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

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

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

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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Immunology, physiology, anatomy and oncology specialist

Dr Cooke拥有免疫学专业背景，重点研究人体对器官移植的免疫反应。博士学位的主要研究领域是新发现的猪内皮细胞异种抗原的功能意义。曾在关节炎和风湿病理事会（ARC）和英国癌症研究学院（CRUK）任博士后研究员，主攻领域是针对癌细胞将基于抗体融合蛋白工程作为全新治疗手段。专长于酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）的设计与使用，PCR和RT – PCR，原代细胞培养，细胞毒性实验，DNA提取、纯化、测序和克隆，高效液相色谱，放射性标记技术、抗原抗体相互作用动力学分析，抗体分离与提纯，以及噬菌体展示技术的使用等。Dr Cooke还是有资质的理疗师，具有人体解剖学和生理学的广博知识。于2009年开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Cooke’s scientific background is in immunology, with an emphasis on human immune responses to organ transplants. His PhD focused on the functional significance of newly identified xenoantigens expressed by porcine endothelial cells. He has worked as a post-doctoral fellow for both the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council (ARC) and Cancer Research UK (CRUK). The main focus of his post-doctoral work was the engineering of antibody-based fusion proteins specifically targeted to cancer cells, as a novel from of therapy. Dr Cooke has technical expertise in the design and use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), PCR and RT-PCR, primary cell culture, cellular cytotoxicity assays, DNA isolation, purification, sequencing and cloning, HPLC, radiolabelling techniques, kinetic analysis of antibody–antigen interactions, antibody isolation and purification and the use of phage display technology. He is also a qualified physiotherapist with extensive knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. Dr Cooke began working with the Edanz Group in 2009.

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Clinical specialist in medical oncology and psychotherapy

Dr Reynolds起初从事肿瘤医学，后转为心理治疗领域。2003年退休，退休前从事临床诊疗，之后开始医学编辑生涯，大部分工作是为日本和中国作者编辑文章。Dr Reynolds是一位成功的作者，已在同行评审期刊上发表了13篇文章，还出版了两本书。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任撰稿人和编辑，除以临床医学为重点外，还编辑其它医疗领域的文稿。

Dr Reynolds initially practiced in Medical Oncology and then Psychotherapy. After retiring from clinical practice in 2003 she began a new career in medical editing. Most of her work has been for Japanese and Chinese authors. A successful author, Dr Reynolds has published 13 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and two books. Dr Reynolds joined the Edanz Group as an editor and writer in 2011 and, though with a clinical focus, works in a broad range of medical fields.

Dr Potter目前为西澳大利亚州全科医生，博士期间研究用维生素B族干预同型半胱氨酸的效用降低治疗对于中风患者血管结构和机能改善的长期效果。她的博士论文直接得以出版发表。Dr Potter是一位经验丰富的临床医生和研究人员，从2009年起开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Potter is currently a general practitioner in Western Australia. Dr Potter’s PhD was concerned with the long-term effects of homocysteine-lowering treatment with B vitamins on vascular structure and function in stroke patients. Her thesis was submitted as a publication. Dr Potter, an experienced clinician and researcher, began working with the Edanz Group in 2009.

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

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

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Molecular biology expert with 13 peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as invited reviews and two textbook chapters.

13年编辑经验：同行评审期刊杂志、受邀评审、社论和教材上撰稿、编辑、安排版面、发表文章。曾在同行审查期刊发表13篇论文并受邀担任审稿人，编写了教科书中两个章节的内容。自由作家兼编辑。拥有分子生物、细胞生物和生理学背景，写作风格简明扼要。美国医学作家协会和科学编辑理事会会员。2010年开始为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Tobin has 13-years' experience in writing, editing, formatting, and submitting peer-reviewed journal articles, invited reviews, editorials, and textbooks. Dr Tobin has authored 13 peer-reviewed journal articles and invited reviews, as well as two textbook chapters. A freelance writer and editor, Dr Tobin combines her background in molecular biology, cell biology, and physiology with a clear, concise writing style. Dr Tobin is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and the Council of Science Editors. She began working as an editor 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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 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.

