Dr. Devon 是一名生物学家，致力于神经系统科学和遗传学。她于1996年取得了精神疾病遗传学的博士学位。随后在加拿大温哥华以及英国的爱丁堡开始了博士后的深造，主要研究运动神经元疾病 (Lou Gehrig's Disease，洛盖赫里格病 ) 的一种罕见遗传形式。她著有50余篇研究论文、专书论文、评论和经费申请，曾为分子生物学期刊审稿。Dr. Devon 从2008年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Devon is a biologist with a special interest in neuroscience and genetics. She is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and obtained her PhD in 1996 from the University of Edinburgh, UK, in the genetics of psychiatric illness. She undertook post-doctoral research on a rare, inherited form of Motor Neurone Disease (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in Vancouver, Canada, and then started her own research group back in Edinburgh, UK, investigating the genetics, cell biology and biochemistry of motor neurone disease. She is a co-founder of the Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research at the University of Edinburgh. Dr Devon has written over 50 research papers, book chapters, reviews and successful grant applications, and has peer-reviewed manuscripts for molecular biology journals. Dr Devon began working with Edanz Editing in 2008.

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 Morris拥有肿瘤学（特别是放射生物学、放射线疗法、化学疗法）专业背景。曾在牛津大学作为科研人员和首席研究员，研究癌症新药和新式放疗法的开发。近期作为医学作者和科研员，从事于生物技术的研究和著书。涉及的诊疗领域包括肿瘤、传染病、增龄性黄斑变性和肥胖。曾作为访问学者在美国Brookhaven国家实验室工作。曾在同行审查期刊杂志发表50多篇文章及专书论文。2009年开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Morris’s scientific background is oncology with an emphasis on radiobiology, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. During the period that he worked as a scientist and principal investigator at the University of Oxford, the focus of Dr Morris’s research was on the development of new drugs and novel forms of radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer. More recently, Dr Morris has worked as a medical writer and scientist in the biotechnology industry. Therapeutic areas that he has been involved with include oncology, infectious diseases, age-related macular degeneration and obesity. Dr Morris has visiting scientist status at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US. Dr Morris has written over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Dr Morris began working with the Edanz Group in 2009.

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Dr. Demarest 先后取得了心理学学士和纽约州立石溪大学博士学位。她一直致力于行为小鼠模型的神经系统科学和遗传学的研究。现任 The Scripps Research Institute 科学家。Dr. Demarest 从2008年起加入理文编辑。

Dr Demarest received a BSc in Psychology and a PhD in Neurobiology and Behavior from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her work has focused on the neuroscience and genetics of a behavioral mouse model. From her research she has authored several peer-reviewed papers. She is currently a staff scientist at the Scripps Research Institute. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2008.

Dr. Davies是一位生物学家，专攻神经系统科学、肿瘤学、染色质结构以及基因表达等领域，在法国波尔多 Université Bordeaux II 大学 François Magendie Institute for Neuroscience、澳大利亚Children’s Cancer Institute等多家研究机构从事过博士后研究工作，期间研究了人β-珠蛋白基因簇染色质结构以及顺铂损伤等课题。Dr. Davies曾担任过几家国际期刊的审稿人，编辑了大量英语母语及非母语作者的稿件。他也以第一作者的身份发表过多篇文章，如“Nucleic Acids Research and The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics”。他具备丰富的实验室工作经验，包括：急性器官型培养、腺病毒操纵、脑片慢病毒操纵和转导以及神经细胞培养、荧光共焦显微技术、细胞显微注射、活体小鼠模型、蛋白质印迹、电泳凝胶迁移率检测、多种PCR、克隆以及细菌质粒生成等。Dr Davies 从2006年开始为Edanz Editing工作。

Dr Davies is a biologist with particular expertise in the areas of neuroscience, oncology, and chromatin structure and gene expression. Dr Davies has held Postdoctoral Fellow positions at a number of institutes including the François Magendie Institute for Neuroscience, Bordeaux, France, and the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia. During his PhD, he examined chromatin structure and cisplatin damage at the human beta-globin gene cluster. Dr Davies has been a regular reviewer for several international journals and has edited numerous manuscripts written by both native and non-native English speakers. He has a number of first-author publications in journals such as Nucleic Acids Research and The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Dr Davies has experience in a wide variety of laboratory techniques, including acute and organotypic culture, adenovirus manipulation, lentivirus manipulation and transduction of brain slices and cultured neuronal cells, fluorescent and confocal microscopy, cell microinjection, in vivo mouse models, western blot, electrophoretic gel mobility shift assay, PCR (most varieties), cloning and bacterial plasmid production. Dr Davies began working as an editor for Edanz Editing in 2006.

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Neurodegenerative disease expert with more than 32 peer reviewed publications

Dr Bijur的研究领域是神经退行性疾病（如老年痴呆症和帕金森氏病）和脑代谢功能。在精神病学和肿瘤形成与癌变领域拥有丰富经验，包括精神分裂症、双相情感障碍、代谢紊乱（如糖尿病）等。对细胞培养技术、分子生物学技术和啮齿类动物模型有透彻的理解。他的个人研究一直由美国国立卫生研究院和精神分裂症与抑郁国家研究联盟提供资助。已撰写32篇同行评审出版物，出席了大量科技学术会议，包括神经科学协会和美国癌症研究协会会议。还担任了多家生物医学期刊杂志和基金发放机构的审稿人。 2010年加盟理文编辑，担任撰搞人和编辑。

Dr Bijur's work is on neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, and investigations into brain metabolic functions. Dr Bijur has extensive experience in the areas of psychiatry, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, metabolic disorders such as diabetes, and in oncogenesis and carcinogenesis. He has thorough understandings of cell culture techniques, molecular biology techniques, and rodent animal models. His personal research has been funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. Dr Bijur has authored over 32 peer-reviewed publications, and has presented at numerous scientific conferences including the Society for Neuroscience and the American Association for Cancer Research, among others. He also serves as a reviewer for several biomedical journals and granting agencies. Dr Bijur joined the Edanz Group as an editor and medical writer in 2010.

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Previously worked in a biotechnology company that focused on a radioactive peptide as targeted therapy for neuro-oncology

Dr Schade-Bijur的博士学位研究重点是确定人类大脑神经细胞钠离子通道的启动区，研究成果已在神经科学学会的一次国际会议上宣讲，并在同行评审期刊上发表。拥有精湛的高度分子生物学领域技术，包括：克隆、基因、DNA和蛋白质提取、RT - PCR检测、杂交、测序和凝胶电泳。曾在一家生物技术公司工作7年，重点研究神经肿瘤靶向治疗放射肽。作为科学家和高级制造经理，针对各种组织进行了生理组织学实验（包括使用组织切片机备制切片），研究卵母细胞的提取和神经胶质瘤氯离子通道。另外还负责临床药学，是编写基金申请和规范性文件的临床小组成员。发表了基于实践经验的两篇同行评审论文（包括临床试验论文）。作为一名自由撰稿人，其写作领域涉及卫生经济学和医学教育（关于癌细胞血管生成），撰写了50多份脂质产品技术公告。科技写作背景丰富，2010年加盟理文编辑，主要从事神经学和肿瘤领域的撰稿和编辑。

