2008-09 Chapter Officers' Bios

Ann Sutton
Newsletter Editor/Web Site Manager

Professional title & affiliation

Scientific Editor
Department of Scientific Publications, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Professional background

Ann has been in the medical editing field (and at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) since 2000. Her job duties include editing manuscripts for faculty and other staff members, assisting on the journal Neuro-Oncology, managing the OncoLog web site and the Department of Scientific Publications intranet web site, and providing in-house technical support (Macs only, as well as managing Retrospect and FileMaker Server). She lays out the course notebook for a department-run workshop and serves as the department photographer and candy dish coordinator. The only thing she enjoys more than editing is writing about herself in the third person on officer biography pages.

Other professional affiliations/offices held

• AMWA Southwest Membership Chair (2005-2008)
• Member of the AMWA Membership Committee (2006-)
• Member of the AMWA Web and Internet Technology Committee (2005-)
• AMWA member (2000-)

Ann also proofreads the AMWA Journal, and she has proofread the AMWA conference brochure in the past.

Education

• B.A., English, University of Houston

Training/courses/certifications

• AMWA Advanced Curriculum certification (E/W)
• AMWA Core Curriculum certification (E/W)
• Working on AMWA Science Fundamentals certification
• Mac OS X Help Desk Essentials (attended but not certified)

Presentations/publications

• Sutton A. Proper use of articles. The Write Stuff 5(2), 2008.
• Bertrand B, Sutton A. Electronic file types. The Write Stuff 4(4), 2007.
• Sutton A. How Scientific Publications can help with your writing projects. The Write Stuff 4(3), 2007.
• Sutton A. Needleless chemotherapy: Safety and efficacy of aerosolized chemotherapy being studied in young patients with cancer. OncoLog Sep 2004.
• Sutton A. Researchers explore possible application of nanotechnology in cancer treatment. OncoLog Jul/Aug 2003.
• Sutton A. Collaborative studies lead to better survival rates in young patients with rhabdomyosarcoma. OncoLog Mar 2003. PDF of issue
• Sutton A. Emergency center provides specialized care for M. D. Anderson patients experiencing oncologic emergencies. OncoLog May 2002. PDF of issue

Quotes

“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.” - James D. Nicoll

"There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary and those who don't." - Unknown