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Specialist in the field of hypertension and recipient of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Doctoral Award

Dr Komolova的博士课题是论述各种疾病状态下（高血压、盐敏感、肥胖症）肾脏对血压调节的作用。另外，还研究了降压药及生活方式改变对心血管和代谢功能的影响。精通多种研究技术，从分子法到整体动物法。研究成果已发表在科学期刊上，其中包括Hypertension、Journal of Hypertension、International Journal of Obesity。现任女王大学药理学和毒理学系的客座教授兼研究督导，也是自由职业医学作家。2010年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Komolova’s doctoral dissertation focused on characterizing the role of the kidneys in blood pressure regulation in various disease states (hypertension, salt-sensitivity, and obesity). She also investigated the effects of antihypertensive drugs and lifestyle changes on cardiovascular and metabolic function. She is proficient in numerous research techniques, ranging from molecular to whole-animal methodologies. Her work has been published in scientific journals including Hypertension, the Journal of Hypertension, and the International Journal of Obesity. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor and Research Facilitator in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at Queen’s University, and a freelance medical writer. Dr Komolova began working with the Edanz Group in 2010.

Dr Charbonneau 在博士毕业后的10年里，其动物兽医实践工作涉及：普通外科，预防医学，行为辅导，另外还包括有关皮肤科、消化内科、内分泌和急诊的诊断和治疗。2000年，Dr Charbonneau 开始了又一个10年的研究，主要是急救药品和手术，并完成了为期一年的马运动器官疾病教学，授课对象为按摩疗法专业的学生。她在急诊医学方面的经验包括：外伤及心脏、肝、肾功能衰竭、感染性疾病等重症医治，复苏与输血，神经和内分泌急症，以及胃扩张及肠扭转、脾块破裂、胃肠异物、枪伤、骨折及创面修复等手术矫正。目前，Dr Charbonneau是一名救济兽医，研究领域主要是临床沟通。2011年加入理文，担任编辑。

After graduating, Dr Charbonneau spent 10 years involved in general surgery, preventive medicine, behavior counseling and diagnostics and treatments related to dermatology, gastroenterology, endocrine and emergency patients in an animal veterinary practice. In 2000, Dr Charbonneau began a 10 year focus on emergency medicine and surgery and completed a one-year term teaching equine locomotor diseases to students of massage therapy. Her experience in emergency medicine includes critical care of trauma patients and patients in cardiac, liver and renal failure, infectious disease, resuscitation and transfusion medicine, neurological and endocrine emergencies as well as surgical correction of gastric dilatation and volvulus, ruptured splenic masses, gastrointestinal foreign bodies, bullet wounds, fractures and wound repair. Currently, Dr Charbonneau works as a relief veterinarian, and has an interest in clinically focused communication. Dr Charbonneau joined Edanz as an editor in 2011.

Dr Bradshaw是一位在生物医学科学和医疗保健领域有深厚研究功底的临床专家，欧洲医学作家协会成员，发表了17篇科技文章。2007-2008年间，当选为英国皇家内科医院指南开发小组和指导小组成员，负责指导《国家健康服务》指南的发表。还作为第一作者为英国皇家内科医学院撰写了关于“职业视力标准”，作为眼科的全国准则。在数家顶尖期刊从事同行评审工作，其中包括：《美国眼科学杂志》、《航空航天与环境医学》和《英国全科医疗学刊》。Dr Bradshaw 是医疗与生物科学的全面手专家编辑。于2010年加盟理文编辑，担任撰搞人和编辑。

Dr Bradshaw is a clinical specialist with a strong background in biomedical science and healthcare related research. He is a member of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA), and has published over 17 scientific papers. In 2007/8, Dr Bradshaw sat on the board as an elected member of both the Royal College of Physicians guideline development and steering groups, leading to the publication of National Health Service guidelines. He also first-authored the UK national guidelines on “Occupational Visual Standards” for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He is a peer reviewer for several top journals including: the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine and the British Journal of General Practice. Dr Bradshaw is a specialist editor across a wide variety of medical and bioscience topics. He joined the Edanz Groups as an editor and writer in 2010.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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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.

