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Hire Michael G.

United States

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Writer, editor, expertise in infectious disease research, academic publishing, grants, website editorial management

Profile Summary

Experienced professional with PhD in Microbiology, made significant contributions in infectious disease research with a particular focus on HIV and the role of the microbiome in disease progression and pathogenesis. Strong background as a Principal Investigator in both industry (Roche) and academia (University of California, Davis) with extensive expertise in writing and editing manuscripts, subject matter reviews, grants, and presentations. Current role in website editorial management.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Medical Content Writing
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing

Writing Medical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Work Experience

Principal Scientist II

Roche Diagnostics

August 2015 - August 2023

Faculty Research Microbiologist

University of California, Davis

January 2007 - August 2015

Education

PhD (Microbiology)

University of California, Davis

- Present

Certifications

• Certified Scrum Master

  Scrum Alliance

  November 2020 - December 2024

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Lewy T, Bo-young Hong, Weiser B, Burger H, Tremain A, Weinstock G, Anastos K, George MD (2018). Oral Microbiome in HIV-Infected Women: Shifts in the Abundance of Pathogenic and Beneficial Bacteria Are Associated with Aging, HIV Load, CD4 Count, and Antiretroviral Therapy . AIDS research and human retroviruses.

George MD, Hu W, Billingsley JM, R. Keith Reeves, Sankaran-Walters S, Johnson RP, Dandekar S (2014). Transcriptional profiling of peripheral CD8+T cell responses to SIVΔnef and SIVmac251 challenge reveals a link between protective immunity and induction of systemic immunoregulatory mechanisms . Virology.

George MD, Asmuth DM (2014). Mucosal immunity in HIV infection: what can be done to restore gastrointestinal-associated lymphoid tissue function? . Current opinion in infectious diseases.

Christopher Gaulke, Porter M, yan-hong han, Sankaran-Walters S, Grishina I, George MD, Dang AT, SW Ding, Jiang G, Korf I, et al. (2014). Intestinal epithelial barrier disruption through altered mucosal microRNA expression in human immunodeficiency virus and simian immunodeficiency virus infections . Journal of virology.

David Verhoeven, George MD, Hu W, Dang AT, Zeljka Smit-McBride, Reay E, Macal M, Fenton A, Sankaran-Walters S, Dandekar S (2014). Enhanced innate antiviral gene expression, IFN-α, and cytolytic responses are predictive of mucosal immune recovery during simian immunodeficiency virus infection . Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950).

Taylor K, Kleinhesselink K, George MD, Morgan R, Smallwood T, Hammonds AS, Fuller PM, PEROT SAELAO, Alley J, Gibbs AG, et al. (2014). Toll mediated infection response is altered by gravity and spaceflight in Drosophila . PloS one.

Ocon S, Murphy C, Dang AT, Sankaran-Walters S, Li CS, Tarara R, Borujerdpur N, Dandekar S, Paster BJ, George MD (2013). Transcription profiling reveals potential mechanisms of dysbiosis in the oral microbiome of rhesus macaques with chronic untreated SIV infection . PloS one.

Dang AT, Cotton S, Sankaran-Walters S, Li CS, Lee CY, Dandekar S, Paster BJ, George MD (2012). Evidence of an increased pathogenic footprint in the lingual microbiome of untreated HIV infected patients . BMC microbiology.

Dandekar S, George MD, Andreas Baumler (2010). Th17 cells, HIV and the gut mucosal barrier . Current opinion in HIV and AIDS.

Manuela Raffatellu, Renato de Lima Santos, David Verhoeven, George MD, Wilson RP, Sebastian Winter, Godinez I, Sankaran S, Tatiane Paixao, Melita Gordon, et al. (2008). Simian immunodeficiency virus-induced mucosal interleukin-17 deficiency promotes Salmonella dissemination from the gut . Nature medicine.