Editors

Dr. Abrams holds a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Connecticut. She was a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow and a Lady Tata Memorial Fellow in Leukemia Research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. As Project Leader and Senior Scientist at biotechnology companies, Dr. Abrams developed therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostics for viral diseases. She has presented research at international scientific symposia and published articles in journals. As President of a market research consulting firm, Dr. Abrams advises pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. Moreover, she was Director of Scientific Services at Bion Medical Education and SSW Healthcare Communications. Currently, Dr. Abrams is President of a firm consulting on writing and editing for medical education.

Dr. Abriola obtained a B.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry, and completed several years of postdoctoral research work.  He has co-authored 15 research-based publications and presentations, and also has been employed as a scientific and medical writer and editor for 10 years in the field of medical communications.  He has experience developing manuscripts, monographs, posters, slide kits, executive summaries, and other materials based on clinical study results and scientific data from a variety of sources.  As a medical communicator, he has worked in the areas of oncology, respiratory disease, neurology, cardiovascular disease, and dermatology.

Dr. Alexander received a B.S. in chemistry from Youngstown State University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Kentucky. She has edited and written scientific material in a wide range of areas, including inorganic chemistry, biochemistry and immunology. Her publication record includes several scientific and non-scientific articles. She is currently conducting research in mucosal immunology.

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Dr. Battaglia received her Ph.D from East Carolina University in the Department of Bioenergetics and Exercise Science. She has been published in the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism and assisted with editing duties for the International Journal of Sports Medicine for four years. Her expertise is in metabolism, physiology, and biochemistry, with a focus on obesity prevention and treatment in teens and young adults. She also has experience writing and editing manuscripts, press releases, online articles, grant proposals, and educational material across a variety of life science and medical topics for audiences ranging from the non-scientists to physicians and researchers.

Dr. Barber received a BS with high honors in Biology and a PhD in Pharmacology focused on cancer chemotherapy and cell cycle regulation. His postdoctoral fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences focused on the cross-regulation of drug metabolism and energy homeostasis. With years of experience as a freelance writer and editor, he has written, edited, and proofread documents representing a vast array of scientific and medical disciplines. His experience includes developing and editing manuscripts, abstracts, poster presentations, grants, dissertations, books, and PowerPoint presentations. Additionally, he has extensive experience in working with non-native English-speaking writers.

Dr. Bedord received a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Wyoming,completed post-doctoral studies and worked as a Research Scientist and Project Manager for more than 20 yrs in large pharmaceutical and small biotechnology companies. He has led and managed numerous drug R&D projects across a wide range of therapeutic areas including: oncology, rheumatology, HIV, pain, Alzheimers, ophthalmology and organ transplantation. He has published R&D related papers in peer reviewed journals, presented at regional and national scientific conferences, and served as a reviewer for scientific/professional journals. He is experienced in reviewing pre-clinical and clinical study data and preparing documentation for submission to FDA.

Dr. Andringa has a bachelor degree in biochemistry and received her PhD from the University of Iowa and specialized in Free Radical Biology and Radiation Biology. She is currently involved in grant administration. Dr. Andringa has published multiple articles and book chapters in the fields of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology and Toxicology. Her editorial interests are in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Toxicology, Free Radical Biology and Radiation Biology.

Dr. Birkhauser received a BS in Neuroscience from the University of California at Los Angeles in 2003, an MS in Applied Physiology from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2004, and an MD from the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2008. She is currently a Resident Physician specializing in Pediatrics at the University of California at Irvine. She has experience in copyediting and proofreading various articles in both medical and non-medical disciplines. Her primary areas of expertise fall within the clinical arena, but she also has a broad knowledge of various scientific fields including neuroscience, physiology, and pharmacology.

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Dr. Campora received her Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Hawaii (UH) where she specialized in marine neurotoxicology. She worked as a post-doctoral fellow at UH in the Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology and has spent over 15 years in various research laboratories at Stanford University, UH, and private biotechnology companies. Dr. Campora has over 8 years of experience writing and editing clinical and scientific manuscripts for government organizations and non-native English speaking clients. Her broad range of expertise includes cell and molecular biology, clinical medicine, genetics, neuroscience, pharmacology, infectious diseases, immunology, pathology, cancer biology, and environmental toxicology.