博士研究方向为动物生理学，重点研究心血管功能与疾病，集中观测最近发现的低分子肽对健康和患病心脏功能的影响。论文内容包括：对观测到的血流动力学反应下的细胞内信号通路的阐释方法；调节自身活性的受体和酶。已在同行评审国际刊物上发表3篇论文，并在国内、国际会议上宣读自己的研究成果。2009年起加入理文编辑。

Dr Prosser’s PhD is in animal physiology with an emphasis on cardiovascular function and disease, focusing on recently identified peptides of low molecular weight, observing their effects on cardiac function in both healthy and diseased hearts. His thesis includes techniques to elucidate the intracellular signaling pathways underlying the hemodynamic responses observed, as well as the receptors and enzymes mediating their activity. Dr Prosser has published three articles in international peer-reviewed journals, and presented his work at both national and international conferences. Dr Prosser began working for the Edanz Group in 2009.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Dr. Thompson 主要致力于肾生理学/内分泌学、糖尿病和生殖学领域的科学研究。在博士研究阶段，她深入探究了类固醇代谢对肾功能的影响，并通过博士后阶段进一步研究了各种系统(包括人类胎盘和糖尿病模型鼠)中的类固醇代谢。她还研究了葡萄糖毒性对糖尿病动物模型细胞内信号传导的影响。研究技能包括：类固醇放射免疫试验，组织学，mRNA/DNA 提取和纯化，RT-PCR， 原位 RT-PCR，原代细胞培养，DNA 纯化、复制及足迹法，Northern、Southern 和 Western 免疫印迹，光学/荧光/共焦显微法等。Dr. Thompson 具有出色的写作技巧，著有大量的同行评审期刊文章，从事了五年的全职医学作者工作，写作范围涉及糖尿病学、胃肠病学、免疫学、肿瘤学和哮喘等众多领域。Dr. Thompson 从 2008 年起开始为 Edanz Editing 工作。

Dr. Thompson's scientific background is in physiology with an emphasis on renal physiology/endocrinology, diabetes and reproduction. For her PhD she investigated the effects of steroid metabolism on renal function and as a Postdoctoral Fellow she focused on steroid metabolism in various systems including human placenta and diabetic mice models. She also investigated the impact of glucose toxicity on intracellular signaling in diabetic animal models. Technical skills include steroid radio-immunoassay, histology, mRNA/DNA extraction and purification, RT-PCR, in situ RT-PCR, primary cell culture, DNA purification, cloning and footprinting, Northern, Southern and Western blots and light/fluorescence/confocal microscopy. Dr. Thompson has excellent writing skills and has written numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. She has over 5 years’ experience as a full-time Medical Writer in a wide range of topics including diabetes, gastroenterology, immunology, oncology and asthma. Dr Thompson began working with Edanz Editing in 2008.

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.

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.

科技与医学作家，编辑经验涉及广泛的医学和生命科学领域。硕士论文涉及抗微生物制剂的开发，用以防治抗药性细菌。曾执教于North Carolina-Greensboro大学，讲授生物学和微生物学，同时还研究肥胖、炎症、胰岛素抵抗之间的联系。曾与他人合作撰写了7份在同行评审期刊上发表的科技文章以及一篇专书论文。持有生物医学研究生写作证书，是生命科学认证编辑（ELS）。作为编辑，编辑了数以百计的研究文章；作为作家，为药业和生物技术业编写了有关健康与医疗的文章。自2010年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Ms LaPoint is a science and medical writer-editor with experience in a wide range of medical and life science topics. Her master’s thesis involved the development of antimicrobial agents to prevent and treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Ms LaPoint has taught biology and microbiology at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, where she also conducted research investigating links between obesity, inflammation, and insulin resistance. She has co-authored seven scientific manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals and one scientific book chapter. Ms LaPoint also has a post-graduate biomedical writing certificate and is a board-certified editor in the life sciences (ELS). As an editor she has edited hundreds of research manuscripts, as a writer she has written about health and medical topics for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. She began working as an editor and writer with the Edanz Group in 2010.

