Richard P. Grant is a British biologist and former writer/editor of The Scientist.[1]
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Early life and education
Grant's father was a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force.[2] At University of Oxford, Grant was awarded Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin) Biochemistry and a Doctor of Philosophy, then did postdoctoral research in molecular biochemistry.[2]
Career
He made DNA extraction technology for a company in Cambridge,[2] then found a postdoctoral position at Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) working six years for Murray Stewart.[2] Grant then worked as a cell biologist for three years in Sydney, where the University asked him to write a science blog.[2] Grant then took a job with Faculty of 1000,[3][4] in the UK, rebuilding a website and writing for The Scientist, and later became a Senior Writer at a London medical education & publishing agency.[2] Grant is deputy editor of the webzine LabLit.com and Jennifer Rohn is the editor.[5][6] Grant and Rohn campaigned for Science is Vital, against cuts to the public funding of science in the United Kingdom.[7][8][2][9]
Occam's Typewriter
Grant hosts blogging for Jennifer Rohn,[10] Henry Gee, Athene Donald, Nicola Spaldin, Cath Ennis, and several other writers.[11][12]