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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.

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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.

Dr. Campbell 一直在美国从事着古生物学、古生态学、古环境研究、沉积学、地层学、地球化学和天体生物学方面的学习和研究工作，曾在 NASA Ames Research Center (美国宇航局艾姆斯研究中心) 进行博士后研究。在过去的十年间，一直在新西兰奥克兰大学从事教学和研究活动。她擅长极限环境生命的地质记录工作，并积极投身于在美国西部、新西兰和南非等地展开的与地球早期生命和其他行星上可能存在的生命环境相类似的古代温泉/冷泉的研究项目。Dr. Campbell 具有深厚的科学写作和编辑经验，在国际期刊上发表过45篇同行评审的专书论文或论文，并成功获得过国内或国际组织的多项研究资助，曾以导师、同事、同行评审人、期刊委员/编委的身份审阅过大量的学位论文、研究论文和项目申请书。Dr. Campbell 从2008年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Campbell trained in the US, including as a post-doc at the NASA Ames Research Center, in the fields of paleontology, paleoecology, paleoenvironmental analysis, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geochemistry, and astrobiology. For the past decade, she has taught and conducted research at The University of Auckland in New Zealand. Her specialty is the geologic record of life in extreme environments, with active research programs in the western US, New Zealand and South America, studying ancient hot/cold springs as analogs for early life on Earth and possible life on other planets. Dr Campbell has extensive science writing and editing experience, having published 45 peer-reviewed book chapters or papers in international journals, and successfully competed for research funding from national and international organizations. She has reviewed numerous theses, research papers and grant proposals as a supervisor, colleague, peer reviewer and journal board/associate editor. Dr Campbell began working for the Edanz Group in 2008.

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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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. 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.

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

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

Dr 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.

国际知名科学家和教育家，教授软体动物生物学、细胞构造与机能、动物繁殖、环境生理学、海洋生物学、介入显微镜等课程。主要研究领域是繁殖生物学，尤其是软体动物的发育进程，精子的构造与机能，精子结构比较及其在分类学和进化生物学的应用，无脊椎动物生物学/生态学、精子生理学。另外，河口生物学、河口与潮间带资源管理，也是Dr Hodgson的研究领域。Dr Hodgson在大量出同行评审科学期刊上了表了109篇文章，另外还出版了一本书籍并参与其他书籍中的五个章节的编写。担任21家海洋生物国际期刊杂志的同行评审人，还是众多专业协会的会员，其中包括：伦敦贝类学会、软体动物繁殖国际学会、国际软体动物学会、南非显微镜学会、南非动物学会、南非皇家学会、加州贝类学会、美国显微镜学会和普利茅斯海洋生物学会。

Dr Hodgson, an internationally renowned scientist and educator, is a Professor of Zoology lecturing in invertebrate biology, cell structure and function, animal reproduction, environmental physiology, marine biology and introductory microscopy. His interests are in reproductive biology, particularly in developmental processes in gametogenesis of invertebrates, structure and function of spermatozoa, comparative sperm structure and its application in taxonomy and evolutionary biology, reproductive biology/ecology of mollusks, and the physiology of spermatozoa. As well, estuarine biology, and the management of estuarine and intertidal resources, are fields in which Dr Hodgson carries out research. Dr Hodgson has published extensively, with 109 publications in peer evaluated scientific journals, a book and chapters in five other books. He is a peer reviewer for 21 international journals associated with marine biology. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the Malacological Society of London, International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction, Unitas Malacologica, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Zoological Society of Southern Africa, Royal Society of South Africa, Californian Malacological Society, American Microscopical Society, and Marine Biological Association of Plymouth.

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Awarded a New Zealand Science and Technology Postdoctoral Fellowship

环境科学专业背景，研究领域包括：土壤排放气（甲烷、二氧化碳和氮氧化物），土壤生物学和生物化学，碳、氮等主要元素的循环。博士研究中涉及了大量实验和建模，重点了解原始森林土壤中的甲烷氧化。曾获新西兰科学与技术博士后研究基金，目前从事定期实地测量工作，通过生成乡土灌木序列，对土壤甲烷、二氧化碳和氮氧交换进行建模。撰写了大量不同形式的文章（包括期刊文章），担任Global Biogeochemical Cycles杂志的编辑工作，并在许多会议上展示研究数据。自2009年起为理文编辑工作。

Dr Price has a background in the field of environmental science and her research interests cover soil trace gas exchange (methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide), soil biology and biochemistry and the cycling of major elements such as carbon and nitrogen. Her PhD studies, which involved intensive field, laboratory and modeling, focused on understanding methane oxidation in a pristine indigenous forest soil. Dr Price was awarded a New Zealand Science and Technology Post-doctoral Fellowship, being involved in regular field measurements as well as modelling of soil methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide exchange from a regenerating sequence of native scrub. Dr Price has experience in writing for many different formats including journal articles, has edited for the Global Biogeochemical Cycles journal, and has presented data at numerous conferences. Dr Price began editing for the Edanz Group in 2009.

