom she has written NIH grant proposals and provided research advice.  In 2005, the Board of Directors of the Cancer Research Center honored Dr. Landon with their “Excellence in Cancer Research” award.

 

 

 

C. Lee received a PhD in Biophysics from the University of Pennsylvania. She has worked for over 20 years in academia, 14 of which as faculty. She conducts research in hematology, oncology, and infectious diseases, using physical techniques to study macromolecular structures and biological processes. She has published numerous articles in high-impact journals and coauthored Federal research grant applications. She is also a professional editor, with close to 15 years of experience editing journals and textbooks in areas such as virology, cell biology, toxicology, oncology, and gerontology. She works frequently with authors who are not native speakers of English, both in her capacity as scientist and as editor.

 

 

 

S. Lee holds a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with a minor in Economics. He has acquired knowledge on an expansive variety of scientific fields including biochemistry, behavioral biology, cancer, cell biology, parasitology, etc. While attending Rutgers, Seth embarked on building a background in translation with the University’s Korean Department. Currently, he specializes in translation and interpretation of clinical research, medical products, and various types of hospital documents and conferences.

What has served as a supplementary asset to Seth is his inundated exposure to Korean as well as American culture and literature. Possessing a ‘native tongue’ in both languages allows him to translate the content with added precision. In order to precisely translate, a literal translation is not adequate enough. Being able to fully understand the context and choosing the right terminology, without distorting the context, is an asset that a translator should assuredly hold. With his extensive background, firm work ethic and passion for science, Seth delivers the completed assignment responsibly, precisely, and cooperatively.

 

 

 

 

D. Libersan received her PhD in pharmacology from the Université de Montréal and, after a postdoctoral fellowship at the Montreal Heart Institute, she started her own research activities in the fields of cell and vascular biology. For the past 5 years, Dr. Libersan has been a freelance scientific writer specializing in the development and writing of peer-reviewed manuscripts for the pharmaceutical industry and academia. Her target journals include the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Libersan writes predominantly in the areas of cardiology and cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and vascular interventions.

 

 

 

 

L. Lind received her BS in Biology from Virginia Tech University and her MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh.  Her graduate studies included asthma research.  Ms. Lind spent four years working for a clinical research organization performing tasks including protocol development, data analysis and database clean up for studies in several therapeutic areas including transplantation, dermatology, infectious diseases, oncology, and neurology.  Currently she works for the Pennsylvania Department of Health as an infectious disease epidemiologist, primarily focusing on disease surveillance in the state.  She regularly works with large databases containing infectious disease data for the entire state and enjoys the challenge and experience of doing so.  In addition to this, she participates in outbreak investigations and performs data analysis for independent studies.

 

 

 

C. Liu is a Ph.D. trained in Epidemiology. She has worked on national as well as international projects which include large-scale surveys and interventions. She has research experience in the epidemiology of chronic diseases, nutrition, physical activity, and substance use on reproductivity. Consequently, Dr. Liu has broad experience from study design to data collection and analysis. These extensive experiences have made her an expert in observational studies using cross-sectional or longitudinal analysis; however, she also is experienced in randomized intervention studies. Cindy specializes in consulting and analyzing of nutrition studies.

 

 

 

M. Loeb has a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D in the biological sciences. Dr. Loeb received his doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001, and has since received several competitive postdoctoral research fellowships. His editing background is strong in evolutionary and ecological theory, with a special emphasis on morphology, behavior, and molecular population genetics. Dr. Loeb also has considerable experience with the design and statistical analysis of field and laboratory experiments, including analysis of PCR-based molecular genetic data with evolutionary and epidemiological applications. Much of his own research has been published in the leading scientific journals of his field of study. And as part of his ongoing effort to improve and expand his editing skills, Dr. Loeb has pursued formal certification in copyediting at the UC San Diego.

 

 

A. López received a bilingual education from an early age in the British Council School of Madrid. She obtained the Certificate of Proficiency in English from the University of Cambridge and a degree in Biology from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. Ana lived for six years in the UK, working as a Postdoctoral researcher in the University of Liverpool and publishing several articles in English.

She became interested in scientific translation while doing her doctorate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, where she translated and wrote a number of scientific materials. Through her research she gained practical experience in a wide range of laboratory techniques, which have proven very valuable in combination with her language skills for translating scientific texts. Since becoming a full time freelance translator Ana has worked in many different projects translating both scientific and general text both from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English.

 

 

 

X. Lu is a research scientist with experiences in epidemiology study, statistical consultation, manuscript preparation, and project report for epidemiological and medical research studies. He has managed data from Census, Center of Disease Control and Promotions (CDC), health care organizations, state and local health departments. In addition to his statistical skills in study design, sampling and weighting method, linear and logistic regression, mix model, spatial analysis, time series, survival analysis and advanced biostatistics, he is also proficient in database administration and statistical programming such as SAS, SPSS, R/S++, and GIS. He also has expertise in SAS in business intelligence, web technology, and enterprise integration. Xiaowu holds PhD degrees in horticulture and biostatistics and has years of research in genetics and biotechnology, making him suitable in interdisciplinary projects from genomic studies, clinical trials, biostatistics and epidemiology in using cutting edge information technology.

 

 

 

D. Lufkin was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., M.S.) and the University of Stockholm (Fil.lic.). He is the author or co‑author of more than 100 arti­cles, books, reviews and reports. He spent 20 years in the US Air Force closely involved in the design and operation of meteorological and other satellites. He later joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as Chief of the Information Technology Center, followed by work with the Fairchild Space Co. as head of the satellite instrumentation department. Dr. Lufkin began part-time translation during his USAF duty in Germany in 1953 and continued on that basis until he became a full-time translator in 1993.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Lybarger completed her PhD in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the University of Michigan.  For her dissertation work, she analyzed populations of E. coli chemoreceptor proteins by electron microscopy to better understand their clustering patterns.  She continued her microbiology studies as a postdoctoral research fellow, examining the intracellular location and assembly dynamics of the V. cholerae toxin secretion machinery.  Most recently, she explored the roles of the germination receptors in B. anthracis, using a genetic approach to match these multiprotein complexes to their specific amino acid ligands and elucidate the early stages of anthrax germination.  Her specialties include general microbiology, microbial pathogenesis, molecular genetics, and bacterial microscopy. 

 

During her graduate and postdoctoral studies, Dr. Lybarger sharpened her editing skills on her own writings, as well as those of her advisors, colleagues, and collaborators.  She has published several first author research papers in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a literature review and a “Perspectives” feature for Science.  She has also critically reviewed numerous manuscripts, grants, dissertations, abstracts, and other presentation materials.  She is passionate about helping scientists produce more concise, effective, and engaging text to maximize the impact of their scientific communications.

 

 

 

Dr. Lynch holds Master of Science, Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in experimental psychology from Yale University. Her graduate training focused on visual and olfactory psychophysics and included strong preparation in perception and cognition more generally. In graduate school, she also trained to become an exercise instructor, an avocation in which she still works today.

 

Since graduate school, she has broadened her expertise by working in both the academic and corporate sectors. For 6 years she taught research methods and basic statistics, and supervised graduate research in the California State University system. During 5 years as a Research Associate and Senior Research Associate for a private evaluation firm, she served as the primary author of grant and contract proposals in the areas of emergency cardiovascular care, public health education and disease prevention. These proposals resulted in over $3 million in project work to the firm. Dr. Lynch also functioned as the principle investigator for these projects.

 

She has worked as a consultant to internationally recognized organizations such as the American Heart Association and Laerdal Medical, and has been the principle designer of multiple studies of these organizations' products (medical devices, educational materials and methods, and online health interventions).

 

For two years, Dr. Lynch performed research and teaching at the University of Dundee, one of the UK's top-rated medical schools. In a program called "Doctors, Patients and Communities," she worked closely with general practitioners and public health scientists to train medical students in topics related to public health (e.g., healthcare access and delivery) and psychosocial medicine (e.g., patients' use of complementary and alternative therapies). This experience gave her a deeper knowledge of public health methods and models and a richer fluency in both clinical and non-clinical aspects of medical science and practice.

 

 

For Dr. Lynch, the opportunity to take good science and improve it by making the message clearer, more concise and more cohesive is what makes writing and editing in these fields intellectually stimulating and professionally rewarding.

 

She also has a strong command of the German language and enjoys translating German to English.

 

 

G. Macias received her B.S. in biology from the University of California, Irvine and her MPH and MS degrees in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Southern California.  She has experience in survey instrument development, database creation, database management, and data analysis.  Her Master's thesis focused on identifying risk factors of diabetic retinopathy among Latinos in Los Angeles.  She also has a strong background in evaluation, working with community-based organizations in evaluating their capacity building, outreach efforts to the uninsured, and evaluation of the organization's internal operations.  Her work for Los Angeles County Public Health Department included working on a county-wide survey to identify risk factors for low birth weight or preterm infants and to estimate the prevalence of these risk factors.  She is currently an Adjunct Faculty member at Irvine Valley College as an instructor in General Microbiology.

