Independent Medical Writer
Greater Denver Area
Independent Medical Writer
Greater Denver Area
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)
February 2002 — Present (7 years 10 months)
Medical content focused on HIV/AIDS, immunology and life sciences.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
May 1999 — August 2001 (2 years 4 months)
Health education agency specializing in HIV/AIDS.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 1998 — May 1999 (1 year 5 months)
Abstracted medical content for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's daily "HIV/TB/STD Prevention News Update".
Doctoral Candidate , Immunology , 2003 — 2007
Studied HIV entry and exit in Dr. James Hildreth's laboratory.
MS , Biochemistry and molecular biology , 2001 — 2003
Studied RNA-binding protein kinetics in the laboratory of Dr. Ite Laird-Offringa.
BA , Biology, English , 1992 — 1996
Conducted drosophila mutagenesis screen in the laboratory of Dr. Barry Yedvobnik.
Interned in Science Features depertment at CNN.
American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), National Assocation of Science Writers (NASW), Google Med Writers Group