Dr Schade-Bijur’s PhD focused on identifying the promoter region of a neuronal sodium channel in the human brain. Dr Schade-Bijur’s work from these studies has been presented at an international Society of Neuroscience meeting and published in peer-reviewed journals. She is highly skilled in molecular biology techniques, such as cloning, mRNA, DNA and protein extraction, RT-PCR, blotting, sequencing and gel electrophoresis. For seven years Dr Schade-Bijur worked in a biotechnology company that focused on a radioactive peptide as targeted therapy for neuro-oncology. As a scientist and the Senior Manager for Manufacturing, Dr Schade-Bijur performed histology experiments for various tissues, including using a microtome for tissue slice preparation, and oocyte extraction and electrophysiology on a glioma chloride channel. Dr Schade-Bijur was also in charge of the clinical pharmacy and was part of the clinical team writing grants and regulatory documents. From this research she published two more peer-reviewed papers, including a clinical trial paper. As a freelance writer, Dr Schade-Bijur has written in the areas of health economics, medical education regarding cancer angiogenesis and over 50 technical bulletins about lipid products. Dr Schade-Bijur has a particularly broad science and writing background. She joined the Edanz Group as a writer and editor in 2010, specializing in the fields of neuroscience and oncology.

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Peer reviewer for over 20 journals in the fields of zoology, physiology and cell biology

自1972年以来一直在新西兰坎特伯雷大学任讲师，讲授动物学、比较生理学和细胞生物学。研究兴趣涵盖了不同种群的生理系统，包括鱼类、甲壳类、软体动物、昆虫和蜘蛛。研究题目包括：气体交换和氧气输送；鳃和循环系统的形态和血流动力；渗透调节、酸碱平衡与排泄；对海洋、淡水和陆地环境的适应性；卵、胚胎和受精生理学；捕鱼、水产和水上运输带来的压力；重金属的生态毒性。Dr Taylor拥有丰富的仪器分析经验，包括：显微镜（DIC、荧光、透射电镜、扫描电镜、X射线探针）；侵蚀铸型；呼吸测量；血液气体及酸碱状态；体液和水域的渗透压、离子和代谢物浓度；原子吸收光谱；放射性跟踪、粘度、血压和流量（脉冲多普勒）；心脏与通气率；电生理学。Dr Taylor的研究小组在这些领域的主要国际期刊上发表了大量文章。Dr Taylor为多家期刊和图书系列提供咨询，是20个国际性杂志的审稿人，也是一些国家和国际科学协会的成员。2008年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Taylor has been a lecturer in zoology, comparative physiology, and cell biology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, since 1972. His interests span all physiological systems across a variety of taxa, including fish, crustaceans, mollusks, insects and spiders. Research themes include: Gas exchange and oxygen transport, morphology and hemodynamics of gills and circulatory systems, osmoregulation, acid-base balance and excretion, adaptation to marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments, the physiology of eggs and embryos and fertilization, stress associated with fishing, aquaculture and live transport, and eco-toxicity of heavy metals. Dr Taylor is experienced in a range of instrumentation and analyses including: microscopy (DIC, fluorescence, TEM, SEM, X-ray microprobe), corrosion casting, respirometry, blood gas and acid-base status, osmotic, ionic, and metabolite concentrations of body fluids and waters, atomic absorption spectroscopy, radioactive tracers, viscometry, blood pressure and flow (pulsed Doppler), heart and ventilation rates, and electrophysiology. Dr Taylor’s research group has published numerous articles in the principal international journals of his field. He has served on the advisory board of journals and book series, is a reviewer for about 20 international journals, and is a member of several national and international scientific societies. Dr Taylor began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr Colebrooke的博士研究课题是“帕金森多巴胺大鼠模型的分子、神经生化和行为分析”。之后成为英国Babraham Institute分子神经科学实验室博士后研究员。熟悉各种常用实验室技术、试验和小动物模型。曾多次以第一作者身份在国际期刊杂志上发表文章。2006年开始为理文编辑工作，任编辑一职。

Dr Colebrooke’s PhD title was “Molecular, neurochemical and behavioural analyses of a novel dopamine-depleted mouse model of Parkinson’s disease.” She then was a post-doc research scientist in the Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Babraham Institute, UK. Dr Colebrooke is familiar with all the usual laboratory techniques and tests, along with small animal models. Dr Colebrooke has several first-authored publications in international journals. She began as an editor with Edanz Editing in 2006.

Dr Knapp的专业背景是医学细胞生物，重点是儿科研究。她的博士研究重点是各种激素对胎儿生长的迟缓作用。从2000年到2003年，被授予美国心脏协会佛罗里达州联盟博士后奖学金。出色的写作技巧、丰富的写作经历和非英语母语作者稿件的编辑经验。现任新西兰奥克兰大学生理学系讲师兼研究员。目前正在研究胎儿心脑血管对窒息的适应机制，并研究围产期治疗方案。自2003年开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Knapp’s scientific background is in medicine cellular biology with particular emphasis on the analysis on pediatrics. Her PhD research focused on the role of various hormones in the growth-retarded fetus. From 2000 to 2003, Dr Knapp was awarded an American Heart Association, Florida Affiliate, Post-doctoral Fellowship. Dr Knapp has excellent writing skills and is a widely experienced editor of non-native English-speaking authored papers. Dr Knapp is presently a lecturer and Research Fellow in the Department of Physiology, Auckland University, New Zealand. She is currently carrying out research on the mechanisms of fetal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adaptation to asphyxia as well as investigating treatment options for perinatal asphyxia. Dr Knapp has been an editor for Edanz Editing since 2003.

Dr Roth发表的文章涉及以下领域：T细胞生物学、基因重排的分子机制、发育生物学、神经生物学、核受体生物学。在转基因动物模型、开发基因组和蛋白质组技术、运用基因和蛋白质表达谱方法进行疾病诊断和治疗（包括糖尿病、肥胖、血液疾病和肿瘤）等方面拥有丰富经验。联合撰写并在影响力极高的杂志上发表了13篇文章，同时还和专利发明人联合撰写了5篇专利书。曾为知名生物制药、医疗设备和生物科技等公司提供有关平台技术和产品开发方面的顾问建议。多年担任昆尼皮亚克大学客座教授，在线授课生物学本科课程。在美国西北大学期间，获美国癌症学会博士后奖学金；在纽约冷泉港期间，研究发育神经生物学。于2010年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Roth has published articles on T cell biology, the molecular mechanisms of gene rearrangement, hematopoeisis, developmental biology, neurobiology, and nuclear receptor biology. He has extensive experience with transgeneic animal models, developing genomic and proteomic based technologies, and applying gene and protein expression profiling methods to diseases and therapeutic areas, including diabetes, obesity, blood disorders, and oncology. He is a co-author on 13 publications in high impact journals, and the co-inventor on five issued patents. He has consulted with leading biopharmaceutical, medical device, and life science companies on new platform technologies and product development. As an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University, he taught an undergraduate online biology course for several years. He received an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship while at Northwestern University, and studied developmental neurobiology at Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Dr Roth began working with Edanz Editing as an editor in 2010.

