Deeann Visk Consulting

DeeAnn Visk San Diego Medical Writer DeeAnn Visk obtained her PhD from UC San Diego. Currently she is a freelance medical writer and editor. Science Writing Styles DeeAnn’s writing style can vary from formal language used in peer-reviewed scientific journals to a conversational tone. Depending on her audience, she can modulate her tone to persons with a wide range of backgrounds, from PhD scientists, to technical staff, to a general audience. She has written short abstracts for posters presented at scientific conference, a book length treatise (her dissertation), and peer-reviewed science papers. News articles, including summaries of events and member profiles, are published in the Association of Women in Science, San Diego Chapter newsletter. Recently, she published her first industry white paper "Will Advancements in Pre-Clinical In Vitro Toxicology Lower the Costs of Drug Development?" in Applied In Vitro Toxicology. Also, her first feature article for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN) has been published:"Molecular Pathology’s Contextual Cues". Working as a contractor for a marketing firm, she has written blogs, case studies, and application notes. As a freelance consultant, she has written white papers and generated content for newsletters. While working at ChemDiv, she assisted in the generation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Associations DeeAnn Visk is president of the Association for Women in Science, San Diego chapter. A member of the San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange Communications Committee, she also works as a volunteer for several non-profit organizations. She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association, Pacific Southwest Chapter. To contact her for consulting, please email her at deeann.v@cox.net.