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    Stephen F. Matheson has over 30 years of experience in academia and scientific publishing. He received his B.S. from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the same institution. Currently, he is the Associate Editorial Director at PLOS in San Francisco. Previously, he held editorial roles at Cell Reports and was a professor at Calvin College. He has authored over 15 peer-reviewed publications and his research focuses on neural development, cell signaling, and gene regulation.

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    Stephen F. Matheson has over 30 years of experience in academia and scientific publishing. He received his B.S. from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the same institution. Currently, he is the Associate Editorial Director at PLOS in San Francisco. Previously, he held editorial roles at Cell Reports and was a professor at Calvin College. He has authored over 15 peer-reviewed publications and his research focuses on neural development, cell signaling, and gene regulation.

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    Stephen F. Matheson has over 30 years of experience in academia and scientific publishing. He received his B.S. from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the same institution. Currently, he is the Associate Editorial Director at PLOS in San Francisco. Previously, he held editorial roles at Cell Reports and was a professor at Calvin College. He has authored over 15 peer-reviewed publications and his research focuses on neural development, cell signaling, and gene regulation.

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    Stephen F. Matheson, Ph.D.

    Education
    B.S. 1984, University of Arizona. Major Subjects: Cellular and Developmental Biology and Mathematics
    M.S. 1990, Rutgers University/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood
    Johnson Medical School. Major Subject: Toxicology
    Ph.D. 1996, University of Arizona. Major Subject: Neuroscience

    Experience
    2022-present, Associate Editorial Director, PLOS, San Francisco, CA.
    2018-2022, Editor-In-Chief, Cell Reports, Cell Press, Cambridge, MA.
    2017-2018, Deputy Editor, Cell Reports, Cell Press, Cambridge, MA.
    2012-2017, Assistant/Associate/Senior Scientific Editor, Cell Reports, Cell Press, Cambridge, MA.
    2011-2012, Freelance Scientific Editor, Cactus Communications, Trevose, PA.
    2009, Interim Assistant Dean, Van Andel Institute Graduate School, Grand Rapids, MI.
    2002-2011, Visiting Scientist and Adjunct Instructor, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI.
    2001-2011, Assistant/Associate Professor, Biology Department, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
    2000-2001, Teaching Assistant, Biology Department, Boston College.
    1999-2001, Research Fellow in Medicine (Pathology), Massachusetts General Hospital, Research
    Fellow in Neurology, Harvard Medical School.
    1996-1999, Research Fellow in Medicine (Neurology), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Research Fellow
    in Neurology, Harvard Medical School.
    1992-1996, Graduate Research Associate, Program in Neuroscience, University of Arizona.
    1991-1992, Graduate Research Assistant/Associate, Program in Neuroscience, University of Arizona.
    1989-1990, Graduate Fellow/Teaching Assistant, Program in Neuroscience, University of Arizona.
    1986-1989, Graduate Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University.
    1984-1986, Research Technician, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona.

    Articles (peer-reviewed)
    Regulation of axonal caliber, neurofilament content and nuclear localization in mature sensory neurons
    by nerve growth factor. (1991) B.G. Gold, W.C. Mobley and S.F. Matheson. J. Neurosci.
    11:943-955.
    Steroid hormone enhancement of neurite outgrowth in identified insect motor neurons involves specific
    effects on growth cone form and function.. (1999) S.F. Matheson and R.B. Levine J. Neurobiol.
    38:27-45.
    Differential antigen expression during metamorphosis in the tripartite olfactory system of the African
    clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. (1999) M.A. Petti, S.F. Matheson and G.D. Burd. Cell Tissue Res.
    297:383-396.
    The adhesion signaling molecule p190 RhoGAP is required for morphogenetic processes in neural
    development. (2000) M.R. Brouns, S.F. Matheson, I Delalle, V.S. Caviness, Jr., J. Silver, R.T.
    Bronson and J. Settleman. Development 127:4891-4903.
    p190 RhoGAP is the major Src substrate in brain and regulates axon outgrowth, guidance, and
    fasciculation. (2001) M.R. Brouns*, S.F. Matheson* and J. Settleman. Nature Cell Biol.
    3:361-367. (*co-first authors)
    Articles (continued)
    Modulation of CREB activity by the Rho GTPase regulates cell and organism size during mouse
    embryonic development. (2002) R. Sordella, M. Classon, K.-Q. Hu, S.F. Matheson, M.R. Brouns,
    B. Fine, L. Zhang, H. Takami, Y. Yamada and J. Settleman. Dev. Cell 2:553-565.
    Distinct but overlapping functions for the closely related p190 RhoGAPs in neural development. (2006)
    S.F. Matheson, K.Q. Hu, M.R. Brouns, R. Sordella, J.D. VanderHeide and J. Settleman. Dev.
    Neurosci. 28:538-550.
    BlastEd: integrating biology and computation. (2008) J. Adams, S. Matheson and R. Pruim. J.
    Computing Sciences in Colleges 24:47-54.
    5q– myelodysplastic syndromes: chromosome 5q genes direct a tumor-suppression network sensing
    actin dynamics. (2009) K.M. Eisenmann, K.J. Dykema, S.F. Matheson, N.F. Kent, A.D. DeWard,
    R.A. West, R. Tibes, K.A. Furge and A.S. Alberts. Oncogene 28:3429–3441.
    The role of formins in human disease. (2010) A.D. DeWard, K.M. Eisenmann, S.F. Matheson and A.S.
    Alberts. Biochim Biophys Acta 1803:226-233.

    Other publications (selected)


    Review: Beyond the Firmament. (2008) Reports of the National Center for Science Education 28:37-38.
    They selected teosinte and got corn…excellent! (2008) In The Open Laboratory: The Best Science
    Writing on Blogs 2007 (R. Cartwright, Ed.). Lulu.com.
    Finches, bah! What about Darwin’s tomatoes? (2009) In The Open Laboratory: The Best Science
    Writing on Blogs 2008 (J. Rohn, Ed.). Lulu.com.
    Bacteria Evolve with No Limit in Sight. (2014) Cell 156:1119-1121.
    Sorting Out Complex Thoughts and Messy Emotions. (2017) Cell 169:1157.

    Grants and Awards


    National Institutes of Health, Individual Postdoctoral National Research Service Award, 1996.
    National Science Foundation, MRI Grant, 2003. Acquisition of a Flow Cytometer for Cell Biology
    Research and Undergraduate Research Training. Co-principal investigator.
    National Insitutes of Health, R15 AREA Grant, 2004. Roles of Diaphanous-Related Formins in Neurite
    Outgrowth. Principal investigator.
    National Science Foundation, MRI Grant, 2004. Acquisition of a Fluorescence Microscope and Imaging
    System for Faculty Research and Undergraduate Research Training. Principal investigator.
    National Science Foundation, MRI Grant, 2005. Acquisition of Electrophysiology Patch-Clamp
    Equipment to Support Cross-Disciplinary Research and Undergraduate Research Training.
    Co-principal investigator.

    Teaching and leadership


    Current co-organizer and co-leader of Scientific Writing Retreat (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
    Former editor of CrossTalk, the Cell Press blog
    Taught graduate course (Van Andel Institute Graduate School): Leukemia
    Created instructor’s manual for Van Andel Institute Graduate School
    Designed/developed new courses and modules (Calvin College): Developmental biology, research in
    developmental neurobiology, minds/brains/consciousness, stem cells, Tuskegee experiment, genetic
    engineering
    Presented numerous extracurricular lectures to various audiences
    Received exemplary teaching evaluations

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