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• Edited and copy edited scientific copy, including manuscripts and abstracts for peer-reviewed journal publications and educational decks across multiple accounts and therapeutic areas• Assisted with submissions to journals, proofed typeset proofs for layout coherency and copy accuracy, and streamlined and standardized processes for submissions to journals and conferences• Sole member of New York office editorial department

• Edited and fact-checked both written and audiovisual medical education content for all clients from initial concept through submission of materials to medical and legal review, working closely with client accounts and medical teams, managing multiple projects and competing priorities on changing deadlines• Delegated and prioritized work across editorial team; onboarded and mentored junior editors by providing feedback and leadership on editorial direction• Maintained and updated style… Show more • Edited and fact-checked both written and audiovisual medical education content for all clients from initial concept through submission of materials to medical and legal review, working closely with client accounts and medical teams, managing multiple projects and competing priorities on changing deadlines• Delegated and prioritized work across editorial team; onboarded and mentored junior editors by providing feedback and leadership on editorial direction• Maintained and updated style guides and reference materials for client content management systems• Outlined a compelling narrative from raw patient interview footage for short awareness-raising video Show less

New York, New York

• Sole member of New York office editorial department; editing, fact-checking, content management systems• Assisted London office with editorial work for EU clients; exchanged best practices with London team

• Assisted with editing and quality control processes for pharmaceutical advisory board materials• Lead editor on majority of projects, created timelines, submitted materials for medical review• Wrote autobiographical speaker presentations for patients with chronic conditions tailored for an audience of their peers; assisted with interviews

• Web publishing, including adapting radio stories and interviews into web-friendly articles, formatting web pages, and writing teasers• Served as liaison with publishers and organized digital materials for NPR Books team• Collected data on reader response

Consulted with students on their papers, offering critical feedback and discussion.

Directly assisted with Biology department faculty research about expression of the Scalloped protein during Drosophila melanogaster larval development. Performed lab work and assisted in analysis and presentation of findings.

Performed basic office tasks including photocopying and data entry.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English And Biology

Activities and Societies: Belles Lettres Literary Society (co-president), The Square Alternative Paper (copy editor & contributing.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Concrete Student Paper (proofreader), Livewire Student Radio Station, Creative Writing Society