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PhD Biomedical Scientist | Substantive Scientific Editing & Reviewer-Aligned Manuscript Revision

Profile Summary

I am a PhD-trained biomedical scientist providing substantive scientific editing for manuscripts, resubmissions, and grant applications. My work focuses on clarity of scientific argument, logical structure, and reviewer-aligned revision, rather than surface-level language correction. I have published in high-impact journals like Nature Genetics and PNAS, and am the author of a major endocrinology textbook (General and Comparative Endocrinology: an integrative approach, 2024 Taylor & Francis) I assist authors with manuscript development prior to submission, as well as post-review revisions and resubmissions, including interpretation of reviewer comments and strategic revision planning. I work with academic and clinical researchers across the biomedical sciences and accept projects selectively based on scope and fit. I accept a limited number of projects and schedule work selectively.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Developmental Biology
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Endocrinology
• ☆ Medical Sciences

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Professor of Biology

St. Lawrence University

September 2008 - December 2025

Visiting Professor of Biology

College of Notre Dame of Maryland

September 2007 - August 2008

Postdoc and Staff Associate (independent researcher)

Johns Hopkins University/Carnegie Institution

September 1998 - August 2007

Education

PhD Endocrinology

University of Rhode Island

September 1994 - August 1998

Masters (Science)

Eastern Washington University

September 1992 - August 1994

Bachelor’s in Biological sciences

University of Colorado at Boulder

September 1988 - August 1991

Certifications

• Journal Editorial Board Member

  International Journal of Endocrinology

  January 2013 - Present

• Journal Editorial Board Member

  Frontiers in Endocrinoloigy

  January 2019 - December 2025

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Alex M Schreiber (2023). Lessons From Tadpoles on the Physiological Roles of Corticosteroids . Endocrinology.

Schreiber, A.M.(2013). Flatfish. An Asymmetric Perspective on Metamorphosis . Current Topics in Developmental Biology. 103. p. 167-194.

Burrall, K., Lee, M., Schreiber, A.M., Sievers, B., Sievers, Q., Tan, Y., Wang, X.(2011). Thyroid hormone-responsive genes mediate otolith growth and development during flatfish metamorphosis . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 158. (1). p. 163-168.

Schreiber, A.M.(2011). Visualizing and quantifying the suppressive effects of glucocorticoids on the tadpole immune system in vivo . American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education. 35. (4). p. 445-453.

Burrall, K., Lee, M., Schreiber, A.M., Sievers, B., Sievers, Q., Tan, Y., Wang, X.(2010). Thyroid hormone mediates otolith growth and development during flatfish metamorphosis . General and Comparative Endocrinology. 169. (2). p. 130-137.

Brown, D.D., Mukhi, S., Schreiber, A.M.(2009). Cell-cell interactions during remodeling of the intestine at metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis . Developmental Biology. 331. (1). p. 89-98.

Bengtson, D.A., Katersky, R.S., Schreiber, A.M., Specker, J.L.(2008). Variance in rates of growth and development in larval and metamorphosing summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus . Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 24. (3). p. 244-247.

Gamse, J.T., Halpern, M.E., Kuan, Y.-S., Schreiber, A.M.(2007). Selective asymmetry in a conserved forebrain to midbrain projection . Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 308. (5). p. 669-678.

Schreiber, A.M.(2006). Asymmetric craniofacial remodeling and liberalized behavior in larval flatfish . Journal of Experimental Biology. 209. (4). p. 610-621.

Brown, D.D., Cai, L., Schreiber, A.M.(2005). Remodeling of the intestine during metamorphosis of Xenopus laevis . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102. (10). p. 3720-3725.

Brown, D.D., Cai, L., Das, B., Juste, R., Marsh-Armstrong, N., Schreiber, A.M.(2005). Thyroid hormone controls multiple independent programs required for limb development in Xenopus laevis metamorphosis . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102. (35). p. 12455-12458.

Brown, D.D., Schreiber, A.M.(2003). Tadpole skin dies autonomously in response to thyroid hormone at metamorphosis . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 100. (4). p. 1769-1774.

Brown, D.D., Das, B., Huang, H., Schreiber, A.M.(2002). Multiple thyroid hormone-induced muscle growth and death programs during metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99. (19). p. 12230-12235.

Brown, D.D., Das, B., Huang, H., Marsh-Armstrong, N., Schreiber, A.M.(2001). Diverse developmental programs of Xenopus laevis metamorphosis are inhibited by a dominant negative thyroid hormone receptor . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98. (19). p. 10739-10744.

Schreiber, A.M.(2001). Metamorphosis and early larval development of the flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes): An osmoregulatory perspective . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 129. (2-3). p. 587-595.

Schreiber, A.M., Specker, J.L.(2000). Erratum: Metamorphosis in the summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus: Thyroidal status influences gill mitocnondriarich cells (General and Comparative Endocrinology (2000) 117:2 (238-250)) . General and Comparative Endocrinology. 118. (2). p. 359-363.

Alves, D., Bengtson, D.A., Binette, E.W., Lovett IV, R.R., Schreiber, A.M., Simlick, T.L., Specker, J.L.(2000). Survival of larval summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus on formulated diets and failure of thyroid hormone treatment to improve performance . Aquaculture Nutrition. 6. (3). p. 193-198.

Schreiber, A.M., Specker, J.L.(2000). Metamorphosis in the summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus: Thyroidal status influences gill mitochondria-rich cells . General and Comparative Endocrinology. 117. (2). p. 238-250.

Schreiber, A.M., Specker, J.L.(1999). Early larval development and metamorphosis in the summer flounder: Changes in per cent whole-body water content and effects of altered thyroid status . Journal of Fish Biology. 55. (1). p. 148-157.

Bengtson, D.A., Henderson, J., McArdle, M.E., Poholek, A., Schreiber, A.M., Specker, J.L.(1999). Metamorphosis in summer flounder: Effects of acclimation to low and high salinities . Aquaculture. 176. (1-2). p. 145-154.

Schreiber, A.M., Specker, J.L.(1999). Metamorphosis in the summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus: Thyroidal status influences salinity tolerance. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 284. (4). p. 414-424.

Schreiber, A.M., Specker, J.L.(1999). Metamorphosis in the summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus: Changes in gill mitochondria-rich cells . Journal of Experimental Biology. 202. (18). p. 2475-2484.

Schreiber, A.M., Specker, J.L.(1998). Metamorphosis in the summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus): Stage- specific developmental response to altered thyroid status . General and Comparative Endocrinology. 111. (2). p. 156-166.

Bengtson, D.A., Huang, L., Schreiber, A.M., Soffientino, B., Specker, J.L.(1998). Metamorphosis of summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus): Thyroid status and the timing of gastric gland formation. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 280. (6). p. 413-420.