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McAuley女士是大学讲师和科研人员，主要研究大型动物遗传学以及生殖内分泌学、分子生物学、妊娠与分娩、性分化和性发展以及人工繁殖技术等。她的实验室工作经验包括蛋白质定量检测(RIA, ELISA)、分子生物学技术(DNA克隆、质粒制备和纯化、电泳)、细胞培养、转染、胚胎体外成产、卵细胞采集、胚胎评级和玻璃化。在兽医领域的经验包括人工授精、胚胎移植、子宫冲洗以及尸体剖检。她于2007年加入Edanz Editing。
 
Ms. McAuley has worked as a research scientist and lecturer focusing on large animals in areas of genetics; reproductive endocrinology, molecular biology, pregnancy and parturition, sexual differentiation and development, and artificial breeding technologies. Ms. McAuley’s Laboratory Skills include protein assays (RIA, ELISA), molecular biology techniques (DNA cloning, plasmid preparation and purification, electrophoresis), cell culture, transfection, in-vitro production of embryos, oocyte aspiration, and embryo grading and vitrification. Her veterinary skills include artificial insemination, embryo transfer, uterine flushing, and necropsy. She began as an editor with Edanz Editing in 2007.

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

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

Dr. Alfaro 是一名海洋生物学家，对无脊椎动物生态学和水产学领域有着浓厚的研究兴趣。她致力于交叉学科的研究，例如化学、生理学、微生物学、遗传学、地质学和统计学，旨在阐发有机体和它们生存环境之间错综复杂的关系。目前从事的研究项目包括双壳类生态和养殖系统，以及河口生物种群的生态系统，即食物网动态。她擅长设计并实施利用多领域的工具和方法进行的野外试验和实验室试验。Dr. Alfaro 是新西兰奥克兰理工大学的高级讲师，从2008年开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Alfaro is a marine biologist with special interests in invertebrate ecology and aquaculture. Her research is inter-disciplinary (i.e., chemistry, physiology, microbiology, genetics, geology, statistics), and aims to elucidate the complex interactions among organisms and their environments. Current projects include the ecology and cultivation of mussels, and estuarine community ecology (i.e., food web dynamics). She is skilled in the design and implementation of field and laboratory experiments that incorporate tools and approaches from a variety of fields. Dr Alfaro is a Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Dr Alfaro began working as an editor for Edanz Editing in 2008.

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Previously a Senior Commissioning Journal Editor: Ecology and Environment expert

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

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

2002至2009年在中国浙江大学生命科学学院担任研究员和讲师，讲授撰写和发表科技论文原则的研究生课程。2009年起，为日本一所大学的Global Center of Excellence for Asian Conservation Ecology项目提供编辑支持。研究并发表报告的领域包括与含铁血黄素沉着症（铁贮积症）有关的人类和动物医学，主要集中在生态学、农业和保护生物学领域。Wood先生还在中国第一家国家湿地公园 — 西溪国家湿地公园生态顾问小组担任组长。赴中国工作前，曾是一位灵长类动物学家，最初研究马达加斯加狐猴，后来研究旧大陆猴。一直在英国牛津布鲁克斯大学担任定期客座讲师。自2010年起在理文编辑从事编辑工作。

From 2002 to 2009, Mr Wood was a researcher and lecturer for the College of Life Sciences of Zhejiang University in China. He taught post-graduate level principles of how to write and publish scientific papers. In 2009, he began providing editorial support at a Japanese university for the Global Center of Excellence for Asian Conservation Ecology program. Mr Wood has researched and published in various fields including Hemosiderosis (Iron Storage Disease) linking human and animal medicine, his published reports have focused on ecology, agriculture and conservation biology. Mr Wood has also worked as a team leader for the ecological consultancy of China’s First National Wetland Park, Xixi Wetlands. Prior to moving to China, Mr Wood was a primatologist focusing initially on the lemurs of Madagascar but later on old world monkeys. He has been a regular visiting lecturer for Oxford Brookes University in the UK. Mr Wood began editing for the Edanz Group in 2010.