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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.

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 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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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.

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

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

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

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Specialist aquaculture and marine biology copy-editor

Dr. O'Sullivan 一直活跃于水产领域的研究，曾参与爱尔兰和澳大利亚一些水产业开发工作。现任全职编辑，发表了大量的文章。1994年至2000年间，担任 Elsevier Science B.V. (Amsterdam) 期刊的英文校正和书籍编辑工作，主要面向自然科学和医学领域的文章。还曾任 Taylor & Francis, Oxford 的编辑。Dr. O’Sullivan 从2006年起开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr O'Sullivan has been an active researcher in the field of aquaculture, as well as being involved practically in the development of several aquaculture industries in both Ireland and Australia. Widely published in his field, Dr O’Sullivan is now a full-time copyeditor. From 1994 to 2000 undertaking English correction of journals and book editing for Elsevier Science BV (Amsterdam), Dr O’Sullivan worked in the fields of science and medicine. Dr O’Sullivan has also copyedited for Taylor & Francis, Oxford. Dr O’Sullivan began working with Edanz Editing in 2006.

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.

O’Connell的研究兴趣集中在植物与节肢动物的相互作用上。博士研究课题为“植物与节肢动物的相互作用：臭草属植物中的虫菌穴和螨类”，分析了影响叶虫菌穴产生的因素及其与叶螨群之间的关系。当前的博士后研究课题是：评估在农业系统增加植物资源对昆虫群落产生的后果，进而研究出多重营养的相互作用。曾发表的论文涉及以下内容：植物碳压力生理反应、螨群微生境结构、虫菌穴媒介三级共生带来的好处。2010年加入理文，从事编辑工作。

Dr O’Connell’s research interests are in plant-arthropod interactions. His PhD thesis, ‘Plant-arthropod interactions: Domatia and mites in the genus Coprosma (Rubiaceae)’, examined factors that influenced leaf domatia production and their relationship with foliar mite groups. His current postdoctoral research investigates multitrophic interactions by assessing the consequences of adding floral resources to insect communities in agricultural systems. Dr O’Connell’s publication record includes papers discussing plant physiological responses to carbon stress, microhabitat structure on mite assemblages, and benefits associated with domatia mediated tritrophic mutualisms. Dr O’Connell joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

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Expert in aquatic biology and water science

博士后研究课题为潮间带生态学，包括潮间带和沿海生物时空动态研究。在数据库管理方面拥有扎实的学术背景和技能，维护、汇编和开发了多个文献数据库，主要包括水生生物学、水文科学与技术、非洲自然文化史和鸟类学。目前教授数学、生物学和计算机课程。Dr Hanton发表的文章涉猎面极广。2007年加入理文编辑，编辑工作涉及多个领域。

Dr Hanton undertook post-doctoral research in intertidal ecology including the spatial and temporal dynamics of intertidal and coastal species. She has a strong academic background and skills in database management, having maintained, compiled and developed bibliographic databases with a focus on aquatic biology, water science and technology, African natural and cultural history, and ornithology. She currently teaches in the fields of mathematics, biology, and computer studies. Dr Hanton has published extensively and began editing for Edanz Editing in 2007, editing in a variety of areas.

是真菌学领域研究专家。对写作有浓厚兴趣，人类学和英国文学学士学位。真菌领域的研究主要集中于子囊菌及其分类和方法问题。喜欢在新西兰野生自然区寻找新物种。2009年曾与加拿大渥太华多名丝状菌专家一起工作。曾出席两次国际大会和数次北美会议。研究兴趣包括：有机体、生物能量周期与可持续生存之间的相互关系。2010年加入理文编辑，从事编辑工作。

Dr Toni Atkinson is a research scientist specializing in mycology. Dr Atkinson’s long-standing interest in writing is evidenced by her initial degree in anthropology and English literature. Her mycological focus is ascomycete microfungi, and their taxonomic and methodological challenges. She enjoys finding new species in wild natural landscapes in New Zealand. Dr Atkinson also worked with hyphomycete specialists in Ottawa, Canada, in 2009. She has presented at two international conferences and at several North American venues. Her special interests include interrelationships between organisms, biospheric energy cycles, and implications for sustainable living. Dr Atkinson joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

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. 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.