 

 

 

A. Makhdum received his doctorate from University College London (UCL); his project focused on the mechanism of exercise-induced asthma. He stayed at UCL as a Research Associate, then as a Research Fellow, mentoring seven PhD students. He then moved to the Scripps Institution in San Diego as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, investigating the role of cytokines in inflammation and allergic disease. Arshad left academia to work in a variety of editorial roles: technical writer, technical editor, medical writer, managing editor and senior editorial project executive. He has managed a raft of medical and scientific journals for Elsevier, being involved in commissioning and editing primary many primary research papers and review articles. He is a full member of four organizations: European Medical Writers Association, Society for Editors and Proofreaders, the Guild of Health Writers, and the Medical Journalists Association. He has extensive experience of editing, rewriting and writing content on basic science, internal medicine (all specialties), surgery (all specialties) and allergic disease.

 

 

 

M. Massing has a diverse background that includes information systems, medicine, public health, and epidemiology.  He is a highly skilled statistical analyst with practical experience in a wide variety of data sources (administrative claims, NHANES, NCHS mortality, various NIH studies).  Experience includes health services research, pharmaco-epidemiology, survival analyses, risk-adjustment, multi-level modeling, propensity analyses, clinical trials, and geocoding. Highly proficient in SAS, Stata, and Sudaan.  Specializes in turning raw data into published manuscripts. Special interests include health care disparities, healthcare quality improvement, geographic correlates of health and disease, pharmacology-centered health services research, epidemiology of chronic disease, mortality patterns and trends. 

 

 

 

 

S. McCray is a certified medical coding specialist with 20 years of experience in all aspects of the medical field. Her specialties include medical course writing and instructional design, medical transcription quality assurance, medical coding online instruction, medical claims processing, and technical writing and editing. She has certifications in microbiology, medical transcription, medical claims processing, medical coding, technical writing and editing for novice and experienced computer users, and desktop publishing.

 

 

 

 

M. McEwen received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Florida in 2000, where she specialized in Psychobiology—the study of behavior as it relates to nervous system function.  Dr. McEwen’s areas of expertise include sensory and motor development, nervous system dysfunction due to trauma or disease, mechanisms of cell death and survival, and behavioral assessments.  She has several years’ experience preparing abstracts, slideshows, and posters for scientific meetings; writing original research manuscripts for journal publication, and developing polished grant applications.  Her critical nature, clear writing style, and attention to detail have contributed to Dr. McEwen’s successes as a research scientist.  She has published her research findings in several scientific journals, including Developmental Psychobiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, and Journal of Neurotrauma, and recently contributed a chapter to the Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology.  Dr. McEwen has also served as an ad hoc peer-reviewer of research manuscripts submitted for journal publication.  Currently, Dr. McEwen is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky where she is developing a research program focused on understanding the behavioral and physiological consequences of injury to the developing spinal cord.

 

 

 

Dr. Meador's research interests include organic biogeochemistry, analytical environmental chemistry, marine molecular microbiology, and marine nutrient cycles. He is currently researching the dynamics of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the ocean in order to identify and quantify fluxes of these elements that are important for global biogeochemical cycles.  He received a Ph. D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego (La, Jolla, CA), continued his research as a postdoc at the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (Anavyssos, Greece) and is now a postdoctoral investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA).  As part of his 10 years of experience in the field of oceanography, Dr. Meador has collaborated with researchers of many disciplines and nationalities, and hopes his service as an editor will support the international effort required to advance research and communication of Earth sciences. 

 

 

 

P. Mgbonyebi earned a PhD in Physiology from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, and completed his postdoctoral training at the Breast Cancer Research Laboratory, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA. In addition to Physiology, He has a strong background in cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, endocrinology, and oncology drug discovery. After years of laboratory bench work, he joined the pharmaceutical industry as a Medical Writer. Over the years, he has provided medical writing consulting services to biopharmaceutical companies and medical communications agencies. Dr. Mgbonyebi has extensive experience in clinical trials, scientific/medical communications, pharmaceutical medical writing, drug safety analysis, and a thorough understanding of the drug development process. He has demonstrated success in writing, reviewing and editing clinical documents (Clinical Protocols, Clinical Study Reports, Investigator’s Brochures, Clinical Safety Reports, Patient Narratives, etc) for FDA submissions, manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, posters, and slide kits for presentations, monographs for continuing medical education (CME), and promotional materials for product marketing. His current therapeutic expertise includes oncology, metabolic diseases, CNS diseases, Women’s health, Pulmonary/cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases and immunology.  Dr. Mgbonyebi has a proven ability to clearly, concisely, and accurately analyze, interpret, and present scientific, clinical, technical, and statistical data from a broad range of scientific disciplines to a variety of audiences.

 

 

 

I. Mikula is a freelance English to Russian translator and interpreter. She graduated from Moscow State Linguistic University (Russia) in Teaching English as a Second Language. She also holds an earlier degree from Moscow College of Music. Irina is certified by the American Translators Association in translation from English to Russian and in the past few years has been gaining experience in translating biomedical and medical documents. She is also a certified medical interpreter in the state of Washington. Her other professional work includes localization testing, voice-over and Russian language tutoring. A native of Moscow, Russia, Irina is currently a resident of Oregon.

 

 

 

M. Miller edited over 500 engineering journal articles in the past two years in areas including control systems, laser physics, optoelectronics, power generation, electrical machinery, quantum electronics, mechatronics, vehicle design, structural analysis, software algorithms, and numerical methods.  He recently edited a book describing advanced finite element-based structural analysis and simulation methods.  He created the documentation program for a leading engineering software company, with responsibility for over 12,000 pages of material.  In addition, he developed, authored, co-authored, and edited a number of books in the area of computer-aided engineering analysis.  He has considerable experience working with technical authors for whom English is a second language, and enhancing the usability of complex technical information. 

 

Mr. Miller has over fifteen years of engineering practice, including three years in the nuclear power industry and twelve years in the computer-aided analysis and simulation industry.  He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and an M.S. in engineering mechanics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  At Madison, he taught courses in structural analysis and materials science.  He completed General Electric's two year Advanced Courses in Engineering Program, and holds an Engineering Management Certificate from the California Institute of Technology.

 

 

 

B. Milot is a certified Editor in the Life Sciences and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1978 with a B.S. in Animal Science and completed a Certificate Program in Editing and Publications at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1985. She has more than 19 years of experience editing peer-reviewed manuscripts written by U.S. and non-U.S. authors and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. She has several years experience writing summaries of articles on alternative medicine and published in HerbalGram, a publication of the American Botanical Council, and has edited numerous scientific and health-related articles for publication in a variety of journals.

 

 

 

R. Minor received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida in Food Science and Human Nutrition. Currently she conducts research at the National Institute on Aging as a Postdoctoral Fellow where her focus is on the influence of the diet on lifespan. In addition to peer-reviewed papers, she has experience writing theses, abstracts, literature reviews and academic course content. Dr. Minor has also created numerous poster presentations for scientific meetings. She has experience assisting both native and non-native speakers of English with document preparation. Her specialties include nutrition, gerontology, molecular biology and neuroendocrinology. Above all, Robin enjoys taking a thorough, detail-oriented approach to her editing and writing work, ensuring a well-written, polished product.

 

 

 

G. Mirtzanis received his MSc in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences from Athens Agricultural University. He afterwards had advanced training in genetic breeding and artificial pollination of plants at the Swiss Federal Research Station in Agronomy. He holds a Diploma in Translation (British Council of Athens), a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (C.P.E.), Grade A, and a Sorbonne II, Diplôme d' études Françaises, Mention Bien (Institut Français).

 

Mr. Mirtzanis has over 10 years experience as a full-time professional translator in the fields of medicine (Medical & Surgical Instrumentation devices, IFUs, DFUs, Operators Manuals, User Guides), biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, clinical chemistry, IVD devices, genetic engineering, chemistry (Material Safety Data Sheets), and pharmaceuticals (SmPCs, PILs, Protocols, Clinical Trials). His end-clients include: Johnson & Johnson Orthopedics, Endopath, Medrad, Medi-Dyne, Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., Zimmer, Stryker, Gynecare, Genzyme Surgical Products, Coherent (Lasers), Arthrocare, Codman Neurotrend, MegaDyne, Medtronic, Mentor, Allergan, Bard Interventional products, Bard Urology, BardAccess, Angiomed, Mitek Products, Portex, Vascutech, BioMerck, Dade Behring, Bayer, BioMerieux, Ogranon Technika, Becton & Dickinson, Bio-Rad, BBI, DAKO, Novocastra, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Atrion (MSDS), Agfa. He has also successfully provided translations of patents covering all above fields in collaboration, as Technical Counsellor/Translator with major 'European Patent Attorneys, Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys' Law Firm.

