Tracey has a PhD in Biochemistry and worked for a total of 12 years as a research scientist in academia and industry before becoming a medical writer in 2002. During her research career Tracey worked in the fields of drug metabolism and toxicogenomics, and investigated oestrogen receptor signalling mechanisms in breast cancer. Tracey’s scientific achievements included presenting her work at national and international conferences, as well as in several peer-reviewed papers. From her time spent working in the pharmaceutical industry and allied professions, Tracey has gained a good understanding of the drug development process and enjoys writing on a variety of projects ranging from preclinical to Phase III/IV clinical studies. She is familiar with clinical research regulations/guidelines and documents including clinical study reports, protocols, investigator brochures, statistical analysis plans, safety updates, regulatory submissions and responses to regulatory authorities. Tracey’s responsibilities include reviewing and quality checking work to ensure the production of high-quality documents in compliance with regulatory requirements. Whilst working in medical communications, Tracey has prepared manuscripts, review articles, meetings material (abstracts, posters, slides), newsletters and educational materials in a variety of therapy areas. Her meetings work includes the planning and delivery of advisory board meetings, symposia and workshops. Tracey has also been involved in projects providing strategic publication and marketing services to pharmaceutical clients, from the formulation of key messages to intelligence gathering on competitor activities.