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 Steen从事于与人脑有关的研究工作；包括从人类行为到分子生物学，以及介于两者之间的所有主题。一直从事脑成像方面的研究工作，利用磁共振成像技术研究儿童脑卒中（特别是脑卒中的血液和基因风险）。曾是精神病学以及放射学、儿科和生物医学工程副教授。在学术性科学文献上发表有80篇论文，著有6本著作以及多篇专书论文。在脑成像和临床神经学领域颇有建树，另外还撰写了流行病学、遗传、运动生理学、心理学、过敏反应、心脏病学、睡眠医学、肺病学、整形外科、研究伦理、甚至无脊椎动物学等领域的文章。2010年加入理文编辑，从事写作和编辑工作。

Dr Steen’s experience is related to anything to do with the brain, from human behavior to molecular biology and everything in between. He has done brain imaging research, using MRI to study pediatric stroke (particularly hematologic and genetic risk factors for stroke). Dr Steen has held Associate Professor positions in Psychiatry, as well as in Radiology, Pediatrics, and Biomedical Engineering. He has published 80 papers in refereed scientific literature, as well as 6 books and many book chapters. His specialties are brain imaging and clinical neurology, but Dr Steen has also written in the fields of epidemiology, genetics, exercise physiology, psychology, allergy, cardiology, sleep medicine, pulmonology, orthopedics, research ethics, and even invertebrate zoology. Dr Steen joined the Edanz Group as a writer and editor in 2010.

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.

Dr Hill是一名生物学家，主要研究领域是哺乳动物神经系统发育基因。在这一研究领域，他利用人类基因来确定脑皮质发育所需的基因，利用小鼠遗传学、生物化学、显微镜技术、RNAi技术和子宫内电穿孔技术来确定这些基因的作用。研究成果已发表在临床研究和基础研究期刊上。2011年加盟理文，担任编辑。

Dr Hill is a biologist who focuses on the genetics of mammalian neural development. In his research, Dr Hill uses human genetics to identify genes required for cerebral cortical development, and mouse genetics, biochemistry, microscopy, RNAi and in utero electroporation to determine the functions of those genes. He has published his research in both clinical and basic research journals. Dr Hill joined the Edanz Group in 2011.

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.

Dr. Shoemaker的学术研究领域是药理学和毒理学，着重于神经组织退化疾病、内分泌疾病和肠胃病学的研究。在她的博士研究阶段，她研究并发表了关于肌萎缩病理中的大麻CB2受体的引入。在Emory University攻读博士后期间，她主要研究糖尿病早期肠道神经轴突的病理生理学。Dr. Shoemaker是一位经验丰富的编辑，于2009年起加入理文编辑。

Dr Shoemaker's scientific background is in pharmacology and toxicology with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases, endocrine disorders and gastroenterology. For her PhD, she investigated and published on the involvement of the second cannabinoid receptor (CB2) in the pathology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. For her post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University, she studied the pathophysiology of enteric axons during the early stages of diabetes. Dr Shoemaker is an experienced editor and began working for the Edanz Group in early 2009.

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Neuroendocrinology and tumor biology expert

Dr Cleary是生物医学科学家，专注癌症研究和慢性疾病研究。博士论文题目是“从嗜铬细胞到嗜铬细胞瘤：对交感神经链的探讨”。曾在国家神经疾病和中风研究院（NIH）任博士后研究员，作为首席研究员负责一项转移性肾脏疾病治疗新战略研究的项目。在癌肿瘤生物学和癌症发展起源研究方面积累丰富经验，特别是与von Hippel-Lindau gene抑癌基因突变相关的课题。对卫生政策有浓厚的兴趣，曾在美国国立卫生研究院福格蒂国际中心任研究员。在此期间，参与了多项全球卫生政策项目。在同行评审期刊上发表了大量文章，另外还出版了面向非技术性读者的科技文章。2010年加盟理文，从事编辑工作。

Dr Cleary is a biomedical scientist with a special interest in cancer research and chronic disease. Her doctoral thesis was entitled “From chromaffin cells to phaeochromocytoma: insight into the sympathoadrenal lineage”. Dr Cleary was a Post Doctoral Fellow with the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH), where she was the lead researcher on a project investigating novel strategies for the treatment of metastatic kidney disease. Dr Cleary has an extensive history of research in cancer tumor biology and an interest in the developmental origins of cancer, especially those related to mutations of the von Hippel-Lindau gene. Dr Cleary has an interest in health policy and was a Fellow with the Fogarty International Center at the NIH. During this time she was involved in a number of global health policy projects. Dr Cleary has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals in addition to other science writing for a non-technical audience. Dr Cleary began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2010.

Dr Noyes获密歇根州立大学动物学理学学士学位和兽医学博士学位，现为小动物执业医师。曾进行过动物习性、家畜福利科学和人与动物链接关系的研究。Dr Noyes曾在美国数家大型动物园接受动物医学培训。在Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery和Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association发表过文章。是AVMA人与动物链接关系委员会会员。2010年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Noyes obtained both her BS in Zoology and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University, and is currently an internship-trained small animal practitioner. She has research experience in animal behavior, farm animal welfare science and the human-animal bond. Dr Noyes received additional training in zoological medicine at several major US zoos. She has published in journals such as the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery and the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. She is a member of the AVMA Committee on the Human-Animal Bond. Dr Noyes began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2010.

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Dr. Lodge 是一名细胞生物学家，在学术研究领域具有广泛的经验，初期从事制药及干细胞疗法监管事务。博士和博士后就读阶段，他主要研究神经系统发育过程中肌动蛋白细胞骨架和细胞黏附分子对轴突导向的作用。Dr. Lodge 于2001年加入葛兰素史克 (GlaxoSmithKline) 公司，领导神经变性疾病和精神疾病的目标识别和确认工作，以及干细胞相关的药物研发战略的开发。2009年至2011年间，Dr Lodge任伦敦大学学院 (University College London) 干细胞疗法项目负责人，负责根据最新颁布的高级治疗要用产品(ATMPs)指令申请相关证照的工作。他具有广泛的细胞生物、分子生物和蛋白质生化技术等方面的专业技能，在国际同行评审期刊上发表过多篇第一作者文章，对于多种临床前及临床规范性文件的写作经验丰富。Dr. Lodge 目前从事基于细胞的药物研究、ATMP监管事务以及学术写作(包括web开发)方面的咨询工作，从2008年起开始为 Edanz Group 工作。

Dr Lodge is a cell biologist with wide-ranging experience in academic research, early stage drug discovery, and stem cell therapy regulatory affairs. For his PhD and postdoctoral work, Dr Lodge studied the roles of the actin cytoskeleton and cell adhesion molecules in axon guidance during nervous system development. Dr Lodge joined GlaxoSmithKline in 2001, where he held research and programme leadership roles within target validation initiatives for neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. He was also involved in developing drug discovery strategies involving stem cells. From 2009 to 2011, Dr Lodge was Programme Manager for a stem cell therapy unit at University College London, where he was responsible for the unit obtaining the necessary licenses required by the recently introduced Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) directive. His technical expertise covers a broad spectrum of cell biology, molecular biology and protein biochemistry techniques, including their application to drug discovery assay development. Dr Lodge has published several first author publications in international peer-reviewed journals, and he is experienced in writing a variety of pre-clinical and clinical regulatory documents. Dr Lodge currently offers consulting services in cell-based drug discovery, ATMP regulatory affairs, and scientific writing (including web development). He began editing for the Edanz Group in 2008.

