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Member since Feb '04

Working languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English
Russian (monolingual)

Alya
En -- Ru, Biology and more

Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russian Federation
Local time: 13:38 MSK (GMT+3)

Native in: Russian Native in Russian

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
ProZ.com Kudoz editor
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical: PharmaceuticalsBiology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Environment & EcologyZoology
FisheriesMedical (general)
Computers (general)Other

KudoZ activity Questions answered: 708, Questions asked: 1 Easy / 14 PRO, PRO-level points: 1361
Project History 4 projects entered    2 positive feedback from outsourcers

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 4

Glossaries biology, general
Experience Years of translation experience: 12. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2003. Became a member: Feb 2004.
Credentials N/A
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, DejaVu, Idiom, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, MS Office XP (2002), Windows XP, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS, SDLX
CV/Resume English (PDF)
Professional practices Alya endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me

Main Areas:

Medicine, Pharmaceutical, Health Care (clinical trial protocols; informed consent forms; instructions for use; medical marketing leaflets and brochures; user manuals for medical devices and equipment; package inserts and labels; patient information; pharmacological research reports)
Biology (best expertise in marine biology, zoology, biological statistics)
Environmental sciences and policy, nature protection
Political studies
Gender issues

Other working areas:

• Tourism
• Marketing
• Arts, history of arts


Recent Projects:

* over 350,000 words: various areas of medicine / health care (laboratory practices, microbiology, bacterial infections, HIV/AIDS; clinical trials and ICFs; research papers on epidemiology of various infections, including plague, smallpox, lung cancer; etc.) (Biology, Health Care)

* over 150,000 words: various areas of general biology (mostly environmental studies, EIA reports) (Environmental Issues)

* about 31,000 words of analytical reports on terrorism (including bioterrorism); and about 36,500 words of analytical reports on heroin trafficking

* 40,500 words: a report on human trafficking (Political Studies, Gender Issues)

* 90,000 words: Windows operating systems (Computers)

* over 190,000 words: reviews and previews of computer games; localization of "Magic the Gathering" (tm) WTOC for the Russian market (Games, Computer Games)

* over 100,000 words: editing of translation of various documents on modern history, educational brochures, and medical equipment manuals

* 20,000 words: a research paper on political situation in Russia (Political Studies)


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1997 - M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University (Budapest, Hungary), accredited by the University of Manchester (UK)

1984 - M.Sc. in Biology, Leningrad State University (Russia) (Biology, Zoology of the Invertebrates)


More than 10 years of working experience in scientific translations (biology, specifically marine biology and zoology, and environmental sciences), popularization of science for periodicals. Over three years of work in other areas.

Other interests: PC games (a gamer: turn based strategies, building and trading strategies, adventures, RPG); 19th century literature; ancient (Greek, Roman) and Norse mythology


ICQ # 17174883

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Total pts earned: 1622
PRO-level pts: 1361


Top languages (PRO)
English to Russian923
Russian to English398
Russian24
English12
Pts in 1 more pair >
Top general fields (PRO)
Other332
Art/Literary283
Medical270
Science195
Tech/Engineering130
Pts in 4 more flds >
Top specific fields (PRO)
Medical (general)128
Poetry & Literature63
Medical: Health Care62
Medical: Pharmaceuticals52
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)50
Mathematics & Statistics32
Science (general)32
Pts in 56 more flds >

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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects4
With client feedback2
Corroborated2
100% positive (2 entries)
positive2
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation4
Language pairs
English to Russian4
Specialty fields
Environment & Ecology1
Marketing / Market Research1
Medical: Health Care1
Fisheries1
Other fields
Keywords: translation, translator, editing, proofreading, English, Russian, English to Russian, biology, medicine, bacterial infections, vaccine, test kits, health care, HIV, clinical trials, HIV prevention, AIDS, environment, environmental protection, environmental studies, ecology, marine, marine biology, ecosystems, fisheries, fish, Alaska, Pacific, invertebrates, bottom communities, benthic, Balthic, nutrition, pharmacy, drugs, medication, prescription, insert, zoology, computer games, gender studies, biological statistics, PC games, RPG



Profile last updated
Mar 5



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