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World-renowned expert in IVF, and on the editorial boards of Human Reproduction Reproductive Biotechnology Online

Dr Cummins在西澳大利亚Murdoc大学从事解剖学、人类生物学和繁殖生物技术的教学工作。在繁殖生物学和辅助生殖技术（如：体外授精）领域拥有丰富的经验。现在多个知名期刊（包括“Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biotechnology Online”）担任编辑，任西澳大利亚繁殖技术理事会科学咨询委员会主席一职（负责监督IVF诊所的政府机构）。10多年来，一直从事专业编辑工作，编辑了2500多篇论文。在亚洲拥有从多同事和朋友，曾在2005年任Osak大学染色体组信息研究中心客座教授。 2009年开始在理文从事编辑工作。

Dr Cummins teaches Anatomy, Human Biology and Reproductive Biotechnology at Murdoch University in Western Australia. He has extensive experience in reproductive biology and assisted conception techniques such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). He sits on the editorial board of several top journals, including Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biotechnology Online, and chairs the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Reproductive Technology Council of Western Australia (the government body overseeing IVF clinics). He has been involved in professional editing for 10 years and has worked on about 2500 papers. He has many colleagues and friends in Asia and was a Visiting Professor at Osaka University's Genome Information Research Center in Japan in 2005. Assoc Prof Cummins began editing for the Edanz Group in 2009.

生物学家，以神经系统科学、发育生物学以及遗传学领域见长。他在博士阶段主要研究影响肢体发育的小鼠基因突变相关的分子遗传分析。从1996年到 2004年，Dr. Allen 一直在英国剑桥Babraham 研究所神经生物学部门从事研究工作，包括DNA/RNA操纵、提纯/分离、电泳、PCR、克隆、印迹工作、文库筛选、遗传图绘制、转基因设计与构建、人工染色体工程、用于ES细胞基因打靶的载体设计与构建、细胞培养、切片技术、小鼠行为分析、小动物外科手术以及序列数据库和分析工具等生物信息工具的研究。 Dr. Allen 从2007年开始为Edanz Editing 工作，主要编辑神经系统科学和遗传学领域的文章。

Dr Allen is a biologist with particular experience in the fields of neuroscience, developmental biology and genetics. His PhD topic involved molecular genetic analysis of mouse mutations that affect limb development. From 1996 to 2004, Dr Allen was a researcher at the Department of Neurobiology, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK. Dr Allen’s research skills and techniques include DNA/RNA manipulation and purification/isolation, electrophoreses, PCR, cloning, all blottings, library screening, genetic mapping, design and construction of transgenes, artificial chromosome engineering, design and construction of vectors for gene targeting in ES cells, cell culture, histological techniques, mouse behavioral analysis, small animal surgery, and bioinformatic tools such as sequence databases and analysis tools. Dr Allen began working with Edanz Editing as an editor in fields associated with neuroscience and genetics in 2007.

Dr. Dingley 主要致力于生物化学领域，特别是蛋白质结构和功能特性领域的研究。具有15年以上论文写作以及在有较高影响因子的国际期刊中发表的经验。同时，他也一直在从事科技专书论文的写作，并且担任 Biochemical Journal 的编委。Dr. Dingley 从2008年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Dingley’s research is broadly in the area of biochemistry, with particular interest in characterizing protein structure and function. Dr Dingley has over 15 years' experience in publishing articles in international high-impact journals. He has written scientific book chapters, and is an editor on the editorial advisory board for the Biochemical Journal. Dr Dingley began as an editor for Edanz Editing and Liwen Bianji (Edanz Editing China) in 2008.

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PhD in microbiology from the University of Oxford

Dr Fox拥有牛津大学微生物学博士学位，攻读博士学位期间主要研究流感嗜血杆菌生物合成基因中的新型相变脂多糖。此后，在澳大利亚昆士兰大学从事5年博士后研究，重点研究DNA甲基转移酶在细菌病原体基因调节中的作用，其他项目包括：兽医病原体活性减毒疫苗的设计与开发。以第一作者的身份在微生物病原领域的高级期刊杂志上发表了多篇文章。现为一名全职编辑，拥有广泛的生物学科经验，包括分子生物学，微生物学，生物技术，基因组学，流行病学，生物化学和医学。2009年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Fox completed a PhD in microbiology at the University of Oxford, investigating novel phase variable LPS biosynthetic genes in Haemophilus influenzae. She then spent five years as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Queensland, Australia, focusing on the role of DNA methyltransferases in gene regulation in bacterial pathogens. Other projects included the design and development of live, attenuated vaccines for veterinary pathogens. She has many first-author publications in high-ranking journals in the area of microbial pathogenesis. Dr Fox is now a full-time editor, with extensive editing experience in a broad range of biological disciplines including molecular biology, microbiology, biotechnology, genomics, epidemiology, biochemistry and medicine. Dr Fox began editing with the Edanz Group in 2009.

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Experienced bioinformatics analyst with specific experience in DNA/protein sequence data

在过去的十年里，Dr. Stewart一直在爱丁堡大学和格拉斯哥大学从事博士后研究工作，主要致力于分子生物学研究，包括基因组工程相关的各类基因的测序和分析工作。Dr. Stewart是经验丰富的生物信息分析员，特别在是DNA/蛋白质序列数据领域。2001年至2007年期间，Dr. Stewart担任位于格拉斯哥的Thomson Scientific (汤姆森科技信息集团) Geneseq (基因数据库) 小组的高级分析员。Dr. Stewart从2007年开始为Edanz Editing工作，主要编辑分子生物学领域，特别是基因组方面的文章。

For 10 years, Dr Stewart was a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist at Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities, involved in molecular biology research that included sequencing and analysis of various genes for genome projects. Dr Stewart is an experienced bioinformatics analyst with specific experience in DNA/protein sequence data. From 2001 to 2007, Dr Stewart was a Senior Analyst in Thomson Scientific’s GENESEQ team based in Glasgow. Dr Stewart began as an editor for Edanz Editing in 2007, working in molecular biology fields with an emphasis on genomics.

