Dr. Aitken has been involved in clinical and preclinical research for over 25 years, first as a faculty member at Duke University Medical Center and more recently as an independent writer and consultant. He specializes in drug development and related areas, with extensive experience creating research manuscripts, regulatory documents, literature reviews, and other documents.

Ms. Arris' writing and editing expertise includes all aspects of climate change, ozone depletion, and related earth, atmospheric, and environmental sciences. With a Masters of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 16 years of experience in the field, she has a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter.

Dr. Bromberg is a developmental and managing editor, writer, illustrator, and molecular biophysicist. She edits scientific articles into publications, develops manuscripts into textbooks, converts notes into slide shows and animations, and ideas into grant proposals and promotional materials.  She provides meticulous editing for clear and appealing communications of scientific information.

Dr. Landon brings a unique combination of hands-on research, writing and publishing experience to writing and editing of scientific documents. Her doctorate is in molecular pharmacology. Her research experience ranges from cancer and exocrine gland biology to HIV and host-response immunology. Dr. Landon is a volunteer consultant for the Cancer Research Center, Columbia, MO. The Center has honored Dr. Landon with its “Excellence in Cancer Research” for her research and for the NIH grant proposals that she has written to support the Center’s research.

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, global health, maternal and child health.

Dr. Carrico received her doctorate in molecular genetics and is currently studying the link between cancer, aging, and stem cells. She has been a freelance medical writer for over a decade, and has written numerous peer reviewed journal articles in the fields of immunology, Crohn’s disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, and biologics such as adalimumab, infliximab, and natalizumab. She has also developed and prepared abstracts, oral and poster presentations, and slide notes for use in scientific meetings.

Certified Editor in the Life Sciences with close to 20 years of experience editing a variety of scientific writings, including medical textbooks and manuscripts for peer-reviewed professional journals. Specialized in urology, gastrointestinal disease, pain management, cardiovascular disease, and orthopedics.

Dr. Castilaw has 20 years’ experience in medical and scientific editing. She specializes in editing manuscripts written by authors whose first language is other than English and in transforming highly technical material into readable, understandable language for patients and the general public. Dr. Castilaw has worked extensively in oncology, cardiology, gynecology, neurology, and other medical specialties.

Dr. McEwen is a psychology and neuroscience consultant for the Editorial Division of ScienceDocs.   Dr. McEwen is a bench scientist who has several years experience developing polished abstracts, slideshows, posters, original research manuscripts, and grant applications.

Dr. Chapman is a former professor of Marine Biology and now working full time as an editor. He specializes in manuscripts in the following fields: marine biology, marine ecology, environmental studies, general ecology, conservation biology, forest ecology, weed science, crop science, biological oceanography, aquaculture. Anthony has worked as a part-time journal editor since 1975 and as a full time professional editor since 2002.

P. Mgbonyebi, PhD

Physiology

Dr. Mgbonyebi has experience in clinical research, biotechnology, scientific communications, biopharmaceutical medical writing, drug safety analysis, medical education, and regulatory affairs. He has proven success in writing, reviewing, and editing clinical documents for regulatory submissions, manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, posters, and slide kits, and CME materials. Dr. Mgbonyebi has a diverse therapeutic background including endocrinology, oncology, women’s health, CNS diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, and immune diseases.

Ms. Clifton has over ten years’ experience writing and editing technical materials, presentations and articles for global organizations and non-native English speakers.  Her background includes cardiac medical devices and emergency medicine as well as process documentation in regulatory environments.  She has a degree in mathematics in addition to master’s level training in computer science and regulatory writing.

M. Miller, MS

Mechanical Engineering

Mr. Miller has edited hundreds of engineering journal articles.  He also has extensive experience in developing, authoring, and editing engineering books and software documentation.  He has over 15 years of engineering experience, primarily involving complex multidisciplinary analysis.  Mark holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an M.S. in engineering mechanics.

Dr. Cohen is a pharmaceutical consultant, Surgical Oncologist and General & Plastic Surgeon who has been involved in clinical trials at the Investigator and Monitor level. His writing expertise is in translational and internal medicine, pharmacovigilance and clinical trials peer reviewed publications regarding pharmaceuticals, vaccines, devices, estrogen receptor sites, breast cancer epidemiology, insulin resistance, infectious diseases, doxorubicin-oncology toxicology, implantable devices, antidepressants, second generation antipsychotics, ADHD, multiple sclerosis and multiple myeloma.

