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Street Address Email: EMAIL AVAILABLE Phone: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Citizenship: U.S. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARYAccomplished TECHNICAL WRITER & EDITOR (MEDICAL SCIENCES) with a strongrecord of scientific/medical writing, scientific research and datamanagement for NIH and NCI (National Cancer Institute), employed by NovaResearch Company. Wrote and edited a range of high quality materials,meeting all deadlines.More than 15 years of experience in science writing and scientificresearch.Experience in NCI/NIH clinical trials, including the informed consent formsfor human subject research.Knowledge of FDA regulations regarding new therapeutics and clinicaltrials.Noted for strong work ethics and efficiency.Talented, knowledgeable, and motivated, strong background in molecularbiology, virology, immunology, and cellular biology. Quick-learner, detail-oriented, eager to learn new skills, team-player, highly adaptable, andefficient.Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.Proficient in Microsoft Office, willing to take initiative and workindependently. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEBetween May 2015 and present time: . Attended Montgomery County WorkSource workshops . Translated medical documents (patient reports, clinical trials documents, etc.) and scientific articles from Italian, French, and Persian into English . Translated a book in French into Persian and published it. . Translated a book from French into English.Medical Writer / National Cancer Institute, Clinical TrialsDecember 2014 to May 2015Technical Resources International (TRI), 6500 Rock Spring Drive, Suite 650,Bethesda, MD 20187Maintained NCI/CTEP (Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program)'s databaseregarding Exceptions to Rapid Reporting of Adverse Events in clinicaltrials with anti-cancer agents.Maintained an Excel spreadsheet of information regarding the drugs andtheir adverse events and other relevant information.Tracked investigator-generated reports regarding the drug adverse events.Conducted literature reviews.Participated in conference calls with NIAID staff and prepared summaryminutes within short deadlines.Successfully completed the task at TRI within the contract time period.Made a smooth transition possible when a crisis occurred at the company andtook over the tasks left behind when a team member had to take an emergencyleave of absence.Science Writer and Task Force Leader / National Cancer Institute, DrugDiscovery October 2001 to November 2013Nova Research Company, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814Worked for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and NIHWorked as a Science writer and Data Management support for the NationalCancer Institute's Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)'sDevelopmental Therapeutics Program (DTP) contract. Responsibilitiesincluded attending committee meetings, recording the proceedings, takingdetailed notes, preparing or editing transcripts, generating action items,writing summary minutes, editing and proofreading documents for grammar andpunctuation, sending email notifications to DTP staff and academicians ofvarious universities and cancer centers, preparing spreadsheets of listingsand meeting agendas, and distributing the scientific documents to the staffand external researchers.Performed: editing of complex scientific and technical material; writingprinted or spoken media for a general scientific audience or informedlaymen; and insured that editing and writing conforms to all applicablerequirements, shifting of sentences within paragraphs; corrections ofsentences for faulty syntax or poor choice of words; conformance to GPOrequired style, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Maintained databases (Oracle-based), created and maintained spreadsheets,created compound summaries in databases and sent to researchers fromuniversities and cancer centers around the US. Uploaded documents on sharedfolders for access by NCI staff.Prepared spreadsheets for CTEP regarding drugs in clinical trials.Provided contract support to several drug discovery and developmentinitiatives sponsored by the DTP, including the NExT program. Attended thecommittee meetings and prepared the minutes for each of these programs.Summarized highly technical data derived from studies related to thechemical synthesis, biochemistry, molecular target activity, biologicalactivity, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and pharmaceutical properties of thecompounds under development by the DTP.Responsible for archiving and maintaining documentation related to the DTPproject.All work was delivered with best quality and at or usually prior to thedeadline.Received many praises from NCI staff and authorities, as well as NOVAResearch Company during the years of service.Took over responsibility for the entire contract after the supervisor andall the rest of the team members suddenly left.Single-handedly, made a smooth transition possible when crises occurred atall three companies where I worked.Medical and Scientific TranslationNovember 2002 to presentFree-lance translatorTranslated many peer-reviewed scientific articles, medical reports, medicaltest results, clinical trial consent forms, Ethics Committees documents,etc. RELATED EXPERIENCE . Research Associate - BioServe Biotechnologies, Laurel, Maryland March 2001 to October 2001 Lead the Oligonucleotide Synthesis Department . Research Associate - McGill University, Montreal, Canada August 1990 to October 1996 and the Canadian National Research Council Biotechnology Institute Fields of research: gene therapy, endocrinology and osteoporosis Applying advanced molecular biology techniques such as DNA & RNA purification, DNA & RNA blots, hybridization, Cloning, PCR, differential display PCR, DNA sequencing, Gel electrophoresis, cell culture, etc. . Teaching assistant - Universit de Montral . Translation of scientific material - Universit de Montral . Coordinator and translator - IBC, an international March 1997 to September 2000 Industrial consulting company in Iran with offices in Tehran and Western Europe EDUCATION . Master of Science in BIOLOGY (Concentration in Ecology and Toxicology), University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 90 avenue Vincent-d'Indy, Montral, QC H2V 2S9, 6/1989, 3.8/4.0 GPA, . Bachelor of Science in BIOLOGY (Concentration in cell biology and zoology), Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, 1/1980 3.7/4.0 GPA . Credits in biology and other areas from Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky, and Marshall University, Huntington West Virginia. . Extra credits post-bachelor's degree in immunology, virology, ecology, and languages from Concordia and McGill universities in Montreal, Canada LANGUAGESHighly proficient (professional translator) in English, Persian, French,Italian, and German COMPUTER SKILLSHighly proficient in Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Oracle-based DatabasesProficient in PowerPoint, Access, FileMaker Pro, Reference Manager |
