Michael Dhar, Ms, Ma Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

New York (Remote)

Setting up, troubleshooting and scripting for genome-hosting website; investigating and troubleshooting various technologies and tools to add to website; assisting with various bioinformatics tasks and providing server admin support to NYU researchers.

Conceiving, writing and publishing science and medical content for UIC Pharmacy, Earth.com, Live Science, Space.com, The Fix, Scientific American, Bright Pink, LanguageMate, Young Survival Coalition, HIT Lab, Mount Sinai and others.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ongoing writer for UIC Pharmacy alumni and promotional magazines: researching, writing, editing alumni profiles and feature stories on college research and initiatives.

Greater Chicago Area

Assigning stories to writers, editing and publishing content, writing and researching stories, generating story ideas, setting editorial vision, writing promotional copy for events, volunteering at neighborhood events.

Greater Chicago Area

Conceiving story ideas; writing, editing and researching stories, with focus on local politics and events. Conceived and co-wrote popular new regular feature on events in the neighborhood.

Greater Chicago Area

Led copy desk, setting schedules, communicating style guide decisions and writing advice to editors and writers, reviewing copy editors' work, and editing steady stream of science and technology content daily; wrote creative and engaging headlines. Managed one full-time and up to three freelance copy editors.

Edited daily stream of science and technology stories; fulfilled basic duties of copy chief, managing desk, schedules, and style and editorial decisions and communication. Wrote creative and engaging headlines.

Edited daily stream of science and technology content on strict deadlines, with tight turnaround; wrote creative and engaging headlines.

New York (Remote)

Scripting, troubleshooting and researching bioinformatics pipelines and a genome-hosting website.

New York (Remote)

Scripting fully automated, one-button bioinformatics analysis pipeline for use in functioning NYU Biology lab.

Copy-edited daily stream of science and technology stories under tight deadlines, writing creative and engaging headlines.Conceived, researched and wrote science content on the science of "Jurassic Park," cloning of dogs and other animals, the economics of "Star Trek," and other topics.

(Two freelance stints: from Dec. 2009 to March 2010 and from Jan. to June 2011).I wrote daily deal descriptions for city websites and emails in the distinctive, descriptive and humorous Groupon voice. As one of roughly 1% of 4700 applicants accepted, I learned from Groupon's rigorous freelance-writing training program. My voice editors commended my.

Completed overhaul of breast cancer website (www.youngsurvival.org)—including writing, researching, editing and rewriting hundreds of pages using new brand voice. New website earned 2011 Interactive Media Award. Managed completion of webpage creation and revision, working directly with department heads.

Freelance contract editor/writer for public health education documents aimed at both the public and health care providers.

Researching and writing magazine articles profiling Mount Sinai cancer physicians and their research.

Wrote and edited pharmaceutical sales documents on a full time and then freelance basis.

Beginning as an AmeriCorps service member, and ending as a contract employee, I managed marketing and communications for the department's volunteer program, writing and editing for magazine pages, newsletters, websites (including HTML coding and design), press releases and reports. I also wrote for other department programs, including sustainable building.

Master Of Science - Ms, Bioinformatics

Ma, English And Comparative Literature

Ba, English With Biology Minor

Activities and Societies: Fiction Editor "Earthwords" undergraduate literary magazine Writer/editor "Bundt Cake" satirical newspaper