Scientific editing and translation


ELSS, inc. Corporate Info



Date of Establishment:16 September 2005
Capital:9 million yen
Executives:President Rick WEISBURD
Members of the Board:WEISBURD Nobuko
& UDA Yukiyasu
Corporate Auditor:Marilyn SCHAPIRO
Address:2504-3 Saiki
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Japan 〒305-0028 
Tel:(029) 856-0713
Fax:(029) 850-2939
Email:elss (atmark) elss.co.jp
URL:https://www.elss.co.jp/en/
Services:Scientific editing and translation

Rick's Bio

Rick Weisburd grew up in New York and earned his B.S. in biology (minor in chemistry) from the State University of New York at Albany. His PhD is in oceanography (University of Hawaii at Manoa).  Since moving to Japan in 1990, Rick did research for 6 years at the National Institute for Environmental Studies and then taught and did research the University of Tsukuba biology department for 9 years. In 2006 he assumed the presidency of ELSS, Inc. Rick is certified by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences and serves as the Board's Councilor for Exam Development. He has taught research writing at various research institutions every year since 1996.


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