Homa Assar

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished TECHNICAL WRITER & EDITOR (MEDICAL SCIENCES) with a strong

record of scientific/medical writing, scientific research and data

management for NIH and NCI (National Cancer Institute), employed by Nova

Research Company. Wrote and edited a range of high quality materials,

meeting all deadlines.

More than 15 years of experience in science writing and scientific

research.

Experience in NCI/NIH clinical trials, including the informed consent forms

for human subject research.

Knowledge of FDA regulations regarding new therapeutics and clinical

trials.

Noted for strong work ethics and efficiency.

Talented, knowledgeable, and motivated, strong background in molecular

biology, virology, immunology, and cellular biology. Quick-learner, detail-

oriented, eager to learn new skills, team-player, highly adaptable, and

efficient.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.

Proficient in Microsoft Office, willing to take initiative and work

independently.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Between 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 Trials

December 2014 to May 2015

Technical Resources International (TRI), 6500 Rock Spring Drive, Suite 650,

Bethesda, MD 20187

Maintained NCI/CTEP (Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program)'s database

regarding Exceptions to Rapid Reporting of Adverse Events in clinical

trials with anti-cancer agents.

Maintained an Excel spreadsheet of information regarding the drugs and

their 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 summary

minutes 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 and

took over the tasks left behind when a team member had to take an emergency

leave of absence.

Science Writer and Task Force Leader / National Cancer Institute, Drug

Discovery

October 2001 to November 2013

Nova Research Company, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814

Worked for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and NIH

Worked as a Science writer and Data Management support for the National

Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)'s

Developmental Therapeutics Program (DTP) contract. Responsibilities

included attending committee meetings, recording the proceedings, taking

detailed notes, preparing or editing transcripts, generating action items,

writing summary minutes, editing and proofreading documents for grammar and

punctuation, sending email notifications to DTP staff and academicians of

various universities and cancer centers, preparing spreadsheets of listings

and meeting agendas, and distributing the scientific documents to the staff

and external researchers.

Performed: editing of complex scientific and technical material; writing

printed or spoken media for a general scientific audience or informed

laymen; and insured that editing and writing conforms to all applicable

requirements, shifting of sentences within paragraphs; corrections of

sentences for faulty syntax or poor choice of words; conformance to GPO

required style, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Maintained databases (Oracle-based), created and maintained spreadsheets,

created compound summaries in databases and sent to researchers from

universities and cancer centers around the US. Uploaded documents on shared

folders for access by NCI staff.

Prepared spreadsheets for CTEP regarding drugs in clinical trials.

Provided contract support to several drug discovery and development

initiatives sponsored by the DTP, including the NExT program. Attended the

committee meetings and prepared the minutes for each of these programs.

Summarized highly technical data derived from studies related to the

chemical synthesis, biochemistry, molecular target activity, biological

activity, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and pharmaceutical properties of the

compounds under development by the DTP.

Responsible for archiving and maintaining documentation related to the DTP

project.

All work was delivered with best quality and at or usually prior to the

deadline.

Received many praises from NCI staff and authorities, as well as NOVA

Research Company during the years of service.

Took over responsibility for the entire contract after the supervisor and

all the rest of the team members suddenly left.

Single-handedly, made a smooth transition possible when crises occurred at

all three companies where I worked.

Medical and Scientific Translation

November 2002 to present

Free-lance translator

Translated many peer-reviewed scientific articles, medical reports, medical

test 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

LANGUAGES

Highly proficient (professional translator) in English, Persian, French,

Italian, and German

COMPUTER SKILLS

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Oracle-based Databases

Proficient in PowerPoint, Access, FileMaker Pro, Reference Manager

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