Vice President Medical

*Stephen Arthur, M.F.A., M.Sc. (neuroscience)

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Scientific Medical Writer, Editor, & Illustrator

Adept at improving the language, flow, structure, and clarity of manuscripts for

research journals, scientific review articles, and research grant proposals

On the leading edge of writing NIH R01 proposals according to their new short form

Mastered the standards of Zieger s Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research

Papers, Hofmann s Scientific Writing and Communication, and Gerin s Writing the

NIH Grant Proposal

Hired to write systematic reviews from assigned literature searches

Produced clear conceptual illustrations of signaling pathways (design to finish)

Provided new hypotheses for investigators due to a high level of creative intuition

Developed and wrote successful arts grants totaling over $215,000

Draws on a solid history of professional writing and communication in many genres:

technical writer, creative writer, video script writer (training and documentaries),

screenwriter, and animation artist

Technical or substantive editor: understands the content to edit the content for structure, coherence, logic gaps, and

factual accuracy, in addition to editing the language for diction, syntax, and punctuation.

Selected Contracts

McGill University Health Centre - Research Institute development for grant applications. Area of focus was

Performed authors editing (substantive, structural, cancer pain. Feb. 2010 June 2010

copy) and conceptual illustrating for a journal review

Iwasan Consulting SR&ED

article on subcellular injuries in Alzheimer's disease

Deciphered oral reports to create effective Detailed

co-authored by Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD,

Project Descriptions to obtain Scientific Research and

Professor, Dept of Medicine; Canada Research Chair

Experimental Development Tax Credits for various

in Biochemical Pharmacology; Executive Director of

businesses. 2006

MUHC Research Institute. March 2012

ImageMaker New Media for the Resource Sector

New York University Bluestone Center for

Consulted with mining company executives to

Clinical Research and Translational Cancer Pain

effectively portray the right story to investors in

Laboratory

mining exploration. 2005 2007

Editing and developing biomedical research report

manuscripts, topical review articles, illustrations, and

National Film Board of Canada

NIH R01 research grant proposals. Focus is on

Developed a scientific-visualization project for

endogenous molecular mediators of cancer pain,

schools $80,000 development budget. Researched the

peripheral nociception, epigenetics, genomic and

subject matter in depth (historical geology), wrote

signaling pathways, regulation of receptor expression,

scripts, conducted market research, and evaluated

endothelin and endocannabinoid receptors, surgical

production software and processes. Stephen was a

and molecular interventions, behavioral animal models,

catalyst for consensus building and teamwork between

and pre-clinical and clinical translational research for creative and technical contributors, delivering results ahead

development of novel analgesic drugs. You have done a of schedule. George Johnson, Producer, NFB. 1998-2000

masterful job. This is perfect. Consider me thoroughly

impressed. Brian Schmidt, MD, PhD. June 2010 to present Science World BC

Collected, interpreted, and summarized stories for That

University of California, San Francisco Faculty of

Day in Science, an interactive kiosk on the history of

Medicine

science. Contract 1993

Provided substantive editing for journal review articles

and primary research manuscripts, as well as content B.C. Medical Association

Wrote a press release, World's Deadliest Poison Used

Stephen Arthur (resume) page 2

for Revolutionary Therapies (contracted by Dr. Jean Corporate documentaries and training videos

(various clients, including BC Cancer Agency and BC

Carruthers).

Children s Hospital)

Dr. Reza Tabrischi, Dept. Pharmacology, UBC Consulting Video Script Writer and Creative Content

Performed substantive editing and copy editing for a Developer 1985-1995

major grant proposal. 1991

Education

Science textbook (From Above the Web)

Commissioned author originated and wrote, with co-

author Lorne Whitehead (recently Vice President Master of Science (Physiology/neuroscience)

Academic at UBC), a 400-page college-level general University of British Columbia, Vancouver

science textbook based on visual flowcharts that show

the logical and historical relationships between major Master of Fine Arts (Film production/screenwriting)

concepts. Covered sub-atomic physics, chemistry, and University of Southern California, Los Angeles

biology (sample on website). Unpublished, Federal grant

Bachelor of Science (Zoology)

University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Other relevant experience

Graduate research in neuroscience

Writing samples and C.V.

Performed animal experiments with receptor binding

See a large number of writing samples at:

assays and autoradiography to identify the

www.sxa-portfolio.com. See full chronological C.V. at:

geniculostriate neurotransmitter. Presented at poster

sessions at UBC Dept. Ophthalmology and Society for www.linkedin.com/in/stephenxarthur

Neuroscience Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Member

Published abstract (Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 17, 75).

American Medical Writers Association

Undergraduate thesis in zoology

Society for Technical Communication

Wrote an original monograph entitled Toward a

Mensa (past)

Complete Synthetic Theory of Evolution (excerpt on

website).

Reference

Brian L. Schmidt, DDS, MD, PhD, Professor,

Technical writing contracts

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery,

Director, Bluestone Center for Clinical Research

Impact BC Practice Support Program, an alliance

New York University College of Dentistry

between BC Ministry of Health Services, the BCMA,

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and the regional health authorities

Originated a series of training guides to help BC family

Testimonials

physicians be proactive in managing care for patients

with chronic ailments. A preliminary survey showed a See: www.sxa-portfolio.com/scientific_writer_testimonials.html

positive impact on both patient care and physician

Stephen is highly talented in an extraordinarily broad range

satisfaction. 2006 2008

of areas. His core strengths are a highly developed

B.C. Hydro BC Mineral, Oil and Gas Revenue understanding of sophisticated scientific concepts coupled

Branch BC Transmission Corporation IMT with proficiency and excellence in crystal clear written

communication of complex matters. On top of that, Stephen

Image & Microscope Technology CHC Helicopter

is highly creative and has fine aesthetic judgment in

Global Operations McDonald Dettwiler and

numerous areas including creative writing and various forms

Associates Glenayre Electronics Richmond

of graphic arts. Lorne Whitehead, PhD, Professor, UBC

Fire-Rescue Hughes Canada Systems Division

Leader of Education Innovation, UBC 3M Chair in Physics,

Spectrum Signal Processing B.C. Ministry of

and past Vice President Academic University of BC.

Forests E-Comm 9-1-1

Wrote many user guides, training manuals, and

Software

proposals for a wide range of products, services and

educational topics. 1984 to 2008 Endnote, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects

(animation & VFX), MS-Word, Adobe Acrobat.

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