Senior Science Editor and Writer
Sheila Ali-Oston BSc. MSc. F.R.I.
Photo: Frank Farina
British science correspondent and editor based, primarily, in New York for the past 14 years after 10 years as an international, foreign correspondent working around the world. Initially involved in medical research (biochemistry and immunology), I became both the science editor of pharmaceutical weekly and the editor of biotechnology monthly publications before tackling technical writer for the U.K.'s Chemical Industries Association (CIA).
When the number of other foreign assignments increased, I became resident abroad as an international correspondent for several employers, including the BBC, The Earth Times, Elsevier, IPC and Reed Healthcare. Overseas residences have included Jordan, Switzerland, Uganda and the U.S.A. from which I have explored health, science, technology and United Nations issues around Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Asia-Pacific and N. America.
Currently also working as an independent consultant, I specialize in HIV/AIDS, cloning, gene therapy, human genome, stem cell research, pharmaceuticals, vaccines and United Nations concerns. While maintaining a trans-Atlantic career, I am actively raising my children to have a balanced, international perspective on education and global issues.
St Mary Abbott’s School, Kensington, London, U.K.
The Godolphin and Latymer School for Girls,
Hammersmith, London, U.K.
St Swithun’s School, Winchester, Hampshire, U.K.
University of London (various colleges)
St George’s Hospital Medical School, London.
University of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
BSc. Biology
MSc. Immunology
Scripps Howard Fellow (New Media), The Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York.
Fellow of The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London.
Royal Over-Seas League, London.
Support:
Médecins sans Frontières
SAATHII
UNICEF
Contact details:
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U.S.A.
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Mayfair
London SW1A 4BS
U.K.