1997年开始为非英语母语作者的文稿编辑，2004年起为理文编辑工作。其科学研究领域多样化，主要致力于化学 (有机,、有机金属、无机、表面化学)、半导体、生物 (传感器、DNA和蛋白质阵列) 纳米技术。 1996年7月担任东京大学特别研究员，从事新型催化反应途径研究，通过该途径可以在比目前工业应用中更容易实现的条件下生成氨 。现居英国，同时为理文编辑工作，仍活跃在生物纳米传感器的研究中。

Dr Wright has been editing scientific manuscripts for non-native authors since 1997 and has been an editor for Edanz Editing since 2004. His scientific background is diverse, with the main scientific fields being in chemistry (organic, organometallic, inorganic and surface), semiconductors, biosensors (transducers, DNA and protein arrays) and nanotechnology. In 1996/7, Dr Wright was a Post-doctoral Fellow at The University of Tokyo, Japan, investigating novel catalytic pathways capable of generating ammonia under milder conditions than presently used in industry. As well as working for Edanz Editing, Dr Wright, now based in the UK, continues as a research scientist in the field of bionanosensors.

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Specialist medical writer and endocrinology expert

Dr. Smith 的博士论文标题为：“The Role of PPARalpha in Modulating Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Action using In Vivo Models of Insulin Resistance”。 一直担任 Queen Mary, University of London 细胞与分子科学研究所研究助手，并着重于糖尿病及相关代谢疾病的生物化学的研究。同时担任 London Sport Institute 研究员。曾在 London School of Journalism 进修过与出版相关的编辑和设计课程，现为全职医学作者。Dr. Smith 在全球知名机构 Medicus International 任职期间，通过与多家著名制药公司合作的医学交流项目积累了大量的医学和科学交流经验。2006年起加入理文编辑，凭借着广泛的研究背景以及出色的医学写作经验帮助客户达到顺利发表的目标。

Dr Smith’s PhD thesis was entitled “The Role of PPARalpha in Modulating Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Action using In Vivo Models of Insulin Resistance”. Dr Smith has been a Research Assistant at the Queen Mary, University of London’s Institute of Cellular and Molecular Sciences, where he focused on the biochemistry of diabetes and related metabolic disorders. He has also been a Research Fellow at the London Sport Institute, part of Middlesex University. Dr Smith has studied editing and design skills in relation to publication at the London School of Journalism, and is now a full-time medical writer. Dr Smith gained extensive experience in medical and scientific communications while employed at the internationally recognized agency Medicus International, where he worked on a range of medical communications projects for several well-known pharmaceutical companies. He joined the Edanz Group in 2006, where he is able to apply his wide research background and expertise in the medical communications sector in assisting clients to achieve their publication goals.

Michael Dewe，副教授，2006年12月退休，退休前任Canterbury大学IT系主任，现为信息与通信技术副教授和顾问。任Canterbury大学IT系主任之前，曾任电子电气工程系助教。主要研究领域为：先进仪表和数据采集系统、以及在电能质量实时监测（谐波分析）和地震监测与记录中的具体应用。曾授课程：工程设计、计算机硬件、仪表和工程管理。早期曾作为电子系统工程师，参与欧洲空间项目下的卫星与发射载体飞行与和地面系统的设计。作为系统工程师，拥有从工程到各学科应用的丰富经验。2008年开始为理文编辑工作。

Assoc Prof Michael Dewe retired in December 2006 as University of Canterbury IT Director and is currently an Adjunct Assoc Prof and a consultant to the Information and Communication Technology industry. Prior to his position as University IT Director, he was an Assoc Prof (Reader) in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Research interests focused on advanced instrumentation and data acquisition systems with specific applications to real-time power quality monitoring (harmonic analysis) and seismic earthquake measurement and recording. He lectured in engineering design, computer hardware, instrumentation, and engineering management. His early career was as an electronic systems engineer, designing flight and ground systems for satellites and launch vehicles for European Space Projects. A systems engineer, Assoc Prof Dewe has wide experience in applications of engineering to various scientific disciplines. He began working with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr. Apricó 的博士论文题为“[3H]4-methylglutamate as a novel radioligand for the brain glutamate transporters”。2003年至2005年间，Dr. Apricó在瑞典哥德堡大学 Arvid Carlsson Institute 与Dr. Michael Nilsson一起从事博士后研究工作，主要研究反应性星形胶质化的体外模式。2005年后，一直担任大学药理学和生理学的讲师工作，并于2009年年中重返校园攻读医学学位。Dr. Apricó从2008年起开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Aprico's doctoral thesis was \[3H]4-methylglutamate as a novel radioligand for the brain glutamate transporters. From 2003 to 2005 Dr Aprico held a post-doctoral position at Arvid Carlsson Institute Göteborg Sweden working with Dr Michael Nilsson investigating in vitro models of reactive astrogliosis. Since 2005 Dr Aprico has been a university lecturer in pharmacology and physiology but returned to university to obtain her medical degree in mid-2009. Dr Aprico began as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

