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Published over 160 journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, patents and reports

Dr Fee，新西兰Canterbury大学化学工程系教授，主攻生物工程、生物化学与生物分子工程。博士研究课题是颈动脉中的血流干扰以及与动脉粥样硬化的联系。在加拿大Waterloo大学1989/90届的博士后研究生期间，从事超滤膜研究，回到新西兰后，在Waikato大学担任讲师，同时任新西兰肉类食品研究院生物化学工程员。从1996年开始，一直担任新西兰Waikat大学的全职讲师，2003年—2006年任材料和工艺工程系主任，期间曾担任Canterbur大学化学工程系主任。在蛋白质纯化、蛋白质PEGylation、膜分离和过程色谱法领域拥有丰富经验，一直从事控制药物释放、微囊法和高价值乳蛋白质纯化的研究。现任Canterbury大学生物分子交互作用研究中心主任，专注于表面等离子共振技术领域的研究。发表了160多篇化学工程学术期刊文章、专书论文、研讨会论文、专利与行业研究报告。2008年开始在理文编辑担任化学工程和生物工程编辑。

Dr Fee is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Canterbury, with expertise particularly in biotechnology, biochemical and biomolecular engineering. His PhD topic was on blood flow disturbances in the carotid artery and their links to atherosclerosis. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1989/90, working on membrane ultrafiltration. He then returned to NZ as a lecturer at the University of Waikato, and a biochemical engineer at the Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand (MIRINZ). A full-time lecturer at the University of Waikato from 1996, he was head of the Department of Materials and Process Engineering from 2003 until 2006, when he took up a chair in chemical engineering at the University of Canterbury. Dr Fee has a wide range of experience in protein purification, protein PEGylation, membrane separations and process chromatography, and has worked in controlled drug delivery, microencapsulation and high-value dairy protein purifications. He is Director of the Biomolecular Interactions Centre at the University of Canterbury and has expertise in surface plasmon resonance. Dr Fee has published over 160 journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, patents and industrial research reports across a wide range of chemical engineering topics. Dr Fee began working with Edanz Editing as an editor in fields associated with chemical engineering and biotechnology in 2008.

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.

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Formerly a specialist Medical Indexer at Thomson Scientific

Dr Furness在格拉斯哥Beatson癌症研究院从事三年的博士后研究，此期间，利用分子遗传学技术对与癌症（如白血病）发展有关、影响造血干细胞生长的因素进行研究。后任格拉斯哥大学研究员，通过实地观察、放射同位素血液样分析和对海鸟代谢监测，分析海鸟的能量需求。Dr Furness是一位知识渊博的科技编辑，拥有大量的科技论文提炼、索引和编辑经验，涉及的领域包括通用医学、药学和遗传学，在科研实践和发表研究论文方面拥有丰富的个人经历。1993-2007年期间，在Thomson Scientific从事专家医学文摘工作，2007年起为理文编辑工作。

For three years, Dr Furness was a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, where she used extensive molecular genetic techniques to examine the factors influencing the growth of hematopoietic stem cells, with relevance to the development of cancers such as leukemia. Later Dr Furness was a researcher at Glasgow University where she analyzed the energetic requirements of seabirds, using field observations, analysis of radioisotopes from blood samples and metabolic monitoring of birds in respirometers. Dr Furness is a scientific editor with extensive experience of abstracting, indexing and editing scientific papers on a wide range of topics including general medicine, pharmacology and genetics, with personal experience of active scientific research and the publishing of research papers. From 1993 to 2007, Dr Furness was a Specialist Medical Indexer at Thomson Scientific. She began working with Edanz Editing in 2007.

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Has published 24 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored scientific book chapters; molecular biophysics specialist

生物信息学家，在DNA/蛋白数据库注释、序列分析和分子建模领域拥有丰富经验。Dr Biswas从事了七年的博士后研究，利用分子建模技术研究蛋白配基结合。此后进入印度科学研究院新成立的生物信息学中心，任高级科学主任，负责培训课程和研究项目的开发。1998年回英，任剑桥大学欧洲生物信息研究院任数据库主管，负责数据库的创建、注释和研究。2002-2009年期间，在新西兰一家私营公司从事生物信息学工作。曾从事多个项目的研究，了解基因与其他因素如何相互作用从而影响动植物复杂的生物学特性。Dr Biswas生于苏格兰，母语为英语，拥有丰富的写作和出版经验。已在国际同行评审期刊上发表24篇论文，并合作撰写了一些专书论文。自2010年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Biswas is a bioinformatics scientist with experience in DNA/protein database annotation, sequence analysis and molecular modeling. For seven years Dr Biswas was a Post-Doctoral Research Associate using molecular modeling techniques to study protein-ligand binding. She then joined the newly formed Bioinformatics Centre at the Indian Institute of Science as a Senior Scientific Officer responsible for the development of training courses and research projects. Dr Biswas returned to the UK in 1998 as a Database Curator at the European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, where she was involved in database production, annotation and research. From 2002 to 2009, Dr Biswas worked as a Bioinformatics Scientist for a private company in New Zealand. She worked in a range of projects aimed at understanding how genes and other factors interact to influence complex biological traits in animals and plants. Dr Biswas, a Scottish-born native speaker of English, has extensive writing and publication experience. She has published 24 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored scientific book chapters. Dr Biswas began editing for the Edanz Group in 2010.

McPherson拥有化学专业背景。博士研究课题是“铂和钯的硫取代烷基配合物”，曾对硫取代有机铂和有机钯配合物的合成和属性进行研究调。拥有25年的科学论文发表经验，主要涉及物理科学和工程领域。2002年以来，一直是独立撰稿人和编辑顾问，2009年开始为理文编辑工作。

McPherson's background is in chemistry. For her PhD, “Sulfur-substituted alkyl complexes of platinum and palladium,” she investigated the synthesis and properties of sulfur-substituted organoplatinum and organopalladium complexes. She has over 25 years' experience in scientific publishing, working mainly in the physical sciences and engineering. She has been an independent publishing and editorial consultant since 2002 and began working for the Edanz Group in 2009.

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Did Post-doc at the Scripps Institute; and was a Managing Editor for Elsevier in Oxford

Dr.Mahkdum 曾任 University College London 研究员，后在加利福尼亚州 UCSD Scripps Institute 从事博士后研究工作。从2000年开始，Dr.Mahkdum 一直从事医学写作和编辑工作，担任过多个职务，包括2005年至2007年间牛津 Elsevier的总编辑一职。Dr.Mahkdum 从2008年起开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Mahkdum was a Research Fellow at the University College London before becoming a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Scripps Institute at the University of California, San Diego, in California. Since 2000, Dr Makhdum has been a medical writer and editor holding various positions including Managing Editor at Elsevier in Oxford from 2005 to 2007. Dr Makhdum began as an editor with Edanz Editing and Liwen Bianji (Edanz Editing China) in 2008.

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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Received the MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year Award in New Zealand in 2007.