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

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

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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 Rosa在攻读博士学位之前，曾在美国康奈尔大学任大牲畜兽医、在新西兰梅西大学任马兽医。她在兽医领域拥有丰富知识：从医药、手术、到畜群健康和动物福利。目前的博士研究重点是健康与疾病的发育起源，特别是母体运动对后代发展及日后生活健康的影响研究（大鼠模型）。博士学位的研究涵盖了多个学科：生殖生物学、内分泌学、运动生理学、以及用来检查试验动物的肌肉骨骼和代谢健康的成像技术。此项工作的成果已形成多篇文章，发表在American Journal of Physiology上。Dr Rosa2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑和专家评审。

Dr Rosa worked as a large animal veterinarian at Cornell University (USA) and as an equine veterinarian at Massey University (NZ) before beginning her PhD studies. Her skills in veterinary medicine range from medicine and surgery to herd health and animal welfare. Her present PhD research is in the area of developmental origins of health and disease; specifically, the effects of maternal exercise on offspring development and later-life health in a rat model. Her PhD research integrates endocrinology, reproductive biology, exercise physiology, and imaging techniques to examine the musculoskeletal and metabolic health of her trial animals. This work has led to several publications in the American Journal of Physiology. Dr Rosa joined the Edanz Group as an editor and expert 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.

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.

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 Weller是一位生态学家，主要研究领域包括：野生动物监测方法、农业生态系统与可持续发展、生物多样性。其研究内容包括：距离取样分析、鸟类种群动态监测与建模、野生动物调查规划、水流生态环境以及人类对水生生态系统的影响。已在同行评审期刊上发表多篇文章（其中有三篇为第一作者），内容涉及：捕食动物与猎物相互作用的建模，农田生物多样性的作用与管理，距离取样调查的理论与实践。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑工作。

Dr Weller is an ecologist with special interest in wildlife monitoring methodologies, agricultural ecosystems and sustainability, and biodiversity. His research has involved work on distance sampling analysis, the monitoring and modeling of bird population dynamics, wildlife survey planning, stream ecology, and human influences on aquatic ecosystems. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals (three as first author) on the modeling of predator-prey interactions, the role and management of farmland biodiversity, and the theory and practice of distance sampling surveys. Dr Weller joined the Edanz group as an editor in 2011.

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Expert in models and diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

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

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

Dr Horsburgh拥有医学和生物学领域的广泛背景。在新西兰奥克兰大学完成医学学业后，成为一名全科医师和学生保健医生，专注于儿科、青少年药物和女性健康研究。1993年赴中国北京，继续利用业余时间行医，同时撰写医学作品和从事编辑工作。1998年，移居新加坡，继续从事医学信息沟通工作。包括准备会议和座谈会报告、撰写各种医学作品评审文章。赴南极洲考察归来后，2004年返回澳大利亚，从事南极科学研究，主要研究海冰和海洋水文条件的变化对海洋食肉动物的影响。曾运用卫星跟踪系统和遥感技术，监控澳大利亚南部地区海象成功觅食的过程；开发了用以通过潜水数据确定猎物遭遇率的猎物指数。曾在国际同行评审期刊上发表这一研究成果。2011年加盟理文，担任编辑。

Dr Horsburgh has a broad background in medicine and the biological sciences. After completing her medical degree in Auckland, New Zealand, she worked as a general practitioner and student health doctor with particular interest in Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine and Women's Health. In 1993 Dr Horsburgh moved to Beijing, China, where she continued to practice medicine part-time and also worked as a medical writer and editor. In 1998 she moved to Singapore where she continued to work in the field of medical communications. Her work included producing conference and symposium reports and writing review articles for a range of medical publications. After travelling to Antarctica, Dr Horsburgh returned to Australia to study Antarctic Science in 2004. Her research focused on the impacts of changing sea-ice and oceanographic conditions on marine predators. Dr Horsburgh has used satellite trackers and remote sensing technology to monitor the foraging success of southern elephant seals and developed an index to identify prey encounters from dive data. The results of her research have been published in international peer-reviewed journals. Dr Horsburgh joined the Edanz group as an editor in 2011.

