Sarah May
Freelance Scientific Writer, Pipette & Quill Scientific Writing, LLC
she/her
Biography
Education/degrees:
BS, Biology, Alma College PhD, Biochemistry, Medical College of WisconsinPrevious positions held:
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Scientific Writer, University of Chicago
Current position or career path:
As a freelance scientific writer, I help scientists communicate their research in a way that is clear, concise, and compelling. I was drawn to this career path because I enjoy writing and care about making the scientific literature more accessible. During my postdoc, I took science writing courses and wrote science news stories as a volunteer contributing writer for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Later, I became Scientific Writer for a large research laboratory at the University of Chicago. I now run my own freelance business, Pipette & Quill Scientific Writing, which offers writing, editing, and figure design services to scientists in academia and beyond.