英国爱丁堡大学药理学研究员、伦敦大学和牛津大学研究助理、阿伯丁大学生理学讲师。在阿伯丁大学，她还建立了电生理实验室，用以研究药物作用与哺乳动物心室肌细胞电活动的关系。Dr Cant拥有丰富的写作和编辑经验，曾为欧共体Cordis Results and Publications数据库和BEST（英国科技专家）数据库及其在美国的姐妹数据库编辑生物和物理科学类文章。多年任Thomson Scientific医学编辑、数据库编索人，拥有心血管病学、肠胃病学、神经科学、流行病学、药理学和生理学领域的知识背景。

Dr Cant has been a Research Fellow (Pharmacology) at the University of Edinburgh and a Research Assistant at the University of London and the University of Oxford, as well as a Lecturer in Physiology at the University of Aberdeen where she also established an electrophysiology laboratory for investigation of drug effects on electrical activity in isolated mammalian cardiac ventricular cells. Dr Cant also has extensive writing and editing experience, having edited papers in biological and physical sciences for the European Community CORDIS Results and Publications databases, as well as for the BEST (British Expertise in Science and Technology) database and its sister database in the US. Dr Cant was a medical editor/database indexer for Thomson Scientific for a number of years and has a wide knowledge of various areas including cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology, neuroscience, epidemiology, pharmacology and physiology.

Dr Clements作为第一作者在国际同行评审期刊杂志（Behavioral Neuroscience、General and Comparative Endocrinology、Hormones and Behavior）发表了9篇报告，撰写了大量专业报告和25份大会演示稿。Dr Clements还从事甲壳类动物研究，建立了遥测阵列和相关软件。研究专业包括：类固醇放射性免疫、血浆乳酸盐和葡萄糖离子测定、组织学、mRNA/DNA提取纯化等。2007年起在理文编辑任生物科学（尤其是渔业科学）专业编辑。

Dr Clements has published 9 reports as first author in international peer-reviewed journals, such as Behavioral Neuroscience, General and Comparative Endocrinology, and Hormones and Behavior. He has written numerous professional reports and made over 25 presentations at congresses. Dr Clements has also undertaken crustacean research and established telemetry arrays and associated software. Some of his research techniques and skills involve steroid radio-immunoassay, plasma lactate and glucose and ion determination, histology, and mRNA/DNA extraction and purification. Dr Clements began editing for Edanz Editing in 2007 in areas associated with the biological sciences, especially the fisheries fields.

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Member of the Society for Neuroscience, the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

生物学家，拥有神经科学和药理学的丰富经验。博士课题是研究MDMA（摇头丸）的体内药理，目前为佐治亚州亚特兰大埃默里大学博士后研究员。研究成果曾获多项荣誉和嘉奖，是神经科学学会、药物依赖问题学院和美国药理学和实验疗法学会会员。目前的研究兴趣包括：通过行为药理学、神经化学和神经影像学技术，对兴奋剂的体内影响进行研究。另外还在抑郁、焦虑、精神分裂、认知、比较心理学、动物行为等领域积累了丰富经验。2010年加盟理文编辑，担任撰稿人和编辑，利用其研究背景和专业知识协助客户实现出版目标。

Dr Murnane is a biologist with particular experience in neuroscience and pharmacology. His PhD dissertation topic was an examination of the in vivo pharmacology of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”). Dr Murnane is currently a post doctoral fellow at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, the United States. He has received numerous prestigious honors and awards for his research. Dr Murnane is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. His present research interests include studying the in vivo effects of psychostimulants using behavioral pharmacology, neurochemistry, and neuroimaging techniques. Dr Murnane also has significant experience in the fields of addiction, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, cognition, comparative psychology, and animal behavior. In 2010 he joined Edanz Group, where he applies his research background and expertise as a writer and editor to assist clients achieve their publication goals.

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.

医学和科学编辑/撰稿人，拥有为医疗机构和药品广告研究机构进行生命科学内容开发的经验。最初任加拿大蒙特利尔戴维斯夫人医学研究院癌症研究实验室研究助理，进行分子和细胞生物学实验，内容包括：mRNA、DNA和蛋白质提纯、Northern 和Western杂交、RT - PCR、细胞运输、原代组织培养、各种药物疗效研究。还撰写了期刊杂志的投稿和向资助机构提供的实验室文件。后又从事医药广告工作8年，负责校对、审稿和事实审查；撰写了医学教育计划（向医师和护理人员传授药品标签方面的知识）。同时还是经验丰富的医学与科学自由撰稿人和编辑，为各种研究实验室和企业实体供稿。于2009年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Ms Malapetsas is a medical and scientific editor/writer with experience in the development of content in the various areas in the life sciences for both medical research institutes and pharmaceutical advertising agencies. Initially a research assistant in a cancer research laboratory at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research in Montreal, Canada, she performed molecular and cellular biology experiments—including mRNA, DNA, and protein extraction and purification, Northern and Western blots, RT-PCR, cellular transport, primary tissue culture, and various drug efficacy studies. She also developed laboratory documents for submission to journals and funding agencies. Ms Malapetsas then worked in pharmaceutical advertising, where for eight years she undertook proofreading, copyediting, and fact-checking, and wrote medical education programs delivering on-label drug information to physicians and healthcare professionals. Ms Malapetsas also has extensive experience as a freelance medical and scientific editor/writer for research laboratories and corporate entities. Ms Malapetsas began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2009.

Dr Dawes的博士研究课题是视网膜神经保护药物以及对视网膜缺血的影响。攻读博士之前，就已在伦敦国家医学研究院任高级研究助理长达15年，从事两栖类视觉系统中视神经可塑性的研究。此后开始在伦敦St Bartholomew医院医学院研究，研究经全身照射后食物抗氧化剂对动物组织中形成的脂质过氧化物的作用。参与了15篇同行评审论文的写作，曾在国家和国际科学会议上发言。专业经验涵盖：辐射生物学、生物化学、解剖学、组织学、神经生理学和神经药理学。在研究工作的同时，38年来一直任英国开放大学助教，讲授神经生物学、心理学和基础科学。现从事英国与中国的交流，自2010年起开始在理文编辑担任编辑。

Dr Dawes’ PhD focused on neuroprotective drugs and their effects on retinal ischemia. Before undertaking her PhD, Dr Dawes spent 15 years as a senior research assistant at the National Institute for Medical Research, London, studying neuronal plasticity in the amphibian visual system. Dr Dawes’ then began research at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School, London, studying the effects of dietary antioxidants on lipid peroxide formation in animal tissue after whole body irradiation. She has been an author on 15 peer reviewed papers and has given presentations at national and international scientific meetings. Dr Dawes’ experience has covered techniques in radiation biology, biochemistry, anatomy, histology, neurophysiology and neuropharmacology. Concurrent with her research, for 38 years Dr Dawes has been an assistant lecturer at the Open University, UK, teaching neurobiology, psychology and foundation sciences. Dr Dawes now works between the UK and China, and began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2010.

