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Hire Dr. Alan W. J. M.
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Freelance Scientific Editor, Writer & Publishing Consultant with 9+ years of experience in clinical research

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting
Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Consulting Digital Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Processing
Product Development Prototyping
Work Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

November 2021 - Present

Senior Editor

Nature Publishing Group

January 2019 - March 2021

Associate Editor

Nature Publishing Group

January 2017 - January 2019

Assistant Editor

Nature Publishing Group

June 2016 - December 2016

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Illinois at Chicago

2015 - 2016

Education

Ph.D. Clinical Neuroscience (Faculty of Medicine)

University of Southampton

2012 - 2015

B.Sc. Biochemistry

University of Sussex

2009 - 2012

Certifications
  • Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Morris A(2021). Linking liver alanine metabolism and muscle atrophy . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2021). Exercise training in women with PCOS - finding clarity . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2021). Effects of pancreatic SARS-CoV-2 infection identified . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2021). Sex differences for fasting levels of glucose and insulin: expanding our understanding . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2021). Life expectancy: benefits of bariatric surgery clarified . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Unravelling the role of oestrogen in feeding control . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Type 1 diabetes mellitus: another step closer to pancreatic β-cell transplantation . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Sweet signals - gut-brain circuit for sugar identified . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Changes to microbiota in girls with PCOS . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Maternal obesity disrupts hypothalamic development . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Organ-specific microbial signatures in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Advances in GDF15 research . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Sex differences in circadian misalignment . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Transgenerational effects of polycystic ovary syndrome identified . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2020). Linking nicotine addiction and T2DM . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2020). Linking nicotine addiction and T2DM . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16. (1). p. 6.
Morris, A.(2020). Sex differences in circadian misalignment . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16. (2). p. 68-69.
Morris, A.(2020). Advances in GDF15 research . Nature Reviews Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2020). Transgenerational effects of polycystic ovary syndrome identified . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16. (2). p. 67.
Morris, A.(2020). Changes to microbiota in girls with PCOS . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16. (4). p. 196-197.
Morris, A.(2020). Age-related muscle loss — novel target identified . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16. (9). p. 472-473.
Morris, A.(2020). Hyperglycaemia changes response to aerobic exercise . Nature Reviews Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2020). Novel regulatory pathway in NASH identified . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 16. (8). p. 401.
Morris A(2019). Sugar-sweetened beverages - another study recommends replacement . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). The endocannabinoid system in human testes . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). Newly characterized mitochondrial BCAA transporter . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). Osteocalcin linked to stress response . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). Glucose isn't always to blame . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). New test for diabetes insipidus . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). Mechanistic insights into overeating . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). New role for adipocytes in tumour-associated bone disease . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). Teplizumab delays onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). Lipase linked to insulin action . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). Training your brain can improve food choice . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2019). Potential treatment strategy for NASH . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2019). Subtyping obesity . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (6). p. 316.
Morris, A.(2019). Breakfast not beneficial for weight loss . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (4). p. 190.
Morris, A.(2019). Human islets show plasticity . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (5). p. 255.
Morris, A.(2019). Mapping leptin-responsive neurons in the hypothalamus . Nature Reviews Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2019). Anxiety-induced weight loss . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (3). p. 130.
Morris, A.(2019). Lipase linked to insulin action . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (2). p. 66.
Morris, A.(2019). Training your brain can improve food choice . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (2). p. 65.
Morris, A.(2019). Metabolic safety of common preservative under scrutiny . Nature Reviews Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2019). Obesity — no role for pro-inflammatory liver macrophages . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (6). p. 316-317.
Morris, A.(2019). T cells in gut linked to metabolism . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (4). p. 192.
Morris, A.(2019). Potential treatment strategy for NASH . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (3). p. 129.
Morris, A.(2019). Osteocalcin linked to stress response . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (11). p. 627.
Morris, A.(2019). Glucose isn’t always to blame . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (10). p. 564.
