Lois Wingerson
Digital Content Manager, UBM Medica
New York NY
Professional summary
I'm a medical editor with medical publishing division of United Business Media. A large part of my job is overseeing the content of SearchMedica (www.searchmedica.com), our search engine of the entire medical literature. My other responsibilities involve re-envisioning our print journals as online resources.
Specialties and Interests
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Genetics,
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Immunology,
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Oncology,
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Primary Care
Contact
Education
Universities
New School University
M.A. Media Studies, Digital Media
2009 to present
In progress. I'm learning what's under the hood of the Internet.
University of Michigan
B.S., Genetics and Immunology (Pre-Med)
1969 to 1973
I wanted to become a science writer, so I studied the science and learned the writing on the job. That evolved into editing and management.
Memberships
National Association of Science Writers
1975 to 2010
Publications
Books
Unnatural Selection: The Promise and the Power of Human Gene Research
Bantam
1998
Looked at ethical issues surrounding human genome research from the perspective of the history of eugenics.
Mapping Our Genes
Penguin
1991
One of the first books about the human genome project written for a general audience.
Disclosure or Conflict of Interest
Lois Wingerson has nothing to disclose
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Medpedia Achievements
Editor Level 1 - March 09, 2010