Dr. Carey received his PhD in physiology from the University of Adelaide and has since been working as a research scientist in the Department of Obsetrics and Gynecology. He has published over 20 peer reviewed scientific articles, several book chapters, and has served as a manuscript reviewer for Pediatric Research and the American Journal of Physiology. Dr Carey has been editing and rewriting manuscripts for non-native English speakers since 2003.

Dr. Carpenter is a pharmacist, physician, and author with over 15 years of professional writing experience as a medical and drug information writer for healthcare professionals and the lay public. Areas of interest includes pharmaceuticals, infectious diseases, tropical diseases, parasitism, oncology, neurology, immunology, rheumatology, global health, and maternal and child health.

Dr. Carroll obtained a B.S. in Microbiology, an M.S. in Zoology, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Science, and is currently an Associate Professor, teaching Genetics, Developmental Biology, and Bioinformatics to undergraduate and graduate students. He also directs a research laboratory concerned with the study of signal transduction during fertilization. He has published in top journals such as the Journal of Cell Biology, and recently completed an edition of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series entitled “Microinjection: Methods and Applications”. He also has several years experience as a reviewer for granting agencies, as a textbook reviewer for McGraw-Hill and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., as an ad hoc reviewer for peer-reviewed journals such as Developmental Biology, and as an editor for Biomed Proofreading (since 2007).

Dr. Copeland has a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology, specializing in tropical medicine, parasite genetics, and retrotransposons/retroviruses, with postdoctoral experience in molecular entomology (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture), and noncoding RNA/computational genomics (University of Leipzig, Germany). She has published 12 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Gene and Journal of Virology. While working as a researcher, she began working as a biomedical editor, especially for scientists who are non-native English speakers. She now works as a writer and editor, editing manuscripts in a broad range of biological topics, including public health, agriculture, environmental/field studies, epidemiology, and medicine. She has extensive experience working with authors who are non-native English speakers.

Dr. Croft trained in England at Oxford and London Universities, and qualified as M.D. in 1985. He subsequently obtained Master degrees at London University, and diplomas in epidemiology, health services management and infectious diseases. He has taught and published extensively (60+ peer-reviewed scientific articles), and he is Editor-in-Chief of an open-access parasitology journal. He has very wide experience in copy editing and in proofreading scientific articles across a broad range of disciplines. His primary area of expertise is public health medicine generally, and specifically, clinical investigation, epidemiology and the prevention and management of infectious diseases.

Dr. Cunningham received a MD from the military medical school in Bethesda, MD and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the NIH. He received a PhD in immunology from Wake Forest University. Dr. Cunningham has published 25 research papers and 2 books, and has been editing manuscripts for international authors since 2002. Dr. Cunningham has a broad interest and experience in most basic science and clinical disciplines, including women’s health, oncology & hematology, microbiology & immunology, infectious diseases, and endocrinology & metabolism.

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Dr. Dement obtained his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the School of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University where he studied cancer cell biology and mitochondrial gene regulation. His current postdoctoral research in the Department of Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine is focused on immune cell signaling and autoimmunity. He has manuscripts published in journals such as Exp. Cell Research, Oncogene, and Nature Immunology and his experience editing grants and manuscripts for young, established, and international scientists is extensive. Currently, he is funded by an NIH research and teaching fellowship and is involved in teaching and mentoring undergraduate students at University of Houston-Downtown. Dr. Dement specializes in immunology, microbiology, and molecular and cellular biology.t

Dr. Eissa received his B.S. degree (with honors) in Natural Sciences, from Johns Hopkins, and his M.D., and M.P.H. degrees, also with honors, in International Health, from Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland. He did his residency in General Surgery at the University of California, Irvine, and in Radiology, at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Dr. Eissa, a published author, veteran medical writer, and editor, founded a International Consulting firm, a full-service medical communications, training, web services, and marketing communications company, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. He specializes in documenting topics in biotechnology, surgery, radiology, public health, infectious diseases and international health, as well as neurosciences, physiology, toxicology and virology.

Dr. Farrag obtained a M.S. degree in Clinical Investigation, and completed Residency Training in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, which was followed by a Fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. During his time, he authored over 29 peer-reviewed publications in the fields of Head & Neck Surgery, Oncology, Molecular Biology & genetics. This entire experience has been gained at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. He is a reviewer in multiple Journals, has authored multiple Text Book Chapters, presented at over 25 national meetings, and he was featured at multiple articles in national newspapers, including Physicians’ Weekly & Facial Plastic Times. Dr. Farrag has served as an editor for the grant applications for Johns Hopkins, for TriMark Publications and Biomed Proofreading.