 

 

Dr. Molnar-Kimber earned her Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Pennsylvania.  Her 20+ years of research and writing experience in industry and academia yielded many peer-reviewed publications (50+) in the fields of oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, gene therapy, virology, transplantation, vaccines, molecular biology, genetics, biotechnology, and pharmacology.  She’s also very familiar with assay development, herbs, nutrition, autoimmune diseases, veterinary science, complementary and alternative medicine as well as synergistic and antagonistic interactions between 2 agents.   She has reviewed for many journals including Molecular Therapy, Cancer Research, and Lancet.  She is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Microbiology, American Society of Gene Therapy, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Medical Writers Association.  In addition to writing articles, reviews, case reports, clinical studies, and monographs for North American companies and academia, she edits and rewrites journal manuscripts for submission to English language journals for an Asian company. 

 

 

A. Morcos has worked as a medical writer-editor for over 20 years. She began her career as the writer/editor for the Bogalusa Heart Study and later worked in Cardiology Research and the Medical Editing Department at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. Currently, she is the copy editor for the Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, is the former English-language editor for the Brazilian Archives of Cardiology, and the former annual meeting editor of Science Editor, the official publication of the Council of Science Editors to which she belongs. Other professional affiliations include the American Medical Writers Association and the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences. Her clients include physicians whose first language is not English, including those from Brazil, Turkey, China, Italy, India, Egypt, Serbia, France, Germany, and numerous other countries.  Her writings have appeared in over 80 newspapers and journals, most recently ADVANCE for Directors in Rehabilitation and Laparoscopy Today. Other credits include ASCO Daily News, Boy’s Life, Cardiology World News, KidsHealth.org, Annals of Internal Medicine, and others. She has written several work-for-hire books, has three short stories to her credit, and a book for 8-12 year olds titled The Tale of Nada Nutria.

 

 

 

A. Mouratidis has received the following degrees:

• MSc in Scientific, Technical and Medical Translation with Translation Technology (MScTrans)
  from Imperial College, London, UK
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (First Class Honours) from the University of Cardiff, UK.
• He has also taken 2 years of pre-medical studies in English

 

For the past 8 years he has been working as a full time translator. He specializes in the fields of medicine, IT and user manuals.

Some of the fields he specializes in are:

• Medical instruments (angiography, catheters)
• Medicine
• Website & software localization
• User manuals (computers, projectors, monitors, printers, consumer electronics)
• Technical/Automotive manuals
• IT & technical texts
• Corporate printer manuals

 

 

 

R Mungur obtained her BSc from Leeds University (UK), her MS from Southern Illinois University (US) and her PhD from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (Germany) – all degrees essentially explored various aspects of plant molecular physiology.  She also worked as a postdoctoral researcher for UC Berkeley but has since become dedicated to working as a scientific editor instead. Currently, Dr Mungur is getting certified as a professional editor; her experience includes proofreading, text editing/revising, substantial editing mainly to improve the quality of manuscripts from non-native English speakers, as well as different levels of copyediting and re-writing.  Not only did Dr Mungur contribute to several peer-reviewed publications but she also published a book, or monograph, on her doctoral work. 

 

In addition to the areas of expertise mentioned above, Dr Mungur has edited manuscripts in broad fields such as agricultural science and botany, environmental and organometal chemistry, reproductive zoology and zootechnics, nutrition and food science, as well as scientific curriculum development and education. 

 

Dr Mungur's attention to detail and strong work ethic ensure that all editing projects result in improved cohesiveness and copy quality.

 

 

 

A. Nguyen is a research associate for the California Health Interview Survey. She works with the Technical Survey Manager and assists with the technical administrative and research functions of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Her main responsibilities include working on CHIS data production, providing technical support for CHIS users and participating in various methodological research projects.

Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Nguyen worked as a research assistant in a microbiology research laboratory for five years. During her public health training, she worked as a community coalition intern at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Immunization Program. Ms. Nguyen assisted in building organizational capacity for the Los Angeles County Immunization Coalition and conducted community stakeholder needs assessment survey to evaluate its organizational effectiveness. She also developed and coordinated the Los Angeles County Hepatitis B Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Task Force monthly meetings and organized the Fourth Annual API Hepatitis B Provider Education Symposium in 2004.

Ms. Nguyen attended the University of California, Los Angeles for her undergraduate and graduate education. She has a minor in Asian American Studies, a bachelor of science in psychobiology and a master of public health degree in epidemiology. Her research interests include infectious disease epidemiology and health issues among API communities.

 

 

M. Ndiaye earned his MD from the University of Dakar, Senegal, and his Master of Public Health degree with concentration in epidemiology from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He trained for his residency in Senegal and in France. He practiced family medicine in Senegal.

Starting early in his career, he initiated organizations of volunteers for the promotion of preventive medicine in a local urban community, in Senegal, and for medico-social assistance to children in underserved rural communities. During that period he delivered lectures on various health topics to local groups, offered free medical clinics, designed and conducted surveys on different social and medical issues.

He has a special interest in the design, implementation, and advanced data analysis of research projects regarding global health issues such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and child survival related questions. For data analysis projects, he uses SAS, SPSS, and especially R for its flexibility and great graphics facilities.

Currently Dr. Ndiaye is involved with Action for Health and Development, a nonprofit organization based in Seattle. The organization implements preventive medicine and medical research in West Africa, and facilitates collaboration between healthcare and development experts in the US, and their counterparts in Africa.

 

 

 

D. Nordstrom is a PhD-level epidemiologist with 25 years of experience in medical and public health research and training in clinic and academic settings in the U.S. and abroad.  He has authored 35 peer-reviewed journal papers from both observational and experimental studies.  Dr Nordstrom has written and reviewed research grant proposals for NIH and CDC.  He has reviewed and edited many journal manuscripts on social science, infectious disease, non-infectious disease, and injury from public health surveillance, case series, case control studies, controlled trials, and health services research.  A member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Medical Writers Association, Dr Nordstrom participated in the Fifth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication in 2005.   A speaker of Chinese and German, he has worked for the UN, WHO, and CDC.

 

 

 

 

N. O’Hara, a full time freelance interpreter and translator of Arabic, Swedish, and English. The Baghdad-born environmental engineer earned her MS in environmental science from the Mid-Sweden University in Östersund, Sweden. Working as a medical interpreter for the municipality of Östersund she has years of experience working primarily with clientele of Arabic decent. As an interpreter for the Swedish armed forces and a translator for professors at Mid-Sweden University, she has experience in translation of macroeconomics in addition to her medical, political, and legal background. To further solidify her scientific background in Biotechnology, she completed over two years of core biological science courses at California Sate University East Bay while working as a research assistant in a molecular biology lab. Her research focused on understanding and determining molecular mechanisms of plant adaptation to nutrient stress. Mrs. O’Hara now resides in Indianapolis, IN where she continues to utilize her extensive experience in translation and interpretation of Arabic, Swedish, and English.

 

 

D. Oliver has a BS in Biology from the University of Miami and a Masters degree in Public Health from Emory University with a concentration in Behavioral Science. She is currently a PhD candidate at the USC School of Public Health in the area of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior. She has years of work experience in HIV/STD prevention, teen pregnancy, substance use and mental health. She has worked with many at-risk populations (including minorities, adolescent females and foster care youth) and is knowledgeable of concepts such as cultural competence, dual diagnosis, resilience and psychopathology. Ms HAmmond is skilled in program planning & evaluation, data management & analysis, measurement and survey design. She also works with many data software packages including SAS, SPSS, EpiInfo, Excel and Access.

 

 

 

Dr. Olsher is an experienced medical writer and editor. Her expertise comes from years of immersion in the sciences, a PhD in Biochemistry, extensive experience preparing peer-reviewed journal articles, posters, abstracts, seminars, clinical manuscripts and book chapters, as well as editing scientific manuscripts. Much of Dr. Olsher’s editing experience involves the rewriting and revising of articles written by non-native English speakers, especially those by authors from China, Japan, Korea and Spanish-speaking areas. Dr. Olsher has broad exposure to many different areas of study and an in-depth knowledge of therapeutic areas such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, nutrition, oral contraception and gastroenterology, as well as in the basic science areas of signal transduction, cholesterol metabolism, membrane biophysics, antioxidant status, cancer cell proliferation and cell culture techniques. However, it is more important to be able to absorb new information and new therapeutic areas in order to apply expert writing skills. A clear, straightforward presentation of the information is most important. In other words, less common therapeutic areas and scientific topics are welcome, and will be handled in the same fashion as the more frequently reviewed subjects. Dr. Olsher will provide you with efficient, thorough, high-quality writing and editing.

 

 

 

N. Paul is certified in German-to-English translation from the American Translators Association and in Editing/Writing from the American Medical Writers Association.  She holds an M.S. in Pharmacy Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs, an M.A. in Soviet Studies, and a B.A. in German.  She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Paul has translated from German and Russian into English as a freelance translator and as an in-house employee at Merck & Co., Inc., Biosis, and the Translation Company of New York.  Her area of specialty is medicine, and her translations primarily consist of drug package labeling, patient medical records, medical journal articles, case reports, informed consent forms, patient information brochures, and investigator brochures.

