Mechanical Editing
I check whether your manuscript style follows the rules of spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and usage.
Substantive Editing
In addition to checking manuscript style, I suggest how to change sentences and paragraphs to clarify your ideas and to effectively tell your story.
Developmental Editing
I rewrite (or write) your manuscript by using your preliminary drafts and notes. We collaborate to produce a focused and logical grant or a well-narrated paper.
Research Articles Samples
The Journal of Medical Virology
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a highly successful pathogen that infects ~95% of the adult population and is associated with diverse cancers and autoimmune diseases. The most abundant viral factor in latently infected cells is not a protein but a noncoding RNA called EBV-encoded RNA 1 (EBER1). Even though EBER1 is highly abundant and was discovered over forty years ago, the function of EBER1 has remained elusive. EBER1 interacts with the ribosomal protein L22, which normally suppresses the expression of its paralog L22-like 1 (L22L1). Here we show that when L22 binds EBER1, it cannot suppress L22L1, resulting in L22L1 being expressed and incorporated into ribosomes. We further show ….
Science Spotlight Series, Solve ME/CFS
In our Solve Science Spotlight series, we’re summarizing significant publications and presentations about ME/CFS, Long Covid, and other infection-associated chronic conditions and illnesses (IACCIs). Our goals are to make complex scientific discoveries accessible to everyone and help you stay informed about the newest advancements in the field. The majority of these pieces are written by Sumit Borah, a science writer at Oxford Square and a consultant with Solve.
The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
Precision medicine’s potential to transform complex autoimmune disease treatment is often challenged by limited data availability and inadequate sample size when compared with the number of molecular features found in high-throughput multi-omics data sets. Addressing this issue, the novel framework PRoBeNet (Predictive Response Biomarkers using Network medicine) was developed. ProBeNet operates under the hypothesis that the therapeutic effect of a drug propagates through a protein-protein interaction network to reverse disease states. ProBeNet prioritizes biomarkers by considering the following: i) therapy-targeted proteins, ii) disease-specific molecular signatures, and iii) an underlying network of interactions among cellular components….
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JP MAIANTI, PhD
Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
My Background
Dr. Sumit Borah
I specialize in editing grants and papers—particularly on cancer. I edited these documents in both basic-research and clinical laboratories while at Yale University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
I have science-editing certificates from both the American Medical Writers Association and the University of Chicago, and I studied Technical Writing at the University of Memphis.
I am a member of the American Medical Writers Association, the National Organization of Research Development Professionals, and the Council of Science Editors.
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