Dr. Fesinmeyer has a B.S. in Genetics and an MPH and PhD in Public Health Genetics. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate conducting multidisciplinary research in cancer epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, and health services and outcomes research. She has published in journals such as the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, and has taught epidemiology and bioethics courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She also has experience in grant writing and science journalism and has been an ad hoc reviewer for peer-reviewed journals such as the American Journal of Public Health and Carcinogenesis.

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Dr Gallicchio received her BSc (Hons) in Microbiology and Biochemistry from the University of Melbourne, and a PhD in Medicine, studying thrombosis and renal disease, from Monash University. During a 25-year career as a biomedical research scientist, she has published over 35 peer-reviewed scientific articles, reviews and book chapters. Specific scientific areas in which she has worked include: autoimmune antibodies, growth factors in rhabdomyosarcoma, vascular biology, fibrinolytic enzymes, and signal transduction and endocytic pathways in diabetes.

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Dr. Gibson earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from Clemson University, with a research emphasis in enzyme structure and function. She worked in the field of genomics research and DNA sequencing where she completed the International Rice Genome 10 Sequencing Project. She earned her Pharm.D. from the Medical College of Virginia. As a pharmacist, her practice interests include the promotion of appropriate antibiotic use to decrease the burden of multi-drug resistant organisms. Dr. Gibson is also a medical communicator with experience in researching and preparing scientific publications, developing public relations materials, creating educational resources and presentations, and editing technical manuscripts. She has experience across a range of scientific disciplines.

Dr. Graesser earned her Ph.D. researching in the Departments of Immunobiology and Pathology at the Yale University School of Medicine. She has published her research in peer reviewed journals in the areas of autoimmunity, vascular biology, matrix metalloproteinases, cell adhesion, and veterinary medicine. Dr. Graesser has worked in the medical communications industry since 2007, in the therapeutic areas of infectious disease, hemophilia, diabetes, oncology, erectile dysfunction and others. Her portfolio as a medical writer includes monographs, grants and proposals, conference summaries, and continuing medical education symposia and enduring materials. She also has taught at the college level for over 20 years, currently teaching microbiology and anatomy to nursing students.

Dr. Harrison earned her B.S. in Molecular and Microbiology from the University of Central Florida, where she studied organic chemistry and molecular biology as a research assistant and first discovered her talent for biomedical writing and editing. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Physiology and Functional Genomics from the University of Florida. Her graduate work was concerned with redox regulation of gene expression in neurons and the contribution of the CNS to hypertension. Her postdoctoral studies at the University of Toronto have focused on cancer immunology and the effects of cellular metabolism, specifically O-GlcNAcylation, on signal transduction and the efficacy of immuno- and chemotherapies. Dr. Harrison has authored and edited many manuscripts and grants and has extensive experience editing for non-native English speakers.

Dr. Joyner earned a B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from The University of Texas. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Vanderbilt University. During her graduate training she served as the Secretary for the Vanderbilt Editors?Club and gained extensive experience editing for non-native English speakers. Dr. Joyner is currently conducting research on HIV-1 virus-host interactions at Vanderbilt University. She has broad training and interest in the biomedical sciences, including biochemistry, molecular biology, cellular biology, cancer biology, signal transduction, genetics, cellular physiology, and virology.

Dr. Hightow-Weidman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Dr. Hightow-Weidman completed her medical school training at the University of Virginia and became board certified in Internal Medicine in 2001 after completing three years residency training at Stanford University. She completed three years of fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 2004, she earned a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Public Health. Her interests include acute HIV infection, HIV prevention for men who have sex with men using both the Internet and technology and the intersection of HIV and STDs. She has been published in such journals as the New England Journal of Medcine, JAIDS, American Journal of Public Health and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Dr. Hoyle holds a PhD in microbiology. During his 15-year research career, his research focused on bacterial ultrastructure and the structure/antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms. Since 2000, he has been a science writer/editor. He has authored and edited over 1,000 peer-reviewed papers, grant applications, press releases, vision documents, technology reports, encyclopedia entries, research summaries, and articles for the popular press, and has extensive experience in assisting non-English speaking authors.

