Professional Information

Source Language

Japanese

Target Language

English

Specialties

Japanese to English translation of biomedical and pharmaceutical patents and regulatory documents. Translation and editing/rewriting of medical articles for publication in professional journals.

Background

Undergraduate degree in chemistry. Graduate course work in biomedical sciences. Research assistant in two biomedical laboratories (1 publication). Lived in Japan 11 years. Worked as translator/interpreter in Japanese automaker for 3 years. Freelance J>E sci-tech translator since 1989 and specialized in biomedical sciences (particularly pharmaceutical documents and patents) starting in 1993.