 

 

K. Pearman was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. She graduated from the College for Foreign Trade in Budapest, majoring in English, German, geography and foreign trade. She moved to the US in 1985, and since then has worked as a freelance translator/interpreter/editor. In the past 20+ years she has translated and edited countless documents in a variety of subjects, but her expertise lies mostly in the legal and business fields (decrees, affidavits, corporate documents, patent claims, etc.), and the medical field (product descriptions, patient surveys, clinical study documentation, pain scales, scoring systems, etc.). Katalin was foreign language editor for the Hungarian version of the National Geographic Magazine in its start-up year, and edited materials for National Geographic Society's film and video scripts. Katalin is ATA certified in Hungarian>English.

 

 

J. Pelt provides copyediting and substantive editing services for a variety of corporate communications, books, and journals. He has extensive training and experience in psychology, behavioral health, corporate wellness promotion, performance management, and human resource management. He has experience editing materials written or translated into English by nonnative speakers.

Dr. Pelt also writes for businesses that need professional, polished literature but don’t have staff with the skill sets or time to write it. He writes articles, white papers, manuals, fact sheets, new-product literature, press releases, RFPs, and more. He designs wellness seminars and management training modules. Jeff has a doctorate in counseling psychology from the College of William and Mary, and a masters in human relations and social policy from New York University.

 

 

C. Peschke has edited textbooks, professional handbooks, and journal articles since 1989, specializing in health care and environmental science. Through her in-house and freelance experience with major academic and trade publishers and book producers, she has earned a reputation for thorough, efficient, and creative editing.

Ms. Peschke's areas of emphasis in health care include oncology, neurology, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, cognitive science, pediatrics, and gerontology. She has extensive experience in editing and producing continuing medical education (CME) materials, and she has copyedited The American Journal of Psychology since 1997. In environmental science her areas of emphasis include resource economics, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem assessment and management, agrodiversity, and natural history.

 

 

V. Peschke has more than fifteen years of postdoctoral and professional experience in molecular biology, plant genetics, and biotechnology. Her hands-on experience ranges from molecular biology in the laboratory to crop yield testing in the field. She has published original research in several peer-reviewed journals, including Science, Molecular and General Genetics, and Plant Physiology, and an invited review for Advances in Genetics.

 

As a freelance editor, Dr. Peschke has written and edited teaching materials, such as class activities and supplemental lecture notes, to accompany textbooks in the fields of pharmacy, surgery, and massage therapy. She has also edited laboratory protocols in molecular and cellular biology for inclusion in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s online protocol database. In addition, Dr. Peschke has edited more than a dozen nonfiction books in education and other fields.

 

 

 

 

R. Porterfield received her MD from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and completed a residency in Pathology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. She holds a current medical license and is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. She has worked in laboratories and the field of medicine for over 20 years, including 12 years as Medical Director of the Laboratory/Head of Pathology at a community hospital. Dr. Porterfield is expressly trained in communicating complex medical/scientific information. Her extensive training and experience in surgical pathology include microscopic diagnosis, gross dissection/examination, and intra-operative consultation. Special interests include breast pathology, hematology, and personalized medicine. Her experience also includes teaching introductory college biology. Before graduating from medical school, she worked as a research technician at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Cell Biology Department, where she was involved in analysis of cytoskeletal structures utilizing tissue culture, electron microscopy, and somatic cell hybridization. She has been a freelance writer/editor since negotiating the sale of her practice 9 years ago. Her writing expertise includes writing manuscripts for medical journals, composing diagnostic reports, preparing lectures and PowerPoint presentations, preparing tumor board presentations, developing college examinations and study guides, writing white papers, and all types of editing including substantive editing.

 

 

 

 

J. Powell received her PhD in Entomology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002.  Her thesis focused on the impact of secondary plant chemicals on insect herbivore performance and behavior.  She had postdoctoral experience in environmental chemistry before she started teaching full time.  She currently teaches biology at Portland State University and environmental science online at Kaplan University.  She has experience editing manuscripts in several fields, including entomology, chemical ecology, tritrophic interactions, allelochemistry, parasitoid ecology, natural products chemistry, IPM, and biological control.

 

 

 

R. Price received his undergraduate training in Biochemistry at Whitman College and subsequently earned a PhD in Pharmacology (with an emphasis in Neuroscience) from Vanderbilt University, where he worked on the molecular pharmacology of serotonin receptor signaling. After graduation, Dr. Priceworked for a major Japanese pharmaceutical company in Japan, where he helped inform business strategy decisions and represented the company with outside collaborators and stakeholders, as well as performing research related to CNS diseases. Subsequently, Dr. Price joined a small biotech company in Washington, where he worked on assay development using primary neuronal cultures, as well as being responsible for implementing the company's business and scientific development programs. He recently joined a startup biotech company in Europe, where he is looking to continue combining his scientific technical background with business experience to "sell the science." He has worked extensively with scientists whose native language is not English, and has experience editing journal manuscripts, grant applications, and regulatory documents for the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. He was also first author on an invited review and was PI on two funded small business research grants (SBIR) from the NIH. As the local native English speaker in Japan and now in Europe, he has edited/co-wrote over 1100 scientific publications, presentations, and regulatory documents over the past 6 years).

 

 

J. Raber, Pharm.D., is a 1975 graduate of the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at his alma mater.  During his professional career, he has been a practicing clinical pharmacist, a hospital pharmacy director, a regional hospital pharmacy administrator, and a consultant in private practice.  

Dr. Raber's professional interests include pharmacy operations and risk assessment and management, managed care pharmacy practice, litigation support in the areas of pharmacy malpractice and pharmacotherapy-related medical and hospital malpractice, and medical writing, editing, and publishing.  For 14 years, he was a clinical information specialist with Specialized Clinical Services in Irvine, Ca., with a primary responsibility of writing and editing drug information monographs for agents used primarily in the home- and alternate-site setting.  He also has extensive experience as a content creator and editor for a variety of medical information companies.

Dr. Raber is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Medical Writers Association, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, and Southern California Society for Healthcare Risk Management.

 

 

 

R. Rahmat is a graduate of Universitas Indonesia and has a Masters of Science in Physics from The University of Oregon. Rahmat is currently working with 3 Nobel Prize Laureates and 688 engineers from 75 institutions in 10 countries in Stanford, California.

Rhamat is a highly skilled professional translator and interpreter from English to Indonesian, Malay and vice versa since 1986. He has been working as a translator and interpreter for many translation companies and famous multi-national corporations in the U.S., Europe, China and Indonesia for nearly 20 years. He has translated several major books and important documents and reports into and from the above three languages.

He has served more than 400 satisfied customers in the US and abroad with an excellent repeat business ratio. Rhamat has published 134 scientific and medical papers in prestigious journals.

 

 

 

M. Redmond has a BS in biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an MS in Marine Studies, with an emphasis in marine biology, from the University of Delaware.  She worked for approximately ten years at U.S. EPA laboratories in Narragansett, Rhode Island, and Newport, Oregon, and has worked for over fifteen at a private environmental laboratory in Oregon.  Over the course of her scientific career, she has produced numerous technical publications and reports.  Five years ago, she combined her years of scientific experience with her abilities in research, organization, and writing into a second profession as a freelance editor and writer.

 

 

 

 

C. Raemsch is a scientific/medical editor.  She has a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the University at Albany.  After teaching in Biological Anthropology and Human Biology for several years, Dr. Raemsch worked in the field of Cultural Resource Management, first as a Project Manager, then Manager of a satellite office. In these positions, she authored numerous technical reports, scholarly manuscripts, and proposals, and edited reports and research papers for other employees.  She also reviewed several manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals. She was Associate Editor of a regional, anthropological journal, a position that involved manuscript review and proofreading, and full responsibility for producing each volume of the journal using desktop publishing.  She is now Copy Editor for that journal, and a Community Health content editor and flashcard writer for the medical and elementary school sectors of Free World University, an online accelerated learning program.  She is familiar with a wide range of referencing styles and manuscript formats, including AMA, APA, MLA, and Chicago Style.

 

 

 

 

R. Richard holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology with a minor in Public Health from Morehouse College in Atlanta (May 2000) and a Master of Public Health in Community Health, with a concentration in Epidemiology from Saint Louis University (May 2002). Mr. Richard has experience working in state, local and federal public health agencies. Mr. Richard has analyzed data for environmental and reproductive health projects for Constella Health Sciences using SAS and LinkSolv, a record linkage software as well as birth certificate date for states in HHS region IV using SAS and linked births to a common mother utilizing the LinkSolv software. Additionally he has experience analyzing disability data using SUDDAN. Mr. Richard also has extensive experience in analyzing Surveillance data.

