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What can Thomas Solomon do for you?



"My mission is to help scientists, at any level, increase their productivity."



I am Dr Thomas Solomon. I want to help increase your research productivity no matter what stage of your career you are at.

If you are a student, postdoc, group leader, or principal investigator, in academia or in industry, I can support you.

My goal is to advance your research idea from your brain to the bench and ultimately to a submission-ready document.
Academic consultant, Dr Thomas Solomon, at Blazon Scientific provides peer-review, data analysis, study design, and scientific / medical writing and proofreading services.





I provide the following services:
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Science writing from Thomas Solomon.

Professional "from scratch" writing that flows like prose while highlighting your novel findings and emphasising their importance.
For journal manuscripts, abstracts, ethical applications, and research grants

£0.85
per word I write*


* Reference lists are not included in the word count.

Notes:
1. I offer this service in British or American English. I am a native Brit but have lived in and am married to a lady from the USA. Therefore, I speak both languages.
2. This service is not available for student theses or dissertations. For theses and dissertations, I only offer a proofreading service.

Pre-submission peer review from Thomas Solomon.

Friendly and constructive feedback from a peer-reviewer's perspective in line with funder's guidelines.
I will help highlight the importance and relevance of your work and ensure that your narrative flows with crystal-clear clarity.

£0.085
per word I read*
+
£4.25
per Figure/Table**


* Reference lists are not included in the word count.
** Each figure or table is charged at the equivalent amount of 50-words.

Notes:
1. I offer this service in British or American English. I am a native Brit but have lived in and am married to a lady from the USA. Therefore, I speak both languages.
2. This service is not available for student theses or dissertations. For theses and dissertations, I only offer a proofreading service.
3. A single-spaced, left-justified A4 page with 2 cm margins and Time New Roman font size 11 contains approximately 900 words and would, therefore, cost approximately £76.50 per A4 page.

Data analysis & presentation from Thomas Solomon.

Blinded processing of your raw data.
Statistical analyses of your data sets to test your hypotheses and draw valid conclusions from your research data.
Production of professional, publication-quality figures and tables.
“Storyboard” arrangements of your results to improve the clarity of data reporting.

£65.00
per hour


Notes:
1. It is imperative that you have ethical approval to share the data.
2. Any clinical data must be completely de-identified.
3. You must blind me from any group or treatment allocations.
4. I use GraphPad Prism and R so can work from .pzfx .txt .csv or .xlsx file types.

Study design from Thomas Solomon.

Literature reviews to help identify and clarify the science gap(s) and develop hypotheses.
Advice on the use of appropriate study designs and methodological approaches that will enable you to robustly test your hypotheses.

£65.00
per hour


Phone or video consultation from Thomas Solomon.

The initial consultation to understand your needs is free.
For additional discussions, which includes phone calls, video calls, and in-person visits, I charge an hourly pro-rata rate.

£65.00
per hour



Scroll down to find out how the process works.
Academic consultant, Dr Thomas Solomon, at Blazon Scientific provides peer-review, data analysis, study design, and scientific / medical writing and proofreading services.
The Process.
Initial no-cost consultation.
→ You email me a brief description of your project including the word count (if relevant), the service you need, and your deadline.
→ I get in touch to arrange a free initial phone or video consultation, which helps me understand your needs and what I can do to help.

Cost estimate.
→ After the call, I email you a cost estimate for your project along with an expected time-frame, tailored to meet your deadline.

I get to work.
→ If you agree to the project terms and confirm that you want to proceed, you email me your file(s) and I get to work.
→ When I have completed the work, I email you the new file(s) and an invoice for payment.
→ If aspects of my work need clarification, I offer a no-cost follow-up communication to answer questions.
→ Repeated edits of files/documents beyond the initial follow-up will incur additional charges at the hourly or per-word rate, whichever is applicable.

​For my terms & conditions, please click here.





Academic consultant Thomas Solomon at Blazon Scientific.



I have consulted for scientists at these institutions:
Recent projects I have worked on

European Research Commission Starting grants (ERC StG).
European Research Commission Consolidator grants (ERC CoG).
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship grants.
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Awards (R21).
US Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project grants.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Team Grants.
Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Inge Lehmann programme grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Independent research fund project grants.
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF) Sapere Aude project grants.
Novo Nordisk Fonden CBMR International Postdoctoral Program grants.
Innovation Fund Denmark - Industrial PhD project grants.
World Cancer Research Fund Seed grants.






15+
Years experience

30+
Projects

15+
Returning clients

1000s
Coffees drunk










Academic consultant, Dr Thomas Solomon, at Blazon Scientific provides peer-review, data analysis, study design, and scientific / medical writing and proofreading services.




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