专业背景为医学物理和医学成像，重点研究电离辐与非电离辐射的成像与治疗。目前在多伦多大学攻读博士学位，开发影像分析方法，用以评估肿瘤对放射疗法的反应。攻读理学硕士期间，利用X-射线透视法研究体外替代呼吸与肺内肿瘤运动之间相关性的稳定性与时依赖变异。掌握多种图像分析技术，包括模式识别、纹理分析、刚性和形变影像校准。研究课题还涉及医学影像系统，包括磁共振（MR），4D电脑断层扫描（CT），兆伏级锥形束CT和正电子发射计算机断层扫描（PET），并为成像与治疗系统开发了体模成像和质量保证程序。研究领域涉及诸多临床问题，包括脑、肺、前列腺、头颈肿瘤以及肉瘤和淋巴瘤。Mr Hoisak已撰写数篇同行评审医学成像学期刊论文，2009年起供职于理文编辑。

Mr Hoisak’s scientific background is in medical physics and medical imaging with an emphasis on imaging and therapy with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. He is currently completing his PhD at the University of Toronto, where he is developing image analysis methods for assessing response of tumors to radiation therapy. His MSc work investigated the stability and time-dependent variability of the correlation between external surrogates of breathing and lung tumor motion, using X-ray fluoroscopy. He is experienced with many image analysis techniques including pattern recognition, texture analysis, rigid and deformable image registration. In addition, Mr Hoisak has conducted research with medical imaging systems such as magnetic resonance (MR), 4D computed tomography (CT), megavoltage and cone-beam CT, and positron emission tomography (PET), and has developed imaging phantoms and quality assurance procedures for both imaging and therapy systems. His research has investigated clinical problems in brain, lung, prostate and head and neck carcinomas, as well as sarcoma and lymphoma. Mr Hoisak has written several peer-reviewed journal articles in Medical Imaging. Mr Hoisak began working with the Edanz Group in 2009.

作为一名科研人员，Dr. Kuhn具有广泛的研究经验，以第一作者的身份发表了许多文章。从2007年开始为Edanz Editing工作，主要编辑神经系统科学、生理学、大脑康复/修复；出生后以及成年神经发生、记忆、学习；神经退化性疾病、干细胞；分子生物学，包括 PCR, 克隆、亚克隆、抑制消减杂交、质粒制备/纯化、cDNA, RNA和基因组DNA纯化等。此外还有相关实验室测试化验经验。

Dr Kuhn has extensive experience as a research scientist and is well published as a first author. She began as an editor for Edanz Editing in 2007 and edits in fields associated with neuroscience, physiology, brain rehabilitation/repair, postnatal and adult neurogenesis, memory, learning, neurodegenerative disease, stem cells, molecular biology, including PCR, cloning, subcloning, subtractive hybridization, plasmid preparation/purification, cDNA, RNA, and genomic DNA purification. She also has working experience with all associated laboratory tests and skills necessary for that environment.

Dr. Curtis 的博士论文标题为"Neural Progenitor Cells in Huntington's Disease Human Brain"，现任瑞典University of Goteborg的博士后研究员，研究神经退化疾病。他在多家国际一流杂志中发表过大量的研究报告，其中包括2007年出版的 Science 杂志的一期封面文章。曾在多个国家做有关神经病学领域学术问题的特约报告。Dr. Curtis从2006年初开始为Edanz Editing工作，凭借着深厚的实验室工作经验和和造影知识，主要编辑生物医学领域的文章。

Dr Curtis’s PhD thesis was entitled “Neural Progenitor Cells in Huntington’s Disease Human Brain.” He is currently a Post-doctoral Research Fellow studying neurodegenerative disorders. Dr Curtis has authored many published reports in several leading international journals including the cover article for an issue of Science in 2007. He has given invited lectures in several countries, presenting topics associated with the field of neurology. Dr Curtis began editing for Edanz Editing in early 2006 and works in a very broad area of the biomedical sciences, applying his extensive knowledge of laboratory and imaging procedures.

Dr. Dean的博士论文题目是“Endogenous Neural Excitation and Inhibition and the Evolution of Preterm Brain Injury”。目前正在从事神经系统科学领域的博士后研究工作。具有大型动物和胎儿外科手术经验，包括导管和电极置放、动物解剖、微透析和激光多普勒超 声探头立体定位。在电生理学领域里，DR. Dean具有丰富的活体电生理数据的仪器测量、记录和分析经验，包括大脑皮层脑电图棘波和癫痫发作活性、脑阻抗、脑近红外光谱(NIRS)、脑部激光多普 勒、温度、ECG、EMG、血压、超声血流量测量以及胎儿呼吸运动。此外，他还掌握系统生理学方面的知识，了解复杂和罕见的心血管和中枢神经系统反应。在 分子学领域中，Dr. Dean掌握多种印迹分析方法、引物设计和序列分析、mRNA和蛋白质提取、RT-PCR及凝胶电泳等技术。他在组织学方面的技能包括脑组织染色和分析以 及成像，对于相关的实验室技巧也具有丰富的经验。Dr. Dean从2007年期开始为Edanz Editing工作，主要编辑化学和神经系统科学领域的文章。

Dr Dean’s PhD thesis was titled “Endogenous Neural Excitation and Inhibition and the Evolution of Preterm Brain Injury.” Dr Dean is presently a post-doctoral research fellow in fields related to neuroscience. He has experience in large animal and fetal surgery techniques, including catheter and electrode placement and animal post-mortem and dissections, as well as in stereotaxic placement of microdialysis and laser Doppler probes. In electrophysiology, Dr Dean is skilled in the instrumentation, recording, and analysis of electrophysiological data in vivo, including cortical EEG spike wave and seizure activity, cerebral impedance, cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), cerebral laser Doppler, temperature, ECG, EMG, blood pressure, ultrasonic blood flow measurement, and fetal breathing movements. He possesses training in systems physiology, as well as an understanding of the complex and unique cardiovascular and central nervous system responses. In molecular fields, Dr Dean covers the various blot analysis techniques, primer design and sequence analysis, mRNA and protein extractions, RT-PCR and gel electrophoresis. Histology including staining and analysis of brain tissue and imaging and the associated laboratory skills are all areas in which Dr Dean has experience. Dr Dean began as an editor for Edanz Editing in 2007, and works in fields related to chemistry and neuroscience.