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

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

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Specialist in Veterinary medicine

6年外科医学和动物医学经验，目前的工作身份是美国全科医师。Dr Morben在编辑和校对各种科研文章上丰富经验。美国医学作家协会成员。2010年起为理文编辑工作，担任编辑。

Dr Morben has six years of experience in veterinary medicine. She currently works as a general practitioner in the United States. In addition, Dr Morben has extensive experience editing and proofreading a wide variety of research manuscripts and is a member of the American Medical Writers Association. Dr Morben began working as an editor with 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.

Stewart女士是一名经验丰富的编辑，曾在某国际出版社工作多年。完成地质学学业后，便开始了编辑生涯。母语为英语，会讲法语、西班牙语和汉语，拥有二十多年的编辑经验，为非母语作者出版作品提供帮助。于2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Stewart is a skilled editor who worked for many years for an international publisher. After graduating with a degree in geology, Ms Stewart began work in the editing field. A native English speaker, she also speaks French, Spanish, and Chinese, and has over twenty years of scientific editing experience helping nonnative authors get published. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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Botanist, ecologist and forestry specialist

Hyatt先生曾作为美国农业部林业林业局的一名植物学家/生态学者工作了17年。最初的研究领域是鸟类，后来转向生态学和生物多样性。曾协助组建了阿肯色州植物志编委会，该委员会目前正在编撰该的植物志。通过在林业局的任职，Hyatt先生成为稀有植物生境土地管理及ArcView地理信息系统使用方面的专家。曾在林业局南部地区办公室工作5年，任生物和物理资源法律专家。研究涉及了许多与土壤管理相关的领域：野生动物、植物学、山脉、土壤、水和空气等。2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Mr Hyatt worked for 17 years with the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service as a botanist/ecologist. An original interest in birds led him to an interest in ecology and biodiversity. He helped organize the Flora of Arkansas committee that is now preparing a state flora. With the Forest Service, Mr Hyatt became an expert in land management of rare plant habitats and in the use of the ArcView geographic information system. For five years he served in the Southern Regional Office of the Forest Service as a legal specialist for biological and physical resources. Areas of concern were related to wildlife, botany, range, soil, water, and air as it relates to land management concerns. Mr Hyatt joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

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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 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.

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.

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.

科学传播者、生物学家，主要研究领域是进化和行为生态学。最初的研究主要集中在海蛇性二态的演化上，之后发表了大量研究文章，研究项目包括：斑马鱼的亲缘识别（伍兹霍尔海洋生物学实验室）、大堡礁热带鱼组群动态等。还在澳大利亚Powerhouse博物馆和悉尼大学从事科学传播工作。 Avolio女士在编写和审稿方面拥有丰富经验，移居到日本大阪后，于2012年加入理文集团，担任编辑。

Carla Avolio is a science communicator and biologist with a particular interest in the fields of evolution and behavioral ecology. Her original studies focused on the evolution of sexual dimorphism in sea snakes. She has since published research on projects such as kin recognition in zebra fish, at Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory, and group dynamics in a tropical fish from the Great Barrier Reef. She has also held science communication positions at the Powerhouse Museum and the University of Sydney, both in Australia. Ms Avolio has extensive experience in writing and copyediting, and after moving to Osaka, Japan, joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2012.

Powell女士正在申请新西兰惠灵顿维多利亚大学海洋生物学博士学位，研究目标锁定在印度太平洋珊瑚礁海绵分布格局的主要促成原因上。赴新西兰之前，曾在瑞士世界自然保护联盟（IUCN）任物种课程初级副教授。Powell女士在生态学、生物学和环境管理等领域拥有相当丰富的研究经验。她在牛津大学的硕士研究课题是苏门答腊岛保护区的治理新形式。Powell女士在科学通讯以及期刊文章、专书论文和报告编辑方面经验丰富，2011年加入理文编辑。

Ms Powell is a marine biology PhD candidate at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Her research aims to determine the key drivers of sponge distribution patterns on Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Before moving to New Zealand she worked at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Switzerland as a Junior Professional Associate on the Species Programme. Ms Powell has considerable research experience in the fields of ecology, biology and environmental management. Her MSc research at Oxford University focused on emerging forms of protected area governance in Sumatra. Ms Powell has extensive experience in science communication and the editing of journal articles, book chapters and reports. She 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 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.