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Experienced ophthalmology researcher: specialized in diabetic retinopathy

Dr Lutze的研究生方向是视觉科学，对因疾病和遗传基因导致的色彩视觉变化进行评估。博士后期间与眼科医生一起工作，拥有眼科临床工作与临床研究的经验。曾与一位研究糖尿病视网膜病变和其他视网膜疾病的眼科医生共同工作。目前在北京一家胃肠病学杂志担任语言编辑，2009年开始在理文编辑任编辑。

Dr Lutze's graduate work was in vision science. Her studies involved the assessment of changes in color vision with disease and the genetic basis of color vision. She worked alongside ophthalmologists during post-doctoral training and has experience with ophthalmological clinical activities and research. She later worked with an ophthalmologist studying diabetic retinopathy and other retinal diseases. Dr Lutze works as a language editor for a gastroenterology journal based in Beijing, China, and began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2009.

在生物科学研究和编辑领域拥有丰富经验，目前任Canadian Contemporary Acupuncture Association季刊The AcuPoint编辑。大学期间对白鼠进行研究，发表了行为神经科学研究报告。后继续在脊骨神经科医学院从事人体生物力学和多发性硬化症研究，并作为优秀生当选班级毕业告别演说的学生代表。Dr Juren目前在康涅狄格州任执业运动医师。2010年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑，负责人体生物学、运动技能学和神经科学领域论文的编辑工作。

Dr Juren has extensive experience in research and editing in the biological science fields. She is currently the editor of the Canadian Contemporary Acupuncture Association’s quarterly publication “The AcuPoint.” During her undergraduate degree, Dr Juren worked with rats to publish behavioral neuroscience research. Dr Juren continued to perform research into human biomechanics and multiple sclerosis in chiropractic college, and graduated Summa Cum Laude as the valedictorian of her class. She is currently a practicing sports physician in Connecticut. Dr Juren joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010 and works on papers related to human biology, kinesiology, and neuroscience.

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Previously a Senior Commissioning Journal Editor: Ecology and Environment expert

Dr Richford的博士研究课题是英国威尔士西海岸某一小岛上寒鸦筑巢的生态和种群动态。之后曾作为自然历史和鸟类学领域的专家，在Academic Press、Poyser和Elsevier多年高级责任编辑。曾作为杂志出版人，成功管理了多个生命科学类杂志，包括很多知名学会的杂志，如： Association for the study of Animal Behaviour、Linnean Society of London、Fisheries Society of the British Isles和Zoological Society of London。现作为编辑服务顾问和作家，为英国科学出版界和生命科学作家们提供顾问服务。作为生态和环境领域的作家，拥有动物、植物、海洋生物和农业等领域的丰富经验。2010年起供职于理文编辑。

Dr Richford’s doctoral research concerned the ecology and population dynamics of Jackdaws nesting on an island off the west coast of Wales, UK. He then spent many years as a senior commissioning editor for Academic Press, Poyser and Elsevier as a specialist in natural history and ornithology. As a journal publisher, he managed many life science titles including a number for learned societies such as the Association for the study of Animal Behaviour, the Linnean Society of London, the Fisheries Society of the British Isles, and the Zoological Society of London. Dr Richford now works as an editorial services consultant and writer for the UK scientific publishing industry and authors publishing in the life sciences. As a specialist in ecology and the environment, he has wide expertise in zoology, botany, marine biology, and agriculture. Dr Richford began editing for the Edanz group in 2010.

硕士研究方向是视错觉神经适应机制。在认知神经科学研究范式、脑成像技术（包括脑电图法、EEG和功能性核磁共振成像、fMRI）、数据分析以及神经科学、认知、知觉和行为科学方面拥有丰富经验。曾在奥克兰大学辅导本科毕业生普通心理学、神经解剖学、认知与知觉心理学以及生物心理学课程。曾以共同体学者的身份在St Andrews大学学习，从事进化和比较心理学、动物学、人类学、发展心理学、动物习性和人类生态学的研究。2008年受聘于Otago大学，负责利用11年来收集到的生物学、动物学、气候学、船舶系统和生态学数据，编辑和编写研究论文。研究成果曾在多次的国际会议上提交，曾在同行审查期刊杂志上发表心理学、动物学和生态学相关论文。2009年初加入理文编辑，从事编辑工作。

Mr Knight’s Master’s research focused on the neuronal adaptation underlying a visual illusion. He has extensive experience with cognitive neuroscience research paradigms, brain-imaging techniques (including electroencephalography, EEG, and functional magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI), data analysis, and experimental design in neuroscience, cognitive, perceptual and behavioural science. At the University of Auckland, he tutored undergraduate general psychology, neuroanatomy, cognitive and perceptual psychology, and biopsychology courses. Mr Knight studied as a Commonwealth Scholar at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, undertaking research involving evolutionary and comparative psychology, zoology, anthropology, developmental psychology, animal behaviour and human ecology. In 2008, Mr Knight was employed by the University of Otago as an editor and writer of research papers from 11 years of collected data in biology, zoology, climatology, marine systems and ecology. Mr Knight’s research has been presented at several international conferences, and he has published peer-reviewed papers in psychology, zoology and ecology. Mr Knight began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in early 2009.

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Research interests: neurological mechanisms of time and rhythm perception, motor rhythm synchronization and therapeutic brain stimulation

Koke女士目前在美国加利福利亚北部达勒姆市杜克大学心理与神经科学系攻读博士。研究领域包括：时间和节奏感知、运动节奏同步和治疗性脑部刺激的神经学机制。之前，曾是卡尔加里大学行为神经科学研究小组的一名研究助理，之后在霍奇基斯脑科研究所多个研究实验室工作，研究领域包括癫痫症、生理节奏、学习与记忆以及治疗性脑部刺激。拥有啮齿动物和灵长类动物行为训练和立体定向手术方面的经验。Koko女士拥有5年从事行为神经科学和临床神经科学的研究经验，曾在国际同行评审期刊上发表过两篇论文。2010年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Koke is presently in the Psychology and Neuroscience PhD program at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A. Her research interests include the neurological mechanisms of time and rhythm perception, motor rhythm synchronization and therapeutic brain stimulation. Previously, Ms. Koke worked as a research associate at the University of Calgary in the Behavioural Neuroscience Research Group and then as a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute in various research labs, studies included epilepsy, circadian rhythms, learning and memory, and therapeutic brain stimulation. She has experience with behavioral training and stereotaxic surgery in both rodent and primate models. Ms Koko has 5 years of research experience in the fields of behavioral neuroscience and clinical neuroscience, publishing two papers in international peer-reviewed journals. Ms Koke joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

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.

