Sonja Krane, Phd Cmpp Email & Phone Number

• Lead a team responsible for the strategic development of up to 22 journals.
• Monitor overall financial and editorial performance to ensure that products are meeting revenue and growth expectations.
• Business owner for four Artificial Intelligence-based tools to enhance the editorial peer-review process.

Washington, DC

• Obtained Governing Board approval to expand environmental science and engineering journal portfolio.

Washington, DC

• Leadership of a Division-wide initiative to improve Manuscript Transfer as a service to authors and editors.
• Global author outreach and content acquisition to expand the journals’ geographic reach and visibility.
• Develop and implement journal strategic plans in collaboration with staff colleagues and journal editorial team.
• Monitor and report on journal performance versus competitors.
• Manage journal budget covering travel, special events, and contracted services. Negotiate and prepare science writer and other vendor contracts.

Washington, DC

• Editorial
• Guide and support Editor-in-Chief in selection of invited authors and editorial team members to ensure prestige and diversity.
• Lead cross-department planning and development to introduce new journal features, including weekly cover art, Perspective review articles, and research Spotlights in JACS.
• Organize, and prepare and present reports at annual meetings of the Editors and Advisory Board.Production/Operations
• Oversight and optimization of editorial office processing of over 13,000 annual manuscript submissions—over 5 years submissions grew by 23%, while submit-to-Web publication times dropped by 30%.
• Streamline manuscript handling by developing and implementing an electronic tracking system and workflow for Editor, Associate Editors, and Editorial Assistants. Editor office uses 90% less printed material and has.

Philadelphia, PA

• Proposed and advanced the synthesis of (–)-salicylihalamide, an anti-tumor agent.
• Recipient of a Susan G. Komen Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2005 – 2006.

New York, NY

• Synthesized retinal analogs for evaluation in sensory receptor experiments.
• Evaluated effects of ginkgolides and bilobalide using microphysiometry and other cellular assays.
• Cultured mammalian cells, including primary neurons.
• Optimized protein isolation and purification techniques.
• Mentored four undergraduate students on individual research projects.

Carlsbad, CA

• Developed novel multi-drug resistance reversal agents for cancer treatment through traditional and combinatorial synthesis.
• Designed high-yielding synthetic route to lead compound that entered clinical development.
• Formulated drugs for animal efficacy trials.
• Presented findings at departmental and project team meetings.

Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A., Chemistry

Ph.D. granted with Distinction (top 10%) Thesis title: I. Physiologically Active Natural Products; II. Ligand Structure-Activity.

B.S., Biochemistry

cum laude, with Departmental Honors Undergraduate research experience in Departments of Anesthesiology and Chemistry & Biochemistry