credentials ::
Professional Certification and Certificates
- Certified Editor in the Life Sciences (ELS), Board of Editors in the Life Sciences, 2000
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American Medical Writers Association certificates:
- Advanced (2008)
- Core Curriculum: Writing and Editing (1996); Freelance (1997); Pharmaceutical (1997)
Education
- Statistics for Biomedical Scientists (graduate-level course), Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, NIH, fall semester, 2000, and spring semester, 2001
- Intramural Research Training Award postdoctoral fellow, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, 1990-1992
- PhD (cell biology, cum laude) 1990, Biocenter, University of Basel, Switzerland
- MS (basic health science) 1977, State University of New York at Stony Brook
- BS (biology, cum laude) 1971, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Organizational Leadership
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American Medical Writers Association
- President, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, 1998-1999
- Originator and coordinator, Mid-Atlantic Chapter's e-mail service, 1998-2010
- Coordinator, Core Curriculum Workshops, 1996 and 1997
Memberships
- American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
- Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS)
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
- Council of Science Editors (CSE)
- Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
- World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
Selected Research Articles
Altus MS, Wood CM, Stewart DA, Roskams AJI, Friedman V, Henderson T, Owens GA, Danner DB, Jupe ER, Dell-Orco RT, McClung JK. Regions of evolutionary conservation between rat and human prohibitin genes. Gene. 1995;158(2):291-294.
Altus MS, Nagamine, Y. Stability of urokinase-type plasminogen activator mRNA studied in cell-free decay reactions. J Biol Chem. 1991;266(31):21190-21196.
Letters to the Editor, Media Review, and Meeting Report
Altus MS. Culture of science and order of authorship [letter]. Science Editor 2001;24:17.
Altus MS. eMedicine.com—excellent content but difficult to use [media review]. AMWA Journal 2000(4);15:32.
Altus MS. The journal's role in educating readers [meeting report]. Science Editor 2002;25:10.