Animal and Veterinary Sciences 编辑

Dr Jim Cummins

教育背景: 
1970 - PhD Reproductive Biology, University of Liverpool, UK
1967 - MSc Reproduction & Embryology, University of North Wales, UK
1969 - BSc (Hons) Zoology, University of London, UK

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 Kate Fox

教育背景: 
2003 - PhD Microbiology, University of Oxford, UK
1999 - BSc Biological Sciences, University of Leicester, UK

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

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

Dr Kathryn Kovac

教育背景: 
2003 - PhD Plant Molecular Genetics, Australian National University and CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia
1996 - BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Australia
1995 - BSc Biological Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia

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

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

Dr Harry Taylor

教育背景: 
1970 - PhD Zoology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
1965 - BSc (Hons) Zoology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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 Neil Davies

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.

教育背景: 
2005 - PhD Biochemistry, University of New South Wales, Australia
1998 - BSc (Hons) Molecular Genetics, University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr Evan Burkala

教育背景: 
2001 - PhD Veterinary Studies, Murdoch University, Australia
1996 - BSc (Hons) Veterinary Biology, Murdoch University, Australia
1995 - BSc Biotechnology, Murdoch University, Australia

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

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

Dr Marina Komolova

教育背景: 
2010 - PhD Pharmacology & Toxicology, Queen’s University, Canada
2005 - BSc (Hons) Life Sciences, Queen’s University, Canada

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 Alan Hodgson

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.

教育背景: 
2004 - DSc, Manchester University, UK
1980 - PhD Marine Biology, Manchester University, UK
1976 - BSc (Hons) Marine Biology, Liverpool University, UK

Dr Rachel Anderson

教育背景: 
2005 - PhD Biotechnology, Massey University, NZ
2000 - Btech (Hons) Biotechnology, Massey University, NZ

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 Jane Charbonneau

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.

教育背景: 
1990 - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Edward Island, PEI, Canada
1986 - BS Animal Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Dr Ryan Jefferies

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.

教育背景: 
2006 - Ph.D. Molecular Parasitology, Murdoch University, Australia
2002 - B.Sc. (1st Hons) Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, Australia
2001 - B.Sc. Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia

Dr Jennifer Smith

教育背景: 
1999 - PhD Botany, University of Otago, NZ
1994 - BSc (Hons) Molecular & Physiological Plant Biology, University of Otago, NZ

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

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

Dr Susannah Cleary

教育背景: 
2007 - PhD Biomedical Science (Neuroendocrinology), Murdoch University (Australia) in partnership with the National Institutes of Health (USA)
2003 - BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, Australia

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

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

Dr Nina de Boo

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.

教育背景: 
2005 - PhD Physiology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands (in collaboration with the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, NZ)
1997 - MSc Medical Biology, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands

Dr Hillary Noyes

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.

教育背景: 
2007 – DVM, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA
2002 - BS Zoology (Concentration Animal Behavior/Neurobiology), Michigan State University, USA

Dr Michael Taylor

教育背景: 
1998 - PhD Biology, University of Auckland, NZ
1994 - BSc Biology, University of Auckland, NZ

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

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

Dr Shaun Clements

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.

教育背景: 
2001 - PhD Fisheries Science, Oregon State University, Oregon, US
1995 - MSc (1st Hons) Biological Sciences, Waikato University, NZ
1993 - BSc Biological Sciences (Earth Science minor), Waikato University, NZ

Dr Brendan O’Sullivan

教育背景: 
1977 - PhD Marine Biology, National University of Ireland
1972 - BA (Mod), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

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 Sarah Hanton

教育背景: 
1996 - PhD Marine Biology, University of Aberdeen, UK
1992 - BSc (Hons) Ecology, University of York, UK

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.

Dr Jane Mijovic Kondejewski

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.

教育背景: 
1999 - PhD Physiology, University of Alberta, Canada
1984 - BSc Zoology (1st Hons), University of Bristol, UK

Shara McAuley

职业经历
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.

教育背景: 
2002年 Monash University 硕士/生殖学
1999年 The University of Melbourne 学士/农业科学

Dr Andrea C Alfaro

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.

教育背景: 
PhD Marine Biology, University of Auckland, NZ
MSc Marine Ecology, California State University, Northridge, US
BSc Wildlife Biology, University of California, Davis, US

Dr Andrew Richford

教育背景: 
1978 - DPhil Ecology, University of Oxford, UK
1974 - BSc (Hons) Ecology & Wildlife Management, University of Edinburgh, UK

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.

Dr Angela Morben

教育背景: 
2004 - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA
2000 - BS Biology, University of North Dakota, USA

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.

Mr Christopher Wood

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.

教育背景: 
1998 - BSc Environmental Protection and Conservation management, Surrey University, UK

Ms Sydney Koke

教育背景: 
Present - MA Psychology, Simon Frasier University, Canada
2008 - BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada

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

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

Ms Abigail Powell

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.

教育背景: 
2006 - MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, University of Oxford, UK
2004 - BSc Biology, University of Durham, UK

Dr Leah Larkin

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.

教育背景: 
2002 - PhD Botany, University of Texas, Austin, USA
1991 - B.A. Biology, Swarthmore College, USA

Dr Wendy Prosser

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.

教育背景: 
1992 - PhD Zoology, University of Oxford, UK
1988 - BA (Hons) Zoology, University of Oxford, UK

Dr Moira Desport

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.

教育背景: 
2000 - PhD Molecular Virology, University of London, UK
1985 - HNC Applied Biology, Reading College, UK

Dr Brielle Rosa

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

教育背景: 
2012 - PhD candidate Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Massey University, NZ
2004 - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, USA
1997 - BSc (Hons) Animal Science, Cornell University

Dr James Donkin

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.

教育背景: 
2006 - PhD Pathology, University of Adelaide, Australia
2001 - BHSc (Hons) Pathology, University of Adelaide, Australia

Ms Emily Morris

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.

教育背景: 
2006 - MS Biology, Humboldt State University, USA
2003 - BS Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, USA

Mr Christopher Milazzo

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.

教育背景: 
2011 - (In Examination) PhD Medical and Surgical Science, University of Otago, Dunedin School of Medicine, NZ
1991 - BSc Animal Science, Cornell University, USA

Dr Barry Patel

教育背景: 
2001 - PhD Neuroscience, McGill University, Canada
1993 - BSc Neurobiology, McGill University, Canada
1990 - Diploma of College Studies, Health Sciences, Vanier College, Montreal, Canada

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.

Ms Robyn Tourle

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.

教育背景: 
2010 - MSc. Biological Control of Weeds, Rhodes University, South Africa
2005 - BSc. (Hons) Entomology, Rhodes University, South Africa
2000 - BSc. Zoology; Environmental & Geographical Science and Botany, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Ms Amber O'Connor

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

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

教育背景: 
2012 (Expected) - PhD Cell Biology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
2006 - BS Microbiology, Arizona State University, USA

Mr Simon Grove

教育背景: 
1994 - MSc Marine Science, University of Otago, NZ
1992 - BSc Physiology, University of Otago, NZ

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.

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