Dr David一直从事多个领域的研究工作，包括无机化学、物理化学和分析化学等。最近的研究工作是调查违禁药物分析中同位素比质谱仪在法医鉴定中的使用。她是一名经验丰富的科学传播者和编辑，2007年在新西兰获MacDiarmid年度青年科学家奖。曾在联合国药物与犯罪办公室实习（曼谷，泰国）。经常出席各种物理、分析和法医化学大会，在同行评审期刊上多次发表文章。于2008年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr David has conducted research in many areas, including inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, and analytic chemistry. Her most recent research investigated the forensic use of isotope ratio mass spectrometry for the analysis of illicit drugs. Dr David is an experienced science communicator and editor, and received an award in the MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year competition (2007, New Zealand). She has also completed an internship with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (Bangkok, Thailand). Dr David has presented at conferences and has peer-reviewed publications in the areas of physical, analytical, and forensic chemistry. Dr David began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

从事化学与生物学的边缘科学研究，主要研究天然产物（包括有机体产生的复杂小分子，这些分子可获得进化优势）。博士研究课题是：天然产物的全合成以及如何利用有机合成为作为天然产物结构鉴定的工具。博士毕业后进入英国布里斯托尔大学的辛普森小组，参与一个跨学科项目，旨在进一步了解天然抗生素的生物合成以及从单一初级代谢物产生这种抗生素的复合酶。Dr Murphy在有机合成、分析化学和生物等领域拥有丰富经验。从2010年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Murphy researches at the interface of chemistry and biology, focusing on natural products involving small, but complex, molecules produced by organisms to gain an evolutionary advantage over their competitors. Her PhD investigated the total synthesis of natural products and the use of organic synthesis as a tool in natural product structure elucidation. She then joined the Simpson group at the University of Bristol, UK, working on a multidisciplinary project aiming to understand more about the biosynthesis of natural product antibiotics, and the complex enzymes that produce them from simple primary metabolite building blocks. She has significant experience in the areas of organic synthesis, analytical and biological chemistry. Dr Murphy began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2010.

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Expert in Neurobiology and behavior

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.

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Formerly an editor at De Beers Science and Engineering Review

澳大利亚佩思联邦科学与工业研究组织稀有金属和贱金属湿式冶金小组研究人员。一直对写作有浓厚兴趣，现为Minerals Engineering期刊审稿人，此前曾担任De Beers Science and Engineering Review助理编辑。发表了6篇具有国际影响力的学术期刊论文、40多篇同行评审行业报告或技术说明，曾2次在国际会议上发言。拥有化学、机械、矿石和冶金工艺及化学基础研究领域的经验。2010年加入理文编辑，负责多个领域的编辑工作。

Dr Laura Kuhar is a research scientist in the Precious and Base Metals Hydrometallurgy group of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Perth, Australia. Dr Kuhar has always displayed an interest in writing and is currently a reviewer for the Minerals Engineering journal and a former assistant editor of the De Beers Science and Engineering Review. She has published six internationally refereed papers, over 40 peer-reviewed industry reports or technical notes, and has presented at two international conferences. Her work experience has been in chemical, mechanical, mineral and metallurgical processing and fundamental chemical research. Dr Kuhar edits in a variety of fields and began work with the Edanz Group in 2010.

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Previously a writer and editor for CSIRO, the Australian Office of Nanotechnology, and Biotechnology Australia

Dr Kovac是定期向科学杂志供稿的科技编辑、作家。以撰稿和编辑的身份供职于多个客户，其中包括CSIRO、Australian Office of Nanotechnology和Biotechnology Australia。博士研究题目是“拟南芥开花的遗传调节”，专业技能包括：DNA / RNA提取；PCR、RT - PCR和实时PCR；Southern和Northern杂交。自2009年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Kovac is a science editor and writer who regularly contributes articles to science magazines. She has worked as a writer and editor for clients such as the CSIRO, the Australian Office of Nanotechnology, and Biotechnology Australia. Dr Kovac’s PhD was entitled “Epigenetic regulation of flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana.” Her technical skills obtained during her PhD include DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, RT-PCR and real-time PCR, and Southern and Northern blotting. Dr Kovac began working for the Edanz Group in 2009.

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.

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.

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.

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Expert in molecular virology and biology

Dr Burkala目前任职于奥克拉荷马大学微生物学和免疫学系。拥有病毒学和分子生物学的多年经验，最近主攻艾滋病毒免疫与进化。除对大量出版文章和基金申请书进行审稿外，还对大量专业科技文章进行了同行评审，包括癌症生物学和免疫学领域。专业技术领域包括：先进的分子生物学技术（如：异源双链追踪分析和质谱分析）；免疫技术（如：流式细胞术），ELISA法，免疫印迹法和酶联免疫斑点免疫学技术，细胞培养技术（包括初代细胞和细胞株培养、病毒培养与提纯、细胞体外迁移能力测定、共聚焦显微镜技术等），动物实验（鼠、羊、牛和兔子）等。

Dr Burkala is currently employed at the University of Oklahoma in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Dr Burkala has many years of experience in molecular virology and biology, and has recently specialized in HIV immunology and evolution. He has peer-reviewed publications in a broad range of scientific areas including cancer biology and immunology in addition to reviewing many publications and grant applications. Dr Burkala’s technical skills include: cutting-edge molecular biological techniques such as heteroduplex tracking assays and mass spectrometry, common techniques like cloning, PCR, real-time PCR and recombinant protein purification, immunological techniques such as flow cytometry, ELISA, Western immunoblot and ELISPOT, cell culture techniques including primary and cell line culture, virus culture and purification, transwell migration assays and confocal microscopy, and live animal experiments including the use of mice, sheep, cattle, and rabbits for immunizations and immunological analyses.

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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.

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Specialist in tropical disease research- published over 25 papers as first author

热衷于热带病研究，主要从事分子生物学和遗传学研究工作。博士学位期间研究作为抗恶性疟疾药物靶标的人类疟原虫DNA拓扑异构酶II，内容包括：研究寄生虫整个生命周期内酶的表达谱和活性，从而确定抗拓扑异构酶药物是否能产生抑制作用。最近，采用遗传学和基因组学方法来确定生物医学的重要寄生虫基因（包括诱发宿主保护性免疫机制的基因）。此项研究确定了对疟疾的特异性免疫中的主要寄生虫基因，这是疫苗研究的一项重大突破。Dr Cheesman 感兴趣领域是宿主与病原菌交互作用的演变。她发表了25篇原创研究论文，其中许多以第一作者的名义发表，多次受邀在各种学术会议上发言。还享受了日本大阪大学（2007年）和长崎大学（2009年）每七年一次的研究性休假。于2010年加盟理文编辑，担任撰搞人和编辑。

Dr Cheesman has a special interest in tropical disease research and has worked primarily in the fields of molecular biology and genetics. For her PhD she investigated DNA topoisomerase II of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum as an anti-malarial drug target. The research involved studying the expression profile and activity of the enzyme throughout the life cycle of the parasite to determine whether anti-topoisomerase drugs could inhibit it. More recently, Dr Cheesman has been applying genetics and genomics approaches to identify parasite genes of biomedical importance, including genes that induce protective immunity in the host. Her research identified a major parasite gene involved in strain-specific immunity against malaria, an important breakthrough in vaccine research. Dr Cheesman is very interested in the evolution of host-pathogen interactions. She has published 25 original research papers, many as first author and has been an invited speaker at many congresses. Dr Cheesman has also taken research sabbaticals at the University of Osaka (2007) and University of Nagasaki, Japan (2009). She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

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.

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Dr Devenish目前的研究方向是四级结构在酶功能中的作用。有机化学博士学位的研究领域是天然产物分离和半合成，还大量涉及肽合成和高分子化学。最近的研究领域是酶学，研究酶的生物化学和生物物理特性、分子克隆技术和定点突变。Dr Devenish一直从事研究工作，发表了大量科技文章。于2009年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Devenish's current research examines the role of quaternary structure in enzyme function. His PhD was obtained in organic chemistry, in the field of natural products isolation and hemisynthesis, and also involved significant amounts of peptide synthesis as well as polymer chemistry. Dr Devenish’s recent research has been in the field of enzymology, where he has worked on biochemical and biophysical characterization of enzymes, molecular cloning techniques and site-directed mutagenesis. Dr Devenish continues in active research, and has a successful publication record. Dr Devenish started working with the Edanz Group in 2009.

