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Daniel E. Beck, Ph.D.
3211 Liddy Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33407 ● 317-625-2384 ● beck.daniel27@yahoo.com

SUMMARY
Freelance medical writer eager to propel drugs and medical devices to market. Six years of experience in
producing impactful scientific manuscripts, posters, reports, and slide presentations. Excellent knowledge
of biomedical research, drug discovery and development, and the obesity and oncology therapeutic areas.
Strong organizational, analytical, and teamwork skills.

HIGHLIGHTS
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Microsoft Office proficiency
Project management
Literature search
Satisfying external clients

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4 First-author scientific articles
3 Research awards
U.S. Patent co-inventor
Scientific blogging (Dan’s Science Blog)

EXPERIENCE
August 2015–September 2016
Research Associate
The Scripps Research Institute | Jupiter, FL
• Collaborated with and served external clients to evaluate a novel obesity drug target.
• Managed and performed all medicinal chemistry tasks for an NIH-funded biomedical project.
• Conducted literature searches using PubMed, Web of Science, and SciFinder.
• Designed, synthesized, purified, and analyzed >100 final compounds for target validation studies.
January 2011–July 2015
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN
• Coordinated a team of internal and external members to discover new therapeutic leads.
• Authored five peer-reviewed scientific articles.
• Presented research at national and regional conferences.
• Led review sessions as head teaching assistant for classes of 200 students.
• Supervised three trainees in a highly-functional chemistry laboratory.
• Discovered new procedures for the preparation of two Phase I anticancer drugs.
• Designed, synthesized, purified, and analyzed >80 final compounds for anticancer assays.
Summer Intern
Eli Lilly and Company | Indianapolis, IN
• Prepared reagents and materials for toxicology scientists.
• Performed cell culturing and genotoxicity and cytotoxicity assays.

May 2009–August 2009

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry
Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN
GPA: 3.78 (4.00 scale)

August 2010–June 2015

B.S., Biochemistry and Minor, French Language
Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN
GPA: 3.64 (4.00 scale)

August 2005–May 2010