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

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

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

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

Dr Davy的博士论文题目是“Characterisation of White Patch Syndrome, a putative disease affecting corals in the genus Porites on the Great Barrier Reef”。在珊瑚礁生态（包括珊瑚白化和珊瑚疾病）研究方面经验丰富。此外还涉足海洋病毒学、海洋生态保护、岩岸生态以及海洋应用科学（包括渔业资源评估和海防）等领域的研究。在分子领域，Dr Davy一直在从事引物设计和序列分析、DNA抽提、荧光原位杂交和各种类型的凝胶电脉，包括变性梯度凝胶电泳（DGGE）、脉冲场凝胶电泳（PFGE）和单链构象多态性（SSCP）、组织病理学、透射电镜和共聚焦显微术等方面的研究。曾在同行评审期刊上发表12篇论文，多次出席国家级和国际级会议。此外，Dr Davy还获得了创意写作硕士学位，她的一本非小说类书籍于2011年由兰登出版社新西兰分社出版。现为自由撰稿人和编辑，学术顾问。自2011年起开始为理文编辑工作。

Dr Davy’s PhD thesis was entitled “Characterisation of White Patch Syndrome, a putative disease affecting corals in the genus Porites on the Great Barrier Reef”. She has extensive experience of the ecology of coral reefs, including bleaching and coral disease. Her expertise also extends to the areas of marine virology, marine conservation, rocky shore ecology, and areas of applied marine science, including fish stock assessment and coastal defenses. In molecular fields, Dr Davy has undertaken primer design and sequence analysis, DNA extraction, fluorescent in situ hybridization and various types of gel electrophoresis, including DGGE, PFGE and SSCP, histopathology, transmission electron microscopy and confocal microscopy. Dr Davy has published 12 papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented at several national and international conferences. Dr Davy has also completed an MA in Creative Writing and had a non-fiction book published by Random House New Zealand in 2011. Dr Davy is presently a freelance writer and editor, and scientific consultant. She began working with the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Tourle女士的硕士研究课题是蚂蚁掠食对南非马缨丹（马鞭草科）生物控制剂效果的影响。在从事这一研究之前，曾在Iziko博物馆（SA）从事对蚂蚁形态种的确定。毕业后，在瑞士Irchel大学协助Wehner教授为沙根堡博物馆广泛收集蚂蚁。在研究结果的基础上，发表了两份同行评审论文。于2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Tourle’s MSc studies addressed the effects of ant predation on the efficacy of biological control agents for Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in South Africa. Before these studies she had worked at the Iziko Museum (SA) identifying ant morphospecies. After graduation Ms Tourle worked with Prof. Wehner at Irchel University (Switzerland) preparing his extensive ant collection for hand-over to the Senckenberg Museum. From her studies Ms Tourle has had two peer reviewed papers published. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Larkin曾在新墨西哥大学和美国太平洋大学讲授进化学、进化医学、昆虫生物学、动植物相互作用和普通生物种类课程。她的研究跨越了植物学和昆虫学，专注于植物-传粉者相互作用的进化生态学研究。研究领域包括传粉生物学、PCR和DNA排序、系统发育分析以及植物和蜜蜂的分类。在同行评审期刊上发表了12篇论文，多次出席地区和国际会议。拥有评审论文、博士论文、专书论文和基金申请书编写方面的丰富经验。一直是多家学术期刊和美国及国际机构基金申请计划书的同行评审人。于2011年开始在理文担任编辑。

Dr Larkin has taught Evolution, Evolutionary Medicine, Biology of Insects, Plant–Animal Interactions and general biology classes at the University of New Mexico and at the University of the Pacific, U.S.A. Her research bridges botany and entomology, with a focus on the evolutionary ecology of plant-pollinator interactions. Her research skills include pollination biology, PCR and DNA sequencing, phylogenetic analyses, and taxonomy of both plants and bees. She has published 12 peer-reviewed research papers and has presented at numerous regional and international conferences. Dr Larkin is an experienced editor of reviewed journal manuscripts, PhD theses, book chapters, and grant proposals. She has also been a peer reviewer for several academic journals and of grant proposals for U.S. and international agencies. Dr Larkin began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2011.