Dr. Isenburg has extensive laboratory experience dedicated toward investigating cardiovascular and vascular devices, therapies, and pathologies. He also has a broad interest in many other related fields, such as experimental statistics. His research has resulted in publications within multiple medical science journals such as Circulation, Biomaterials, and American Journal of Pathology. His background and experience provide him with the ability to simultaneously provide editing services for the engineering, medical, and general science fields. Dr. Isenburg holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a PhD in Bioengineering from Clemson University.

Dr. Kelly received a Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and performed postdoctoral work within the Influenza Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She continued to pursue her love of science and writing by entering the biocuration field and developing written content for several proteomic database products. She has authored several journal articles and grants, and has been editing manuscripts for international authors since 2006. Her research and biocuration backgrounds have given her experience in several fields within the biological sciences, including human and cellular genetics, virology, immunology and oncology.

Dr. Kray obtained a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from Vanderbilt University in 2005. She has published in top journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry. She currently serves as the Manager of Clinical Science at Novum Pharmaceutical Research Services and actively involved in study design, protocol writing, statistical analysis and regulatory submissions. Dr. Kray has actively written and edited various forms of scientific and medical communication since 2003. Her areas of interest and expertise span from basic molecular life science to Phase 3 clinical trials.

Dr. Lavelle graduated with an MB BS from Sydney University. He practised as a primary care physician in a variety of general practices in Sydney and in rural NSW Australia before becoming a full-time editor, journalist and writer. He has over 20 years experience writing and editing for publishing and broadcasting companies, government agencies, patient advocacy groups, NGOs, and pharmaceutical companies. He has edited the Careers Section of the Medical Journal of Australia, been a staff journalist and broadcaster at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and worked as a freelance editor for book publishing companies including McGraw Hill, Random House, and Readers Digest. He has written for a wide range of newspapers, magazines and websites, including the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, Medical Observer, and ABC Science Online.

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Dr. Marcellin’s editorial interests include infectious disease epidemiology, vaccine development and clinical trials, health systems research, healthcare disparities, and global maternal-fetal health. She received her MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has a MS degree in public health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with a concentration in infectious diseases and international health. She is board certified in internal medicine with extensive clinical experience in multiple settings, including resource-poor areas of East Africa. Her editorial experience prior to joining BioMed Proofreading includes providing content-expert review, editing, and writing of internal medicine and public health manuscripts for both the pharmaceutical industry and a syndicated medical news provider.

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Dr. Miller obtained a B.S. in Exercise Science, an M.A. in Exercise Physiology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Applied Physiology. He is currently a project manager for a medical products company that specializes in treatment of cardiovascular diseases. His research interests include surgery, internal medicine, physiology, pathology, and clinical investigation. He has published over two dozen manuscripts and abstracts over the last 5 years in top journals such as Chest, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Bone, American Journal of Cardiology, FASEB Journal, Obesity, and more. Dr. Miller serves as an editor for BioMed Proofreading and consults with several companies to develop study designs for clinical trials.

Dr. Morris received a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Wyoming. During her graduate work, Dr. Morris spent extensive time studying brain interactions with systemic physiology and endocrinology. During her post-doctoral training, Dr. Morris has increased her expertise to include animal and human behaviors as well as molecular biology techniques. Furthermore, she has extensive expertise in maintaining administrative reports, including IACUC and IRB protocols, has successful funding of grants, and a strong publication record of peer reviewed manuscripts and invited book chapters.

Dr. Paquette received an MA and PhD in Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience from Arizona State University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Oregon Health & Sciences University, where she is currently an Instructor in Neurology. Her research involves pharmacotherapy for Parkinson’s disease and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia using the 6-OHDA rat model, and she has published in journals such as Psychopharmacology and Behavioural Brain Research. Dr. Paquette has a broad interest in neuroscience and neurology, but has experience editing preclinical and clinical writing for native and non-native English speakers.

Dr. Philpott obtained a BA/BSc in Neuroendocrinology (2003) and obtained her PhD (2008), investigating the roles of serine protease Htra3, in ovarian development and function in the rat and the primate and in human gynecological cancers. She has co-authored 8 research based publications and 12 presentations, both nationally and internationally. She has completed Scientific Communication/Media Training with Science in Public (2008). Dr. Philpott has vast experience in writing, editing and reviewing manuscripts, posters, presentations, ethics approvals and philanthropic and research grants. She has worked in postdoctoral research positions, as a grant writer for leading Australian health facility Royal Women’s Hospital and currently works as a biomedical/scientific editor.