Dr Fayle的博士研究领域是食品化学，后在英国雷丁大学食品与营养学系从事博士后研究。曾作为新西兰农作物和食品研究院工作。实验室工作经验包括：传统凝胶电泳和毛细管电泳技术、高效液相色谱法、有机合成、蛋白质提纯与鉴定、核磁共振。拥有美拉德反应的专业知识，并以皇家化学学会作者身份发表过针对这一反应的专论。撰写了20篇相关内容的出版物，并受邀在该研究领域的国际会议上发言。自2010年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Fayle’s PhD focused on Food Chemistry. Her postdoctoral research was done in the Department of Food and Nutrition at the University of Reading, UK. She then worked as a scientist for Crop and Food Research in New Zealand. Dr Fayle’s laboratory skills include both traditional gel electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis techniques, HPLC, organic synthesis, protein purification and identification, and NMR. Dr Fayle has expert knowledge of the Maillard Reaction, and is the author of a Royal Society of Chemistry monograph on this reaction. She also has authored twenty related publications, and has been an invited speaker at international conferences in her field of study. She began working with the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

Dr. Creasey 是爱丁堡大学Dr. Paul Hunt实验室的高级博士后研究人员，该实验室致力于啮齿动物疟疾模型青蒿素抗药性的遗传学研究。Dr. Creasey 一直专注于热带病学和热带寄生虫疾病，以及流行病学的研究。凭借着在血清学和微生物学领域的研究经验，她曾在非洲当地开展过多次抗寄生虫的药物试验。而后在爱丁堡开始了遗传学和分子生物学的研究。Dr. Creasey擅长使用清晰明确的语言传达出学术内容，在她的职业生涯中，曾为来自中国、泰国、斯里兰卡、沙特阿拉伯以及大部分非洲国家的作者编辑过大量的期刊文章和博士论文。Dr. Creasey 从2007年起加入理文编辑。

Dr Creasey is a senior post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr Paul Hunt, University of Edinburgh (genetics of artemisinin drug resistance in a rodent malaria model). Her special interests have been in the field of tropical medicine and tropical parasitic diseases, with training in the epidemiological aspects of disease. Her field experience in serology and microbiology involved a number of anti-parasitic drug trials in Africa. Later in Edinburgh, genetics and molecular biology were focused on. Dr Creasey has the ability to communicate science in clear, unambiguous language. During her career she has edited journal articles and PhD theses for scientists from China, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, and most African countries. Dr Creasey joined Edanz Editing as an editor in 2007.

Dr Sheen目前为圣迭戈州立大学博士后研究员，从事微生物致病的研究。工作内容包括微生物生境和血脑屏障渗透。她拥有MRSA感染新药治疗方法的两项开发专利。于新西兰皇家农业研究所（新西兰林肯郡）完成博士研究，研究重点是运用基因技术改良微生物生物防治剂的生存土壤。其它研究包括：南极抗冻鱼系统发育分析和物种进化研究。从2011年起在理文编辑担任编辑工作。

Dr Sheen is a postdoctoral research fellow at San Diego State University, studying microbial pathogenesis. Her work encompasses microbial niche establishment as well as penetration of the blood-brain barrier. She also has two patents for the development of novel therapeutic agents for treatment of MRSA infections. Dr Sheen carried out her PhD research at AgResearch in Lincoln, New Zealand, focusing on applying genetic techniques to improve the soil survival of a microbial biocontrol agent. Her other research has involved the phylogenetic analysis of Antarctic notothenioid fish and species evolution. Dr Sheen began editing for Edanz Editing in 2011.

Dr Parker的博士研究领域是癌生物学和信号传导，后在佛罗里达大学射线肿瘤科从事博士后研究。现为New York Journal of Books科技文章审稿人。2010年开始为理文编辑工作，担任医学作者和编辑。

Dr Parker’s PhD studies were in the field of cancer biology and signal transduction. Her post-doctoral research was in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Florida. Dr Parker is presently a science reviewer with the New York Journal of Books. She began working with the Edanz Group as a medical writer and editor in 2010.

高级工艺化学工程师，在农业部门工作，这份工作需要对跨化工各领域有广泛深入的了解。在有机化学和物理有机化学领域拥有丰富经验，特别是合成、机理和动力学。2005年获博士学位，与国际知名教授Prof Lloyd-Jones共同研究，在二烯和烯炔复分解新型催化剂的开发和理解的基础上做进一步研究。曾多次出席专题研讨会上并发言，论文多次获奖，最近又与他人联合撰写了一篇向《欧洲化学》投稿的重要文章。于2010年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Alan Robinson is a senior process chemist working in the agricultural industry. His work requires a deep understanding across a wide range of chemical fields. He has extensive experience in organic and physical organic chemistry, especially with respect to synthesis, mechanism and kinetics. Dr Robinson completed his PhD, based on the development and understanding of new catalysts for diene and enyne metathesis, with internationally acclaimed Prof Lloyd-Jones in 2005. He has spoken and presented prize winning posters at numerous symposia, and recently co-authored an important paper in Chemistry – A European Journal. Dr Robinson began working with the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

专业背景为生物化学，重点研究海洋无脊椎动物和哺乳动物皮肤内的脂质生化途径。博士研究方向是通过放射性同位素示踪、结构分析和比较生物化学研究，描述马属动物产生皮脂的生化途径。博士后研究课题是将马皮脂巨环内酯和哺乳动物皮肤表皮防水层联系起来。Dr Colton是一位通才科学家，同时还是大学教授，教授课程包括：无机化学、有机化学、生物化学、分子生物学、核物理学和天文学。多次指导同事和学生撰写论文、报告和学术文章并进行校对。已在在同行评审刊物上发表13篇论文，从2007年开始担任编辑。2009年供职理文编辑，从事编辑工作。

Dr Colton's research background in biochemistry focused on lipid biochemical pathways in marine invertebrates and mammalian skin. His doctoral thesis involved describing the biochemical pathways for sebaceous lipid production in the genus Equus through radio-label, structural analysis, and comparative biochemical studies. His post-doctoral work involved relating the giant ring lactones of equine sebum to the epidermal water barrier of mammalian skin. Dr Colton is a generalist scientist and, as a college professor, taught courses from inorganic and organic chemistry to biochemistry and molecular biology to nuclear physics and astronomy. He has advised and edited numerous theses, papers, and articles for colleagues and students. He has published 13 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has been an active editor since 2007. Dr Colton began editing for the Edanz Group in 2009.

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.

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Dr. Mosi 的在博士生阶段主要研究糖基转移酶，包括通过使用改良培养基和抑制剂研究糖原磷酸化酶和环糊精糖基转移酶反应机理。Dr. Mosi 曾在制药研究领域里从事八年的高级研究工作。她进行过将金属酶抑制剂用于抗菌药物以及半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂用于癌症治疗等全新研究。Dr. Mosi在酶学、基于受体的细胞生物学、药物新陈代谢、蛋白纯化和培养生产等领域均有所建树。此外，她还设计并规范了译制学术成果的系统和流程，熟知 FDA条款、GLP和GMP规范。Dr. Mosi是Drug Information Association（药品信息协会）、International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics（国际外源物研究学会）、Society for Biomolecular Screening（生物分子筛选学会）、American Society for Microbiology（美国微生物学会）以及 Canadian Society for Chemistry（加拿大化学会）等组织的正式成员。以第一作者的身份发表过10篇同行评审论文，并编辑过生物学、生物化学、化学以及药理学等领域的诸多文章。

Dr Mosi’s PhD studies involved the mechanism of reaction of two alpha glycosyltransferases, glycogen phosphorylase and cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase, through the use of modified substrates and inhibitors. Dr Mosi is a senior research scientist with eight years’ experience in pharmaceutical drug research. She has developed and implemented novel assays for the purpose of the identification of inhibitors of metallo-enzymes as antibacterials and inhibitors of cysteine proteases for the treatment of cancer. Dr Mosi has applied expertise in enzymology, receptor based cell biology, drug metabolism and protein purification and production. As well, she has designed and standardized systems and procedures for interpreting scientific results. She also has a sound knowledge of FDA guidelines and is trained in GLP and GMP procedures. Dr Mosi is a past member of the Drug Information Association, International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, Society for Biomolecular Screening, American Society of Microbiology, and the Canadian Society of Chemistry. As first author of 10 published, peer reviewed manuscripts, and as editor of numerous other papers in fields of biology, biochemistry, chemistry and pharmacology, Dr Mosi brings an extensive writing background to her editing work for Edanz Editing.

