Freelance Medical Writer, 2023 - present Himmel Sci Med Com, LLC • Congress deliverables • Research journal manuscripts Senior Medical Writer, 2020 - 2022 Prime Global Medical Communications, Ltd • Generated content for congress deliverables ★ Abstracts ★ Oral presentation slide decks ★ Audio/video scripts ★ Posters, including providing guidance on layout • Generated content for journal manuscripts • Prepared peer review responses • Performed data quality control checks • Managed review process in coordination with: Editors ♦ Graphics team ♦ Client ♦ All authors • Areas covered included: ★ Oncology ★ Infectious disease Medical Writer, 2018 - 2019 Percolation Communications, LLC (a medical communications agency of Blue Ocean Pharma, LLC) • Produced deliverables for internal pharmaceutical client use • Prepared and edited manuscripts for publication: ★ Content development and improvement ★ Literature searches for textual citations ★ Tabulation of data and analysis ★ Graphical representation of clinical data • Developed content from primary literature across multiple disease areas including: ★ Asthma ★ Atopic dermatitis ★ Chronic idiopathic urticaria ★ Chronic heart failure ★ Epilepsy ★ Type 2 diabetes Senior Scientist in Structural Biology/Biochemistry, 2016 - 2017 Phelix Therapeutics, LLC • Conducted protein expression • Troubleshot and redesigned protein purification protocols for structure determination • Crystallized protein for data collection Structural Biology Associate, 2012 - 2015 New York Structural Genomics Research Consortium (NYSGRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Biochemistry Dept. • Conducted PCR, protein expression & purification • Determined crystal structures by molecular replacement and SAD phasing • Coordinated activities of the New York Structural Genomics Research Consortium • Supervised high-throughput protein crystallography, including robotic optimization of crystal conditions • Robotic Hardware & Software Included: ♢ Art Robbins Gryphon and Phoenix ♢ Formulatrix Formulator and Rock Imager ♢ Formulatrix Rock Maker software Co-editor, International Tables for Crystallography, Volume F, Second Edition, ©2011 International Union of Crystallography • Served as primary editor of a standard reference resource for structural biologists • Recruited leading scientists in structural biology and related fields • Edited all review articles in consultation with the authors • Authored introductory articles for Volume F Structure-based Drug Design Crystallographer, 2001 - 2012 Eddy Arnold Lab, Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine, Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Rutgers University • Purified and crystallized HIV proteins • Determined structures for protein-inhibitor complexes to help develop anti-AIDS lead compounds. • Performed computational chemistry analysis, including induced-fit ligand docking experiments • Collaborated with computational and organic chemists for structure determination and inhibitor design • Collaborators included Schrödinger, Janssen-Cilag (Johnson & Johnson), Tibotec, and Pfizer Protein Crystallographer, 1993 - 2001 Carolyn Cohen Lab, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University • Designed and taught a graduate level course on FORTRAN structured programming for scientists • Prepared and taught a biophysics course for non-science majors • Crystallized proteins, flash-cooled crystals, and collected X-ray diffraction data • Determined and analyzed myosin molecular motor structures • Investigated the mechanism and regulation of myosin motor activity for muscle contraction Senior Medical Programming Specialist, 1988 - 1991 Merck & Co., Inc., Clinical Information Systems, Biostatistics And Research Data Systems • Pioneered industry-standard "Computer-Aided New Drug Application" biostatistical software • Facilitated FDA approval of the drug Proscar • Developed programs supporting other Merck products including: Fosamax, Mevacor, Zocor • Computer Languages included: SAS, ORACLE/SQL