Morris, A.(2019). Mechanistic insights into overeating . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (9). p. 500-501.
Morris, A.(2019). The endocannabinoid system in human testes . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (12). p. 684-685.
Morris, A.(2019). Newly characterized mitochondrial BCAA transporter . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (11). p. 626.
Morris, A.(2019). Sugar-sweetened beverages — another study recommends replacement . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (12). p. 683.
Morris A(2018). Microbiota drives sex-specific differences . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Closed-loop insulin delivery has wide-ranging benefits . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Microbial metabolite linked to T2DM . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Rhythms found in skin . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). The predictive power of an unhealthy metabolome . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Exploring the effect of diet composition in calorie restriction interventions . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). In search of the mechanisms of metformin in cancer . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Mechanisms of leptin resistance revealed . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Epsins as a target for wound-healing therapeutics . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). THY1 membrane glycoprotein linked to osteogenesis . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Livers from Venus and livers from Mars . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Microbiota alters behaviour . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Palmitate is not a TLR4 agonist . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Acute effects of glucagon on the liver . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). A novel pathway that controls feeding behaviour . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Cancer linked to sleep and metabolic disruption . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Inhibiting glycolysis in tumour cells . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). CHRNA2 as a marker for activated beige adipose tissue . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Are you thirsty? FGF21 might be involved in that too . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Obesity: ANGPTL4 - the link binding obesity and glucose intolerance . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Diabetes: LRP1 - a key modulator of β-cell function in T2DM . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Genetics: Functional link to hyperphagia in PWS . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Reproductive endocrinology: Exposure to pesticide residues linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Risk factors: Breastfeeding reduces risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2018). Diabetes: Very-low-calorie diet reverses T2DM in rats . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2018). Risk factors: Breastfeeding reduces risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (3). p. 128.
Morris, A.(2018). Functional link to hyperphagia in PWS . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (4). p. 192.
Morris, A.(2018). Diabetes: LRP1-A key modulator of β-cell function in T2DM . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (5). p. 252.
Morris, A.(2018). Are you thirsty? FGF21 might be involved in that too . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (6). p. 321.
Morris, A.(2018). Cancer linked to sleep and metabolic disruption . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. p. 1.
Morris, A.(2018). Inhibiting glycolysis in tumour cells . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (6). p. 323.
Morris, A.(2018). Obesity: ANGPTL4-the link binding obesity and glucose intolerance . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (5). p. 251.
Morris, A.(2018). Acute effects of glucagon on the liver . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (6). p. 323.
Morris, A.(2018). Palmitate is not a TLR4 agonist . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (7). p. 382.
Morris, A.(2018). A novel pathway that controls feeding behaviour . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (8). p. 442.
Morris, A.(2018). CHRNA2 as a marker for activated beige adipose tissue . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (8). p. 442.
Morris, A.(2018). THY1 membrane glycoprotein linked to osteogenesis . Nature Reviews Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2018). Livers from Venus and livers from Mars . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (9). p. 502.
Morris, A.(2018). Epsins as a target for wound-healing therapeutics . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (10). p. 566.
Morris, A.(2018). Microbiota alters behaviour . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (9). p. 502.
Morris, A.(2018). Mechanisms of leptin resistance revealed . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (11). p. 628.
Morris, A.(2018). Exploring the effect of diet composition in calorie restriction interventions . Nature Reviews Endocrinology.
Morris, A.(2018). In search of the mechanisms of metformin in cancer . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (11). p. 628.
Morris, A.(2018). Rhythms found in skin . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (1). p. 3.
Morris, A.(2018). The predictive power of an unhealthy metabolome . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (12). p. 690.
Morris, A.(2018). Microbiota drives sex-specific differences . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (1). p. 4.
Morris, A.(2018). Closed-loop insulin delivery has wide-ranging benefits . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 14. (12). p. 688.
Morris, A.(2018). Microbial metabolite linked to T2DM . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 15. (1). p. 3.
Morris A(2017). Gut microbiota: Fibre restores healthy gut microbiota . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2017). Thyroid function: Thyroid hormone therapy resolves pulmonary fibrosis in mice . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Morris A(2017). Technology watch: AI can diagnose diabetic retinopathy . Nature reviews. Endocrinology.
Alan Morris(2017). In the news: ECE2017 — highlights from the meeting . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (8). p. 439--439. Springer Nature
