What I do
I graduated with a degree in Biophysics from Leeds University in 1988 and went on to study the dynamics of microtubule assembly at Imperial College London. After a couple of years of post-doc research I moved into scientific publishing as Assistant Editor on Nature Structural Biology in December 1993. In 1995 I moved onto the editorial team at Nature where he handled an eclectic mix of subject areas mainly focusing on biophysics, mathematical and systems biology, and plant science. I also spent some time editing Nature’s Brief Communication section which never fully recovered from the experience. In mid-2005 I moved to the Public Library of Science to launch the inclusive, efficient, interactive and down right incredible online publication PLoS ONE. By 2008, with 2000+ papers published, it was time to leave PLoS ONE to develop in others’ hands. At this point the massive gravitational anomaly at the end of Platform 1 King’s Cross once more took hold of me and it seems that I’m back in Nature Editorial again . My parallel career as an international playboy and writer of speculative fiction is once again stalled.
Affiliations
Current affiliations
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- Position
- Senior Editor
- Company
- Nature
- Duration
- 2008 - Present
Past affiliations
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- Position
- Managing Editor
- Company
- Public Library of Science
- Duration
- 2008 - 2006
- Further information
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- Position
- Senior Editor
- Company
- Nature
- Duration
- 1995 - 2006
Location
- City:
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Hub:
- Cambridge
Interests
Self-organisation of large scale order from small autonomous units. Scientific publishing especially Open Access publishing. Science in popular culture (which sounds better than books, films, comics and watching Dr Who)
Projects
PLoS ONE (http://www.plosone.org/)
Publications
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Surridge C. Scale and scalability. The New phytologist (3) , 426-8 (2006) PubMed ID:(16626465)
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Surridge C. Planetary science: an ill solar wind. Nature (7019) , 814 (2004) PubMed ID:(15602538)
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Surridge C. Rice cultivation: feast or famine? Nature (6981) , 360-1 (2004) PubMed ID:(15042057 )
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Surridge C. Plant development: leaves by number. Nature (6964) , 237 (2003) PubMed ID:(14628031)
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Surridge C. RNA interference: Cereal adultery. Nature (6938) , 390 (2003) PubMed ID:(12761531)
