Services AllDesktop publishing Editing of tables and graphs Graphic design Indexing Journalistic writing Medical writing Production editing Project management Proofreading Stylistic and copy editing Substantive editing Translation Web page design and/or programming Products/Media AllAbstract Advisory Board Meeting Summary Book Chapter Clinical Efficacy/Safety Summary Clinical Study Protocol Clinical Study Report CME Detail/Visual Aid Disease Overview Summary Drug/Disease Information Brochure Drug/Disease Monograph Grant Proposal Grant Proposals Integrated Efficacy/Safety Summary Investigator’s Brochure Journal Advertisement Lay Journal Article Market Access/Drug Formulary Documents Marketing/Sale Materials Newsletter Patient Education Materials Poster Press Release Proceedings Product Monograph Publications Regulatory Documents Research Paper Sales Training Manual Scientific Congress/Symposium-related Material Slide Kit Website White Paper Keywords A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z    ALL A Carol Anderson Region: Toronto I have worked as a writer, editor, and researcher for more than 20 years, and have created a wide variety of material—non-profit and government reports and communications material, journals and course materials, website content, newsletters, annual reports, assessment materials, textbooks, brochures, legal publications, grants and proposals, and promotional material. I know how to write and edit for a wide variety of audiences, from academics and professionals to the general public, and am familiar with the principles of plain language editing and writing. My clients range from corporations, government agencies and ministries, hospitals, and non-profit organizations to museums and archives and trade unions. I am also a skilled layout artist, and have created everything from textbooks to annual reports to newsletters. Services Medical writing Production editing Project management Proofreading Stylistic and copy editing Substantive editing Products/Media White Paper Research Paper Book Chapter Grant Proposal Clinical Study Protocol Clinical Study Report Investigator’s Brochure Integrated Efficacy/Safety Summary Product Monograph Disease Overview Summary Clinical Efficacy/Safety Summary Newsletter Slide Kit Drug/Disease Monograph Detail/Visual Aid Journal Advertisement Press Release Advisory Board Meeting Summary Sales Training Manual Abstract Poster Proceedings Website Drug/Disease Information Brochure Lay Journal Article Publications Grant Proposals Regulatory Documents Market Access/Drug Formulary Documents CME Marketing/Sale Materials Scientific Congress/Symposium-related Material Patient Education Materials Address 819 Shaw Street Toronto, ON M6G 3L9 Phone 416-588-7368 Fax 416-588-7368 Email carolj@ca.inter.net Website http://wordstyleproductions.com Stephen Arthur Region: British Columbia FREELANCE Biomedical Scientific Writer, Editor, and Illustrator * Adept at improving the language, flow, structure, and clarity of manuscripts for research journals, scientific review articles, and research grant proposals * On the leading edge of writing NIH R01 proposals according to their new short form * Mastered the standards of Zeiger’s 'Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers,' Hofmann’s 'Scientific Writing and Communication,' and Gerin’s 'Writing the NIH Grant Proposal' * Hired to write journal review articles from literature searches * Helped make grants interesting, creative, innovative and scientifically sound * Provided clear conceptual illustrations--designed and produced by the same person who wrote or edited the manuscript. This is a rare combination. No time is needed to give directions to the artist/designer. Example of the type of illustration: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895277/figure/f2-0100164/ * Draws on a solid history of professional writing and communication in many genres, including **28 YEARS AS A FREELANCE** * Technical or substantive editor: understands the content to edit the content for structure, coherence, logic gaps, and factual accuracy, in addition to editing the language for diction, syntax, punctuation, journal style, and scientific terminology. SELECTED EXPERIENCE: RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER, Greater Los Angeles — Consultant, Sept 2012 to present: Currently editing and writing medical research report manuscripts, fact sheets, and grant proposals. Focus includes metabolic syndrome and other secondary conditions in spinal cord injury and stroke, paralysis, sleep disturbance, NIH funding policies, and cardiovascular risk factors. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and Translational Cancer Pain Laboratory — Consultant, Feb 2010 to Mar 2012: Edited, wrote, and developed biomedical research report manuscripts, critical review articles, illustrations, and NIH R01 research grant proposals. Focus was mainly preclinical research on endogenous molecular mediators of cancer pain, peripheral nociception, epigenetics, genomic and signaling pathways, regulation of receptor expression, endothelin and endocannabinoid receptors, surgical and molecular interventions, behavioral animal models, and pre-clinical and clinical translational research for development of novel analgesic drugs. "You have done a masterful job. This is perfect. Consider me thoroughly impressed." — Brian Schmidt, MD, PhD, Professor, Director BC CANCER AGENCY RESEARCH CENTRE -- Client: Dr. Samuel Abraham, VP Research, cancer genomics. MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE -- Performed author’s editing and conceptual illustrating for a journal review article on subcellular injuries in Alzheimer's disease co-authored by Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos, Dept of Medicine; Canada Research Chair in Biochemical Pharmacology; Executive Director of MUHCRI. NYU COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY -- Performed writing and literature searches for a journal review article on the heritability of microbial resistance to oral disease. Client: Dr. Patricia Corby, Assistant Professor of Periodontology and Associate Director of the NYU Bluestone Center. EDUCATION Master of Science (Physiology/neuroscience) University of British Columbia, Vancouver Master of Fine Arts (Film production/screenwriting) University of Southern California, Los Angeles Bachelor of Science (Zoology) University of British Columbia, Vancouver WRITING SAMPLES & C.V. See a large number of writing samples at: http://www.sxa-portfolio.com/. See full chronological C.V. and client list at: www.linkedin.com/in/stephenxarthur. SKILLS MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC: Life sciences, biology, neurobiology, neuroscience, neurology, spinal cord injury, neurorehabilitation, neuropsychology, pharmacology, evolutionary biology, biomedical research, pain, peripheral neuropathy, CNS, PNS, neurotransmitter receptors, ion channels, signaling, signal transduction, cognition, nociception, cancer, pain, epigenomics, ICMJE & AMA manuscript style, preclinical, informational graphic design, scientific illustration, Adobe Illustrator, EndNote. OTHER: fact sheets, public information, web writing, training manuals, user manuals, creative audiovisual media, video scripts, narration, animation, visual effects, photography, screenplay format, story editing, INTJ. Services Editing of tables and graphs Graphic design Medical writing Stylistic and copy editing Substantive editing Products/Media White Paper Research Paper Book Chapter Grant Proposal Abstract Website Lay Journal Article Publications Grant Proposals Scientific Congress/Symposium-related Material Address 2351 Palmerston Avenue West Vancouver, BC V7V 2W2 Phone 604-926-9787 Email sxarthur@shaw.ca Website http://www.sxa-portfolio.com

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