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Edanz Science Director. Former Associate Editor at Nature Reviews Neuroscience.

Dr. McGowan曾多次在职业生涯中获奖，其中包括2003年获得 EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship。一直从事帕金森疾病的实验室研究及分子机制和有关亨廷顿舞蹈病的研究，结合激光微解剖，微量检测分析和蛋白质组学。他的研究还涉及在正常衰老进程中所发生的分子变化过程的微阵列基因表达分析，以及这些过程如何受到精神活动的影响。他深入了解神经退化疾病、神经功能、海洋动物学、分子生物学、细胞蛋白质生物化学，包括具有功能基因组和细胞成像的传统与现代技术蛋白质组学的广泛的多学科实验技术。Dr. McGowan具有出色的书面写作能力以及丰富的演讲经验，以第一作者的身份发表了多篇文章。2006年初加入理文编辑之前，曾担任Nature Reviews Neuroscience副编辑。Dr McGowan现任理文编辑科学总监。

Dr McGowan has won many awards during his career, including in 2003 the EU Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellowship. He has worked in laboratories investigating the molecular mechanisms in Parkinson’s disease as well as those involved in Huntington’s disease, combining laser micro-dissection, microarray analysis and proteomics. Further study involved micro-array gene expression analysis of molecular processes occurring during normal aging and how these are affected by mental exercise. Dr McGowan has an in-depth knowledge of neurodegenerative diseases, neural function, marine zoology, molecular and cellular biology and protein biochemistry, along with extensive multi-disciplinary laboratory experience of contemporary and traditional techniques including proteomics, functional genomics and cell imaging. His excellent written and oral communication skills are demonstrated by several first author publications. From 2005 to October 2006, Dr McGowan was an Associate Editor at Nature Reviews Neuroscience before becoming a full-time editor for Edanz Editing. Dr McGowan is the Edanz Group Science Director.

Mr Betzel目前是新西兰基督城坎特伯雷大学博士生，研究方向：人造钻石在临床应用X射线探测中的使用。Mr Betzel 拥有6年多医疗、加速器和探测物理研究论文的写作经验，曾在两个美国Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 实验室和Argonne National Laboratory实验室工作。曾在专业工程研究和生产环境中工作了三年。于2008年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Mr Betzel is currently a doctoral student at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he is investigating the use of synthetic diamonds as X-ray detectors for clinical applications. Mr Betzel has over six years of experience authoring medical, accelerator, and detector physics research in peer-reviewed journals and other publications. He has laboratory experience at both the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the Argonne National Laboratory in the United States. He worked previously for three years in a professional engineering research and manufacturing environment. Mr Betzel began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr. Daniel 的博士学位论文题为“Molecular Characterization of the Hsp70/Hsp90 Organizing Protein (Hop): Phosphorylation, Subcellular Localization and Interaction with Hsp90”。熟悉各种实验室和研究技巧，包括分子生物学技术、器官培养、永生化细胞系 (哺乳动物) 的组织培养、外源蛋白的重组和纯化、重组DNA、荧光共焦显微术、哺乳动物细胞瞬时转染、定点突变、单/双向凝胶电泳、化验、蛋白质印迹、表面等离子体共 振技术、薄层高压液相色谱法 (HPLC) 等。Dr. Daniel从2008年起加入理文编辑。

Dr Daniel’s PhD thesis was entitled “Molecular Characterization of the Hsp70/Hsp90 Organizing Protein (Hop): Phosphorylation, Subcellular Localization and Interaction with Hsp90.” Dr Daniel is familiar with all standard laboratory and research techniques including molecular biological techniques, organ culture, tissue culture of immortalized cell lines (mammalian), recombinant production and purification of heterologous proteins, recombinant DNA manipulation, confocal fluorescent microscopy, transient transfection of mammalian cells, site directed mutagenesis, one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, assay techniques, Western blot analysis and surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy, and thin layer and high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Dr Daniel began as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Kurban先生对凝聚相动态的研究包括量子力学、液体力学、热力学和静态力学。此外，还通过电子自旋共振光谱法进行液相分析。此研究主要集中在量子自旋交换率以及利用再次碰撞率确定液体体相性质的可能性。曾以第一作者身份在Journal of Chemical Physics中发表文章。还曾在加州威尔逊山天文台从事过60英尺塔的太阳物理学项目的研究。2011年加入理文编辑。

Mr Kurban’s research on condensed phase dynamics has involved quantum mechanics, hydrodynamics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. He has also examined the liquid phase through electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. This research has focused on the quantum spin-exchange rates and the possibility of using recollision rates to determine bulk properties of a liquid. Mr Kurban has published as a first author in the Journal of Chemical Physics. He has also conducted research for the solar physics project of the 60-ft Tower at Mt. Wilson Observatory in California. Mr Kurban began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2011.

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26 years experience in the computer science fields as a faculty member in the Department of Computing and Information Science at Queen's University in Canada.

