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Kellie Benn, Senior Vice President – Editorial

Kellie finished from Trinity University in 2012 with a double significant in interaction and Russian. She formerly worked as an editor at a number of papers, consisting of the Daily Press on the Virginia Peninsula. In addition to a number of paper awards, she was granted a Fulbright fellowship in 2012 and invested a year mentor English at a university in Russia. She likewise served in the U.S. Army for 8 years.

Patricia Silva, PhD, Director of Science Content 

Patrícia holds a PhD in medical microbiology and contagious illness from the Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, and finished a postdoctoral research study fellowship at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal. Her operate in academic community was generally concentrated on molecular biology and the hereditary qualities of contagious representatives such as infections and parasites. Patrícia made a number of travel awards to provide her work at global clinical conferences. She is a released author of a number of peer-reviewed science short articles.

Inês Martins, PhD, Associate Director of Science Content

Inês holds a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, where she concentrated on capillary biology, blood stem cells, and cancer. Before that, she studied cell and molecular biology and worked as a research study fellow at several institutes. In addition to a number of college awards, Inês won the Pfizer Basic Research Award in 2012 for a term paper. She likewise has an academic degree in information science.

Brad Dell, Director of Community Content 

Brad finished from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2016 with a double significant in history and journalism. He formerly worked as a copy editor for Nella Media Group, handling editor for Ka Leo O Hawaii, and managing editor for Abstract Magazine. Brad has cystic fibrosis, a bilateral lung transplant, and is deaf.

Kevin Schaefer, Associate Director of Community Content 

Kevin finished from North Carolina State University with a B.A. in English with concentrations in movie research studies and innovative writing. He operated at NCSU’s trainee paper throughout college, and has actually freelanced for various publications. In 2017, he released a short article in the MDA Quest publication about going to college with an impairment.

Phil Riches, SEO Editor

Phil finished from Birmingham City University, England in 2014 with a top-notch honors degree in media and interaction. He at first operated in regional and music journalism, prior to moving into health publishing when he signed up with Healthline in an editorial capability. He has actually concentrated on health equity reporting and enhancing protection of health variations, which are typically underreported in the media, and has actually because gone on to handle editorial groups with an SEO-focused technique to developing material.

Shana Gray, Copy Chief   

Shana finished from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in mass interactions with a concentration in journalism. She formerly operated at a number of papers in the Southeast, consisting of editor of The Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, Virginia, Tidewater Review in New Kent, Virginia, and the neighborhood papers for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia. She formerly has actually been honored by the South Carolina and Virginia press associations.

Isaura Santos, Director of Social Media

Isaura finished from NOVA University Lisbon where she studied cellular and molecular biology. She wished to concentrate on science and health digital interaction, which led her to get a master’s in interaction, culture, and infotech from ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. Isaura worked as a research study fellow on establishing ingenious and reliable science outreach efforts and has actually spoken with for prominent science research study institutes to help them much better interact their jobs.

Ana de Barros, PhD, Managing Science Editor 

Ana holds a PhD in immunology from the University of Lisbon and worked as a postdoctoral scientist at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) in Lisbon, Portugal. Ana was granted 2 FCT fellowships and has actually won the Portuguese Immunology Society Best Paper and Best Poster award in 2009 and 2010, along with the CESPU International Research Award in 2010. After leaving the laboratory to pursue a profession in science interaction, she worked as the director of science interaction at iMM Lisbon.

Joana Carvalho, PhD, Managing Science Editor 

Joana holds a bachelor’s in biology, a Master of Science in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Her work has actually been concentrated on the effect of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the cumulative habits of endothelial cells — those that comprise the lining of capillary — discovered in the umbilical cable of babies. In addition to a number of research study fellowships, she was granted 2 Erasmus scholarships to carry out part of her research studies in France.

Marta Figueiredo, PhD, Managing Science Editor 

Marta holds a biology degree, a master’s in evolutionary and developmental biology, and a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She was granted a research study scholarship and a PhD scholarship, and her research study concentrated on the function of a number of signaling paths in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic advancement. She likewise formerly worked as an assistant teacher of a yearly one-week embryology course at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine.

José Lopes, PhD, Managing Science Editor  

José holds a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Porto, Portugal. After postdocs at Weill Connell Medicine and Western University, where he studied the procedures driving high blood pressure and Alzheimer’s illness, he proceeded in 2016 to a profession in science writing and interaction. José is the author of a number of peer-reviewed documents and a book chapter and has actually provided his research study in many global conferences.

Jake Harney, PhD, News Researcher 

Jake received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and his academic degrees from the University of Florida, where he learnt reproductive physiology. He invested 26 years in college mentor, carrying out biomedical research study and serving in administration. He’s received 2 university mentor awards, a graduate research study mentorship award, 2 trainee federal government association management awards, and has actually worked as the primary private investigator on 2 National Science Foundation teacher/scholar mentorship grants.

Nicole Zaunbrecher, Web Content Manager

Nicole finished from Flagler College in 2014 with a bachelor’s in English literature and from Arizona State University in 2022 with a bachelor’s in digital audiences. She formerly worked as a copywriter, quality assurance editor, and social networks professional for Web.com. She focuses on digital marketing and front-end web advancement.

