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United States

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Freelance Science Editor I Technical and Grant Writer with 15+ years of experience in research and mentoring

Profile Summary

🧬Manuscript alchemy | Grant smithing | Word magic | Data sleuthing🧬 Next-level scientific editing, technical writing, and data visualization geek, at your service! I am a former academic with a life-long passion for science, language, and technical writing. These passions have been synergistically combined into a successful post-academic career as a freelance scientific writer, editor, and research consultant. I have edited or written more than 750 scientific manuscripts, grants, faculty applications, curriculum vitae, and other technical works. I have worked with clients in industry, academia, and the non-profit sector, and have edited for professional editing companies such as Cactus Communications, Enago, and Nature Research Editing Service—the top scientific editing service in the world. One of my primary strengths is my ability to quickly immerse myself in and familiarize myself with any scientific field. I have experience writing and/or editing in a wide variety of disciplines and have been described by previous clients as being in the "top 1%" of my field and "an excellent technical writer". I will leave no stone unturned in meeting your needs. In editing scientific and technical documents, I can edit for language and format (i.e., word choice, grammar, tense, spelling, syntax, consistency, and adherence to guidelines) or perform developmental editing, which is a substantive and in-depth service that goes beyond basic language/copy editing to provide constructive and critical feedback on aspects such as overall focus, clarity, organization, the presentation of the main argument, logical flow, and potential shortcomings or inconsistencies. As a grant writer, I have written a diverse array of grants, from state charter school grants to USDA SBIR and NSF grants. In addition, I have also substantively edited a variety of academic research grants (e.g., NSF, NIH R03, NIH R21, NIH 34/44 SBIR). I am also familiar with various statements, checklists, standards, and guidelines for writing and reporting research involving systematic reviews and clinical trials (e.g., SPIRIT, STROBE, and CONSORT). I have helped clients transform grants in a wide range of disciplines, from pharmacogenomics to CO2 laser technology. 🧬Ph.D. in Biology and four years of postdoctoral experience 🧬Managed a genomics core facility at a major research university for over four years 🧬Managed and trained over 300 end users on lab protocols and equipment 🧬Developmental and quality assurance editor for Nature Research Editing Service 🧬More than two decades of technical writing and grant writing experience 🧬Freelance science editing and writing (over 750 papers, grants, chapters, etc. edited) 🧬Educational consulting and writing 🧬Experience in bioinformatics and genetic analyses 🧬Scientific editing experience for non-native English speakers 🧬Fulbright Scholar 🧬Certified Permaculture Designer 🧬Awarded Charter School Incentive Grant by the Oregon Dept. of Ed. ($406,000) 🧬Creator of stunning figures 🧬Non-profit experience 🔬"Jennifer is absolutely phenomenal!...she is, without a doubt, in the top 1% of her field in her ability to research, organize, write, and edit."🔬

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biology/Life Sciences
• ★ Molecular Biology
• ★ Comparative Physiology
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Marine Chemistry
• ☆ Flow Chemistry
• ☆ Marine Botany
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Animal Nutrition
• ☆ Animal Genetics
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Molecular Evolution
• ☆ Molecular Ecology
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Agriculture
• ☆ Animal Husbandry
• ☆ Agronomy & Crop Science
• ☆ Soil Science
• ☆ Forestry
• ☆ Climate Science
• ☆ Marine Conservation
• ☆ Marine Ecology
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Oncology
• ☆ Herbal Medicine

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Insights

Product Development Product Evaluation

Work Experience

Research Associate

Zoobiquity Research Initiative at UCLA

January 2021 - Present

Sole Proprietor

Synergy Scientific Services

September 2015 - Present

Owner / Founder

Synergy Scientifics

September 2014 - Present

Genomics Facility Manager

University of Nevada Las Vegas

December 2006 - December 2010

Education

PhD in Biology

University of Oregon

September 2000 - June 2006

Certifications

• Fundamentals of Data Visualization with Tableau

  University of California Davis

  January 2022 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Basil M Baccouche and Jennifer Mary Head and Tejas Shivkumar and Mads Frost Bertelsen and Christian Aalkj{\ae}r and Morten H Smerup and Olujimi A Ajijola and Joseph Hadaya and Tobias Wang(2021). Did giraffe cardiovascular evolution solve the problem of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction? . Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. 9. (1). p. 248--255. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Head, J.M.(2010). The effects of hypoxia on hemocyanin regulation in Cancer magister: Possible role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 . Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 386. (1-2). p. 77-85.