Milazzo先生自康奈尔大学毕业后，在一家临床前合同研究组织工作了10年，在那里负责一系列面向生物技术、制药和医疗器械企业的跨学科项目。后来在一家从事开发眼科、骨科、心血管用控释药物植入的生物技术公司任临床前研究主任，参与了多项向美国FDA提交的IND和NDA应用项目。后去新西兰攻读博士学位，曾与多家从事开发肽治疗肌肉萎缩疾病和癌症检测与监测分子诊断产品的生物技术企业合作。2010年提交了博士论文，题为“羊脂的发现 —  对皮下脂肪间充质干细胞和髌下脂肪间充质干细胞进行羊模型软骨缺损修复软骨能力方面的比较”。Milazzo先生的实验室经验涵盖了各种大型和小型研究动物模型的技术和手术技巧（尤其是骨科），其中包括：干细胞和软骨细胞的分离和培养、免疫组织化学、生化分析、组织病理标本制备与评估、显微镜技术、RNA提取和cDNA制备、基因芯片等。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

After graduation from Cornell University, Mr Milazzo worked for 10 years at a preclinical contract research organization where he was in charge of multi-disciplinary programs for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Later Mr Milazzo became the director of preclinical research for a biotechnology company developing controlled-release drug implants for ophthalmic, orthopedic, and cardiovascular use, contributing to several IND and NDA applications to the US FDA. Mr Milazzo moved to New Zealand for his PhD studies, and has been working with biotechnology companies developing peptide therapies for muscle wasting disease and molecular diagnostic products for cancer detection and monitoring. His PhD thesis submitted in 2010, was entitled "Sheep Fat Bingo - A Comparison of Subcutaneous Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Infrapatellar Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells with Regard to their Chondrogenic Ability in a Sheep Model of Osteochondral Defect Repair". Mr Milazzo’s laboratory expertise includes techniques and surgical skills (particularly orthopedic) associated with a variety of large and small research animal models. These include stem cell and chondrocyte isolation and culture, immunohistochemistry, biochemical assay, histopathology specimen preparation and evaluation, microscopy, RNA extraction and cDNA preparation, and gene microarray. Mr Milazzo joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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曾在新西兰Otago大学和西澳大利亚大学任研究科学家，主要研究领域是：海洋底栖生物生态、海洋环境影响评价、海洋无脊椎动物分类、水下生境图等。曾在同行评审期刊上发表数篇海洋生物群落多元统计分析报告，拥有在水下研究中应用视频技术的经验，具有生理学和人类健康科学的专业背景。2008年起加入理文编辑。

Mr Grove has worked as a research scientist with the University of Otago (New Zealand) and the University of Western Australia, focusing on marine benthic ecology, marine environmental impact assessment, marine invertebrate taxonomy and underwater habitat mapping. He has had several reports published in peer-reviewed journals, particularly those relating to the multivariate statistical analysis of marine communities. He also has experience with the application of video technology for underwater research and a background in physiology and human health science. Mr Grove began working with the Edanz Group in 2008.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

Ms Igelstrom currently works as an electrophysiologist at the University of Otago. She has a background in biochemistry and physiology, and is now specializing in neuroscience. Her PhD research focused on brain slice models of epileptic seizures, and she is currently investigating ion channel modulators for antiepileptic drug treatment. She has experience with a variety of electrophysiological techniques, including whole-cell voltage/current clamp, cell-attached tight-seal current clamp, field potential recording, and single-unit recording. Her past and current research interests include behavioral reward conditioning, olfactory processing, non-synaptic neurotransmission, epileptic seizures, antiepileptic drugs, and antidepressant drugs. Ms Igelstrom also has a special interest in the physiological effects of alternative and complementary therapies, such as Chinese medicine and yoga. Apart from her electrophysiological skills, Ms Igelstrom also has experience with cell culture, western blotting, microscopy, behavioral rat training, and immunohistochemistry. Ms Igelstrom joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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Recently published in Diabetes Care, Archives of Internal Medicine, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Sexual Medicine, Diabetologia, and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Dr Janiszewski 是一位高产的作者，发表有16篇同行评审报告、文摘以及专书论文，领域涉及肥胖、身体组成、运动缺乏、心血管疾病、2型糖尿病、性功能障碍、饮食、锻炼和肥胖控制等领域。这些文章均发表在具有较高影响因子的刊物上，包括Diabetes Care、Archives of Internal Medicine、Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism、Journal of Sexual Medicine、Diabetologia、American Journal of Clinical Nutrition等。Dr Janiszewski先在是一位医学撰稿人，在PLoS Blogs Network上有自己的医学博客和播客。他在社交媒体领域具有丰富的经验，现任ResearchBlogging.org健康/临床研究编辑。Dr Janiszewski从2009年起加入理文编辑，担任医学撰稿人。

