Gemma Alderton
@gemma-biosciedit.bsky.social
Freelance editor and writer with 18 years experience as an editor at Nature journals and Science. More info at: www.biosciedit.co.uk
Recently I started working with Germinate. They have a strong track-record with successful grants: the people they worked with secured more than €60M in funding. As competition increases for decreasing funds, optimising your proposal with an experienced editor can really help. Get in touch with us!
These last few years @germinatescience.bsky.social, we've had the pleasure of working with so many brilliant scientists. Supporting them to secure funding to undertake their ambitious and inspiring science has been a privilege. 1/n
At Germinate, over the last few years we have been increasingly focussed on helping our clients to strengthen their grant and fellowship applications to maximise their chances of securing funding to deliver their innovative science.
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Recently I started working with Germinate. They have a strong track-record with successful grants: the people they worked with secured more than €60M in funding. As competition increases for decreasing funds, optimising your proposal with an experienced editor can really help. Get in touch with us!
Do you need help with grant proposals?
After 18 years at @natureportfolio.nature.com and
@science.org, I am now a freelance editor and writer. I can give objective and constructive feedback to improve grant proposals. I can also help you write them. 1/5
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After 18 years at @natureportfolio.nature.com and
@science.org, I am now a freelance editor and writer. I can give objective and constructive feedback to improve grant proposals. I can also help you write them. 1/5
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September 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Do you need help with grant proposals?
After 18 years at @natureportfolio.nature.com and
@science.org, I am now a freelance editor and writer. I can give objective and constructive feedback to improve grant proposals. I can also help you write them. 1/5
biosciedit.co.uk
After 18 years at @natureportfolio.nature.com and
@science.org, I am now a freelance editor and writer. I can give objective and constructive feedback to improve grant proposals. I can also help you write them. 1/5
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After 18 years as an editor at @natureportfolio.nature.com journals and @science.org, I am now a freelance editor. By being a step away from your work, I can take an objective view and give constructive feedback to improve papers, revisions, and grant proposals.
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After 18 years as an editor at @natureportfolio.nature.com journals and @science.org, I am now a freelance editor. By being a step away from your work, I can take an objective view and give constructive feedback to improve papers, revisions, and grant proposals.
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After 18 years as an editor at Nature journals and Science, I am now a freelance editor. By being a step away from your work, I can take an objective view and give constructive feedback on papers, grants etc.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
After 18 years as an editor at Nature journals and Science, I am now a freelance editor. By being a step away from your work, I can take an objective view and give constructive feedback on papers, grants etc.
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Reposted by Gemma Alderton
Thrilled to share new work led by @jieyang437.bsky.social in the lab published today in @Nature. We find that Aspirin prevents metastasis by releasing T cells from immune suppression by platelet TXA2. @Cambridge_Uni @CRUKCamCentre rdcu.be/eci1U
March 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thrilled to share new work led by @jieyang437.bsky.social in the lab published today in @Nature. We find that Aspirin prevents metastasis by releasing T cells from immune suppression by platelet TXA2. @Cambridge_Uni @CRUKCamCentre rdcu.be/eci1U
Vance accuses the UK of having a free speech problem while a list of banned words have been introduced by the US govt to “censor” scientific research. Erm… 🤨
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JD Vance decried as extremist over attack on UK abortion clinic safe zones
US vice-president’s comments, part of a wide-ranging tirade against Europe, called inaccurate and misogynistic
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February 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Vance accuses the UK of having a free speech problem while a list of banned words have been introduced by the US govt to “censor” scientific research. Erm… 🤨
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After 18 years as an editor at Nature journals and Science, I am a freelance editor. By being a step away from your work, I can take an objective view and give constructive feedback on papers, grants etc.
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These are some of the main issues my edits often address:
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These are some of the main issues my edits often address:
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February 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
After 18 years as an editor at Nature journals and Science, I am a freelance editor. By being a step away from your work, I can take an objective view and give constructive feedback on papers, grants etc.
www.biosciedit.co.uk
These are some of the main issues my edits often address:
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These are some of the main issues my edits often address:
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And for comparison, as a Deputy (managing) editor at Science, I worked 60 hours a week for <$100K a year. The staff who actually put the journal together to make all this money for AAAS and to pay execs are not valued. Which is part of the reason I left and now freelance.
Since AAAS is a non-profit organization its IRS 990 form is publicly available. The 2023 form (the most recent one available) can be found at www.aaas.org/about/financ... . Selected salaries are listed on page 7.
The EiC compensation was $654,263, an increase of $24,603 (3.9%) over 2022.
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The EiC compensation was $654,263, an increase of $24,603 (3.9%) over 2022.
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January 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
And for comparison, as a Deputy (managing) editor at Science, I worked 60 hours a week for <$100K a year. The staff who actually put the journal together to make all this money for AAAS and to pay execs are not valued. Which is part of the reason I left and now freelance.
Last week I gave a career pathways talk at the @cruk-ci.bsky.social, highlighting the lessons I have learned after 18 years working at @natureportfolio.bsky.social journals and @science.org. My conclusion, editors are generalists, creative, decisive, fair, and open-minded. It’s hard, but rewarding.
January 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Last week I gave a career pathways talk at the @cruk-ci.bsky.social, highlighting the lessons I have learned after 18 years working at @natureportfolio.bsky.social journals and @science.org. My conclusion, editors are generalists, creative, decisive, fair, and open-minded. It’s hard, but rewarding.
Editing isn’t about rewriting, it’s about coaching. It’s not about grammar, it’s about creating a sound scientific argument. An editor sees the problems and suggests solutions. After 18 years at Nature journals and Science, I am a freelance editor, working on papers, grants… www.biosciedit.co.uk
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Editing and writing services for researchers in the biological sciences.
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January 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Editing isn’t about rewriting, it’s about coaching. It’s not about grammar, it’s about creating a sound scientific argument. An editor sees the problems and suggests solutions. After 18 years at Nature journals and Science, I am a freelance editor, working on papers, grants… www.biosciedit.co.uk