Based in England, UK, Dr Price holds a first degree in cell biology and biochemistry from York University and a PhD in biochemistry from Bath University, during which she developed antibody-based systems for the detection of mammalian enzymes. She has worked in biomedical communications since 1995, with positions including Managing Editor of Health Press Ltd (Oxford) and Editorial Manager at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (‘NICE’, the independent body set up to issue guidance to the National Health Service). Through her work for pharmaceutical companies, publishing houses and medical communications agencies, Dr Price has worked in a wide range of subject areas, and has extensive experience in the development of items for national and international audiences.

Dr. Quinn attended medical school at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and completed her residency at the Phoenix Integrated Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in AZ. She practiced obstetrics and gynecology for 4 years before changing careers and entering the field of medical editing and communications. Her specialty areas include obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, internal medicine, radiology, and anatomy. Her interests include travel, movies, hiking, yoga, dancing, reading, and writing. She and her husband are the proud parents of 2 cats.

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Dr. Smith received a BS in Biology and a MS in Biology with a focus in animal science research. She received a PhD in Cancer Biology from Wake Forest University. Her research interests include cellular signaling, cellular proliferation, and apoptotic regulation. Dr Smith has experience writing monographs and CME programs specializing in oncology (i.e. prostate, breast, lymphoma, pancreatic, bone, and non-small cell lung cancer). In addition, her broad interests include molecular and cellular biology, microbiology, Internal Medicine, and clinical investigation.

Dr. Srinivasan was awarded her Biochemistry degree from the University of Southampton, UK. She then went on to obtain her PhD in Cardiovascular Research in 2005, focusing on the signalling pathways involved in small artery contractility. She also has firsthand experience in the Oncology field, having worked for three years carrying out investigations into the identification of cancer stem cells at the Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (IRCC) in Turin, Italy. Dr. Srinivasan has been primarily focused on Scientific Editing since 2009, and therefore has extensive knowledge across a wide range of Biological and Medical Sciences.

Dr. Stachnik earned her BS and PharmD degrees from the University of Illinois. As a pharmacist, her areas of practice have included nutrition, critical care, infectious disease, and general medicine. Her current work is in education, teaching on topics in biostatistics, literature evaluation, and blood coagulation disorders. She has authored and edited manuscripts, technical reports, and educational programs for pharmacists, nurses, and physicians on a variety of topics and has published in pharmacy-focused journals. Her areas of experience and interest are varied and include biostatistics, clinical trial design, and pharmacotherapy of diseases.

Dr. Steele obtained her doctorate in Microbiology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2009 and then went on to complete her postdoctoral work at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Through her research, Dr. Steele developed a strong foundation in immunology, infectious disease, inflammation, aging, cell death pathways and mechanisms, and clinical/translational research studies. She has published several peer-reviewed manuscripts, and written and edited medical and scientific material on an ever-expanding range of topics. Dr. Steele has also obtained the Certified Grant Writer credential through the American Grant Writers Association. She is committed to helping scientists broadly disseminate their work and to increasing scientific literacy.

Dr. Stewart-Clark holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Clemson-MUSC Joint Bioengineering Program and the Department of Regenerative Medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Her current research focus involves drug delivery, biomaterials development, and stem cell engineering. She has authored three book chapters and several articles in the focus areas of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering, with emphasis on dental materials, orthopaedics, and kidney bioprinting.

Dr Stubbs obtained a BSc in Biochemistry, a MSc in Analytical Chemistry and a PhD in Biochemistry in the UK. He is currently working in thecell signaling field specializing in fluorescence microscopy imaging. Hehas directed a research laboratory for many years in the US working onsignal transduction. He has published in many journals including Nature,Biochemistry, J. Biological Chemistry, Biophysical Journal and hasserved on the Editorial boards of the later two journals and on theJournal of Lipid Research. He is an experience grant writer having received NIH and other funding, has served on NIH panels and has servedas a Biomed editor since 2004.

Dr. Styers received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology from Emory University. She is currently completing her postdoctoral training in Cell Biology and will begin as an Assistant Professor of Biology. Dr. Styers has published multiple manuscripts in highly-ranked journals such as Molecular Biology of the Cell. She has also been the recipient of two grants from the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the American Cancer Society. Dr. Styers has had extensive experience editing manuscripts, grants, and dissertations for international authors throughout her training. She has a broad interest in many biomedical disciplines including Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Genetics, and Protein Chemistry.