B. Milot, ELS

Medical Editor

Ms. Milot is a certified Editor in the Life Sciences with more than 19 years of experience as a writer and editor. Her specialties include clinical nutrition, medicine, alternative medicine, and the general sciences.  

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, noncoding RNA, and bioinformatics.  She has published several peer reviewed journal articles and has edited manuscripts in a broad range of biomedical and agricultural topics, including translational biology, epidemiological studies, and case reports.  She enjoys writing and helping authors to improve their manuscripts, and has extensive experience working with authors who are non-native English speakers. 

K. Molnar, Ph.D.

Immunology

Successful teacher and researcher of basic science, translational and medical research (20+ yrs in University and Pharmaceutical Industry), reviewer, author, and consultant.  She edits, substantively edits and writes science, medical and veterinary research as well as consulting.  She specializes in the fields of immunology, microbiology, oncology, molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, complementary and alternative medicine, biotechnology, and veterinary science.  

S. Daher, PhD

Molecular Biology/Physiology

Dr. Daher holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Physiology from the University of Toronto.  She has worked as a bench scientist in Canada and the UK, and now lives in the US, where she reviews and critiques manuscripts for a major peer reviewed journal, writes editorial material, and develops web content.   She taught Scientific Communications at the University level for 4 years and has extensive experience working with writers who have English as Second Language.  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. 

Ms. Morcos has been editing medical manuscripts since 1987. She edits according to AMA style and to journal-specific guidelines, and is familiar with CSE and APA styles. She has worked for physicians worldwide whose first language is not English and has edited manuscripts in cardiology, hypertension, urology, laparoscopy, oncology, ob/gyn, nutrition, exercise, and other specialties.

Rebecca Davis received her doctorate in Cancer Biology. Her graduate and post-doctoral work has focused on drug discovery and development of novel targeted therapies for cancer. Rebecca has authored numerous papers in the clinical and basic science fields of oncology. She has extensive experience in grant writing as well as preparing oral and poster presentations for scientific meetings.

Successful medical researcher, teacher, author, reviewer, editor, and consultant in practice and academic settings in the U.S. and abroad.    Expert in design and style of all parts--text and tables--of scholarly journal papers in epidemiology, public health, clinical research, and health services research.

Dr. Demarest has a BS in Psychology and a PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior. She is a UCSD-certified copyeditor and has experience with diverse topics such as genetics, neurology, neurobiology, medicine, protein sciences, biotechnology, oncology, psychology, and behavior. Dr. Demarest also has expertise in editing manuscripts written by authors whose first language is not English.

Professionally accredited freelance copyeditor specializing in epidemiology, infectious diseases, and clinical research.

More than 20 years experience as a medical editor and writer. Areas of expertise include ADHD, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, depression, diabetes, IBD, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, and women’s healthcare. Extensive experience editing articles written by non-native English speakers.

Dr. Olsher is an experienced medical writer and editor, and has been involved in the sciences for over 20 years. She has worked in many different therapeutic and basic science areas, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, nutrition, oral contraception, gastroenterology, signal transduction, cholesterol metabolism, membrane biophysics, antioxidant status, cancer cell proliferation and cell culture techniques.

Ms. Elabd has more than 10 years' experience editing medical and scientific journal articles. She specializes in the areas of public health, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, neurology, cardiology, gastroenterology, and neonatology. She has worked extensively with authors whose native language is not English.

Expert editing in the fields of psychology and behavioral health, and with nonnative speakers of English.

Dr. Euler has a Ph.D. in physiology and has published over 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals over the past 28 years. He has also served as an invited peer reviewer for over 100 articles submitted to various medical journals. As a freelance medical editor, he has edited over 600 manuscripts. His specialty area is cardiovascular medicine, physiology and pharmacology.

Established editor specializing in medicine, nursing, and environmental sciences; long-time editor of the American Journal of Psychology.

Dr. Fields has >30 years of experience doing and publishing his own, funded, biomedical research and >20 years consulting with basic and clinical research scientists on the preparation and writing of their grants and manuscripts. He has done basic, translational and clinical studies. His areas of expertise include neuroscience (neurology, psychiatry, alcoholism), gastroenterology, oncology, complementary and alternative medicine, and, more generally, biological and chemical mechanisms of many human diseases and human aging.

Well-published editor specializing in botany, genetics, molecular biology, and plant biotechnology.

Dr. Ferri combines his years of writing, editing, and publishing expertise with clinical practice as board certified nurse practitioner specializing in infectious disease, pain management, and primary health care.  He has extensive experience as an author, editor, creative developer of patient education materials, certification curricula development expert with that of a practicing clinician.  Dr. Ferri’s writing has been recognized internationally for his attention to evidenced-based detail as well as providing a unique voice as “real world” clinician that speaks to both patients and clinicians.

