Dr Neville Ashcroft Joins Medical and Healthcare Writers Lewis-Barned & Associates

Online, June 7, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Neville Ashcroft (42) has a first degree in physiology from Bristol University; his PhD was also gained from Bristol. His post-doctoral experience includes work as the guest scientist at the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton; a Medical Research Council group leader at the Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex; and experience as a postdoctoral fellow at The National Institutes of Health, MD USA.

Neville's scientific skill set includes: developmental biology, (using forward and reverse genetic approaches); molecular biology, (eg cDNA library screening, Western and Northern blotting, subcloning, protein expression, etc); microscopy, (eg immunocytochemistry, microspectrophotometry, radiant spectrophotometry, transmission electron microscopy and confocal microscopy).

As a writer Neville has published a significant body of work in highly regarded peer-reviewed international journals; presented numerous abstracts at international research meetings; written articles for academic newsletters as well as public domain policy documents for local schools.

Neville has hit the ground running at Lewis-Barned & Associates and has already produced a series of short summaries about new medical research and completed a major piece of work on research methods for another client.

If you would like to contact Neville to discuss commissioning medical or scientific copy for online or print media please call 01444-811292 or email: neville.ashcroft@lewis-barned.co.uk.