Alan Morris(2017). Metabolism: New insights into the BAT–liver–gut axis . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (8). p. 438--438. Springer Nature
Morris, A.(2017). Diabetes: Pancreatic GLP1 is involved in glucose regulation . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (5).
Morris, A.(2017). Obesity: Olfactory senses linked to metabolism . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (9).
Morris, A.(2017). New insights into Turner syndrome . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (8).
Morris, A.(2017). Obesity: 5-HT<inf>2A</inf> in GLP1-mediated weight loss . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (3). p. 127.
Morris, A.(2017). New insights into BAT activity . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (10).
Morris, A.(2017). Peripheral Aβ linked to pathogenesis of T2DM . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (10).
Morris, A.(2017). Obesity: Pharmacological actions of FGF19 and FGF21 revealed . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (12).
Sharp MM, Page A, Morris A, Weller RO, Carare RO, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2017, vol. 1559, pp. 367-375, 2017 .
Morris, A.(2017). Surgery: Postprandial hypoglycaemia following bariatric surgery . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (11).
Morris, A.(2017). Thyroid disease: Potential new therapy for ophthalmopathy . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (7).
Held, F., Morris, A.W.J., Pirici, D., Niklass, S., Sharp, M.M.G., Garz, C., Assmann, A., Heinze, H.-J., Schreiber, F., Carare, R.O., et al.(2017). Vascular basement membrane alterations and β-amyloid accumulations in an animal model of cerebral small vessel disease . Clinical science (London, England : 1979). 131. (10). p. 1001-1013.
Morris, A.(2017). Systemic effects of metformin revealed . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (10).
Morris, A.(2017). Ageing: Are the secrets of healthy ageing within 'young blood'? . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (7).
Morris, A.(2017). Diabetes: A new hope for insulin-sensitizing drugs . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (12).
Morris, A.(2017). Diabetes: LMPTP inhibitors-potential treatment for type 2 diabetes? . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (6).
Morris, A.(2017). Diabetes: Linking diabetes and schizophrenia . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (3).
Morris, A.(2017). Gut microbiota: Link between the gut and adipose tissues . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (9).
Morris, A.(2017). Adipose tissue: Apple or pear-waist-to-hip ratio and the risk of CHD and T2DM . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (4).
Thomas, R., Morris, A.W.J., Tai, L.M.(2017). Epidermal growth factor prevents APOE4-induced cognitive and cerebrovascular deficits in female mice . Heliyon. 3. (6).
Morris, A.(2017). Neuroendocrinology: Integrated stress response linked to TBI . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (9).
Morris, A.(2017). Diabetes: Xeno-created pancreata-the future of diabetes treatment? . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (4).
Morris, A.(2017). Endocrine disruptors: Does BPA disrupt autophagy in the liver? . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (5).
Albargothy NJ, Sharp MM, Gatherer M, Morris A, Weller RO, Hawkes C, Carare RO, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2017, vol. 1559, pp. 343-365, 2017 .
Morris, A.(2017). New insights into the BAT-liver-gut axis . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (8).
Morris, A.(2017). Metabolism: Can BAT utilize dietary fatty acids? . Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 13. (4).
Koster KP, Thomas R, Morris AW, Tai LM, Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2016, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 1865-1871, 2016 .
Thomas R, Zuchowska P, Morris AW, Marottoli FM, Sunny S, Deaton R, Gann PH, Tai LM, Acta neuropathologica communications, 2016, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 111, 2016 .
Morris AW, Nature reviews. Neurology, 2016, 2016 .
Morris, A.W.J.(2016). Nephrotic syndrome: PCSK9: A target for hypercholesterolaemia in nephrotic syndrome . Nature Reviews Nephrology. 12. (9). p. 510.
Tai, L.M., Thomas, R., Marottoli, F.M., Koster, K.P., Kanekiyo, T., Morris, A.W.J., Bu, G.(2016). The role of APOE in cerebrovascular dysfunction . Acta Neuropathologica. 131. (5). p. 709-723.
Morris, A.W.J., Sharp, M.M., Albargothy, N.J., Fernandes, R., Hawkes, C.A., Verma, A., Weller, R.O., Carare, R.O.(2016). Vascular basement membranes as pathways for the passage of fluid into and out of the brain . Acta Neuropathologica. p. 1-12.
Bakker, E.N.T.P., Bacskai, B.J., Arbel-Ornath, M., Aldea, R., Bedussi, B., Morris, A.W.J., Weller, R.O., Carare, R.O.(2016). Lymphatic Clearance of the Brain: Perivascular, Paravascular and Significance for Neurodegenerative Diseases . Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 36. (2). p. 181-194.
Diem, A.K., Tan, M., Bressloff, N.W., Hawkes, C., Morris, A.W.J., Weller, R.O., Carare, R.O.(2016). A simulation model of periarterial clearance of amyloid-β from the brain . Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 8. (FEB).
Morris, A.W.J.(2016). Brain imaging: Synaptic density directly visualized in human brains . Nature Reviews Neurology. 12. (9).
Thomas, R., Zuchowska, P., Morris, A.W., Marottoli, F.M., Sunny, S., Deaton, R., Gann, P.H., Tai, L.M.(2016). Epidermal growth factor prevents APOE4 and amyloid-beta-induced cognitive and cerebrovascular deficits in female mice . Acta neuropathologica communications. 4. (1).
Koster, K.P., Thomas, R., Morris, A.W.J., Tai, L.M.(2016). Epidermal growth factor prevents oligomeric amyloid-β induced angiogenesis deficits in vitro . Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 36. (11). p. 1865-1871.
Morris, A.W.J., Carare, R.O., Schreiber, S., Hawkes, C.A.(2014). The cerebrovascular basement membrane: Role in the clearance of β-amyloid and cerebral amyloid angiopathy . Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 6. (SEP).
BOOK
Albargothy, N.J., Sharp, M.M., Gatherer, M., Morris, A., Weller, R.O., Hawkes, C., Carare, R.O.(2017). Investigating the lymphatic drainage of the brain: Essential skills and tools . Methods in Molecular Biology. 1559. p. 343-365.
Sharp, M.M., Page, A., Morris, A., Weller, R.O., Carare, R.O.(2017). Quantitative assessment of cerebral basement membranes using electron microscopy . Methods in Molecular Biology. 1559. p. 367-375.