拥有26年IT工作经验，这期间一直在加拿大女王大学计算与信息科学学院任教。任职期间发表了多份期刊和会议论文，出版了一本计算机系统教科书，并担任数家研究性期刊杂志审稿人。曾多次指导博士论文，并在许多工程与自然科学审查委员会任职。Dr MacEwen还合伙创办了一家软件公司Andyne Computing Limited，成功上市后出任公司董事。10年前离职女王大学，后一直任笠技编辑和撰稿人。重点领域包括：计算机安全，计算机系统，软件工程，计算机科学，形式方法，规范要求，电气工程，工程，数学，信息技术，电信，计算机网络和操作系统。2010年加盟理文编辑，担任撰搞人和编辑。

Dr MacEwen has 26 years experience in the IT field as a faculty member in the Department of Computing and Information Science at Queen's University in Canada. During this time he has published numerous journal and conference papers, published a textbook on computer systems, and acted as a reviewer for several research journals. He has supervised numerous PhD dissertations and served on many engineering and natural science examination committees. Dr MacEwen also co-founded a software company, Andyne Computing Limited, and became a director when it became a successful public company. Since leaving Queen’s University 10 years ago, Dr MacEwen has been a technical editor and writer. The fields he focuses on include computer security, computer systems, software engineering, computer science, formal methods, requirements specification, electrical engineering, engineering, mathematics, information technology, telecommunications, computer networks, and operating systems. Dr MacEwen joined the Edanz Group as an editor and writer in 2010.

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Biomedical engineering, microtechnology and electronics specialist

Frew先生现为加拿大British Columbia大学电子和计算机工程系应用科学专业硕士研究生，研究领域包括：医学图像处理和超声波换能器、以及在医学诊断和前列腺近距离放射治疗中的应用。之前曾在惠灵顿维多利亚大学工作，担任研究助理，曾在Fisher & Paykel Healthcare公司工作两年半，从事于阻塞性睡眠呼吸中止症治疗仪器的开发。在多个领域拥有丰富经验：包括生物医学工程、微技术、电子学和风险管理。2009年初开始为理文编辑工作。

Mr Frew is presently a Master of Applied Science candidate in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department of the University of British Columbia, Canada. His research interests include medical image processing and ultrasonic transducer hardware, with applications to medical diagnosis and prostate brachytherapy. Previously, Mr Frew worked at Victoria University of Wellington as a research assistant and spent two and a half years at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, developing medical devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. He has experience in a diverse range of topics, including biomedical engineering, microtechnology, electronics and risk management. Mr Frew began working with the Edanz Group in early 2009.

Wallace先生的专业背景是生物化学和遗传学。后曾从事生物医学和生物工程研究，特别是周围神经系统和中枢神经系统的神经再生。博士期间的研究主要涉及脊髓损伤的组织工程学，结合采用新型神经导管作为细胞载体，促使神经系统轴突再生。该项目还研究了对神经干细胞采取最佳的细胞分离方法，利用水凝胶优化神经导管。在以下领域经验丰富：组织提取和细胞培养、病毒转导、电纺丝、扫描电子显微镜、荧光显微镜、骨架冻干处理、骨胶原分离、RT-PCR、SDS-PAGE、核酸杂交技术和组织学。2004–2006年期间，曾作为科学信息专家，服务于Thomson Scientific & Healthcare。期间，负责分析已发表的生命科学和生物医学文章并从中筛选所需信息，从而实现与Web of Science数据库约8,700种知名研究杂志中的多学科信息的无缝对接。曾作为BIOSIS Previews质量控制小组成员，负责撰写科学文章摘要。2009年加入理文编辑，从事编辑工作。

Mr Wallace’s background is in biochemistry and genetics. Later he focused on biomedical science/bioengineering, in particular nerve regeneration in both the peripheral and central nervous systems. His PhD focuses on tissue engineering for spinal cord injury and combines the use of novel nerve guides as cell carriers for the promotion of axonal regeneration. This project also looks at optimal cell isolation protocols for neural stem cells and optimization of nerve conduits using hydrogels. He is experienced in tissue extraction and cell culture, viral transduction, electrospinning, scanning electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, freeze-dry processing of scaffolds, collagen isolation, RT-PCR, SDS-PAGE, Southern blotting and histology. He has also worked as a Scientific Information Specialist for Thomson Scientific & Healthcare during 2004–2006. In this position he was responsible for analyzing and extracting information from life science and biomedical articles to allow for seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 high-impact research journals from the Web of Science. He also worked as part of the quality control team for BIOSIS Previews, where he was required to write abstracts for scientific articles. Mr Wallace began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2009.

Dr Ambrose的微生物学博士课题是：细菌中易错（突变后代）跨损伤DNA合成途径的转录调节研究。博士后研究分别在哈佛大学/麻省理工学院和加州大学洛杉矶分校进行，主要研究酵母和人体模型系统内的DNA修复和诱变。最近一直担任新西兰奥克兰大学生物科学讲师。已发表数篇同行评审文章，多次出席国家级和国际级学术会议。2011年加入理文编辑。

Dr Ambrose’s PhD in microbiology investigated the transcriptional regulation of error-prone (mutation generation) translesion DNA synthesis pathways in bacteria. His postdoctoral research at Harvard University/Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the University of California, Los Angeles, focused on the regulation of DNA repair and mutagenesis in yeast and human model systems. Dr Ambrose has recently been a lecturer (Biological Sciences) at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has several peer-reviewed publications, and has presented at national and international scientific meetings. He joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