 

 

 

A. Ridanovich has been a freelance translator of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian since 1997. Recently translating a 210,000 word manual for anti-terrorism training of police forces in the former Yugoslavia and a book on Wahhabism, she specializes in legal, governmental and medical fields. She has experience translating general medical as well as surgical text. She has served as Editor for National Geographic Television and translator for the Princeton Research Center. Ms. Ridanovich holds a Master of Arts in Political Science and a Dental Degree from the University of Sarajevo.

 

 

M. Rivas is the Director of Communications and runs the Translating Department of ScienceDocs. She is perfectly fluent in Spanish and English, and performs Spanish translations as needed. Maritza has a Bachelors in Philosophy and has been through an entire premed curriculum. She has worked as an Emergency Medical Technician and has research and clinical experience. A native of El Salvador, Maritza has served as an interpretor for the Epidemiology Dept. of UCLA and now with ScienceDocs. Maritza also brings a keen eye to complement our secondary editing of translated documents.

 

 

 

D. Robinette received a PhD in Comparative Biomedical Sciences from the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University.  Prior to obtaining his doctorate he earned a Masters degree in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dr. Robinette is currently a Research Associate in a medical school core facility specializing in proteomics and mass spectrometry, and writing and editing have been a significant part of his responsibilities.  He also has experience as a professional Medical Science Editor, and since 2005 has also served as a freelance writer and editor, with particular experience assisting authors for whom English is a second language prepare manuscripts, abstracts, grants, and posters of the highest quality.  His primary areas of expertise include proteomics, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology/microbiology, and veterinary and pharmaceutical sciences.  In addition to writing and editing highly technical scientific materials, he also has considerable experience making technical materials readable for audiences with limited scientific backgrounds.

 

 

 

W. Robinson holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Tulane University with a specialization in Quantitative and Experimental Methods.  He is currently an Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans as well as the Biostatistician for the Louisiana Office of Public Health HIV/AIDS Program.  He has lectured on and provided methodological and statistical support on a wide variety of projects within both public health and social science settings and has extensive experience providing consultation in a variety of areas including government, non-profit, and dissertation research.

Dr. Robinson's current research interests center on geographic identification of disease clusters, substance use, structural equation modeling, and (of course) disaster recovery.   He is fluent in all major statistical, geographic and database software packages including SAS, SPSS, EQS, LISREL, Arc/GIS, SQL and ACCESS.

 

 

J. Rock holds a Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from the University of Liverpool, U.K. He has worked for the Instituto Oceanografico, USP, São Paulo, Brazil, and for UNESCO in Athens, Greece as a physical oceanographer and consultant. His career in the oil industry involved the former Gulf Oil Company, and Schlumberger Wireline Services. He has been at various times a research scientist, marine engineering consultant, computer consultant, geophysical consultant, university lecturer in applied mathematics, and translation company owner. He has over 20 years of experience in translation, a large part of which was in Houston, Texas. Dr. Rock has covered all aspects of the oil and gas industry, power generation Industry, geological, geophysical and environmental surveys. He works with Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian to either U.S. or U.K. English.

 

 

M. Rose, BS, MA is the president/sole proprietor of a biomedical communications firm.  In this capacity he has substantial experience in preparing study results for publication, as well as posters and abstracts, study summaries, drug monographs, needs assessments, drug dossiers, literature reviews, medical information brochures, White papers, CME manuscripts, grant proposals, website content, and medical technology assessments.  His medical writing background covers a wide range of disease states, diagnostic procedures, and interventions, with particular emphasis in oncology, psychiatry/CNS, cardiovascular medicine, diabetes/metabolic medicine, and pulmonary medicine.

 

Mr. Rose is also a consulting psychologist and addiction researcher, and has been validated for courtroom testimony as an expert witness in addictive disorders.  As an expert advisor/expert witness he has performed numerous forensic evaluations on diverse subjects such as the pharmacokinetics of drugs of abuse and alcohol, adverse drug-drug interactions, idiosyncratic reactions to psychotropic drugs, and the effect of alcohol intoxication on brain neurobiology and correlation with aggression. 

He has published numerous papers as lead and contributory author as well as several CME courses, and is on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis-based International Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine.

 

 

 

E. Ruggiero has been a Chinese to English translator for 10 years. She graduated from Middlebury College in 1984 with a BA in East Asian Studies and Harvard University in 1997 with a MA in Regional Studies-East Asia. The focus of both degrees has been China and the Chinese language. In 1984, she began taking academic and professional groups to China and has continued for over 20 years.

 

Her translation experience is largely concentrated in scientific, engineering, and pharmaceutical documents and has included hundreds of patents, journal articles, informed consent forms for drug trials, and manuals. In addition, she has been working with a professor emeritus at Harvard University for 10 years now to edit translations of the pre-1949 political and military writings of Mao Zedong, which are being published in a 10-volume set entitled ”Mao’s Road to Power”. Beth has also been a contract linguist for the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), an arm of the CIA providing unclassified translations of foreign media.

 

 

M. Ryan is a research scientist in research and development at a biotechnology company. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in Biological Sciences and a doctoral degree in Biomedical Sciences specialization Tumor Biology from the Mayo College of Medicine. Following her graduate training she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Mina Bissell at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She has experience in editing, writing, and reviewing manuscripts in the areas of life science and oncology.

 

 

R. Ryan MA, Ph.D. graduated from the University of California, Davis with a PhD in Neurophysiology with a subspecialty in physiology. Her dissertation research was on noradrenergic modulation in the hippocampus. She has been working as a freelance scientific writer and editor for the past 10 years, and has written and edited many manuscripts and reviews that have been published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, CNS Drugs, Neurology, and Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutic journals. She has also prepared numerous posters for presentation at the American Psychiatric Association, Society of Neuroscience, and American College of Neuropsychopharmacology meetings. Her areas of focus include clinical research in cardiology, obesity, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.  Other areas of expertise include neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, neurobiology and behavior.

 

 

 

J. Sebastia received his PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Barcelona, Spain, in 2003. After a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Mario Negri Sud Pharmacological Research Institute, Italy, he moved to Ireland. He has been living in Dublin since 2005, where he has worked as a research fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Dr. Sebastia is perfectly fluent in Spanish, English, Italian and Catalan. He obtained the certificate of Proficiency in English from the University of Cambridge in 1994. Being an active researcher for over 10 years, he has extensive experience in a wide array of laboratory techniques and experimental setups. He has also authored 10 peer-reviewed journal articles and 10 meeting abstracts. Jordi’s areas of expertise include: neuroscience, molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, pharmacology, toxicology and oncology.

 

 

 

 

M. Samaha is a native Arabic language speaker with a high proficiency in English. She is originally from Cairo, Egypt and currently works as a full time freelance translator. Magda has a perfect combination of being a linguist with a master degree (Electrical Engineering) from Virginia Tech, and has more than 12 years translation experience and 7 years engineering experience. Ms. Samaha worked for Bell Labs as an Electrical Engineer from 1984 to 1991.

 

 

 

M. Schlecht received a PhD from Columbia University in 1980. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Schlecht joined the chemistry faculty at Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, NY), where he supervised graduate students and engaged in teaching and research in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry from 1982 to 1988. He left Polytechnic in 1988 to join DuPont Agricultural Products to do research on novel herbicides and fungicides, later in the areas of target site-based agents and technical database design and interfaces. He moved again in 1999 to a small contract research company, CBR&D. Dr. Schlecht left active research in 2002 to start freelance technical translation, writing and editing practice, with special expertise in the chemical, medical, pharmaceutical, bio-tech, polymer and agrochemical fields. This in turn led to his involement in ScienceDocs.

 

Dr. Schlecht is a primary ScienceDocs translator from Japanese to English, and secondarily also German, French or Spanish into English. He reviews and edits extant translations in these language pairs, and does editing of original English language texts. From his extensive experience in the research environment, Dr. Schlecht has an excellent command of the technical idiom in English and the above source languages, and can work proficiently on documents that are beyond the reach of generalists.

 

 

 

 

N. Schmitz obtained his PhD in statistics from the University of Dortmund, Germany, and another PhD in biostatistics and epidemiology from the University of Duesseldorf, Germany. Currently, he is a researcher at the Douglas Hospital Research Centre and an assistant professor of psychiatry at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His research interests are in the areas of biostatistics, epidemiology and psychometrics, and he has many years of experience in psychiatric research, including psychiatric epidemiology and clinical trials.

He has also been a reviewer for several scientific journals. Dr. Schmitz has published research in a number of areas, including outcome assessment, psychometric screening, measurement methodology, quality of life research, interaction of physical and mental illness, and the evaluation of risk factors. Recent work by Norbert Schmitz and his colleagues has focused on the interaction of risk factors, with an emphasis on studies of mental disorders. This includes developing and applying new methodology for the design and analysis of psychiatric studies.

 

 

 

R. Seizinger, a native of Germany translates from German to English, in the fields of chemistry and associated technologies, with a specialization in Patents. A 35 year career as senior Research Chemist, with BASF Corporation in the USA, encompassed such fields as polyurethane, alkylene oxide block polymers and functional fluids. A later period led him into Textile Chemistry as a Product Development Chemist for Textile Dyeing and Finishing Auxiliaries. His wide ranging experience covers both practical industrial experience and research activities.