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Experienced Peer reviewer for Functional Plant Biology, Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Dr Smith曾作为研究科学家参与农作物与食品研究项目，研究新型海洋提取物。曾在法国CNRS Roscoff从事博士后研究工作，已在同行评审期刊发表数篇论文，撰写了大量知识产权保护/保密报告，并在20多个国际会议上提交。担任多家学术杂志的审稿人（Functional Plant Biology、Enzyme、Microbial Technology等）。编辑的专业领域包括：生物化学和生物学，尤其是植物、藻类（海洋植物）、渔业科学、海洋生物学、食品和食品技术。于2007年开始为理文编辑工作，现任全职科技编辑。

Dr Smith has worked as a research scientist investigating novel marine extracts with involvement in crop and food research. Dr Smith studied as a post-doctoral researcher at the CNRS Roscoff, France. As well, she has published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals, written numerous IP-protected/confidential reports, and presented at more than 20 international conferences. She is also a reviewer for several academic journals (Functional Plant Biology, Enzyme and Microbial Technology). Dr Smith’s areas of professional expertise for editing are biochemistry and biology, especially of plants, phycology (marine plants), fisheries science, and marine biology, and food and food technology. Dr Smith began working with Edanz Editing in 2007 and now works full time as a science copyeditor.

Dr March是癌症生物学家，主要研究领域是细胞信号传导和肠道肿瘤学。博士课题内容是研究MAP激酶通路对AP- 1蛋白的调节。目前任英国剑桥大学肿瘤研究所高级博士后研究员，工作重点是应用新模型来判定和表征大肠癌的新驱动基因。此前在英国Babraham研究所做博士后研究，工作内容是与UCB制药公司合作，研究癫痫药物的作用模式。另外还曾在生物技术行业工作。多次受邀在国内和国际上讲学，并在一些国际同行评审期刊发表过文章2011年初加入理文，担任编辑。

Dr March is a cancer biologist with special interests in cell signaling and intestinal oncology. Her PhD research examined the regulation of AP-1 proteins by MAP kinase pathways. Dr March is currently a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, where her work focuses on the application of innovative models to identify and characterize novel driver genes in colorectal cancer. Previously, Dr March was a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Babraham Institute, UK, where, in collaboration with UCB Pharma, she studied the mode of action of an anti-epilepsy drug. She also has experience working in the biotechnology industry. Dr March has given invited lectures both nationally and internationally, and has published in several international peer-reviewed journals. Dr March joined Edanz as an editor in early 2011.

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.

作为药剂师，Dr. Vocadlo 在生物技术公司从事了六年的药物化学和药品研发工作；曾经参与过化合物多步合成及光谱分析，包括实验设计、操作、化合物的分离、纯化和鉴定等研究工作。他还收集并研究相关信息，向美国新药申请 (NDA) 提交监管意见书。Dr. Vocadlo 发表过第一作者论文，在科技论文写作和编辑方面经验丰富，2007年开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Vocadlo is a chemist with six years’ experience in medicinal chemistry and drug product development in biotech companies. As a researcher she was involved in multi-step synthesis and spectroscopic analysis of compounds, including experiment planning, execution, compound isolation, purification and identification. Dr Vocadlo has also gathered and evaluated information, and then prepared regulatory submissions for NDA (New Drug Applications of the US FDA). As well as being a published first author, Dr Vocadlo has extensive experience in technical writing and editing (theses, manuscripts, protocols and reports). Dr Vocadlo began working with Edanz Editing in 2007.

Dr Jefferies在分子寄生虫学方面经验丰富，主要领域是新发传染病研究，目前是英国布里斯托尔大学生物科学和兽医学学院的研究科学家。发表了20多篇研究论文，是多家杂志寄生虫学和兽医学文章审稿人。无论在学术化还是商业化研究环境，Dr Jefferies都拥有丰富经验，拥有以下领域的专业知识：新型诊断方法，分子流行病学，种群遗传学，系统发育学，分子分类学和蛋白质表征。还参与了利用酵母双杂交系统发现多肽药物的研究。于2010年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Jefferies has extensive research experience in molecular parasitology with a particular interest in emerging infectious diseases. He is currently working as a research scientist at the University of Bristol, UK, in the Schools of Biological Sciences and Veterinary Science. Dr Jefferies has published more than 20 research papers and is a reviewer for multiple journals in the fields of parasitology and veterinary science. With experience in both academic and commercial research environments, Dr Jefferies has expertise in the development of novel diagnostic methods, molecular epidemiology, population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular taxonomy and protein characterization. He has also worked on peptide-based drug discovery using yeast two-hybrid systems. Dr Jefferies began working with the Edanz Group as an 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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Bacteriology specialist with 15 published articles

Dr Anderson的博士研究主题是“羊血液中分离出的抗菌肽”。博士学习期间，曾三度荣获奖学金，研究成果曾在7家同行审查期刊上刊登。曾获研究奖金，研究共生菌对肠黏膜屏蔽功能的影响。现为高级科研员，正在对细菌在食品与宿主细胞之间相互作用中的影响作用（特别是对人类肠健康的影响）进行研究。发表有15篇科技文章、20篇技术会议宣讲/张贴论文、5份专利书。2010年加入理文编辑，从事写作和编辑工作。

Dr Anderson’s PhD Thesis was entitled “Antimicrobial Peptides isolated from ovine blood”. During her PhD studies, Dr Anderson was awarded three study scholarships and her work resulted in seven peer-reviewed journal publications. She was also granted a Fellowship to study the effect of commensal bacteria on intestinal barrier function. Dr Anderson is currently a senior research scientist studying the role of bacteria in the interactions between foods and host cells, in particular the effect these have on human intestinal health and wellness. Dr Anderson is the author of 15 published scientific papers, 20 conference presentations/posters and five patents. She joined Edanz Group as a writer and editor in 2010.

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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. 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.

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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.

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Experienced researcher regarding the synthesis, formulation and testing of energetic compounds in propellants and explosives

Dr Stevenson是一位化学家，作为主要研究者承担了有机和高分子化学领域的各种项目。博士研究方向是合成与机械作业中的高价有机硅化合物、以及光谱学的广泛使用。1984–1986受聘于Owens-Corning Fiberglas，从事有机硅化合物的合成，用作玻璃纤维强化复合材料的偶联剂。之后参与多个项目,包括：推进剂和炸药中高能化合物的合成、配方和检测。曾任美国化学学会北阿拉巴马分会前主席，在著名的Journal of the American Chemical Society和Journal of Organic Chemistry上多次发表文章。于2010年开始加入理文编辑，担任编辑一职。

Dr Stevenson is a chemist who has served as principal investigator on a variety of projects in areas of organic and polymer chemistry. His PhD research on hypervalent organosilicon compounds involved both synthetic and mechanistic work as well as extensive use of spectroscopy. After graduation he was employed at Owens-Corning Fiberglas from 1984–1986, synthesizing organosilicon compounds for use as coupling agents in fiberglass reinforced composites. He then worked on projects dealing with the synthesis, formulation, and testing of energetic compounds in propellants and explosives. A former chairman of the North Alabama Section of the American Chemical Society, he has published a number of articles in prestigious journals such as the Journal of the American Chemical Society and the Journal of Organic Chemistry. Dr Stevenson began work as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2010.