Dr Janiszewski is a well published author with 16 peer-reviewed reports, plus abstracts and a book chapter on topics including obesity, body composition, physical inactivity, cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, sexual dysfunction, diet, exercise, and obesity management. His research has been published in high impact journals including Diabetes Care, Archives of Internal Medicine, the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Diabetologia, and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Dr Janiszewski now works as a medical writer and has a medical blog and podcast on PLoS Blogs Network. He is an expert in social media and currently holds the position of Health/Clinical Research Editor at ResearchBlogging.org. Dr Janiszewski began working with the Edanz Group as a medical writer in 2009.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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Expert in the molecular genetics of psychiatric illness

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

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

Dr J. Ludovic Croxford是一位多学科免疫学家，拥有多个领域的研究经验，尤其在神经免疫学、自体免疫和肿瘤学领域。博士期间的研究课题是证明细胞因子基因治疗在治疗动物模型自体免疫疾病中的应用可能性，博士后阶段主要针对诱发自体免疫疾病的病毒性分子模拟的机制进行研究。随后于日本东京国立神经和神经医疗研究中心下属国立神经学研究所对新型NKT细胞在多发性硬化模型中的作用进行研究。之后，从事白血病免疫性疾病肿瘤的抑制机制的研究。Dr Croxford曾在Nature、Nature Immunology和Nature Medicine等多种期刊杂志上发表40余篇同行评审论文、评论和专书论文。2011年12月加入理文编辑。

Dr J. Ludovic Croxford is a multi-disciplinary immunologist with research experience in a wide range of fields, especially neuroimmunology, autoimmunity and oncology. His PhD research demonstrated the potential use of cytokine gene therapy for the treatment of animal models of autoimmune disease, and his post-doctoral research focused on the mechanisms of viral molecular mimicry to induce autoimmunity. Dr Croxford next studied the role of a novel NKT cell in a multiple sclerosis model at the National Institute of Neurology, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan. Following this he studied the mechanisms of immune-mediated tumor suppression for leukemia. Dr Croxford has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers, reviews and book chapters in journals including Nature, Nature Immunology and Nature Medicine. Dr Croxford joined the Edanz Group as an editor in December 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.

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

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

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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 Robertson曾从事动物学和比较动物生理学研究，博士研究课题是蛇的消化酶。曾在开普敦大学执教动物学4年，后在南非罗德斯大学药学系获得终生学术职位。曾为药学专业学生和体育教育专业学生讲授人体生理学课程，目前，为四年级药学专业学生讲授选修课程“营养学与老年医学”，为动物学专业学生讲授选修课程“爬虫动物学”。发表了数篇关于蛇毒的研究论文，还编写了一些普通科学教科书。2011年开始在理文编辑从事编辑工作。

Dr Robertson studied zoology and comparative animal physiology. His doctoral thesis was on digestive enzymes in snakes. He lectured in general zoology at the University of Cape Town for four years, before taking a permanent academic position in the Pharmacy Faculty at Rhodes University in South Africa. Throughout his tenure, he taught human physiology to pharmacy students and physical education students He now teaches elective courses to fourth year pharmacy students in the areas of Nutrition and Gerontology, and to Zoology students in herpetology. Dr Robertson has published several research papers on snake venoms and has also written general science textbooks. He began editing for the Edanz Group in 2011.