 

Freelance activities for the in-house Patent Department resulted in a second career as a Translator. Initially practiced on a part time basis for 30+ years, full time as a freelance translator since retirement in 1991. He is a member of the German Language Division of the American Translators Association and is accredited for the German to English language pair.

 

 

 

S. Shen and K. Liang are husband and wife working as a team. Shaoping Shen is currently a PhD candidate in Physics at the University of Notre Dame. He has obtained his BS in Physics from University of Science and Technology of China. Ms Shen has obtained her MS in Translating and Conference Interpreting from Heriot-Watt University in the UK. Both are native speakers of Chinese. Shaoping is a very fluent speaker of English and Lucy is a near-native speaker of English who also knows French, Dutch and Latin. Shaoping’s past publications include several articles in PRB (Physical Review B), APL (Applied Physics Letter) and JAP (Journal of Applied Physics).

 

 

 

A. Sosnovsky, MD, is a Moscow-based biomedical and pharmaceutical translator and editor. He graduated from the First Moscow Medical Academy in 1970, defended his MD dissertation in 1976, and has a strong academic background in physiology (especially neurophysiology and blood cell physiology). Since around 1980, Dr. Sosnovsky has been increasingly involved in translation and editing. In 1995--1998, he edited the English translation of the book series Systems Research in Physiology published by Gordon and Breach Science Publishers. In 1993--2003, he was Chief Translator and Editor of the official English translations of the Russian academic journals Proceedings of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Biology), Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, and Human Physiology, distributed by Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. In 1998--2000, he consulted Battelle Memorial Institute on a joint US--Russian biomedical project. In 2003, he became a full-time freelancer. His main areas of expertise are medicine, medical trials, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pharmacoeconomics, toxicology, medical equipment, biochemistry, physiology, and immunology. The list of his clients includes the Association of International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Battelle Memorial Institute, Sanofi-Aventis, Sanofi-Pasteur, Servier, AstraZeneca, EGIS Pharmaceuticals, Medtronic, and other international publishers, industrial companies, and research institutions. Working languages: Russian (target language, mother tongue), English, and French.

 

 

 

Dr. Steen has a great deal of experience writing and editing medical content for a wide variety of audiences.  He has written 5 books and 70 articles, and also has fresh experience writing several screenplays for interactive on-line continuing medical education (CME) "Case-Based Perspectives."  In addition, he has written background materials for the sales force of a large pharmaceutical company, made slides sets for national meetings, collated literature reviews and study synopses for CME, written reviews on a wide range of topics, crafted scripts for podcasts, edited and rewritten first-draft technical manuscripts for publication by people with a poor command of the English language, and edited other professional writers for clarity.  In short, Dr. Steen is a superb communicator with very broad experience in medical writing.

 

 

M. Stein is a long-time medical editor and writer, who managed and worked with three national medical journals for primary care physicians, then started her own medical editing and writing company in 1982.  Her clients have included pharmaceutical companies, peer-reviewed journals and newsletters, advertising agencies specializing in biomedical projects, book publishers, and individual authors. She is the author of a series of continuing education textbooks for nurses and two online continuing education courses. Although she has edited and written about nearly every medical specialty, her specialties include clinical nutrition, primary care medicine, dermatology, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, women’s health, eating disorders, and gastroenterology. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, postgraduate work in chemistry, and has been a member of the American Medical Writers Association (Multidisciplinary core curriculum certification) since 1982.

 

 

 

M. Tanrikulu edits a wide range of materials in the biological and environmental sciences, with particular expertise in plant and microbial physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, biotechnology, and renewable resources. She has 17 years of bench experience in academic, government, and corporate biotechnology laboratories. She has a PhD in Plant Physiology from the University of California, Davis. Her research on regulation of plant and fungal growth and development, lipid and polyketide metabolism, and lipid and membrane trafficking has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She has also acted as a peer reviewer. Since 1999, she has been a professional scientific editor. She has worked extensively with individual writers to ensure clarity of text and effective presentation of data, whether or not the writer's native language is English. Her editing services include copyediting, fact checking, and substantive editing.

 

 

 

V. Tepe holds a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science from Northwestern University.  She has 23 years of experience as a researcher, writer, and editor in several biobehavioral scientific sub-specialties, including cognitive and clinical neurophysiology, psychophysiology, brain electrophysiology, human performance, human factors, and biobehavioral responses to stress/resilience.  Her combined experience as a scientist and as a writer enables her to create clear and effective scientific narrative.  She brings enthusiasm and humility to every aspect of her work, with attention to detail and a commitment to preserve original authors’ intended meaning.  She has edited several books, including The Science and Simulation of Human Performance (Elsevier, 2004) and Biobehavioral Resilience to Stress (in press, Taylor & Francis). 

 

 

 

Y. Thomas graduated from Leeds University in 1979 with an Honours degree in Microbiology. She gained a doctorate in Genetics from York University in 1983 and taught at College level internationally through the 1980s and 90s, being a member of science education panels, working on the revision and editing of school science textbooks, and publishing works on two of her areas of special interest: the Genetics of Diabetes and the Breeding Biology of Populations. She began translating in 1990 after training at the International Language School of Milan and now translates from both French and Italian into English. In recent years she has focused her interest on Human  Biology and in 2002 she obtained a degree in Psychology from the Open University. She is currently engaged in studies of the Genetics of both Alzheimer’s syndrome and osteoarthritis.

 

 

M. Tropin is a Psychologist currently working as a freelance English-Croatian-Serbian translator and interpreter. She lived and was educated in Serbia, Croatia and the United States, and is currently living and working in the United States, using English, Serbian and Croatian on a daily basis. She is fluent in Italian, can read and write French, and has a passive knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin.
She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Rijeka, Croatia, and has also earned a diploma with highest honors in Child Psychology from Schools at Montreal, Canada. Due to her extensive training in psychology, she has in-depth knowledge of English and Croatian psychological terminology and research methods. She has translated psychological tests to and from English, as well as numerous evaluation tests, scales for assessment, etc. Her subject areas also include immigration, legal, marketing, banking/financial and medical translations. She gained her translation and interpretation experience in the United States, Italy, Croatia and Serbia, where she has interpreted at international conferences, classes, meetings, etc. She is highly detail-oriented, and is sensitive to linguistic and cultural aspects of communication. Ms. Tropin is a member of the American Translators Association, Houston Interpreters and Translators Association, Northern California Translators Association, and the Slavic Languages Division.

 

 

C. Tseng received a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with minors in Mechanical Engineering and Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and worked in the semiconductor, defense, and failure analysis industries. Throughout her career, she has had extensive and successful experiences in performing research and working with customers from throughout the world. She specializes in the mechanical behavior of materials, microstructure-property correlation, failure analysis, and materials characterization.

 

In addition to her scientific and engineering background, she has earned a copyediting certificate from the University of California, San Diego. Having written, published, and edited both scientific and technical manuscripts for over twelve years, she has the experience and background to help authors produce a well-written manuscript.  She is conversationally fluent in Chinese, and after having lived in Germany for two years, she has a basic knowledge of German. She has many years’ experience working with authors whose first language is not English.

 

 

 

M. Tucker earned his Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Arizona, Tucson, in 2001. Following this, he served as a Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His training as a scientist included laboratory experience in RNA biochemistry, developmental genetics, cellular imaging, bacteriology, and microarray-based analysis. Dr. Tucker left bench science and has since edited hundreds of manuscripts on diverse topics including human genetics, developmental disorders, cancer, hematology, surgery, and nanotechnology. His expertise includes revising, editing, and proofreading life science and medical documents for native and non-native English speakers.

 

 

 

N. Turner holds a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Writing and is a Certified Editor in the Life Sciences. She holds both an Advanced Certificate and an Editing/Writing Certificate from the American Medical Writers Association, and is the Diplomate Examination Registrar and Counselor for the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences.

 

Ms. Turner has been an editor and writer in the medical education and communications fields for more than 16 years, working on such media as journal articles, monographs, slides, posters, video, audio, and online content. She has extensive experience editing and styling manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals, including articles written by non-native English speakers. Ms. Turner is well versed with AMA style and can readily adapt material to comply with the style of any journal or client. She is adept at writing comprehensive needs assessments for proposals to support continuing medical education activities. Ms. Turner is familiar with a range of therapeutic areas, including hematology/oncology, diabetes, women's health, allergic disease, infectious disease, and sleep medicine.

 

 

 

W. Tymchuk received her PhD from the University of British Columbia's Department of Zoology. She is currently using genomics tools to address conservation issues in fisheries science, and to advance understanding of the evolutionary constraints to adaptation. These broad research questions are approached with a solid understanding of animal biology, including physiology and behaviour. Dr. Tymchuk is experienced not only as a reviewer for several different science journals, but also in publishing her own work on a regular basis. Therefore, she experiences first-hand what journal reviewers want in a submitted manuscript.