博士论文的内容是利用原代颗粒细胞培养来监测凋亡性损伤后（兴奋性毒性、氧化应激和营养缺乏）线粒体功能的变化和细胞动态平衡。该项目研究了对一系列损伤的神经元细胞反应，重点研究凋亡路径上下游凋亡蛋白的激活和补充。出生于澳大利亚，目前在Florey Neuroscience Institutes神经肽实验室从事博士后研究，监测胎儿发育期的神经形成、确定记忆形成的信号途径。目前正在参与一项缺血性损伤体内体外模型的神经保护研究。自2009年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Diwakarla’s PhD thesis involved the use of primary cerebellar granule cell cultures to monitor changes in mitochondrial function and cellular homeostasis after apoptotic injury (excitotoxicity, oxidative stress and trophic factor withdrawal). Her project examined the cellular responses of neurons to a range of insults focusing largely on the activation/recruitment of apoptotic proteins involved both upstream and downstream of the apoptotic pathway. Currently, Dr Diwakarla, who was born in Australia, is a post-doctoral scientist in the Neuropeptides Laboratory at the Florey Neuroscience Institutes were she is monitoring neurogenesis during fetal development and determining the signaling pathways involved in memory formation. She is also contributing to the investigation of neuroprotection in in vitro and in vivo models of ischemic damage. She began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2009.

Dr Anderson的博士研究主要集中在锰毒性和缺铁对神经递质GABA和去甲肾上腺素的生物学影响。Dr Anderson现于美国弗吉尼亚大学补充与替代疗法研究中心从事博士后研究。研究领域包括：预防和控制神经退行性疾病（如阿尔茨海默氏病和老年痴呆症）中饮食疗法和身心疗法的应用。Dr Anderson在基础科学以及临床研究方面拥有丰富经验。攻读博士之前，曾在维克森林大学医学院的两个癌症研究实验室任实验室管理人。另外，还拥有体外培养技术的专业经验，包括：细胞研究、分子生物学（免疫印迹、RT – PCR、免疫细胞化学）、显微镜分析（明视野、荧光）、微生物学、分析化学、小鼠和大鼠体内模型（包括定向手术和微透析）等。Dr Anderson 已在同行评审期刊上发表了几十篇文章以及专书论文，曾多次出席国家级和国际级学术会议。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Dr Anderson’s PhD research focused on the effects of manganese toxicity and iron deficiency on the biology of the neurotransmitters GABA and norepinephrine. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies at the University of Virginia. His research interests include the use of dietary and mind-body therapies for the prevention and management of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Dr Anderson has experience in basic science in addition to his current clinical research. Before his PhD, he was the laboratory manager of two cancer research labs at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr Anderson has expertise in various in vitro techniques, including cellular studies, molecular biology (western blotting, RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry), microscopy (brightfield and fluorescence), microbiology, and analytical chemistry, as well as in vivo work with mouse and rat models including stereotaxic surgery and microdialysis. Dr Anderson has over a dozen publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as book chapters, and has presented at national and international conferences. He joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

博士学习期间研究神经解剖学和神经药理学，主要涉及神经退化性疾病中氧化应激的作用。研究过程中，曾对促氧化酶、髓过氧物酶、死后脑组织和神经原纤维病理中细胞模型的表达和活动情况进行调查。曾在国际同行审查期刊杂志上发表过两篇论文，现为新西兰Otago大学人类生物学讲师。2010年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Byrne’s PhD studies in neuroanatomy and neuropharmacology have centered on the role of oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases. In her research she investigated the expression and activity of the pro-oxidant enzyme, myeloperoxidase, in post-mortem human brain tissue and in cellular models of neurofibrillary pathology. She has published two papers in international peer-reviewed journals and is currently a teaching fellow in human biology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2010.

Dr McAlpine的博士研究课题是炎症（特别是肿瘤坏死因子）对神经退行性疾病进展的影响，该项研究主要集中在阿尔茨海默氏症，部分工作涉及帕金森氏症。Dr McAlpine针对这些疾病大量使用了啮齿动物模型，并对染疫动物大脑的施药和基因治疗载体进行了研究。已发表了这一领域的研究文章以及评审文章。博士毕业后，在英国完成了一项有关自噬的奖学金博士后研究。2011年加入理文编辑。

Dr McAlpine's PhD research focused on the effects of inflammation, specifically Tumor Necrosis Factor, on the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. This research focused mainly on Alzheimer's disease, with some work on Parkinson's disease. She made extensive use of rodent models of these diseases, and administered both drugs and gene therapy vectors to the brains of affected animals. She has published both primary research articles and reviews on this topic. After her PhD, Dr McAlpine completed a postdoctoral fellowship studying autophagy in the UK. Dr McAlpine joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Eve McCutchen Vick的研究内容包括：海马突触可塑性、海马胆碱能神经支配的变性、神经营养因子对神经信号的调制等。专业经验包括：学习与记忆、突触可塑性、海马生理学与细胞内信号、胆碱与肾上腺素受体、电生理和免疫组化。曾在高水平刊物上发表文章，编辑的稿件跨越了多个学科：神经科学、药理学、毒理学和心脏病学。另外还在美国多家院校讲授心理学和解剖生理学本科课程。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Dr Eve McCutchen Vick’s research has included studies of hippocampal synaptic plasticity, degeneration of hippocampal cholinergic innervation, and modulation of neuronal signaling by neurotrophic factors. Her expertise includes learning and memory, synaptic plasticity, hippocampal physiology and intracellular signaling, cholinergic and adrenergic receptors, electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry. Dr Vick is well published in high-ranking journals, and has edited manuscripts across a variety of subject areas, including neuroscience, pharmacology, toxicology, and cardiology. She has also taught undergraduate courses in both Psychology and Anatomy and Physiology at several institutions in the US. Dr Vick joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Kardashyan女士具有代表性的研究项目是 “纹状体氨基丁酸能神经元中神经元凋亡和线粒体功能：从机械的角度看亨廷顿舞蹈症”。2005-2008年期间，曾作为墨尔本大学Howard Florey Institute的研究助理，研究新生大鼠缺氧缺血性脑损伤预处理对缺氧和模拟低氧化合物的影响。一直从事有关神经形成方面的研究工作。2008年开始加入理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Kardashyan's honors project was “Neuronal apoptosis and mitochondrial function in striatal GABAergic neurons: mechanistic insights into Huntington’s disease.” From 2005 to 2008, she was a research assistant at the Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, where she investigated the effects of preconditioning with hypoxia and hypoxia-mimetic compounds in neonatal rat brain with hypoxic-ischemic injury. She has also worked in the field of neurogenesis. Ms Kardashyan began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr Donkin的博士论文题目是“神经肽P物质对大鼠创伤性脑损伤后果的作用”。研究兴趣还包括利用啮齿动物模型开发用于治疗脑外伤和神经退行性疾病的新药物治疗剂。已完成在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学的博士后研究，研究在预防和治疗阿尔茨海默氏病中采用防治化合物的可能性。Dr Donkin已发表多篇同行评审期刊文章，目前的职业是科研作家。2011年加入理文，担任科技编辑、撰稿人和审稿人。

Dr Donkin's PhD thesis was entitled "The Effects of the Neuropeptide Substance P on Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats". His research interests include developing novel pharmacotherapeutic agents for the treatment of neurotrauma and neurodegeneration using rodent animal models. He has completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, Canada, investigating potential prophylactic and therapeutic compounds in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Dr Donkin has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and currently works as a scientific writer. Dr Donkin joined the Edanz Group as a science editor, writer and reviewer in 2011.