分子病毒学家，专注于动物保健。在皇家兽医学院攻读兽医病毒学博士学位时的研究课题是，“牛病毒性腹泻病毒的遗传变异和细胞嗜性”。Dr Desport在莫道克大学完成的博士后研究课题是：重组蛋白疫苗的培育和试验，以控制巴里牛患Jembrana的病情。掌握的技能和方法包括：病毒细胞培养和净化；实时RT/PCR；克隆；DNA排序与分析；DNA/RNA提取与操作；重组蛋白在原核生物系统中的表现和净化；ELISA的培育和优化；原位杂交；抑制免疫；组织病理学和肽地图绘制。曾以第一作者身份发表8篇期刊文章，多次出席国家级和国际级学术会议。现为多家国际期刊的受邀评审员，最近曾为“慢病毒和巨噬细胞：分子和细胞相互作用”一书担任编辑。2011年加盟理文，担任编辑。

Dr Desport is a molecular virologist with interests in animal health. Her thesis for her PhD in Veterinary Virology from the Royal Veterinary College was entitled “Genomic Variation and Cell Tropism of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus”. Dr Desport post-doctoral position at Murdoch University focused on the development and testing of a recombinant protein vaccine to control Jembrana disease in Bali cattle. Skills and techniques include cell culture and purification of viruses; Real-Time RT/PCR; cloning; DNA sequencing and analysis; DNA/RNA manipulation and isolation; expression and purification of recombinant proteins in prokaryotic systems; development and optimization of ELISAs; in situ hybridization; immunostaining; histopathology and peptide mapping. Dr Desport has published eight first-author journal articles and has presented at several national and international conferences. She is an invited reviewer for a number of international journals and has recently edited a book entitled “Lentiviruses and Macrophages: Molecular and Cellular Interactions”. Dr Desport joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Bass女士是一名医学学术和临床研究撰稿人、编辑。自2007年起一直从事研究基金申请书撰写、书稿编辑工作，并担任加州大学圣迭戈分校实验室的项目经理，协助多个领域的研究者进行研究，其中包括：医院政策和质量改进、放射学、医用物理学、纳米技术、材料科学和基因组学等不同领域。Bass女士还编辑了一些有关病人教育和补充/替代医疗的指导手册，并担任圣地亚哥一家健康保险公司的新闻稿件编辑工作。除了学术学位以外，Bass女士还于2004年获得圣迭戈州立大学科技写作高级证书。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Bass is a science writer and editor focused on academic medicine and clinical research. Since 2007, she has served as a grant writer, manuscript editor, and project manager for many UC San Diego laboratories, assisting investigators involved in such diverse fields as hospital policy and quality improvement, radiology, medical physics, nanotechnology, materials science, and genomics. Ms Bass has also edited patient-education and complementary/alternative medicine guidebooks and newsletters for a San Diego-based health insurer. In addition to her academic degrees, in 2004 Ms Bass earned an Advanced Certificate in Technical & Scientific Writing from San Diego State University. Ms Bass joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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Stem cell specialist

Arico先生过去几年里一直在澳大利亚科技界工作学习，在一些国际公认组织内从事研究工作（如昆士兰与加尔文医学研究所）。这一期间，他的研究主要集中在肿瘤免疫治疗和免疫学方面。Arico 先生还有在私营生物技术公司（分子诊断领域）的工作经历。2006年在莫纳什大学知名教授的指导下，完成了人类胚胎干细胞不可逆胚层分化的研究，获得了荣誉学位。擅长领域：细胞培养（包括人类和小鼠胚胎干细胞），利用胚胎干细胞和成年干细胞进行体外细胞分化，各种成像技术，细胞化验，流式细胞仪，细胞提纯技术，PCR，克隆，转染等。对组织工程技术、干细胞临床应用有着浓厚的兴趣。2011年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Mr Arico has been working and studying in the Australian scientific sector for the past several years and has held research positions at internationally recognized organizations such as the Queensland and Garvan Institutes of Medical Research. During this time his research focused on Cancer Immunotherapy and Immunology. Mr Arico has also worked in the private biotechnology sector in the area of Molecular Diagnostics. Mr Arico completed his honors degree in 2006 under the direction of a prominent Professor of Stem Cell Sciences at Monash University researching definitive endoderm differentiation from human embryonic stem cells. His technical skills include: cell culture including human and mouse embryonic stem cells, in vitro cell differentiations using embryonic and adult stem cells, various imaging techniques, cell-based assays, flow cytometry, cell purification techniques, PCR, cloning and retroviral transfections. Mr Arico has a strong interest in tissue engineering technologies and the clinical use of stem cells. He began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2011.

Dr Finnie是一名干细胞生物学家。博士研究课题为脐带血中干细胞种群的判定和隔离，以及在骨骼和软骨组织工程中应用的可能性。之前曾任英国施乐辉研究中心高级博士后研究员，工作在研究和开发第一线，从事成人干细胞治疗在再生医学（即骨置换和骨关节炎）中商业化应用研究。曾在国际同行评审期刊中发表研究成果。现任多个生物领域的撰稿人和编辑、欧洲医学作家协会（EMWA）会员。2011年9月加入理文编辑。

Dr Finnie is a stem cell biologist whose PhD research led to the identification and isolation of rare stem cell populations within umbilical cord blood, with the potential for bone and cartilage tissue engineering applications. Dr Finnie was then a senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Smith & Nephew's research center in the UK, where she worked at the forefront of both research and development stages to commercialize adult stem cell therapies for regenerative medicine, namely bone replacement and Osteoarthritis. Dr Finnie has published her research in international peer-reviewed journals. She is currently a science writer and editor across diverse biological areas and is a member of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA). Dr Finnie joined Edanz as an editor in November 2011.