 

 

 

Elliott B. Urdang is an MD with 20 years of experience as a full-time translator (medical and general Russian to English). ATA-Certified in Russian to English since 2004. For the past 5 years, he has also done extensive translations of medical materials from Spanish and French into English. Other major credentials: MA in Russian from Boston College. Worked with more than 90 client agencies over the years. Certified Vendor: ForeignExchange’s Compliance Translation CertificationTM for Russian, French, and Spanish to English Medical. Qualified by U.S. State Department examination for Russian to English. Translated over 1,000 articles in genetics, neurophysiology, psychophysiology, evolutionary biology, neurochemistry, animal development, sensory systems, medical subjects, etc. (for Plenum Press, Joint Publications Research Service). Translated 5 books from Russian, including: Preventive Cardiology, Chazov and Oganov, International Universities Press, 1989; a 300-page book on schizophrenia, intended for publication by International Universities Press; The Immune System in Space and Other Extreme Conditions, Soviet Medical Reviews Supplement Series, Immunology, Volume 3, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1991; and the National Science Foundation-funded IKIP book, Entomofauna of the Kuril Islands, Krivolutskaya, G.O.- the International Kuril Islands Project Web site:  http:// artedi.fish.washington.edu/okhotskia/ikip/ Results/publications/specialpubs.htm. Sole translator for Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology (for Plenum  Press) for approximately five years. He has also translated many documents from Russian to English for AIHA (American International Health Alliance).

 

 

 

N. Ushimaru-Alsop -- Japanese Translator

M.S., Astrophysics and B.S., Physics from Nagoya University, Japan

Freelance translator since 1995.

Two years of experience as senior editor at a high-volume translation company before becoming independent.

Translated more than 100 patent specifications.

High translation quality.

Timely submission with friendly, professional manner.

 

IT, engineering, applied physics, medical, pharmaceutical and chemical areas of experience include (but are not limited to): database, statistics, simulation, security (anti-virus, anti-spyware), communication, biometrics, video compression, stereo imaging, storage (RAID), circuit logics, CAD/CAM, enterprise resource management, nanotechnology (in mechanical and chemical aspects), fluidics, charged particle beam devices for radiation therapy, MRI equipment, LASIC surgery, prosthetics, patient monitoring system, antioxidant sensor, Japanese chemical regulations.

 

 

 

W. Vaughan holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Florida, where he studied organometallic synthesis and polymerization catalysis.  In the Army, he developed controlled-release pharmaceuticals and vaccines and served as an SBIR technical representive.  He studied hospital-acquired infections for C.R. Bard and worked on antimicrobial medical devices as a clinical trial scientist.  He continues to develop medical expertise as a practicing hospitalist physician assistant.
With a solid research background and clinical perspective, Will Vaughan ensures a professional, publication-worthy look.  In addition to journal manuscripts, he has written and edited clinical trial and regulatory documents.  Areas of interest include chemistry, drug delivery, biofilms, and internal medicine (all specialties).

 

 

J. Wade received a B.A. in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Chicago in 1993 before deciding to pursue a career in science.  After graduation, she worked in Houghton Mifflin Company's textbook division by day and took undergraduate biology classes at Harvard at night before making the switch to her first laboratory position in 1995.  After several years as a research assistant, she applied to graduate school and in 2007 earned a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science from the University of California, San Francisco.  Since receiving her Ph.D., she has been working as a postdoctoral fellow, and as a science editor assisting authors whose native language is not English in preparing manuscripts for submission to English-language scientific journals.   Her areas of expertise include endocrinology, diabetes and obesity, behavioral neuroscience, physiology, genetics, and molecular biology.

 

 

J. Walker graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Russian Studies in 1969. After working for several months at a USIA exhibit in the Soviet Union, he pursued an outdoor life for 15 years, until the financial demands of a growing family forced him to come inside, sit down at the computer and begin translating. He has been a full-time freelance translator 21 years. For the first ten years of this career, he translated scientific journals exclusively, including such titles as Marine Biology, Ecology, Geology and Geophysics, Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Mathematical Economics and Seismic Instruments. Since 1996, the oil & gas industry, economics and finance have been his primary fields of translation. He currently serves as Russian-English Language Chair for the ATA Certification Program and Toccoa District Leader of Georgia ForestWatch.

 

 

 

K. Wallace has an Honors B.S. in Animal Science from Cornell University and an MPH from Tufts University School of Medicine. Early in her veterinary training, she realized that performing data analysis and reporting was her true calling. After extensive training in database management, including Oracle certification, and statistical packages, including SAS, SPSS and STATA, Karen decided to put these skills to practical use in public health.

 

Professionally, Ms. Wallace has particular interest in emerging infectious diseases, especially those zoonotic in nature, as well as chronic health issues such as HIV/AIDS and asthma. Her concentration in Health Communications as a graduate student, as well as extensive work for various human services and public health agencies, has allowed her to customize projects for clients from the implementation stage through the dissemination stage. With a keen eye for detail, she ensures that reports are pitched to the appropriate audience, reading comprehension level, and are culturally sensitive.

 

 

 

 

M. Walsh received his PhD in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh and is currently Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine. His background is in metabolic disorder and disease, including insulin resistance, diabetes, heart disease, and microvascular disease. He has a particular interest in the inflammatory process and how this process mediates the effects of obesity, trauma and social factors on disease. He is especially interested in economic and ethnic health disparities, particularly in the urban environment. He also works on the musculoskeletal system, including both the clinical translation of the mechanics of this system as well as outcomes studies following orthopaedic trauma and osteoarthritis. Above all else, Dr. Walsh is a mathematical epidemiologist with a driving interest in developing research methodology in both the clinical and population-based settings, as well as developing and utilizing novel approaches to analysis such as Fuzzy Adaptive Systems and Neural Networks for the study of traditionally non-linear and problematic disease phenomena. He has extensive experience with GLM, linear regression, logistic regression, survival analysis, Poisson regression, repeated measures, mixed models, generalized estimating equations, cluster analysis, non-parametric statistics, Bayesian estimation, sampling theory and survey methodology.

 

 

J. Wang holds a Master of Science degree in Control Theory and Control Engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University (now Beijing University of Technology). He is a full-time freelance translator with nearly 3 years of book copyediting experience and 7 years of translation experience. As a copyeditor, he edited 50 books in total focusing mainly on computer, electronics, automation and electricity. He is a well-read translator with readings ranging over a variety of magazines, newspapers and books, and equipped with some 200 copies of electronic and hard copies of dictionaries in a wide range of subjects. His rich knowledge, strong equipment, editing experience combined with technical background enables him to deliver accurate, idiomatic and professional translations. His fields of expertise include IT, Computer, Medical (Instruments, Healthcare, General), Automation, Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications, Automotive, Environmental, Manufacturing, Business, Journalism, Tourism, Marketing, General. He is a Trados user and owns Trados 6.5, 7.0 and 8.0 (SDL Trados 2007 Freelance).

 

 

 

Dr. Wernette is a board-certified editor in the life sciences (ELS). She earned a PhD in Biochemistry from Michigan State University and completed a NRSA postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. With over 15 years of experience in teaching biochemistry and molecular biology at the undergraduate and graduate levels, she has also published over 30 peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and abstracts. In addition, Dr. Wernette is the sole proprietor of a biomedical communications company. She is experienced in editing biomedical and scientific theses and dissertations, and in writing and editing journal manuscripts and literature reviews, book chapters and books, poster and PowerPoint presentations, contract and grant proposals, and web site content. 

 

 

 

L. Wilczewski , a native of Poland with a M.S. in Natural Sciences and some studies in medicine, pharmacology and linguistics, is a free-lance full time professional translator since 1986. Active member of the American Translation Association, she is ATA certified in English-Polish language combination. She has lived and worked in the corporate world in Poland, Libya, Italy, Canada, and currently 20 years in the U.S.

 

Ms. Wilczewski has considerable experience in translating and editing in the field of medicine, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, medical equipment, biology, biochemistry, and other life sciences for international publishers and many industrial companies. Her translation work includes medical equipment IFUs for clients such as Abbott Laboratories, Baxter, GE Medical, Guidant, Philips, DHD Healthcare Corporation, Icon Laboratories, Olympic Medical, Lifecore Biomedical and Spacelabs Medical (including some on-site work). She has translated also numerous clinical trial materials, health insurance and hospital brochures, informational materials for AstraZeneca and documentations for National Health Institute and American Medical Association, and research materials published in medical journals.

 

She is involved in developing style guides and establishing standards for quality assurance of localized materials. She serves currently as the grader for ATA certification program and has served as ATA Language Chair for over 10 years.