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Pharmacologist with expertise in molecular pharmacology, signal transduction, and neuroscience

Dr Price接受过药理师培训，主要专业是分子药理学、信号传导和神经科学。对促进神经再生的化合物免疫亲和蛋白进行了大量研究。曾在日本、美国和欧洲的医药品和小型生物技术公司工作。发表了20多篇研究文章，其中包括邀稿评审。在过去7年里，已编辑和合作编写了1100多篇科学出版物、发言演示稿和规范性文件。于2008年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Price's training is as a pharmacologist, with specific emphasis on molecular pharmacology, signal transduction, and neuroscience. His research includes extensive work on immunophilins, a class of compounds that promote nerve regeneration. He has worked in both pharmaceutical and small biotechnology companies in Japan, the US, and Europe. He has published over 20 research articles, including an invited review. Over the past seven years, Dr Price has edited/co-written over 1100 scientific publications, presentations, and regulatory documents. Dr Price began as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

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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.

Dr James的博士论文以及最初的博士后工作内容，是研究精神疾病易感基因DISC1的表征。之后的博士后研究主要集中在急性颅脑损伤和转基因小鼠模型线粒体反应。Dr James研究大脑生物学，尤其对精神疾病、神经退行性疾病、遗传学和细胞生物学有浓厚的兴趣。拥有多学科实验室专业知识，涵盖蛋白质生物化学、细胞和分子生物学、组织学和显微镜技术。Dr James在人体组织研究、以及转基因动物模型和细胞培养系统（包括胚胎干细胞）方面经验丰富。基于研究工作，她与人合作撰写了多篇同行评审论文，包括《科学》杂志的一篇论文，该项研究被誉为2005年十大突破之一。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑工作。

Dr James’ PhD thesis, and initial postdoctoral work, was on the characterization of DISC1, a susceptibility gene for psychiatric illness. Subsequent postdoctoral research focused on acute brain injury and the mitochondrial response in a transgenic mouse model. Dr James understands brain biology with a particular interest in psychiatric illness, neurodegenerative disease, genetics and cellular biology. She has multi-disciplinary laboratory expertise in a number of techniques, covering protein biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, histology and microscopy. Dr James has experience of human tissue studies, as well as transgenic animal models and cell culture systems, including embryonic stem cells. From her research she has co-authored several peer-reviewed papers, including a Science paper, which was cited as one of the top ten breakthroughs of 2005. Dr James joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

在成为医学书籍与期刊（主要是Springer Verlag）自由翻译和编辑之前，曾在德国图寅根Max Planck Institute for Immunogenetics研究所任研究助理。之后成为汉堡Springer的专职编辑，后转入Springer东京办事处。在过去20年里，主要以自由作者和编辑的身份为这些期刊杂志工作。于2010年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Mr Forster worked as a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Immunogenetics in Tübingen, Germany, before leaving to work as a freelance translator and copy editor of medical books and journals, primarily for Springer Verlag. He became an in-house editor with Springer in Heidelberg before moving to Tokyo to work in Springer's Tokyo office. For the past 20 years, Stephen has worked mostly in journalism and as a freelance writer and editor for such journal publishers. Mr Forster joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

Dr Zagami的主要研究领域是神经系统的正常发育和功能、以及神经系统疾病的异变过程。早期研究涉足运动神经元病肌萎缩性侧索硬化症（ALS）脊髓薄片器官型培养模式的开发。曾对肌萎缩性侧索硬化症中的两个过程 — 谷氨酸转运体功能和细胞死亡中神经兴奋性毒性和氧化应激的作用进行分析。主要专注于星形胶质细胞的研究及其在调节谷氨酸转运体中的作用、以及这些机制对运动神经的影响。Dr Zagami的博士后研究在加拿大麦吉尔大学蒙特利尔神经科学研究所完成，通过研究在神经元系亚类分化中以及其它神经领域的轴突靶向中发挥重要作用的蛋白质，从而深入了解某些脑干神经元群的发育。2011年加盟理文，担任编辑。

Dr Zagami's scientific research has focused on the study of the normal development and function of the nervous system and the aberrant processes underlying neurological diseases. Her early studies involved the development of an organotypic spinal cord slice culture model of the motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Dr Zagami's PhD studies examined the roles of excitotoxicity and oxidative stress, two processes implicated in ALS, on glutamate transporter function and cell death. Particular attention was focused on astrocytes and their role in regulating glutamate transporters, as well the effect of these mechanisms on motor neurons. Dr Zagami’s postdoctoral work at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Canada, aimed to gain a better understanding of the development of certain brainstem neuronal populations by focusing on a protein with an important role in neuronal subtype specification and axon targeting in other areas of the nervous system. Dr Zagami joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

从牛津大学动物学获得学士学位和博士学位后，Dr Prosser进入位于英国阿宾登医学出版公司（现隶属于Elsevier Health Sciences），担任医疗教育出版物的专职编辑。1998年起出任Medicine杂志总编，直至2006年。之后开始自由职业生涯，担任医学撰稿人和手稿编辑人。Dr Prosser是一位在生物医学和健康科学领域颇有成就和经验丰富的编辑和作家，于2006年开始供职理文集团。

After obtaining a BA and PhD in zoology from the University of Oxford, Dr Prosser joined the Medicine Publishing Company, Abingdon, UK, (now part of Elsevier Health Sciences) as a Staff Editor of medical educational publications. In 1998, she became Managing Editor of the journal Medicine, a position she held until 2006, when she began as a freelance science and medical writer and manuscript editor. Dr Prosser, an accomplished and highly experienced biomedical and health sciences editor and writer, began working with Edanz Group in 2006.

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Currently pursuing an MSc in Science Communication at Otago University, New Zealand.

Granville先生的研究工作包括大鼠海马立早基因表达，大量使用了引物设计和序列分析；凝胶电泳和量化PCR。另外，还研究科技传播学，主要攻非小说写作；研究19中至20世纪的科学史和理念，领域包括心理学、神经科学、药理学、生物化学、分子和细胞生物学。于2010年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑和撰搞人。

Mr Granville's research has included work on the expression of immediate early genes in the rat hippocampus, and involved extensive use of primer design and sequence analysis, gel electrophoresis, and quantitative PCR. He has also studied Science Communication specializing in non-fiction writing, and has studied the history and philosophy of science over a wide range of disciplines including psychology, neuroscience, pharmacology, biochemistry, and molecular and cell biology, focusing on developments from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. He joined Edanz Group in 2010 as a science editor and writer.