Dr. de Boo 是一名生理学家，主要研究胎儿生长和新陈代谢。她的博士论文题为“Aspects of Nitrogen Metabolism in Intrauterine Growth Restriction”，主要探讨了发育迟缓的人类新生儿和绵羊胎儿的尿素循环代谢障碍问题。在攻读博士后期间，完成了通过补充荷尔蒙的方法，对胎儿宫内发育迟缓而进行的子宫内治疗的研究。Dr. de Boo 对于写作和编辑学术类和非学术类稿件都具有丰富的经验，现为全职编辑。

Dr de Boo is a physiologist with a particular interest in fetal growth and metabolism. Her PhD thesis was entitled “Aspects of Nitrogen Metabolism in Intrauterine Growth Restriction,” focusing primarily on urea cycle disorders in growth-restricted human neonates and fetal sheep. She has since completed a post-doctoral study on the development of intrauterine treatments for intrauterine growth restriction by hormonal supplementation. Dr de Boo has extensive experience in writing and editing both scientific and non-scientific manuscripts and is now a full-time freelance editor.

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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.

坎特伯雷大学高级研究员，自1962年起就在该校授课。发表的著作包括纯图论以及组合优化在作业研究、工程、建筑和医学上的应用，还为知名刊物撰写了有关植物结构的文章。2008年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Robinson is a Senior Fellow in Mathematics at the University of Canterbury, where he has lectured since 1962. His publications range from pure graph theory to combinatorial optimization with applications to operations research, engineering, architecture and medicine. Dr Robinson has also written in major journals on the architecture of plants. He began working with Edanz Editing in 2008.

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Reviewer with numerous peer-reviewed journal publications across the biology field

Taylor拥有15年作为渔业、水产业和资源管理领域研究科学家和顾问的经验。2005–2008年期间，任新西兰卡森研究所科学负责人、后为Biosecurityand Biotechnology工作。曾多次受邀在国际大会和研讨会作特邀发言，曾为一些国际环境管理计划（如国际海事协会）提供建议。曾在多家同行评审期刊上发表文章、撰写客户报告和普通专业文章。此外，还是学术期刊（如Marine Ecology Progress Series）、研究生论文和基金申请书的审稿人。现在澳大利亚昆士兰任水资源顾问，2009年初开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Taylor has 15 years’ experience as a research scientist and consultant in fisheries, aquaculture and resource management. Dr Taylor was a science leader (2005–2008) at the Cawthron Institute and then Manager Biosecurity and Biotechnology. He has been a guest speaker at several international conferences and workshops and provides advice to international initiatives in environmental management (e.g. International Maritime Association). Dr Taylor has written numerous peer-reviewed journal publications, client reports and general interest articles. He is also a reviewer for academic journals (e.g. Marine Ecology Progress Series), postgraduate theses and grant applications. Dr Taylor works as a water resource consultant in Queensland, Australia, and began working with the Edanz Group in early 2009.

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.

原就读格拉斯哥大学微生物学，后去阿伯丁大学疱疹病毒学攻读博士学位。之尔后主攻电子显微镜，又继续了几年超声波治疗癌症的博士后研究，后来又取得信息学文凭，自1991年起从事医疗与药品信息工作。曾为EMBase和几家医药数据库担任文摘；多家期刊杂志（其中包括Lancet Infections Diseases and Lancet Oncology）新闻撰稿人；任Springer和Society for General Microbiology编辑。除编辑工作外，还帮助数家知名药业公司建立产品文献数据库。2005年加盟理文编辑，主要编辑医学和生命科学方面文章，尤其是微生物学和传染病学。是普通微生物学会会员。

Dr Kerr originally studied microbiology at Glasgow University and went on to complete a PhD on herpes viruses at Aberdeen University. He then specialized in electron microscopy and continued for a few years in post-doctoral research on ultrasound treatment of cancer. This was followed by a diploma in information studies, and he has worked in medical and drug information since 1991. Dr Kerr has worked previously as an indexer for EMBase and other pharmaceutical databases, a news writer for several journals including Lancet Infections Diseases and Lancet Oncology, and as a copyeditor for Springer and the Society for General Microbiology. In addition to editing, he works on product literature databases for a number of leading pharmaceutical companies. Dr Kerr joined the Edanz Group in 2005 and edits in the medical and life sciences, with a particular interest in microbiology and infectious diseases. He is a member of the Society for General Microbiology.

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.

Brunker 女士具有二十余年生物医学领域稿件的编辑经验，包括向同行评审期刊投稿的文章、学位论文和学术文章、向美国监管机构（食品和药品管理局以及美国专利商标局）递交的申请材料；各种药物广告、网站内容、演讲稿、论文以及会议等场合所需的材料；同时还包括广泛的医学教学资料。她的硕士学位论文探讨了HIV+ CD4+ 细胞的凋亡。还曾参与过乳癌和环境医学的实验室工作。

Ms Brunker has been editing biomedical documents for over two decades, including submissions to peer-reviewed journals, dissertations and other academic papers, applications to US regulatory agencies (the Food and Drug Administration and the Patent and Trademark Office), pharmaceutical advertisements of all types, Web site content, slide presentations, scripts and other support pieces for conferences and similar events, and a wide variety of medical education materials. Her master’s thesis was on apoptosis in HIV+ CD4+ cells. She has also done laboratory work in breast cancer and environmental medicine.

Dr Kondejewski拥有生理学、内分泌学、分子生物学、产科学、妇科学和围产医学的专业背景。对早产儿和妊娠病理相关的遗传和表型有特别研究。在DNA/RNA提取和操作、DNA排序和分析、PCR、酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）、细胞培养、原位杂交、免疫组织化学和电子显微镜学的研究中颇有建树。曾在同行审查期刊杂志发表30多篇论文，专书论文、撰写了大量文摘。现从事基金申请撰写并为多家知名期刊杂志改写投稿。2010年加入理文编辑，从事编辑工作。

Dr Kondejewski’s scientific background is in physiology, endocrinology, molecular biology, obstetrics, gynecology, and perinatology. She has a special interest in the genotypes and phenotypes associated with preterm labor and pregnancy pathologies. Dr Kondejewski has research skills including DNA/RNA isolation and manipulation, DNA sequencing and analysis, PCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), cell culture, in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy. Dr Kondejewski has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and abstracts. She presently works as a grant writer and manuscript coordinator for publishing in high-impact journals. Dr Kondejewski began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2010.

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.

Dr Rogers目前任瑞士日内瓦大学科学交流与写作讲师，此前曾任生物技术行业的一个研究实验室主任一职，专门从事蛋白质组学研究，同时还从事食品行业内的初级材料研究。在巴黎大学从事博士后研究，并作为皇家学会研究员在苏塞克斯大学从事研究。发表的文章内容广泛，是七份生物技术专利的联合撰稿人。于2010年开始在理文担任编辑。

Dr Rogers presently is a lecturer in scientific communication and writing at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has previously held research positions as a laboratory head within the biotechnology industry, specializing in proteomics research, and within the food industry, conducting research in primary materials. He completed post-doctoral research within the University of Paris, as a Royal Society Fellow, and at the University of Sussex. He has published widely and is joint author to seven biotechnology patents. Dr Rogers began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2010.

