Hello! My name is Michelle McRae, PhD, ELS.

I am a freelance science and medical editor, board-certified as an Editor in the Life Sciences.

I want to help you, a scientist or clinician, improve your writing so you can save time, publish your research in well-regarded journals, and apply for grant funding. To do that, I will edit your work with a careful touch, advocating for clarity for the intended audience.

I have edited more than 75 NIH, NSF, or USDA grants and responses to reviewers to meet sponsor requirements.

More than 100 journal articles that I have edited have been published, including in journals such as the following:

Nature, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, Cell Metabolism, Acta Neuropathologica, PNAS USA, Molecular Neurodegeneration, Diabetes, Journal of Pathology, International Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Nutrients, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, American Journal of Nursing, Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, Brain Network and Modulation, Sleep, Neural Regeneration Research, Biomedicines, Surgery Today, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Integrative Medicine, BMC Medical Education, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, Biofabrication, Texas Heart Institute Journal, Biology of Reproduction, Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, In Vivo, International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

As a former laboratory-based research scientist, I am familiar with scientific and medical research and publication processes.

As a trained editor, I am familiar with the standards required of copy editors.

To find out more, check out my Services and About pages.