Dr. Potash is a scientific editor and writer with a PhD in Biology from MIT. He has worked as a manuscript editor at top academic journals, and has a background in cell biology, oncology, development, genetics, and genomics. 

Dr. Fogg is a molecular cell biologist with special expertise in the field of signal transduction.  She received her Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, and has done postdoctoral research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute/University of Michigan Medical School.  Her most recent areas of research interest have been in oncology and cell polarity.  She enjoys helping scientists polish their manuscripts, and welcomes the chance to edit papers in any field of molecular cell biology.

J. Raber, Pharm.D.

Pharma

Dr. Raber provides assistance in pharmacy operations and risk assessment and management, managed care pharmacy practice, and litigation support in the areas of pharmacy malpractice and pharmacotherapy-related medical and hospital malpractice.  He also has extensive experience as a medical content creator for a variety of companies and in a variety of healthcare settings. 

Dr. Gates has considerable experience writing clinical research manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and slide kits. He specializes in the areas of diabetes, pulmonary medicine, endocrinology, cardiology, medical devices, and nutrition. He is a member of the NY Academy of Sciences and the American Medical Writers Association.

C. Raemsch, PhD

Biological Anthropology

Dr. Raemsch is an editor in the social and medical sciences, particularly biological anthropology, skeletal anatomy, archaeology, and community health/epidemiology.

Dr Goldstein holds a PhD in neuroscience.  He has experience writing and editing papers destined for peer reviewed journals on topics such as neurology, cardiovascular medicine, immunology, hematopoiesis and adult stem cell research.

D. Robinette, PhD

Biomedical Sciences

David Robinette holds a doctorate in biomedical sciences.  He has over 18 years experience in scientific publishing, and has served as both a professional or freelance writer and editor since 2001.  His areas of expertise include biochemistry/molecular biology, immunology/microbiology, and proteomics.  Dr. Robinette has experience in writing and editing a variety of materials for both highly technical audiences as well as those with a limited scientific background.

Dr. Goldstein received her PhD in Cell Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Her specialties are protein biochemistry and cellular immunology, and she has extensive experience working with basic science professionals who are nonnative English speakers.

M. Rose, BS, MA, is a medical writer with over 12 years of experience across a wide variety of disease states and interventions, with particular expertise in oncology, psychiatry/CNS, and cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine.  He is also a consulting psychologist and has performed numerous forensic evaluations and expert witness testimony. 

Dr. Green has 26 years of healthcare experience across multiple industry segments with the past 14 years focused on medical writing/editing and communications.  Besides previous clinical and pharmaceutical industry experience, he has writing/editing and design experience for the creation of numerous project deliverables from an agency perspective.  His areas of expertise and interest include: cardiovascular, diabetes, health economics, infectious disease, oncology, pharmacology, and psychiatry.

Dr. Ryan is a research scientist by profession and has editing expertise in the areas of life science and oncology. She also has experience in writing and reviewing manuscripts for academic journals.

Dr. Gutman holds a PhD in Microbiology.  He is an experienced bench-research scientist now morphed into an editor and rewriter of many manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals as well as a journal and book copyeditor and editor consultant. 

R. Ryan, MA, PhD

Neurophysiology/Physiology

Dr. Ryan has a PhD in neurophysiology with a subspecialty in physiology.  She has edited and prepared many manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals with a primary focus in cardiology, obesity, pharmacology, neuropsychopharmacology, neurobiology and behavior.

Author of several books and formerly an editor of a professional journal, Dr. Haile earned a PhD in chemical engineering and, for 24 years, taught courses in science, engineering, physics and technical communications.

G. Steen, PhD

Biology

Dr. Steen believes that clear writing comes from clear thinking.  He has written 5 books and 70 articles in the refereed scientific literature under his own name, and he has helped countless other authors to publish scientific research.  In addition, he has written video scripts for continuing medical education (CME), backgrounders for new pharmaceuticals, and a great many slide sets.  Grant's goal is to write with absolute clarity, so your ideas, your products, and your data become more compelling.  He can help crystallize your thinking to maximize the power of your words.

M. Stein

Medical Editing/Writing

M. Stein has more than 25 years experience in medical editing and writing.  Her specialties include: clinical nutrition, primary care medicine, dermatology, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, women’s health, eating disorders, and gastroenterology.