Dr Slaughter对水资源领域的学术研究有广泛兴趣。曾研究过南大洋浮游植物的生物地理分布，并在淡水无脊椎动物急慢性生态毒性测试方面拥有丰富经验。Dr Slaughter的博士研究课题是开发水质统计与机理新模型，与南非河流水质衔接。目前作为博士后研究员，为南非的水务部门开发气候变化适应工具。曾利用缩版“全球环流模型”降雨和蒸发数据，用在水文与水质模型中。发表的文章涵盖以下领域：慢性毒性试验、水质量指导原则、外推技术、水资源应对气候变化方案建模等。2011年起加盟理文编辑，从事水资源科学相关领域的编辑工作。

Dr Slaughter has broad academic and research interests within the field of water resources. He has investigated the biogeographical distribution of phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean, and has extensive experience running acute and chronic ecotoxicity tests on fresh water macroinvertebrates. Dr Slaughter’s PhD work involved the development of new statistical and mechanistic water quality models to link flow to water quality in South African rivers. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow developing climate change adaptation tools for water boards in South Africa. Dr Slaughter has utilized downscaled Global Circulation Model rainfall and evaporation data for use in hydrology and water quality models. His publications are within the fields of chronic toxicity testing, water quality guidelines, acute – chronic extrapolation techniques, and modeling climate change scenarios for water resources. Dr Slaughter began as an editor for Edanz Group in 2011, and works in fields related to water resource science.

Hammond 女士目前正在攻读奥塔哥大学医学生态博士学位，还有一年即将结束学业。博士课题内容是生态过程建模，包括生物对水文和化学条件变化的反应，预测未来入侵物种的传播与增殖。攻读博士学位之前，曾任奥塔哥大学医学院的学术研究职位，在流行病学研究（皮肤癌和维生素D缺乏症）方面拥有丰富经验。另外，擅长紫外线辐射剂量测定与分析，在流行病生态学的统计方面知识渊博，接受过正规训练。发表过多篇同行评审期刊文章，内容涉及癌症流行病学、生物标记与预防。撰写了多份科技报告，并多次出席学术会议和行业研讨会。于2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Hammond is currently in her final year of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in Ecology at the University of Otago. Her doctoral thesis involves modeling ecological processes, including biological response to changes in hydrological and chemical conditions, and predicting future spread and proliferations of invasive species. Prior to her doctoral candidacy, Ms Hammond held academic positions at the University Of Otago School Of Medicine. She has extensive experience in research relating to the epidemiology of skin cancer and vitamin D deficiency. Ms Hammond is skilled in ultraviolet radiation dosimetry and analysis. She has extensive statistical knowledge and training in both epidemiology and ecology. Ms Hammond has published papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. She has written numerous scientific and technical reports, and presented at many conferences and industry workshops. She 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Doherty女士的专业背景是水生生态学，研究重点是海洋入侵物种。Doherty女士目前获得新西兰维多利亚大学博士奖学金，集中研究爱尔兰和新西兰入侵贻贝的生态。Doherty 女士熟练掌握DNA提取、PCR、电泳、基因测序、组织学、图像分析以及其他各种实验室技术，多篇文章发表在3家同行评审科学期刊上，具有深厚海洋和淡水生态知识，特别是在生态入侵、物种形成、杂交和进化等领域。Doherty 女士2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Ms Doherty's background is in aquatic ecology focusing on marine invasive species. Ms Doherty is presently the recipient of a Victoria University, New Zealand, doctoral scholarship for research focused on the ecology of invasive mussels in both Ireland and New Zealand. Ms Doherty is skilled in DNA extraction, PCR, electrophoresis, gene sequencing, histology, image analysis and various other laboratory techniques. She has published in 3 peer-reviewed scientific journals and has an in-depth knowledge of marine and freshwater ecology, particularly in the areas of bioinvasion, speciation, hybridization and evolution. Ms Doherty joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Emily Morris曾在加州大学戴维斯分校、百慕达海洋科学中心和洪堡州立大学进行研究工作。主要专注于珊瑚礁及其共生藻系群的分子多样性和生理学。拥有海洋学和生命科学领域的深厚背景，曾在美国《国家科学院院刊》上成功发表硕士研究论文。于2011年加盟理文编辑，担任编辑。

Emily Morris has studied at UC Davis, the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science and Humboldt State University. Her research has focused on the molecular diversity and physiology of coral reefs and their symbiotic dinoflagellates. She has a broad background in oceanography and the life sciences and successfully published her master's research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. Ms. Morris joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.