专业背景为生物力学，重点研究退化性关节炎和关节负荷。攻读博士期间，研究使用各种足矫形器后的运动机理，论文获 “Chancellors' Gold Medal”金奖。在斯坦福大学博士后研究期间，主要研究骨关节炎形成和发展过程中的力学及生物学因素。现为新西兰 Otago大学兼职高级研究员，专业技能包括运动分析、逆动力学、力测量、肌电描记术、压力测量、磁共振成像和蛋白质印记法。撰写了大量同行评审期刊文章，为多家杂志担任审稿人，在医学写作方面拥有丰富经验，涉及广泛领域，包括运动科学、风湿病学、整形外科、生物医学工程、生物力学、肥胖症、康复、物理疗法和运动损伤。2008年开始加入理文编辑。

Dr Mündermann’s scientific background is biomechanics with an emphasis on degenerative joint disease and joint loading. For her PhD, she investigated mechanics of running with different types of foot orthoses and received the Chancellors' Gold Medal for her dissertation. As a Post-doctoral Fellow at Stanford University, she focused on mechanical and biological factors in the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis. Dr Mündermann is currently a part-time Senior Research Fellow at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Dr Mündermann's technical skills include motion analysis, inverse dynamics, force measurements, electromyography, pressure measurements, MR imaging and Western blots. She has written numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, acted as a reviewer for several journals and has experience in medical writing in a wide range of topics including sport science, rheumatology, orthopedics, biomedical engineering, biomechanics, obesity, rehabilitation, physiotherapy and sport injuries. Dr Mündermann began working with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr Roberts拥有多个领域的大量研究经验。博士研究课题是：结合采用光镊和电脉细胞，测量非水胶体系统中的有效电荷。完成博士学习后，曾在澳大利亚布里斯班的昆士兰大学生物工程与纳米技术研究所（AIBN）以博士后研究员的身份工作两年。研究中采用可调纳米孔来检测纳米粒的生物改性，从而开发出一种简单、易用的生物活性测定技术。Dr Roberts现为泰国清迈大学材料科学研究中心博士后研究员，致力于纳米技术研究，以建立起强大的碳纳米管网络。2011年加盟理文，担任撰搞人和编辑。

Dr Roberts has experience in a wide range of research fields. His PhD research focused on measuring effective charges in nonaqueous colloidal systems using optical tweezers in combination with an electrophoretic cell. After completing his PhD, he worked for two years as a postdoctoral research fellow at the AIBN, in the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. His research used tunable nanopores to detect the biomodification of nanoparticles, aiming to develop a simple, easily applied bioassay technique. Dr Roberts is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the Materials Science Research Centre at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He works in the area of nanotechnology attempting to create stronger carbon nanotube networks. Dr Roberts joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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Expert in the molecular genetics of psychiatric illness

Patel是一名神经科学家，专注于中枢神经系统退化和精神疾病的研究。在博士课题下，他开发了一个小鼠基因剔除模型，用于人类脑神经紊乱失调铜蓝蛋白缺乏症的研究。之后在哈佛大学医学院细胞生物学系担任研究员，研究神经细胞迁移中的分子信号通路。Patel近期一直在蒙特利尔道格拉式心理健康研究所担任助理，专注于精神疾病分子基因的研究。研究重点是严重抑郁症和自杀中的 microRNA信号网络microRNA的信令网络参与严重抑郁症和自杀。以第一作者的身份在很多有影响力的期刊上发表了多篇文章，包括《生物化学期刊》和《神经科学期刊》。2011年开始在理文编辑从事编辑工作。

Dr Patel is a neuroscientist interested in central nervous system degeneration and mental illness. For his doctoral thesis he developed a mouse gene-knockout model for the human neurological disorder aceruloplasminemia. Subsequently, as a research fellow at the Department of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School he studied the molecular signaling cascades involved in nerve cell migration. Dr Patel has recently focused his research on the molecular genetics of psychiatric illness as an associate at the Douglas Mental Health Institute in Montreal. His studies center on microRNA signaling networks involved in major depression and suicide. Dr Patel has published a number of first-author articles in high-impact journals, including The Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Neuroscience. He began editing for the Edanz Group in 2011.

Pishief先生，出庭大律师、法律编辑和撰稿人，曾编写过很多文字书籍、法律公告，并为多家全球法律平台撰写在线稿件。Pishief先生既拥有法律背景，又拥有科学知识，他在生物医学科学领域的研究重点是分子病理学，尤其是大脑、心脏、肝、肾、骨骼、血液、淋巴系统的病理学（包括组织学）；基因（包括测序、生物信息学和遗传病）；生物医学实验室技术（重点是DNA/ RNA的提取与隔离、反转录、PCR技术和凝胶电泳）；代谢；免疫学；医学微生物学和生理学（包括神经生理学和神经影像学）。是一位经验丰富的报告与摘要写手。2011年起加入理文编辑。

Mr Pishief, a barrister and solicitor, is a legal editor and writer of manuscripts for publication in text books, legal bulletins, and online on global legal platforms. His background in both law and science, with his biomedical science study focusing on molecular pathology, specifcally pathology (including histology) of the brain, heart, liver, kidney, bone, blood, and lymphoid system; genetics, including sequencing, bioinformatics and genetic disorders; biomedical laboratory techniques, with a focus on DNA/RNA extraction and isolation, reverse transcription, PCR, and gel electrophoresis; metabolism; immunology; medical microbiology; and physiology (including neurophysiology and neuroimaging). An experienced report and abstract writer, Mr Pishief joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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Edited more than 3,000 manuscripts for Japanese authors