Marisa Wexler, MS, Senior Science Writer 

Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied unique hereditary drivers of ovarian cancer. Her locations of knowledge consist of cancer biology, immunology, and genes, and she has actually worked as a science writing and interactions intern for the Genetics Society of America.

Lindsey Shapiro, PhD, Science Writer 

Lindsey made her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied unique healing methods for treatment-resistant types of epilepsy. She was granted a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research study. Lindsey likewise formerly worked as a postdoctoral scientist, studying the function of swelling in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s illness.

Steve Bryson, PhD, Science Writer 

Steve holds a PhD in biochemistry from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Canada. As a medical researcher for 18 years, he operated in both academic community and market, where his research study concentrated on the discovery of brand-new vaccines and medications to treat inflammatory conditions and contagious illness. Steve is a released author in several peer-reviewed clinical journals and a trademarked creator.

Patricia Inacio, PhD, Science Writer 

Patricia holds her PhD in cell biology from the University Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, and has actually worked as an author on a number of research study jobs and fellowships, along with significant grant applications for European companies. She likewise worked as a PhD trainee research study assistant in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York, for which she was granted a Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) fellowship.

Andrea Lobo, PhD, Science Writer

Andrea Lobo holds a PhD in cell biology/neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. As a research study researcher for 19 years, Andrea took part in scholastic jobs in several research study fields, consisting of stroke, gene guideline, cancer, and unusual illness. She has actually authored several research study documents in peer-reviewed journals.

Margarida Maia, PhD, Science Writer 

Margarida is a biochemist (University of Porto, Portugal) with a PhD in biomedical sciences (VIB and KULeuven, Belgium). Her primary interest is science interaction. She is likewise enthusiastic about style and the discussion in between art and science.

Patricia Valerio, PhD, Science Writer

Patricia holds a PhD in neurobiology from the University of Basel, Switzerland, where she studied how hearing establishes and works. She made a Master of Science in cellular and molecular biology, concentrating on metabolic illness, such as diabetes, and a Bachelor of Science in biomedical drug store from the University of Coimbra in Portugal.

Mary Chapman, Features Writer 

Mary finished from Wayne State University with a degree in journalism. She started her profession at United Press International, then invested a years reporting for the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (now Bloomberg Industry Group). Mary has actually composed thoroughly for The New York Times, and her work has actually appeared in publications such as Time, Newsweek, Fortune, and the Chicago Tribune. She’s won a Society of Professional Journalists award for impressive reporting.

Susie Strachan, SEO Writer

Susie is a medical reporter with a background in print media and health care interactions. Her large experience consists of composing for the Winnipeg Free Press for twenty years and functioning as your house function author for the acclaimed health care publication, WAVE.

David Boddiger, Senior Copy Editor

David finished from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1995 with a degree in government. He has actually worked as a news author and editor in the U.S. and Latin America for over twenty years, covering a series of subjects from politics to health. In 2010, he received an Addiction Studies Program for Journalists Award from Wake Forest University School of Medicine for his reporting in The Lancet on dependency and the illegal drug sell Mexico.

Grace Frank, Senior Copy Editor  

Grace worked as editor-in-chief for BioNews from June 2016 to June 2019 prior to going back to modifying. A long time paper editor and press reporter, she was a Pulitzer Prize candidate for an investigative series into eye surgical treatments mistakenly performed outside a medical trial. She holds a master’s degree in global relations from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in government from Rutgers University. Grace resides in France with her prolonged people-and-pets family.

Maureen Castellano, Copy Editor 

Maureen finished from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a social science concentration in sociology. She was a finalist for the New Jersey Press Association “Rookie of the Year” and won a number of paper awards in her years as a press reporter. She likewise worked as a manufacturer for Court TELEVISION, and after that invested ten years overseas as a diplomat in Asia and Europe.

David DeWitt, Copy Editor 

David is a veteran editor with 28 years in papers, consisting of management and staff work at The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The St. Petersburg Times, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, and The San Antonio Light. He’s taught English at 6 colleges and made his bachelor’s in journalism from the University of South Carolina, with later master’s degrees in theater and English and doctoral operate in English. He is likewise a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Robert Snyder, Copy Editor

Rob has actually had a long profession in journalism, getting his start as an editorial cartoonist at the Baltimore Sun prior to relocating to the upper Shenandoah Valley in 2004 where he worked as a press reporter and editor at a variety of papers and publications in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in English, Rob copes with his family in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Sandee Tkaczuk, Copy Editor

Sandee originates from a paper and publication background, with 12 years’ experience at the Calgary Herald in the locations of business and neighborhood news, and unique areas. She has actually an English degree from the University of Calgary and a master’s in journalism from the University of Western Ontario.

Jeff Webb, Copy Editor

Jeff has been an author and editor for 45 years. After a 30-year profession as an everyday paper author, editor and supervisor, he started a freelance business that concentrated on health care subjects, blogging about innovation patterns and profiling numerous doctors about their expert and personal achievements. He signed up with BioNews in 2016. Jeff is a U.S. Air Force veteran and learnt English at Delaware State University.

Paige Wyant, Copy Editor

Paige finished from the University of Southern California in 2017 with a significant in English literature and a small in interactions, and has actually been operating at digital health publications since. Before signing up with BioNews, Paige was a handling editor at The Mighty, where she concentrated on developing material for the persistent disease neighborhood.