Meet Our Team
Jennie G. Jacobson, PhD, CMPP
Jennie has 25 years of experience as a medical writer and publication professional and has worked at both pharmaceutical companies and agencies. She finds joy and satisfaction in the opportunities for continual learning that medical writing provides.
Jennie is President of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) Delaware Valley Chapter. She is also a member of DIA and of the International Society of Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP). She serves on the ISMPP Ethics and Standards Committee as Co-chair of the Code of Ethics subcommittee
Jennie is an ISMPP Certified Medical Publication Professional and has earned medical writing certificates from the American Medical Writer’s Association and the University of Chicago. She did her undergraduate work at Swarthmore College and earned a PhD in Medical Sciences from Harvard University. She has shared her medical writing expertise with others as an instructor in the Kenyon Institute in Biomedical and Scientific Writing as well as through many professional presentations at AMWA and DIA meetings.
Her Professional Presentations include:
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Jacobson JG. Data Quality Reviews: Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Accuracy. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2016, Orlando, FL.
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DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2016, Orlando, FL.
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Jacobson JG. Authorship Disputes, Contributions, and Responsibilities: It’s Not Just Herding Cats Anymore. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2017, Tucson, AZ.
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Taichman D, Clemow D, Jacobson JG. Improving the Reporting of Clinical Trials (panel discussion) DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2018, Palm Springs, CA.
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Jacobson JG. Good Publication Practice and Authorship. Annual Princeton Conference, AMWA Delaware Valley Chapter. April 2018, Princeton, NJ.
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Jacobson JG. Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Accuracy. AMWA. October 2018, Webinar.
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Jacobson JG. Data Sharing Statements: The View from the Trenches. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2019, Orlando, FL.
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Jacobson JG. Promotional Aspects of Publications. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. 2020 Virtual Conference.
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Jacobson JG, Cleverley D, Zimmer J, Kodukulla M. Guiding Journal Targeting: Shooting for the Moon May Leave You Lost in Space (panel discussion). DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. 2021 Virtual Conference.
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Jacobson JG. Enhancing Publications Through Expanded Digital Content and Social Media. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2022, Orlando, FL
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Jacobson JG. Shedding Light on Data Annotation and Data Accuracy Review. Annual Princeton Conference, AMWA Delaware Valley Chapter. April 2023, Virtual
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Fosam H, Gertel A, Jacobson JG. Developing the Next Generation of Medical Writers. Annual Business, Professional Development and Networking Meeting of the AMWA Delaware Valley Chapter, June 2023, Oreland, PA
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De Tora L, Boyer J, Jacobson JG. Exploring the Interplay of Regulatory and Publication Writing. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Forum, March 2024, Orlando, FL
Lauren Benedict
Lauren has been an member of the Jacobson Medical Writing team for more than a year and continues to grow her enthusiasm for and expertise in science communication and writing about complex research.
She has published 23 collaborative research articles, including six first-authored publications. Lauren earned her PhD from the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Program at the University of Nevada Reno and her BA in Biology from Whitman College. Lauren's graduate dissertation research focused on decision-making in Mountain Chickadees, and how related cognitive abilities may be influenced by the environment.