20+ years experience editing medical journals in a variety of disciplines, including radiology, neurosurgery, and orthopedics, using AMA, APA, or Chicago style.  Extensive experience editing horticultural journals as well.  Meets tight deadlines.  Experience working with nonnative English-speaking authors.

M. Tanrikulu, PhD

Plant Physiology

Dr. Tanrikulu's editing specialties include plant and microbial physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, biotechnology, and renewable resources.

R. Hoop is a talented writer for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry with projects that include manuscripts, clinical study reports, INDs, SOPs, protocols, NDAs, and BLAs. He has worked in a vast array of therapeutic areas and also has expertise in biostatistics, health economics, and quality of life research. Hoop is especially skilled at making complex results sound simple.

V. Tepe, PhD

Behavioral Neuroscience

Dr. Tepe holds a PhD. in Behavioral Neuroscience (psychophysiology, cognitive neurophysiology) with more than 20 years of experience as a published researcher, writer, and editor in the biobehavioral sciences, including human performance, human factors, neuropsychology, and stress/resilience. 

Dr. Iliades is a successful freelance medical writer and journalist. He is board certified in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. After many years of clinical practice he became medical director of his own research support company and physician investigator for many pharmaceutical trials. His writing experience covers all areas of medical communication, ranging from medical consumer journalism and peer review specialty journals to technical regulatory research documents.

C. Tseng, PhD

Materials Science/Engineering

Dr. Tseng received a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with minors in Mechanical Engineering and Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. Among her research and professional specialties are the mechanical behavior of materials, failure analysis, microstructure-property correlation, and materials characterization. She has also earned a copyediting certificate from the University of California, San Diego, and has experience editing manuscripts written by authors whose first language is not English.

Dr. Jackola holds a doctorate in Biophysical Sciences with 30+ years research and publication history in immunology, cell biology, biochemistry and mathematical modeling.

M. Tucker, PhD

Molecular/Cellular Biology

Dr. Tucker is an expert at revising, editing, and proofreading life science and medical documents for native and non-native English speakers. His specialties include cancer, genetics, and all aspects of molecular and cellular biology.

Dr. Jackson holds a PhD in Biomedical Science. Her scientific specialties are parasitology, molecular biology, and genomics. She edits material in the biological sciences including molecular genetics and developmental biology.

W. Tymchuk, PhD

Zoology

Dr. Tymchuk is currently doing research in conservation and ecological genomics. Her broad, interdisciplinary expertise includes zoology, evolution, ecology, molecular biology, genomics, and aquaculture.

Dr. Jacobson consults, writes and edits in the veterinary, medical and biological sciences. She is a specialist in veterinary internal medicine and holds a PhD in infectious diseases. She has 18 years of clinical, teaching and bench experience and has written, reviewed and edited dozens of manuscripts, dissertations and grant applications.

W. Vaughan, PhD, PA-C

Chemistry

Editor with broad expertise in chemistry and medicine.  Holds Ph.D. in chemistry and practices as a physician assistant in hospital internal medicine.  True clinical perspective.

Ms. Kelchner is an experienced editor specializing in geoscience and environmental topics. She began her career in publishing at Encyclopaedia Britannica, where she was the Earth Science editor. As a freelancer, she primarily edits textbooks and journal articles. She holds Master’s degrees in Marine Science and in Earth Science.

T. Wolf, MA

Economics

Medical Editor

Experienced medical textbook and web editor specializing in economics, oncology, dentistry, nursing and veterinary science.

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.

RB Worobec, PhD

Microbiology/Immunology

RB Worobec has extensive experience in medical editing, abstracting, and language translation; special focus on substantive editing of texts prepared by authors with English as an additional language.     

Skilled editor with over 20 years of experience editing medical textbooks and journals in a number of disciplines as well as producing scientific information aimed for the lay public. Experience working with authors who are nonnative English speakers. Personable.

Dr. Young, with a PhD in physics from Harvard, did research in high-temperature physics and chemistry, spectroscopy, and electrical engineering, with publications in major journals. Copyediting scholarly and scientific monographs and textbooks followed. He has copyedited 182 manuscripts for non-native English writers. His editing skills also include mathematics, organic chemistry, and biochemistry.

AMA substantive editor of manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, especially radiology, neuroradiology, pharmacology; experience working with nonnative English–speaking authors.

Dr. Zierler is a developmental and managing editor with over 10 years of experience working on scientific articles, media, and professional-level books, textbooks, and general interest books in biology. He specializes in proteomics, molecular biology, imaging, and microbial pathogenesis. His ability to communicate science in clear and exciting ways developed during his years doing basic research and teaching science to undergraduates.