Hanna Craig, Ph.D., M.S., B.S., is a medical writer and editor with 20 years of writing and research experience in numerous scientific fields. She holds post-graduate degrees in systematics and molecular toxicology, as well as post-doctoral fellowships in neuroendocrinology and bioinformatics. She writes, edits and proofreads technical reports, scientific manuscripts, grant proposals, materials for CME accreditation and clinical study reports (CSR) for pharmaceutical industry. She has authored numerous highly technical publications and grant proposals, in many biological fields and with an emphasis on biotechnology. On these grants she has served both as co- and principle investigator. Additional experience includes computational biology, scientific advisory, database curation and annotation, web content writing, patent application writing and statistical design and analysis.
Her general areas of interest include: bioinformatics, molecular biology studies, virology, vaccinology, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurology, oncology, toxicology and pharmacology.
Hanna has served on graduate student committees, and has advised and assisted graduate students with dissertations and academic publications. She has also served on scientific advisory boards to assist in bioinformatics design and tool development, and has her own bioinformatics software development business. She has published book chapters, has authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed scientific articles, as well as other works on medical and scientific websites.
Specialties
HEALTH AREAS
Asthma
ADHD
Medicine: Pediatric, Adult, Heart Disease
Infectious Disease
Physician Education
Sexual Health
Genetics
Immune Function
Complex Disease
Metabolic Disorders
Mitochondrial Disease
Obesity
Molecular biology (transcription regulation, cellular signaling pathways, enzymology, immunology, virology [host-virus interactions], and others too numerous to mention)
WRITING CAPABILITIES
Abstracts
Brochures and Trifolds
Content Editing
Manuscripts (fully referenced)
Grants
Literature Reviews and Summaries
Medical Case Studies
Medical Newsletters
Medical Practice Promotion Materials
Monographs and Journal Articles
Poster Creation
PowerPoint and Slide Kits
Tables and Diagrams
Textbook Content
Training Manuals/Instructional
Materials
Web Content
Patent Applications
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
CME Procedure Manuals
Coaching Guidelines
Evaluations
Form and Template Development
Learning Objectives
Needs Assessments
Original Medical Education
Outcome Study Design
Preparation of
Applications for CME
Accreditation
Syllabi
Training Manuals and Systems
WRITING EXPERIENCE
Select contracts:
1) Global Patent Strategies,
Inc. (2007-present); technical writing
2) Pfizer, Inc.
(2006-present); CMC, technical report and manuscript preparation and writing;
substantive editing
3) University of Texas Medical Branch (2006-present); grant/manuscript writing/editing
4) Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2006-present); grant proposal writing and editing
5) AceVision, Inc (2006-present); technical reports, grant submissions and manuscript writing and editing
6) The Gwydion Group (2005-present); CME writing and editing
7) Write Science Right (2005-present); manuscript editing
8) The University of Florida (HIV data analysis, 2002-2004); analysis of HIV host gene expression data, technical reports and manuscript writing.
CME writing experience includes cardiovascular disease (CVD)
and related areas, including underlying illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis
and diabetes, and cardiology therapies and surgical interventions,
gastroenterology, allergy, pulmonary medicine, virology (Hepatitis C, HIV),
inflammatory disease therapy (atopic dermatitis, skin
and soft tissue infections, adult and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis); pain and
pain management (neuropathic pain, arthritis pain),
neurology, vaccinology and surgery.
Senior Research Associate:
Virginia Bioinformatics
Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia, August 2003-September 2007. Computational Biologist.
Scientific Advisor:
Gene
Johnson, Inc., Gainesville,
Florida, Aug. 2002-Aug. 2003. Scientific Advisor for prototype HIVbase.
Post doctoral fellow:
Virginia
Bioinformatics Institute, Blacksburg,
Virginia, Oct. 2002-Aug. 2003.
Dr. Allan Dickerman, Advisor. Computational
Biology fellowship.
Database
Curator:
Proteome, Inc./Incyte
Genomics, Beverly, Massachusetts, April 2001-October 2002. Yeast, Rat, Mouse, Human and GCPDR database curation.
Post doctoral
fellow:
Oregon Health Sciences University, Vollum Institute, Portland, Oregon,
Neuroscience, August 1998-May 2001.
GRANT WRITING EXPERIENCE, selected proposals
September 2004
NSF, for Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, AA-5-66272, $852,207:
Essential Gene Functions in Arabidopsis Seed Development.
February 2004
NIH, R21 for Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, AI057875-01, $300,000:
Gene Expression in Brucella-Infected Macrophages.
January 2005
NSF SBIR Phase I, for GATACA, DMI-0441403, $100,000: HEPbaseTM: Specialized Software for Storage, Retrieval and Linkage of Hepatitis Data.
December 2006
NIH SBIR Phase I, for GATACA, 1 R43 RR023179-01, $100,000: HEPCbaseTM: Specialized software for storage, retrieval and linkage of hepatitis data.
January 2006
NSF SBIR Phase II, for GATACA, DMI-0620459, $499,986: HEPCbase - Specialized Software for Storage, Retrieval and Linkage of Hepatitis Data.
June 2007
NIH SBIR Phase I, for ACEVision Group. $100,000. VisioLite laser for improving presbyopia.
October 2007
NIH R21, for ACEVision Group. $250,000 VisioDSA biomechanical model for the aging ocular organ.
August 2008
NIH R01, $500,000, for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Innovations in Lower Limb Prostheses Attachment.
December 2008
NIH SBIR Phase I, for GATACA, $140,000. Integrated Software for Studying Rapidly Mutating Viruses.
Additional information on request:
Patents pending
Publications
Abstracts
Book chapters
Books
Feedback
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