 

 

 

Dr. Wild earned her Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and was an NRSA postdoctoral fellow at the Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, MO. Angie studied basic protein translation/translocation processes in a cell biology lab at the Rockefeller Institute; worked in the field of cancer biology studying tumor cell drug resistance, chemoprevention and gene regulation; and, investigated a yeast protein, whose human homologue is implicated in tumor invasiveness, using microscopy and yeast genetics. She has extensive experience both in preparing manuscripts and fellowship applications and in critically reviewing and analyzing manuscripts and data. She has several publications in peer-reviewed journals. More recently, she has obtained professional experience editing manuscripts of non-native English speakers.

 

 

 

K. Wilsen earned her doctorate in Plant Biology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, for her research on the actin cytoskeleton and calcium dynamics in growing pollen tubes, and her MSc in Genetics from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, for investigating ribosome-inactivating proteins in plants. Her areas of interest include cellular and molecular biology, ratiometric ion imaging, microscopy, plant reproduction, and biotechnology. Kathleen has lectured courses on Biology and Scientific Writing at the university level, and currently works as a science editor and writer. As a science editor, she ensures that scientific content is presented in a clear and concise manner, and that journal standards are met. She also writes scientific/educational material for a wide range of audiences.

 

 

 

T. Wolf is a long-time medical copy editor and health care journalist. Tom has done work for medical publishers Elsevier Science and Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins along with P4 Healthcare, which operates Caring4Cancer.com. His editing includes a range of topics, most heavily concentrated in economics, oncology, dentistry, nursing, and veterinary science. He holds an MA degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Tom has enjoyed working closely with several authors in his previous assignments.    Mr. Wolf holds degrees in journalism and economics.

 

 

 

D. Wolfe has over 15 years of experience in the field of veterinary medicine as a practitioner, researcher, and copyeditor. Dianna holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, an MSc in veterinary epidemiology, and is currently pursuing a PhD in epidemiology. Her broad range of experience encompasses many areas of veterinary medicine including small animal medicine, veterinary epidemiology, veterinary public health, microbial food safety, animal disease surveillance, dairy health management, wildlife disease, and diseases at the interface of the human and animal worlds. She has a special interest in ecology and wildlife conservation initiatives, and has copyedited both peer-reviewed journal articles and professional reports in this field as well as in her main discipline of veterinary epidemiology. Dianna provides her clients with strong grammatical knowledge, a keen attention to typographical style, and an ability to communicate even the most complex scientific information in an easily understood manner. When copyediting, her goal is to develop a clearly written, publishable final document that maintains her client’s original intentions. Dianna welcomes all manuscripts from both native and non-native English speaking authors.

 

 

 

 

Di Wu holds Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Science in Electrical Engineering, with a Minor in Economics from the University of Rochester.  He is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor’s Society.  He began his career as an Integrated Circuits (IC) development engineer at Delphi Corporation in 1995.  He worked on the sourcing, development, evaluation, and qualification of various deep sub-micron, highly complex, automotive grade integrated circuits (ICs) for four generations of XM and Sirius Satellite Digital Audio Receivers Systems (SDARS).  His effort helped Delphi to become the first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to introduce both XM and Sirius satellite radios in cars.  He is currently working on the evaluation of Gen 8 radio chipset, which will be used in most of Delphi’s future radio programs.  In addition to his engineering work, he started a second career in freelance translation in 2005.  He has translated large volume of diverse material, from diplomas/certificates to technical manuals to movie subtitles.  His specialty is in electrical engineering, medical electronics, and computers.  He has translated for companies such as Canon, Panasonic, Marantz, Genetech, Norvatis, etc.  He has also been teaching company sponsored Mandarin Chinese evening classes to interested Delphi employees for four years. 

 

 

 

Qilong Yi  received his undergraduate study in medicine and obtained PhD in statistics in 1990. In 1992, he received a NIH research fellowship for post-doctorial training under the research project “Lung cancer and Radon exposure”.  As a research biostatistician, he worked in a cancer research hospital (Princess Margaret Hospital) for almost 5 years, where he was involved a variety of cancer studies.  In 2007, Qilong was also involved a cancer surveillance study in which incidences of 10 common cancers in Ontario, Canada were analyzed using geographical information system (GI), mixed model and spatial analysis approaches.

Qilong has co-authored more than 30 papers that have involved cancer studies, including  lung cancer, leukemia, breast cancer, and prostate cancer, etc. About 10 papers of them are related to gene analysis, using genotype to predict the clinical outcome and survival. With cancer surveillance data, Qilong has identified some risk factors which contributed to the increase in liver cancer (paper is under revision).

 

Besides the experience in analyzing cancer research data, Qilong’s work experience has also involved other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and hepatitis C, etc. One cardiovascular study was about the association between phosphodiesterase 4D gene and ischaemic stroke, in which Qilong performed analysis in SAS using procedure Proc Allele, Proc Haplotype, and Proc Case Control, etc. Besides data analysis, Qilong has utilized  many study designs (sample size calculations, statistical methods ).  Qilong has also published several methodology papers.

 

 

 

L. Young, after receiving a PhD in physics from Harvard University, pursued a research career in elementary particle physics, high-temperature chemistry, spectroscopy, and electrical engineering, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. He then turned to copyediting scores of scholarly and scientific monographs, and 20,000 pages of scientific textbooks. He has copyedited 182 journal manuscripts for non-native English writers. His editing skills also include mathematics, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. His services include converting awkward sentences into fluent English, and ensuring correct scientific typographical styling.

 

 

 

 

R. Young has an undergraduate degree from DePaul University and has been a medical editor for 18 years. She has a strong medical terminology background, especially in radiology, neuroradiology, and pharmacology. Her specialty is AMA style. She performs substantive editing of manuscripts for peer-reviewed medical journals, is proficient at applying a specific journal’s style, and has extensive experience editing for authors for whom English is a second language.  Clarification or reorganization of tables for best presentation of data is another important skill she brings to her editing, as well as ensuring that all statements and data agree among the various components of the document. Among her years of experience are 5 years working in-house, during which time she achieved the position of Managing Editor of the journal Radiology.  

 

Fei Yu has a PhD in Biostatistics with a minor in epidemiology. He has extensive experience in statistical consulting, and has been collaborating with vision researchers and epidemiologists for a long time. Such collaboration has resulted in numerous publications in the leading ophthalmic and epidemiologic journals. His training and knowledge in computer science, biostatistics, epidemiology, and ophthalmic research makes him inevitable in the interdisciplinary research in vision health. Dr. Yu has also served as a reviewer for ophthalmic and statistical journals. He has taught courses in SAS and statistical consulting to graduate students from epidemiology, biostatistics, and other biomedical fields.

 

 

 

L. Zhang has a Ph.D in Biostatistics, a MS in Bioinformatics, and a MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences. She has considerable working experience in oncology clinical trials, with top experts in two famous cancer institutes: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Lijun has co-authored more than 20 papers involving studies on colon cancer, myeloma, lymphoma, and breast cancer, etc. In her graudate studies, she focused on stochastic modeling of carcinogenesis. Her training and knowledge in biostatistics, bioinfomatics, and pharmaceutical sciences makes her ideally suitable in interdisciplinary projects. Dr. Zhang is proficient in SAS and R/Splus, and familiar with WinBUGS, Maple, and WinNonlin, etc.

 

 

 

A. Zheng is a biomedical research scientist.  He received his DVM at the China Agriculture University in 1991, his Msc. at the Fujian Medical University in 1997, and his Ph.D. in 2001 at Chongqing Medical University. From there, he became a postdoctoral research fellow at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), at the University of Saskatchewan in 2001.  He then attended the University of Calgary in 2005 as a research scientist in the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease. To date, he has published more than ten English papers in journals such as Vaccine, the Journal of Virology, and Blood, as well as approximately fifty papers in Chinese.

Dr. Zheng is fluent with Chinese and English, and has been translating professionally from Chinese to English for the past 13 years. He specializes in such fields as:

• Infectious Disease, including viral, fungal and parasitic
• Biology, including Microbiology, Biochemistry, Zoology
• Medical Science: Biotechnology, Bio-Medicine, Immunology, Genetics
• Medicine, including Veterinary Medicine: clinical medicine, medical research reports,
  prescriptions, etc.
• Public Health and Health Care

 

 

M. Zierler edits books and articles in biology, with specialities in proteomics, molecular biology, imaging, and microbial pathogenesis. He also develops content for media and internet projects. Michael received his BA from Brown University and his Ph.D. in biology from Johns Hopkins University. He has done research on the physiology of the heart during open heart surgery (VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury Campus), regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes and stockpiling of DNA polymerases during embryogenesis (Johns Hopkins University), and the molecular basis of Salmonella typhimurium pathogenesis (State University of New York at Stony Brook). He has taught a wide variety of undergraduate biology courses as an Assistant Professor. Years of research and teaching led him to develop a keen ability to communicate scientific information in clear and exciting ways. He established a free-lance scientific editing company in 1998. His clients include Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and W. H. Freeman and Company. He is also interested in science education from grade school through professional levels. His attention to detail and thoughtful writing will ensure that your project exceeds your expectations.