Profile

Kevin is a Scientific Editor at Washington University School of Medicine. He provides faculty members and trainees with input—at the levels of science, writing, and visualization—that enhance the success of their grant applications and research articles. He is also a freelance science writer, focusing on topics in microbiology, genomics, and evolution.

Education

• PhD, Biology and Biomedical Sciences, 2018-2023 Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

  Thesis advisor: Dr. Gautam Dantas
  Thesis title: Antibiotic Resistance at Sequence, Population, and Global Scales

• Bachelor of Arts, Biology + English, 2013-2017 Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
  Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Distinction, College Honors

Experience

• Scientific Editor, 2024-present Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Laboratory & Genomic Medicine, St. Louis, MO

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2023-2024 Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology & Immunology, St. Louis, MO

• Graduate Researcher, 2018-2023 Washington University School of Medicine, Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology, St. Louis, MO

• Analytical Specialist, 2017-2018 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Quality Control Department, Rensselaer, NY

Honors & Awards:

• Art Award, 2023 (Washington University in St. Louis)

• T32 Predoctoral Training Grant, 2020 (NIH NIDDK)

• Science Communication Credential, 2020 (Washington University in St. Louis)

• National Eagle Scout Association World Explorer, 2017 (Boy Scouts of America)

• Freedman Prize in Natural and Physical Science, 2017 (Hartwick College)

• Outstanding Senior in English Studies, 2017 (Hartwick College)

• Faculty Scholar, 2016 (Hartwick College Biology and English Departments)