Dr Sherwin的专业背景是生物化学，主攻骨关节炎、组织工程和细胞培养。积累了细胞和分子生物学技术方面的大量经验，写作经验丰富，在英国和新西兰博士后工作期间，作为第一作者和辅助作者发表了大量同行评审期刊文章和科学报告。2002年起成为理文编辑的全职编辑，已为日本作者编辑了3000多篇用于研究领域的文章和有关生命与健康的期刊投稿。

Dr Sherwin’s scientific background is in biochemistry with an emphasis on osteoarthritis, tissue engineering and cell culture. She has wide experience in both cell and molecular biology techniques. Dr Sherwin has excellent writing skills and has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and scientific reports as both lead author and supporting author during her post-doctoral work in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Dr Sherwin has been a full-time editor with Edanz Editing since 2002. During that time, she has edited over 3000 manuscripts in the Health and Life Sciences for Japanese and Chinese authors, with a wide range of research fields and target journals.

曾任美国新墨西哥阿尔伯克基市桑迪亚国家实验室的一名专业研究员长达31年。最初从事气相激光光谱学研究以及将之应用到量子检测过渡金属表面吸附的分子。在潜心研究电子跃迁感应解吸附多年后，开始关注界面摩擦学，研究新型扫描探针法下的分子摩擦以及研究共轭聚合物界面摩擦。在最近的几年研究中，与新墨西哥大学病理学科合作，利用原子力显微镜与荧光成像技术，对细胞膜中信号发送域的结构性特点进行研究。2011年加盟理文，担任编辑。

Dr Burns was a staff scientist at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, for 31 years. His career began with gas phase laser spectroscopy with applications to quantum-resolved detection of molecules desorbed from transition metal surfaces. After many years of research in the field of desorption induced by electronic transitions, he began to focus on interfacial tribology and investigated the molecular-level aspects of friction with novel scanning probe techniques and conjugated polymer interfaces. During his final years of active research, he collaborated with the Dept. of Pathology at the University of New Mexico on the structural characterization of signaling domains in cellular membranes using combined atomic force microscopy and fluorescence imaging. Dr Burns joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Ao 已完成生物化学与分子生物学博士学位研究，研究的主要内容是癌症生物学和抗雌激素治疗耐受性。目前任范德比尔特大学博士后研究员，在再生化学生物学交叉学科领域开展研究。曾创作并发表了同行评审查文章、评论文章以及科普专书论文，内容包括：表观遗传学对癌症生物学的影响、再生医学中的化学生物学、以及癌症干细胞在抗雌激素治疗耐受性中的作用等。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑工作。

Dr Ao completed her PhD studies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with a focus on cancer biology and anti-estrogen therapy resistance. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University, conducting research in the interdisciplinary field of regenerative chemical biology. She has composed and published a number of peer-reviewed articles, a review article, and a book chapter for a broader scientific audience. The topics ranged from the influence of epigenetics on cancer biology, chemical biology in regenerative medicine, and the role of cancer stem cells in anti-estrogen therapy resistance. Dr Ao joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Lewalle是一位多学科物理学家，拥有半导体和凝聚态物理方面的背景。博士研究主要涉及对超净低维度硅MOSFET和GaA异质结构中电子关联的量子现象的分析。在低温设备的广泛应用和低温下高灵敏度电子测定方面拥有丰富经验。博士后研究以及近期研究主要集中于生物系统中细胞和单分子水平的物理结构。在伦敦大学国王学院期间，Dr Lewalle建立并使用了一种光镊系统，用以测定单肌球蛋白分子（即引起肌肉紧张的蛋白）的僵硬度。现于伦敦大学学院进行趋化细胞中力产生机制的研究。2011年加入理文编辑。

Dr Lewalle is a multidisciplinary physicist with a background in semiconductor and condensed-matter physics. His PhD research examined quantum phenomena related to electron correlations in ultra-clean low-dimensional silicon MOSFETs and GaAs heterostructures. Dr Lewalle’s experiments made extensive use of cryogenic equipment and high-sensitivity electronic measurements at low temperatures. His post-doctoral study and recent research has focused on the physics of biological systems at the cellular and single-molecule levels. At King's College London, Dr Lewalle built and used an optical-tweezer system to measure the mechanical stiffness of single myosin molecules, the proteins that give rise to tension in muscle. Currently, at University College London, he studies the force-producing mechanisms in chemotactic cells. Dr Lewalle joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011

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Expert in models and diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

Tinsley拥有南澳弗林得斯大学医学院博士学位。研究课题为“非病毒神经胶质细胞传染：中枢神经系统再生治疗战略”。博士后工作期间，在首位证明成年人大脑中神经形成的专家Peter Eriksson教授的神经干细胞实验室工作。之后重返澳大利亚，在霍华德•弗利研究所工作，研究帕金森氏疾病的模型和诊断。拥有十多年医学研究经验，曾在知名专业期刊发表作品，包括Annals of Neurology。2011年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Tinsley completed his PhD at the School of Medicine at Flinders University of South Australia. His thesis title was "Non-Viral Glial Cell Transfection: A Therapeutic Strategy for CNS Regeneration." His post-doctoral training was in the neural stem cell laboratory of Prof Peter Eriksson, the first to demonstrate neurogenesis in the adult human brain. Dr Tinsley returned to Australia to work at the Howard Florey Institute, investigating models and diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He has over ten years experience in medical research, and has published widely in leading journals in his field, including Annals of Neurology. Dr Tinsley began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2011.