Michelle Giddens

Associate Scientific Director at ArticulateScience

Michelle Giddens, PhD has a strong background in medical writing and research. Michelle is currently employed at ArticulateScience as an Associate Scientific Director, where they have been working since January 2022. Prior to this, they held the positions of Lead Medical Writer from July 2020 to January 2022 and Senior Medical Writer from January 2019 to July 2020 at the same company. Michelle initially joined ArticulateScience as a Medical Writer in May 2017 and worked there until December 2018.

Before joining ArticulateScience, Michelle worked as a Freelance Medical Writer and Consultant from May 2013 to May 2017. During this time, they gained experience in medical writing and consulting.

Michelle also has a strong academic background. Michelle pursued a PhD in Neuroscience at Emory University from September 2010 to March 2017. Michelle'sresearch focused on studying the protective actions of brain-expressed receptors in models of neurological disease. Michelle published six manuscripts as a result of their work. Additionally, they took on various teaching and mentoring roles at Emory University, including designing and teaching neurobiology courses and mentoring undergraduate students.

Michelle also gained experience as a Survey Development and Evaluation Intern at Gradschoolmatch.com from March 2015 to February 2016, where they developed and analyzed a national survey of graduate students.

Furthermore, Michelle worked as a Brain Image Analysis Specialist at Harvard University from June 2008 to June 2010, where they independently completed semi-automated segmentation for human MRI scans and conducted statistical analysis for research studies.

Michelle started their career as a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow at SUNY Upstate Medical University in May 2007, where they studied the neuronal mechanisms of visual perception.

Overall, Michelle Giddens, PhD has a diverse work experience in medical writing, research, teaching, and mentoring. Michelle'sexpertise lies in scientific communication, neurobiology, and brain image analysis.

Michelle Giddens, PhD, completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Biology from Worcester State University in the years 2004 to 2008. During their undergraduate studies, they also pursued a minor in Chemistry and Psychology. Afterward, they went on to pursue a doctorate in Neuroscience at Emory University from 2010 to 2017, where they successfully obtained their Ph.D.

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Timeline

  • Associate Scientific Director

    January, 2022 - present

  • Lead Medical Writer

    July, 2020

  • Senior Medical Writer

    January, 2019

  • Medical Writer

    May, 2017