Hackett女士从事科学期刊编辑工作15年，最初在Elsevier Science出版公司旗下的Current Science期刊从事科学出版工作，。1997至2007年间，在极具影响力的评审期刊Current Opinion in Structural Biology独挑管理与编辑大梁。2002年，出任Current Opinion生命科学评审期刊选集责任编辑，在Elsevier药物发现小组内部组织评审期刊精选活动。在出版公司担任编辑期间，还曾为Trends in Biochemical Science、Trends in Pharmacological Science、Trends in Cell Biology、International Journal of Infectious Diseases、Development和Drug Discovery Today担任文章编辑。现为全职撰稿人和编辑顾问。于2009年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Ms Hackett has been a science journal editor for 15 years, beginning her science publishing career in the Current Science group, which became part of Elsevier Science. Between 1997 and 2007, she had sole responsibility for managing and editing the high-impact review journal Current Opinion in Structural Biology. In 2002, Ms Hackett became Managing Editor of the portfolio of Current Opinion life science review journals and helped launch a collection of review journals within Elsevier’s Drug Discovery group. During her publishing career as an editor, Ms Hackett has edited articles for Trends in Biochemical Science, Trends in Pharmacological Science, Trends in Cell Biology, the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Development, and Drug Discovery Today. She now works as a full-time publishing and editorial consultant. Ms Hackett began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 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.

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.

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Health informatics and Naturopathic medicine specialist

作为自然疗法医生，拥有6年以上医学写作和科学编辑经验。临床经验包括草药医学、营养学、内分泌学和女性健康。一直担任健康信息顾问，已发表的研究成果进行分析并开发了风险分析软件。Dr Cornforth是美国医学作家协会会员，2010年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Cornforth is a Naturopathic Physician with over six years of medical writing and scientific editing experience. Her areas of clinical expertise include herbal medicine, nutrition, endocrinology, and women's health. She has also worked as a health informatics consultant analyzing published research and building risk analysis software. Dr Cornforth is a member of the American Medical Writers Association. Dr Cornforth began working with the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

Dr Barber，细胞生物学家，在小G-蛋白信号方面拥有丰富经验。最初的研究领域是：全身免疫反应患者白血细胞基因的不同表达模式。Dr Barber在英国剑桥大学的博士研究课题中描述了RAC - GEF P Rex1的调节，并由此发表了两篇文章，均为第一作者。最近的研究集中在细胞信号通路领域。在英国著名科研院所工作期间，发表了有关癌症RAC信号的短篇同行评审文章。Dr Barber在生物化学和基于细胞的检测方面拥有丰富经验，包括重组蛋白技术和免疫荧光显微镜技术。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Dr Barber is a cell biologist with experience in small G-protein signaling. His initial research investigated the differing patterns of gene expression in the white blood cells of patients diagnosed with a systemic immune response. Dr Barber’s PhD research from the University of Cambridge described the regulation of Rac-GEF P Rex1 and resulted in two first author publications. More recent studies have focused on cell-signaling pathways. While working in a prominent research institutes in the UK he published a mini-review on Rac-signaling in cancer. Dr Barber has experience with a wide range of biochemical and cell-based assays including recombinant protein techniques and immunofluorescence microscopy. Dr Barber joined the Edanz Group as an editor 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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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.

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.

Sharman的博士学位是在Peter Holland实验室完成的，研究重点是脊椎动物早期进化中的同源盒基因倍增。博士后期间与Michael Brand一起开展“斑马鱼神经系统发育”研究；期间以第一作者身份发表了三篇论文和三篇评审文章。之后开始从事期刊编辑工作。曾任Trends in Biochemical Sciences编辑、Current Biology助理编辑和Genome Biology高级编辑。拥有7年专职编辑经验，了解期刊作品发表和同行评审要求。2010年获“编辑与校对协会高级会员”资格，擅长生物和医学文章编辑；特别是关于进化、发育生物学和基因学作品的编辑。自2011年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Sharman's PhD, in the lab of Peter Holland, focused on homeobox gene duplication in early vertebrate evolution. Her post-doctoral work was with Michael Brand on zebrafish neural development; during which she published three first-author papers and three reviews. Dr Sharman then moved into journal editing. She was Editor of Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Assistant Editor of Current Biology and then Senior Editor of Genome Biology. With seven years experience as an in-house journal editor Dr Sharman understands journal publishing and what peer reviewers require in a manuscript. Dr Sharman attained Advanced Member status of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders in 2010 and edits in all areas of biology and medicine; particularly manuscripts on evolution, developmental biology and genomics. Dr Sharman began editing for the Edanz Group in 2011.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Dr Brotchie目前的研究方向是金属表面的改性和功能化；博士学位的研究课题是声学和超声化学；是10篇最具影响力的同行评审文章的作者以及两本书部分章节的作者，曾多次出席国际学术会议。2011年加盟理文，担任编辑。

Dr Brotchie is actively researching the modification and functionalization of metal surfaces. His PhD was in the field of acoustics and sonochemistry. Dr Brotchie is the author of 10 high-impact peer review journal publications and two book chapters, and has given numerous presentations at international conferences. He 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.

O'Connor女士将于2012年初提交的博士论文题目是“Consequences of primary cilia ablation in the developing limb and epidermis”。O'Connor女士还是伍兹霍尔海洋生物学实验室胚胎学课程的2010届毕业生，现专注于“刺猬”信号通路、四肢和骨骼发育以及原发性纤毛的研究，拥有小鼠繁育、遗传学、组织学、基因改造和敲入模型产生和培育、以及胚胎学领域的经验。掌握的体外技术包括：原发性细胞培养、qRT PCR、蛋白质印迹法、共聚焦成像和原位杂交等。在胚胎学及培育领域经验丰富，掌握在胚胎型形成、细胞发育命运确定中的复杂信号通路及特化。曾发表过小鼠模型产生方法的论文，发表了3篇同行评审期刊论文。经常出席美国细胞生物学会年会并作发言。2011年加入理文编辑。

Ms O'Connor’s PhD thesis entitled “Consequences of primary cilia ablation in the developing limb and epidermis” will be submitted in early 2012. She is also a graduate of the 2010 Embryology course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. Ms O’Connor is presently researching in fields related to hedgehog signaling, limb and bone development, and primary cilia. She has experience in mouse breeding, genetics, histology, transgenic and knock-in model generation, development, and embryology. In vitro techniques Ms O'Connor is skilled in are primary cell culture, qRT PCR, western blotting, confocal imaging, and in situ hybridization. She has extensive training in embryology and development, as well as an understanding of the complex signaling pathways involved in pattern formation, cell fate determination, and specification. Ms O'Connor has published a methods chapter on the generation of mouse models, and has 3 peer-reviewed publications. She is a regular attendee and presenter at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting. Ms O'Connor began as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2011.

