In 1995, Margaret (Meg) Bouvier received a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Meg’s dissertation work was published as a two-author paper in the Journal of Neuroscience (pdf). She went on to pursue post-doctoral research at NINDS.

In 1997, Meg became a writer in the Press, Policy, and Communications office of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), writing primarily for the Human Genome Project (HGP). She was privileged to work for current NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, then Director of the HGP and NHGRI. Among her duties, Meg:

• Contributed to Senate Appropriations Testimony and Budget Justifications to Congress, which greatly informs her approach to NIH grantwriting
• Wrote press releases, fact sheets, backgrounders, PSAs, and policy articles
• Helped Dr. Collins with lecture preparation and fact checking, and assisted on his Shattuck Lecture for the New England Journal of Medicine.

After leaving NIH, Meg launched a freelance medical writing career. She founded Meg Bouvier Medical Writing LLC in 2007. Meg has helped clients land ~$380 million in federal funding. She currently supports:

• 2 of the top 3 ranked hospitals in the country*
• 4 of the top 6 ranked cancer hospitals*
• 3 of the top 6 medical schools for research*
• an NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)
• A Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)
• 6 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers

* US News and World Report, 2020-2021

In 2015, Meg began offering virtual courses. We have helped over 1,000 grantees and administrators with our virtual courses. When asked “Have the courses improved your overall grantsmanship skills?” 88% of library member respondents chose 6 (”Indeed!”) or 5 on a 6-point Likert Scale. (N=143)