2022
Regulatory Writing Overview: Roles, Documents, and Process
American Medical Writers Association
2021
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training
CITI Program
2021
The Biomedical Research Ethics Training
CITI Program
About Me
Striving for Scientific Accuracy and Clarity
For me, science writing is not just a career path. It’s a way for me to combine my passion for science with my admiration for languages. I feel lucky that I get to read and write about science every day, which is why I am driven to be meticulous in anything I do. No matter what the size of a project is, it is always my mission to ensure scientific accuracy and language clarity.
Commitment to the Highest Professional Standards
Being a proud member of the American Medical Writers Association, I am fully committed to upholding their professional and ethical standards.
I believe that it is crucial to be adaptable in this ever-changing world. I strive to always keep up with good practices and educate myself on the most recent developments in the science writing world.
Let’s connect. I am excited to know more about your project!
Experience
Feb 2022 – Present
Freelance Medical Writer
Duygu Cevik Writing Services
Jun 2019 – Oct 2021
Acting Project Manager / Project Coordinator
Fluidigm
Jan – Aug 2018
Data Analyst and Writer
McMaster University
Dec 2016 – Nov 2017
Research Assistant
McMaster University
Sep 2013 – Apr 2015
Teaching Assistant
McMaster University
Education
2022
Essential Skills in Medical Writing Certificate
American Medical Writers Association
2021
Applied Clinical Research Courses
McMaster University Continuing Education
2019
Project Management Certificate
University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
2016
Master of Science
- Biology
McMaster University
2013
Honours Bachelor of Science
- Cell & Molecular Biology
- Human Biology: Genes, Genetics & Biotechnology
University of Toronto
Other Trainings
Skills and Specializations
Science
- Life sciences with a focus on molecular biology and genetics
- Drug and medical device regulation processes
- Clinical research
- Fundamentals of biostatistics
- Literature review and analysis
Writing
- Scientific manuscripts
- Regulatory documents
- Clinical research documents
- Simplification of complex information​​
- Clarity and focus
Other
- Image processing
- Elemental illustration skills
- Project management
Publications
A Agarwal, E Inayat, F Liang, et al.
Int J Hert & Vasclr Syst 2 (1), 09-13
https://skeenapublishers.com/journals/ijhvs/fulltext-ijhvs-01-00003-php/
D Cevik, M Acker, C Michalski, JR Jacobs
Developmental Biology 454 (1), 52-65
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012160619301095?via%3Dihub
D Cevik, M Acker, P Arefi, R Ghaemi, J Zhang, P Selvaganapathy, I Dworkin, R Jacobs
Journal of Insect Physiology 117, 103900
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022191018304864?via%3Dihub
S Bogatan, D Cevik, V Demidov, J Vanderploeg, A Panchbhaya, A Vitkin, R Jacobs
PloS one 10 (6), e0131238
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131238