Dr Hitchin，有机合成化学家，拥有8年多制药和精细化工行业经验，精于合成化学、药物化学和工艺研究与开发。博士学位的研究课题是多官能基化奎宁环的合成与应用。目前任职于英国癌症研究中心高级科学主任，该中心设于英国百德新癌症研究所，在那里他带领一组药物化学专家研究肿瘤药物的新靶点。Dr Hitchin还曾任肯特郡 Sandwich实验室辉瑞全球研究与开发项目的化学组组长，负责设计和实施所有治疗方面的综合战略（包括疼痛、肥胖和病毒学），取得了很大成功。此外，还曾在一家由美国FDA批准工厂从事C – GMP生产。已在同行评审期刊上发表过多篇文章。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Dr Hitchin is a synthetic organic chemist with over eight years of experience in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. He is skilled in the areas of synthetic chemistry, medicinal chemistry and process research and development. Dr Hitchin’s PhD investigated the synthesis and application of poly-functionalized quinuclidine systems. He is currently a Senior Scientific Officer for Cancer Research UK at the Paterson Institute of Cancer Research in the UK, where he leads a team of medicinal chemists investigating novel drug discovery targets in oncology. Dr Hitchin has also worked as a Chemistry Group Leader for Pfizer Global Research and Development at the Sandwich laboratories in Kent, UK, where he was responsible for the successful design and implementation of synthetic strategies across therapeutic areas including pain, obesity and virology. Further to this, Dr Hitchin has worked providing c-GMP manufacture in an FDA approved facility. Dr Hitchin has published in several peer-reviewed journals. He joined the Edanz Group as an editor 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.

谢菲尔德大学的名誉退休化学教授，1995–2011年担任分析科学中心主任和1997–2000年任地球科学部主任。主要研究领域包括痕量元素光谱化学、激光和等离子体光谱化学分析，曾就这些领域及原子质谱法和激光烧蚀发表大量论文。其作品对环境、材料和生命科学等领域产生了一定影响。曾在多个知名分析科学期刊委员会工作。以编辑和专家身份加入理文。

Cameron McLeod is Emeritus Professor (Chemistry) at the University Of Sheffield, having been Director of the Centre for Analytical Sciences (1995–2011) and Head of Department of Earth Sciences (1997–2000). His research focus has been in trace element spectrochemistry, and laser and plasma spectrochemical analysis, Professor McLeod has published extensively in these areas, and in the fields of atomic mass spectrometry and laser ablation. His work has had an impact on the environmental, materials and life sciences sectors. Professor McLeod has served on the boards of several leading Analytical Science journals. He joined the Edanz Group as an editor and specialist reviewer 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.

Scurrell教授是一位荣誉退休化学教授，曾任威特沃特斯兰德大学（南非约翰内斯堡）化学物理教授。积极参与了多相催化、表面化学和材料化学的研究，研究重点是：在能量转换过程、环境催化以及将煤、天然气和太阳能（通过生物量）转化为液态烃类燃料的方案中的应用。Scurrell教授对纳米金属高分子复合材料、合成和属性的研究有浓厚兴趣。过去40年里曾在英国、美国、丹麦、意大利和南非的产业界、学术界和科研院所所担任过多个职位，目前有意在南非、中国和中东从事顾问工作。已发表过150份出版物，于2011年加入理文编辑。

Professor Emeritus in Chemistry and former Professor of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Professor Scurrell is actively involved in research into heterogeneous catalysis, surface chemistry and materials chemistry, with emphasis on applications in energy conversion processes, environmental catalysis and options for the conversion of coal, natural gas and solar (via biomass) into liquid hydrocarbon fuels. He has a strong interest in nanometal-polymer composites, their synthesis and properties. Professor Scurrell has held various positions over the past 40 years in industry, academia and research institutes in the UK, the USA, Denmark, Italy and South Africa, and presently has consulting interests in South Africa, China and the Middle East. Professor Scurrell has over 150 publications and joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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.

Ms Davis曾在美国、德国和丹麦的几所学术机构从事生物化学和分子生物学的研究与开发。过去20年里，曾受聘于加州几家生物技术企业，从事酵母异质基因表达和诊断方法的开发，负责实验室管理。此期间，还负责科学论文和生物技术的商业文件的编辑。2010年加盟理文编辑。

Ms Davis has worked in research and development in the areas of biochemistry and molecular biology at several academic institutions in the U.S., Germany, and Denmark. For the last 20 years, she has been employed in biotechnology companies in California where she was involved in heterologous gene expression in yeast and diagnostic assay development as well as laboratory operations. During this time, she was also responsible for editing scientific articles and biotech business documents. She joined the Edanz Group in 2010.

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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.

美国堪萨斯州曼哈顿岛堪萨斯州立大学知名名誉退休教授。在眼睛细胞生物和蛋白质化学领域拥有丰富经验，从事相关研究长达30余年。其研究长期以来得到了美国国立卫生研究院的资金支持。一直为多个国家和国际委员会从事视觉研究，其中包括国家眼科研究所科学顾问委员会、Lens & Cataract Panel of the National Eye Institute、视觉与眼科学研究理事委员会等。Takemoto教授出生于美国，祖籍日本，曾作为日本学术振兴会研究员广泛开展研究和考察活动。在同行评审期刊上发表了150余篇作品，于2011年加入理文，担任编辑。

Prof Takemoto is a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA. He has extensive experience in the cell biology and protein chemistry of the eye, which he has studied for over 30 years. His research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health of the US. He has served on numerous national and international boards dealing with vision research, including the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Eye Institute, Lens & Cataract Panel of the National Eye Institute, and the Board of Directors of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology (ARVO). Prof Takemoto, though US-born, traces his ancestry back to Japan and has conducted research and traveled extensively in Japan as a Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Brown博士研究侧重于调查废水处理中的微生物生态和功能基因组学。研究领域是培养微生物学和分子微生物学技术，包括关键细菌种的针对性隔离、全基因组排序和16S基因繁殖库与荧光原位杂交，以确定和监测细菌群落。开始博士研究之前，Brown女士专注于分子技术的研究，调查多元化环境中的微生物群落，包括南极土壤、冰下沉积物和哺乳动物胃肠道。Brown女士现为奥克兰大学的一名生物学助教，撰写过多篇研究论文。于2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Brown’s PhD research focused on investigating the microbial ecology and functional genomics of wastewater treatment. This research involved both culture-based and molecular microbiology techniques including targeted isolation of key bacterial species, whole-genome sequencing and both 16S gene clone libraries and fluorescence in situ hybridization for identification and monitoring of bacterial communities. Prior to her PhD Ms Brown specialized in the use of molecular techniques for investigating microbial communities in diverse environments, including Antarctic soils, subglacial sediments and the mammalian gut. Ms Brown is currently employed by the University of Auckland as a biology tutor and writer of research papers. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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.

Dr Barnett的博士论文题目是“妊娠期和哺乳期母体蛋白质摄入量的变化对后代脂代谢的影响 – 大鼠试验研究”，研究了早期营养对胰腺功能和胰岛素代谢的影响。博士后课题内容是利用“组学”技术（如：微阵列技术和蛋白质组学）在小鼠模型上研究ω- 3和ω-6脂肪酸对肠道炎症的作用。目前任新西兰AgResearch研究机构的高级研究科学家，最近的工作领域是表观遗传学（主要是DNA甲基化）。Dr Barnett已发表了20篇同行评审期刊文章（自2010年以来共有11篇），参与编写了一篇同行评审专书论文，并曾在一些国际会议上受邀演讲。Dr Barnett于2011年加入理文编辑，主要从事生理学、基因组学/蛋白质组学/代谢组学、表观遗传学与肠道炎症和免疫等领域的编辑工作。

Dr Barnett’s PhD thesis, "Effect of variation in maternal protein intake during gestation and lactation on fuel metabolism in the offspring - studies in the rat", investigated the effects of early nutrition on pancreatic function and insulin metabolism. Dr Barnett post-doctoral studies investigated the role of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids on intestinal inflammation in a mouse model using 'omics' technologies such as microarrays and proteomics. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist working for AgResearch in New Zealand; recently working in the field of epigenetics, in particular DNA methylation. Dr Barnett has published 20 peer-reviewed journal articles (11 since 2010) and one peer-reviewed book chapter, and has been an invited speaker at a number of international conferences. Dr Barnett joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011 with editing expertise in physiology, genomics/proteomics/metabolomics, epigenetics and intestinal inflammation and immunity.