Dr. Taylor obtained a B.S. with honors in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology focused on the design and pharmacological characterization of novel receptor antagonists. Dr. Taylor completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship focused on drug discovery and drug development projects in neuroscience and cardiovascular areas. Dr Taylor currently works in the pharmaceutical industry and as adjunct faculty for a medical pharmacology course. He has been funded by the American Heart Association, has been invited to present research at national and international meetings and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in the areas of pharmacology, peptide chemistry and oncology. Dr Taylor has served as a text book reviewer and an ad hoc reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Thurston earned his B.S. in Biochemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His doctoral work involved the development of enzyme inhibitors for potential use in cancer chemotherapy. Postdoctoral positions at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and at The University of Texas at Austin added to his patents and publications in such journals as Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Neuropeptides. In 1991, he began work as a molecular graphics specialist and science editor for the American Chemical Society journals division. In addition, as a freelance science writer, his reviews of new laboratory instrumentation have been published in The Scientist.

Dr. Thill received her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from the Medical College of Wisconsin. As a postdoctoral fellow, Her research has focused on bacterial pathogenesis, signal transduction, and structure-function properties of protein toxins. She has published multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts, served as an adjunct reviewer for the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and has several years of experience as a freelance medical writer and English editor of scientific manuscripts. Her areas of expertise include microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and biochemistry.

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Dr. Tucker received a PhD from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and completed his postdoctoral research in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Tucker has several years of experience as a fulltime science editor specializing in editing and rewriting manuscripts for non-native English speakers. He has broad interests and is familiar with most life science and medical disciplines. His specific areas of expertise include oncology and cancer research, genetics, microbiology, and all aspects of molecular and cellular biology.

Dr. Weigle has 25 years of scientific and medical writing experience. She holds a B.S. in Microbiology and an MD from the University of Pittsburgh and an MHS in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. She completed a residency in Pediatrics and Fellowships in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Epidemiology. She is a successful medical researcher, teacher, author, reviewer, and consultant in academic settings in the U.S. and abroad. She has 45 publications in peer-reviewed, internationally recognized journals. She has edited numerous manuscripts and grant applications for non-native English authors. Her primary areas of expertise are infectious diseases, epidemiology, clinical investigation, pediatrics, and microbiology, but she edits extensively in diverse areas including public health, environmental health, health services research, immunology, neurology, cardiology, oncology, surgery and emergency medicine.

Weaver is a graduate of Florida International University (B.S. Biological Sciences; N.I.H. M.B.R.S Program Undergraduate Research in Fungal Genetics) and Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), where she was the campus editor of the Osteopathic Student Newspaper,The Pulse, as well as an officer in Student Government. During her post-graduate training, Dr. Weaver specialized in General Surgery and Critical Care, with an interest in Pediatrics. She has also been experienced in Health Care Administration, Information Management, Web- and Database Design, and Geriatrics, Palliative Care and Pain Management.

Dr. Wessling received her BA in Chemistry from Cornell University, MS in Physical Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, and PhD in the History of Medicine and Science from the University of Michigan. Her research experience is in immunology and structure of materials. She turned to medical writing and editing after 20 years in academia (Stanford, University of Michigan). She has recently published her translation of W.G. Ploucquet’s Der Arzt, a classic in the history of medical ethics, in side-by-side German-English. Her current activities, along with freelance medical and scientific editing and writing, include translating scientific and medical German for FDA submissions, and acting as a volunteer editor for the Central European Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Wolff obtained her undergraduate degree in biology from Harvey Mudd College. She worked in research labs at both UCLA and USC before beginning graduate school at USC. She left Los Angeles with her Ph.D. in biochemistry for a postdoctoral fellowship in Seattle. She is a co-author on over 15 peer-reviewed publications and has extensive experience writing and editing manuscripts. She has written papers in the fields of microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, epigenetics, and oncology. She has edited manuscripts from non-native English speakers in a broad range of disciplines, from economics to physics and chemistry to computer science. In addition, she has training and experience in grant writing and editing. Content [

Dr. Wulffson is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He received his medical training at the UCLA School of Medicine, subsequently served a one year internship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and then served two years in the US Army. His first tour of duty was a year in Vietnam as a battalion surgeon; he was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He spent his second year at Kenner Army Hospital in Virginia where he served in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. Following his army service, he completed a three-year residency program in obstetrics and gynecology at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles. After almost three decades of private practice, he transitioned to a career in freelance writing, primarily in the healthcare field.