Background and Experience

I bring experience in a variety of areas to my work in scientific and medical communications.

Science

Fifteen years of research in neuroscience, genetics, and cancer biology laboratories

Hands-on experience with techniques in anatomy, physiology, experimental surgery, tissue culture, and molecular biology, in both developing and adult systems

Computers and Graphics

Extensive use of graphics, database, statistics, graphing, spreadsheet, and word processing software on both Macintosh and PC platforms

Expertise with PubMed and other Internet information sources

Preparation of slide and poster presentations, including use of PowerPoint

Creation of tables and graphs

Acquisition and manipulation of digital images, including knowledge of Adobe Photoshop

Design of non-photographic figures de novo, including use of Adobe Illustrator

Basic desktop publishing using Adobe PageMaker

Basic HTML and CSS