夸祖鲁纳塔尔大学实验室医学与医学科学学院人体生理系副教授,并在健康科学学院和纳尔逊曼德拉医学院教授人体生理学和人类遗传学，同时还负责基因表达实验室的运作。研究重点：高血压病以及利用药用植物进行控制高血压；先兆子痫的病因与治疗。Mackraj教授的博士后研究工作内容是基因突变近肾端小管细胞模型的生成与表征，用于肾转运机制的研究。目前的研究项目是：降血压植物的研究（重点是血管紧张素系统）、先兆子痫和当地人群的发病机制。另外，还参与了一些新药输送系统的研究项目。经常在ISI列表刊物上发表作品，是多个研究项目基金的主要获奖人。Mackraj教授2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑和专家评审。

Prof Mackraj is an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Human Physiology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Kwazulu-Natal. She teaches Human Physiology and Human Genetics at the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine. She is responsible for running a gene expression laboratory. Her main research focuses are hypertension and its management using medicinal plants; and the etiology and treatment of pre-eclampsia. Prof Mackraj’s postdoctoral work involved the generation and characterization of a gene-disrupted proximal tubular cell model for the investigation of transporter mechanisms in the kidney. Her current research projects involve the investigation of blood pressure lowering plants with a focus on the renin-angiotensin system; and the etiopathology of pre-eclampsia in the local population. She is also a participant in projects involving novel drug delivery systems. She is a well-published author in ISI-listed journals, and is the Principle grant-holder for her research projects. Prof Mackraj joined the Edanz Group as an editor and reviewer in 2011.

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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.

McKune 教授为南非夸祖鲁•纳塔尔大学生物运动学、运动和休闲娱乐学系副教授。博士研究课题是剧烈运动对免疫力的影响及炎症反应。任南非国家研究基金会的研究员、National Research Foundation Niche Area的联合代表，负责研究运动对成年人免疫力的影响和炎症反应。McKune的研究现由国家研究基金会和医学研究理事会提供经费支持。研究兴趣包括：运动对免疫力的影响和炎症反应及其在预防和治疗慢性疾病中的作用，以及对体能训练的最佳适应。曾发表28篇文章，涉及的主题包括：心率变异性、高血压、肥胖、运动引发的肌肉拉伤、运动对免疫力的影响和炎症反应，以及运动对动作和认知功能的影响。2011年起为理文编辑工作。

Prof McKune is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biokinetics, Exercise and Leisure Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. His PhD thesis examined immune and inflammatory responses to strenuous exercise. He is a South African National Research Foundation rated researcher and is a past co-leader of National Research Foundation Niche Area examining the effect of exercise on immune and inflammatory responses in healthy adults. Prof McKune’s research is currently supported by National Research Foundation and Medical Research Council competitive research grants. His research interests include the immune/inflammatory response to exercise with applications to the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases of lifestyle, and the promotion of optimal adaptation to strength and conditioning training. He has published 28 articles on topics including heart rate variability, hypertension, obesity, exercise-induced muscle damage, immune and inflammatory responses to exercise, and the impact of exercise on motor and cognitive function. Prof McKune began working with 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.

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 Wilhelmi博士研究课题为受污染矿废水重金属的生物修复。之后进入掺杂控制研发实验室，从事皮质激素类检测免疫法研究。重返学术界后，一直从事各生物化学领域的研究，包括P450药物代谢、DNA条形码、连续发酵和生物修复。目前开展的研究包括：肝微粒体的分离、克隆、P450对碘氧基苯甲醚的表现和特性。该研究的目的是确定各种新型复合物和药物滥用的新陈代谢。另一个研究领域是：利用DNA标志物确定南非禁猎区稀有危险食草动物习性的可能性，尤其研究了rbcL基因作为这些食草动物之食物的生物标志物。Dr Wilhelmi是罗德斯大学的一名高级讲师，教授的课程包括：新陈代谢、分析法和法医生物化学。曾多次出席色谱法和分析生物化学、保护生物化学和酶学的学术会议并发表多篇论文。2012年加盟理文，担任编辑。

For his PhD, Dr Wilhelmi researched the bioremediation of heavy metals from contaminated mine waste waters. He then worked in a doping control Research and Development laboratory investigating immunological techniques for the detection of corticosteroids. On returning to academia his research has been in a number of biochemical fields, including P450 drug metabolism, DNA barcoding, continuous fermentation and bioremediation. His current research involves the isolation of liver microsomes, cloning, expression and characterization of P450 isoforms. This research is aimed at determining the metabolism of various novel compounds and drugs of abuse. A second research interest investigates the potential of using DNA markers for determining the diet of elusive and dangerous herbivores on South African game reserves. In particular the work has investigated the rbcL gene as a biomarker for plants consumed by these herbivores. Dr Wilhelmi is a senior lecturer at Rhodes University, where he teaches metabolism, analytical techniques and forensic biochemistry. He has presented at conferences and has published in the areas of chromatography and analytical biochemistry, conservation biochemistry, and enzymology. Dr Wilhelmi joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2012.

Carlotta Shearson曾有两年参与小分子合成研究的经验，主要进行神经毒素研究。毕业实习在伯克利加利福尼亚大学Clayton Heathcock教授的实验室，从事HMG-CoA还原酶抑制剂合成研究。之后作为农药合成有机药剂师，负责新型杀虫剂的合成。自1991起一直在做图书和科学期刊类自由编辑工作，涉及化学、生物化学和分子生物等内容。过去 15年里，她一直为英语非母语作者撰写的科学期刊文章提供编辑服务。于2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Carlotta Shearson did two years of undergraduate research on the synthesis of small molecules for neurotoxicity studies. Her graduate work was in the laboratories of Professor Clayton Heathcock at the University of California at Berkeley, where she worked on the synthesis of a potential HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. She then spent four years working as a synthetic organic chemist in the agricultural chemicals industry, synthesizing novel pesticide candidates. She has been a freelance editor of books and scientific journal articles since 1991, working on a wide range of topics spanning chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology. For the past 15 years, she has specialized in editing scientific journal articles by authors for whom English is a second language. Ms Shearson joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Garcia女士拥有日本北海道大学生物系统可持续发展硕士学位，主攻生物有机化学，现正在攻读新西兰奥克兰大学食品科学博士。主要从事风味与香气化学的研究，完成了果蔬芳气特征的研究工作。研究内容包括挥发性和非挥发性化合物的隔离、GC-MS和NMR等仪器的使用以及酶的使用。曾在日本、新西兰和中国举行的会议上发表研究成果。拥有生命科学领域的广泛背景，包括生物活性化合物和酶的隔离与特性。具有日语和西班牙语的读写能力。于2011年加入理文编辑。

Ms Garcia obtained an MSc in Bio-Systems Sustainability, specializing in Bioorganic Chemistry, from Hokkaido University, Japan, and is currently a PhD candidate in Food Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research is focused on flavor and fragrance chemistry, and she has worked on the characterization of the aroma profiles of flowers and fruits. Her work involves the isolation of volatile and non-volatile compounds, the use of instrumentation (GC-MS, NMR, etc.), and the use of enzymes. She has presented her research at conferences in Japan, New Zealand and China. Ms Garcia also has a broad background in the life sciences, including the isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds and enzymes. She is fluent in English, and speaks and reads Japanese and Spanish. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.