Dr Barrett的博士论文题目是“低温治疗以及在早产绵羊上的效果”，博士后研究主要集中在胎儿生理和神经科学领域。Dr Barrett拥有大型动物和胎儿外科手术方面的经验，包括导管与电极置放、动物屠宰后解剖。另外还擅长对体内电生理数据的分析，包括：癫痫发作脑电图、温度、肌电图、心电图、血压和血流量图等。曾接受过系统生理学培训，对复杂而独特的心血管和中枢神经系统反应有深入的理解。组织学领域的经验包括：脑组织的体视学方法染色与分析、相关的显微镜技术。已在多家同行评审期刊上发表文章，与人合作撰写了一篇专书论文，多次出席国家级和国际级学术会议。2011年开始供职理文，担任编辑一职。

Dr Barrett’s PhD thesis was entitled “Therapeutic hypothermia and its effects on the preterm fetal sheep”. His post-doctoral research focuses on fetal physiology and neuroscience. Dr Barrett has experience in large animal and fetal surgery techniques, including catheter and electrode placement and animal post-mortem dissections. Dr Barrett is also skilled in analysis of electrophysiological data in vivo, including EEG seizure activity; temperature, ECG, EMG, blood pressure and blood flow. He has training in systems physiology, as well as an understanding of the complex and unique cardiovascular and central nervous system responses. Dr Barrett’s histology skills include, stereological staining and analysis of brain tissue, and associated microscope skills. Dr Barrett has published papers in peer reviewed journals, co-authored a book chapter and presented at national and international congresses. Dr Barrett began work as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2011.

Igelstrom 女士现任奥塔哥大学电生理学研究人员，拥有生物化学和生理学专业背景，现从事神经科学专业。她的博士研究内容主要是癫痫发作的脑片模型，目前正在研究抗癫痫药物治疗中采用的离子通道调制剂。在电生理技术领域经验丰富，其中包括全细胞电压/电流钳，细胞贴附式密封电流钳，场电位记录，单细胞电位记录等。以往和目前的研究范围：行为激励制约，嗅觉处理，非突触神经递质，癫痫发作，抗癫痫药物，抗抑郁药物等。Igelstrom女士还对替代疗法/补充疗法的生理作用有着浓厚的兴趣，如中医和瑜伽。除了在电生理学领域的经验外，Igelstrom女士还拥有细胞培养、免疫印迹、显微镜技术、大鼠行为训练和免疫组化等方面的经验。Igelstrom 女士2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Igelstrom currently works as an electrophysiologist at the University of Otago. She has a background in biochemistry and physiology, and is now specializing in neuroscience. Her PhD research focused on brain slice models of epileptic seizures, and she is currently investigating ion channel modulators for antiepileptic drug treatment. She has experience with a variety of electrophysiological techniques, including whole-cell voltage/current clamp, cell-attached tight-seal current clamp, field potential recording, and single-unit recording. Her past and current research interests include behavioral reward conditioning, olfactory processing, non-synaptic neurotransmission, epileptic seizures, antiepileptic drugs, and antidepressant drugs. Ms Igelstrom also has a special interest in the physiological effects of alternative and complementary therapies, such as Chinese medicine and yoga. Apart from her electrophysiological skills, Ms Igelstrom also has experience with cell culture, western blotting, microscopy, behavioral rat training, and immunohistochemistry. Ms Igelstrom 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.

Dr Takemoto，堪萨斯州立大学荣誉退休教授，从事生物化学教学与研究32年。曾在国家卫生研究院全国眼科研究所的经费下对缺血在眼晶体和视网膜疾病中的作用进行研究。专业领域：生物化学、分子生物学、蛋白质化学、细胞信号传导、代谢、眼睛与神经紊乱、药理学、生物学、酶学。为多家期刊杂志担任评审，其中包括Journal of Biological Chemistry、Current Eye Research、Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences、Biochemistry。还曾为国立卫生研究院的“小型企业：视觉系统研究”项目工作过8年，负责审阅SBIR和STTR基金申请书。已发表100多篇同行评审文章，包括专书论文、原创文章，还出版过一本教科书和一本非理工专业学生实验室手册。2011年加盟理文，担任编辑。

Dr Takemoto is a Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at Kansas State University, where she has taught and conducted research for 32 years. Her research on the role of ischemia in lens and retinal diseases is funded through the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Areas of expertise include biochemistry, molecular biology, protein chemistry, cell signaling, metabolism, eye and neural Ddisorders, pharmacology, biology and enzymology. Dr Takemoto has reviewed for numerous journals, including the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Current Eye Research, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Biochemistry.  She also served, for eight years, on the Small Business: Visual Systems Study Section for the National Institutes of Health, where she reviewed both SBIR and STTR grant proposals. Dr. Takemoto has published over 100 peer-reviewed works, including book chapters, original works, and a textbook and lab manual for non-science majors. She joined the Edanz Group since as an editor in 2011.

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Has edited and/or authored over 200 publications in textbooks and top-tier peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Nature, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Journal of Nutrition, and Nature Cardiovascular

作为获奖医学作家，拥有13年为全球主要权威机构撰写、编辑文章的丰富经验，涉及领域包括糖尿病、肥胖症、心血管病、高血压、癌症、营养学、减肥手术、产科、流行病学、公共卫生和微创手术。擅长对即将出版的原稿进行综合处理，包括撰写、编辑和校对，已编辑和撰写了200多件出版物。作品已选入教科书并刊登在一流同行评审期刊上，如“American Journal of Clinical Nutrition”、自然、Journal of the American Dietetic Association、Journal of Nutrition和Nature Cardiovascular。仅用3年时间便以最优异的成绩从美国马萨诸塞州波士顿大学毕业，获传播学学位。近期编辑了由Frank B. Hu（医学博士、哲学博士，哈佛大学公共卫生学院营养学与流行病学教授、哈佛波士顿医学院医学教授）所著《肥胖流行病学》（Obesity Epidemiology），由牛津大学出版社出版。2010年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑和撰稿人。

Ms Buckley is an award-winning medical writer with 13 years of experience writing and editing for some of the world’s leading authorities in the fields of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, nutrition, weight loss surgery, obstetrics, epidemiology, public health, and minimally invasive surgery. She specializes in the delivery of publication-ready manuscripts being involved in a combination of writing, editing, and proofreading services. Ms Buckley has edited and/or authored over 200 publications. Her work has been published in textbooks and top-tier peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Nature, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Journal of Nutrition, and Nature Cardiovascular. Ms Buckley graduated summa cum laude in three years from Boston University (Boston, MA, USA) with a degree in Communications. She recently edited Obesity Epidemiology (Oxford University Press) by Frank B, Hu, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA). Ms Buckley joined the Edanz Group as an editor and writer in 2010.

Dr Nana的研究课题是亨廷顿氏舞蹈症中人类大脑皮层细胞消失的方式。她拥有人类组织研究的经验，擅长人脑库建立、脑组织细胞研究（组织学和免疫组织学）、分子生物学（蛋白质印迹和原位杂交）、显微镜学（明视野、荧光和共焦）及量化分析（体视学和形态分析）。她的研究重点是神经退行性疾病，目前任博士后研究员。Dr Nana曾在同行评审期刊中发表文章并多次出席国际会议。2011年开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Nana's PhD research focused on the pattern of cell loss in the human cerebral cortex in Huntington's disease. Dr Nana has experience in human tissue studies with skills in human brain banking, cellular studies of human tissue (histology and immunohistochemistry), molecular biology (western blotting and in-situ hybridization), microscopy (brightfield, fluorescence and confocal) and quantitative analysis (stereology and morphometric analyses). Her research focus is neurodegeneration and she is currently a post-doctoral research fellow. Dr Nana has published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at many international conferences. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.