WHY ME
Heather Gorby, PhD, is an award-winning medical communicator with several years of professional experience writing medical and scientific documents. She received a PhD from Stony Brook University where she studied the effects of stress hormones on the brain. Heather held a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health (NIH/NIMH) where she studied the interaction of stress hormones and bacterial pathogens. Following her formal education, she spent over 5 years working as a medical writer for the Life Sciences Research Organization and SAIC-Frederick (now known as Leidos), providing writing and editing support to a variety of clients in the private sector and the federal government such as the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute). She was recently recognized with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH Director’s Award in 2019 for her contributions to a symposium on the opioid crisis.
Heather is a versatile generalist, always curious about new therapeutic areas. She is a member if the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), the International Society of Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), and the DC Science Writers Association.
Continuing education: Clinical Pharmacology (NIH), the Protocol Navigation Training Program (NIH), Drug Commercialization (University of San Diego via Coursera); certificates in Essential Skills and Composition and Publication (AMWA)
Heather is based in the Washington, DC metro area, but has clients located throughout the globe.
Please contact me to learn more about how I can help you with your project.
Heather Gorby, PhD, is an award-winning medical communicator with several years of professional experience writing medical and scientific documents. She received a PhD from Stony Brook University where she studied the effects of stress hormones on the brain. Heather held a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health (NIH/NIMH) where she studied the interaction of stress hormones and bacterial pathogens. Following her formal education, she spent over 5 years working as a medical writer for the Life Sciences Research Organization and SAIC-Frederick (now known as Leidos), providing writing and editing support to a variety of clients in the private sector and the federal government such as the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute). She was recently recognized with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH Director’s Award in 2019 for her contributions to a symposium on the opioid crisis.
Heather is a versatile generalist, always curious about new therapeutic areas. She is a member if the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), the International Society of Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), and the DC Science Writers Association.
Continuing education: Clinical Pharmacology (NIH), the Protocol Navigation Training Program (NIH), Drug Commercialization (University of San Diego via Coursera); certificates in Essential Skills and Composition and Publication (AMWA)
Heather is based in the Washington, DC metro area, but has clients located throughout the globe.
Please contact me to learn more about how I can help you with your project.