SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
SCIENCE WRITER/EDITOR
Develop projects, then produce lively essays on specialized topics in
biology, biotechnology, and medicine for diverse audiences.
Write or edit articles for publication in professional biomedical
journals.
SCIENCE EDITOR
- ONLINE BIOMEDICAL MAGAZINE
Broad knowledge
of research, practical, and policy interests among biomedical scientists.
Extensive network of contacts in biology, medicine, biotechnology, and
science journalism. Working knowledge of biweekly Internet magazine
production, including concept development, acquiring and editing original
essays, and trafficking content. Expertise in using the Internet as
a resource.
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
SCIENTIST/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Principal
investigator of NIH-funded grants for >15 years. Extensive experience
in directing research in molecular and cellular aspects of endocrinology,
neurobiology, and cancer. Expertise in teaching, budget managing, writing
and critiquing scientific papers and grant proposals, and communicating
research findings via lectures and poster presentations.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
1998-Present - Science Writer/Editor
- By-lined artcles - Nature Biotechnology, HMS Beagle,
BioMedNet, NY Times, Trends in Genetics, The Scientist, Bio-IT World,
Genomic & Proteomics, Folio:
- Monthly column (Annals Extra) - New York Academy of Sciences
website
- Commissioned projects for Howard Hughes Med. Inst., Ludwig Inst. Canc.
Res,. Soc. Women's Health Res., Immunex (now Amgen)
- Author's editor for medical school faculty at Weill-Cornell, Harvard, Mount Sinai
- Public relations pieces for The Whitehead Institute
(MIT), Rockefeller University
- Webmaster, Women's Faculty Group, Mount Sinai School
of Medicine
- Book for 6th graders on bird flight origin (Publisher: McGraw-Hill)
1997-1998 - Scientific Editor
HMS Beagle,
BioMedNet's bi-weekly webzine
- Organized moderated dialogues/debates on cutting edge topics
- Acquired and edited opinion piecees, meeting review, and profiles
- Developed new magazine columns
- Managed freelance science editors
- Synopsized journal articles and science-related websites
- Advised staff on organization and content of each biweekly issue
1980-1996
- Biomedical Researcher and Professor
Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and
Cell Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
(Associate Professor as of 1993)
RESEARCH
- Headed an academic research laboratory in cell and molecular biology
- Conducted original research in breast cancer, reproductive endocrinology,
and molecular neuroendocrinology
- Procured and managed NIH and other extramural grants
- Authored/co-authored 32 peer-reviewed papers and several invited papers
and book chapters.
- Collaborated with neuroscientists, gerontologists, cancer researchers,
epidemiologists, and statisticians.
TEACHING
- Lectured and participated
in course design in the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences, CUNY
Courses included
Cell Biology, Neurobiology Methods, Neuroendocrinology, Molecular Endocrinology.Trained
graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and senior scientists.
- Co-directed and
taught in Cloning of Neural Genes summer course at Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory (1987-1989)
1997-present
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Department
of Cell Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine School
Department of Obstetrics
& Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine
EDUCATION AND POSTDOCTORAL
TRAINING:
1978-1979 University of California, San Francisco,
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
1970-1977 University of Southern California,
Los Angeles CA (Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology)
1964-1969 Antioch College, Yellow Springs,
OH, (B.S. in Biology)
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
1986 Irma
T. Hirschl Research Scholarship
1979 NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
1977 American Cancer Society (California Division)
Fellowship
1969 National Science Foundation Undergraduate
Research Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
National
Association of Science Writers
Science
Writers in New York (Co-chair 2004-5)
Healthcare Businesswomens Association
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