학술 분야 작가, 에디터, 리뷰어이며, 22년 이상의 학술 연구 및 강의 경험을 보유하고 있습니다. 학술 글쓰기 분야에서 폭넓은 경험을 쌓았으며, 영향력 높은 저널에 여러 논문을 게재했고, 다수의 연구 보조금 신청서를 제출하여 성공적인 결과를 얻었습니다. 보조금 신청서와 저널 논문의 전문 피어리뷰어이며 여러 학술 저널의 다양한 형식과 스타일에 익숙합니다.
Biochemistry, Chemistry
PhD, Biochemistry, University of Cambridge BSc, Biochemistry & Chemistry, University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral Scientific Staff, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge. MRC Research Training Fellow, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge. Postdoctoral Research Assoc., School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester. Lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST). Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Manchester Co-Director of Bellingham Camping Limited, owner of Bellingham Camping & Caravanning Site in Bellingham, Hexham, Northumberland, United Kingdom.