PLoS Community Journals Team
Catherine Nancarrow
Managing Editor
Catherine came to PLoS in January 2005 to coordinate the editorial, production, Web, and marketing efforts of the Community Journals - PLoS Genetics, PLoS Computational Biology, and PLoS Pathogens - and to work with the Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Boards of these publications. She brings with her experience as both managing editor and development editor on peer-reviewed medical journals (wjm-western journal of medicine, Journal of Immunology, and American Journal of Roentgenology) and multivolume health science texts (ranging from Wintrobe's Hematology and The AIDS Knowledge Base to Equine Veterinary Medicine). In the variety of roles she has played, her focus is the timely and effective communication of scientific knowledge. Now at PLoS, she is especially pleased to contribute to efforts to make this knowledge freely available to all who may use or benefit from it.
Andy Collings
Editorial Manager
After graduating with an English degree from the University of Southampton, and then completing a further year at Oxford Brookes, Andy joined PLoS at the end of March in 2005. Working as Editorial Manager for PLoS Genetics, he enjoys working with the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, and many others to provide oversight of the running and development of the journal. Outside of work, Andy plays cricket for Camden CC in Cambridge and is a glory-hunting supporter of Chelsea FC.
Rosemary Dickin
Publications Manager
Rosemary originally hails from the wide open fields of Lincolnshire, but moved to the glorious city of Cambridge where she completed her degree in Natural Sciences (Genetics) in 2007. Eager to embrace the open access movement while retaining links to the scientific world, she joined PLoS in 2008. When not pondering the satisfyingly thorny questions of Computational Biology, she is happiest driving tractors, baking cakes, and dancing.
Mary Kohut
Publications Manager
In 2007 Mary traveled across the country to join PLoS, trading in the 4 seasons of Vermont for the sunshine of California. Mary brings an interest in nonprofits and open access to information, concurrent with her background in journalism, and has enjoyed picking up some science during her tenure at PLoS. When she's not busy managing scientists, Mary enjoys cycling, filling her head with music, and building community in various ways.
Shabnam Sigman
Publications Manager
Shabnam is lucky enough to have been with PLoS since March 2005, and considers herself even more fortunate to be the Publications Manager for PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. She obtained her bachelor's degree in biology from Saint Louis University in 1994, and her master's degree in journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998 (taking time between the two degrees to dabble in physiology research and, completely unrelated to that, to have a child). As Publications Manager, Shabnam works with the PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board, and she helps to coordinate PLoS' production, web, and marketing efforts toward the journal as well. She is passionate about making scientific research more accessible, especially in those parts of the world where the neglected tropical diseases are endemic.
Tamsin Milewicz
Publications Assistant
Tamsin joined PLoS in August 2009 following her degree in Modern and Medieval Languages at the University of Cambridge and an exciting ERASMUS year in Italy. She's very happy to be working with the PLoS Genetics team and the journal's authors, reviewers and editors, and is enthusiastic about the open-access movement. When not in the office, Tamsin enjoys listening to podcasts, exploring classical music and learning various European languages.
Marina Kukso
Publications Assistant
After graduating from Duke University in 2006, Marina remained in Durham to do research in online virtual worlds and then began working in science publishing. Marina has been involved with many progressive media issues, including audio and photo documentary production, editing of a progressive student newspaper, and work on open access projects. She is excited to combine her interest in media and open access issues with her experience in science publishing by working at PLoS.
Cecy Marden
Publications Assistant
Cecy has just finished a degree in English and Philosophy at Nottingham University, which she thoroughly enjoyed. She is excited about being back in the friendly streets of Cambridge and rejoining the world of real people through PLoS. Cecy enjoys music festivals, having reasons to be creative, and reading all the books she couldn't read during her degree. However, she can't enjoy those things nearly as much if she isn't doing something ethically sound and productive with the majority of her time, so she's happy to be working with PLoS.
Sam Moore
Publications Assistant
As a philosophy graduate, Sam did not feel himself pushed into any particular career. Nonetheless, he feels he has found the perfect home at PLoS and feels lucky to be part of the open-access movement. When not at work, Sam can be found on the tennis court, in the pub, or playing his guitar.
Patrick Reilly
Publications Assistant
Born in San Francisco and raised in New York, Patrick recently moved back west after graduating from Bard College with a B.A. in Classics. Once he realized that learning Ancient Greek and playing a lot of music hadn't done much in the way of furthering his future career prospects, Patrick enrolled in the Columbia Publishing Course, after which he promptly decided to move far, far away from New York. As an enthusiastic supporter of open-access publishing with little experience in science or medicine, Patrick looks forward to asking a million questions about every little thing.
Sumrina Yousufzai
Publications Assistant
Sumrina recently finished her undergraduate career at UC Berkeley. Studying both cell biology and English, she is essentially a science geek in love with the works of Jane Austen and Emily Dickinson. She is eager to learn more about the changing world of scientific and medical literature at PLoS and to explore different parts of San Francisco in hopes of finding the best cup of coffee. Extremely thrilled to be working for a non-profit organization, Sumrina hopes to learn more about the importance of open-access publishing in the world today and contribute to this cause in some way.
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