Abstract
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Structured results within a strict word limit, with every number traceable to the data.
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Olivas-Rasmussen
Medical WritingChanging healthcare is hard. Communicating it shouldn't be.
I'm Crystal Olivas-Rasmussen, PhD, a biochemist and medical writer. I help pharma and biotech teams, and the healthcare creatives who work with them, turn complex science into clear, accurate, review-ready communication.
For med comms & pharma teams
Congress and publication materials
One study, told three ways: a congress abstract, a slide deck, and a plain language summary built from the same clinical data. Plus a poster and a conference talk from my own research.
Slide deck
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Clinical data organized into a clear story for an HCP audience.
Sample available on request
Plain language summary
Sildenafil plain language summary
The same study rewritten for patients and the public, at an everyday reading level.
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Scientific posterSRBR 2026
Nocturnin-mediated mitochondrial fragmentation
Original research designed for a busy poster hall: one clear message per panel.
View the poster →Conference talkGRS 2025
Elucidating the enzymatic mechanism of Nocturnin and development of pharmacological inhibitors
An invited oral presentation of mechanism and drug discovery data at a Gordon Research Seminar.
Slides available on request
For ad agencies & copywriters
MLR review and promotional accuracy
Persuasive copy still has to survive medical, legal, and regulatory review. These samples show how I connect each claim to its source and catch problems before reviewers do.
MLR claim reviewNew
Claim substantiation review of an Ozempic® HCP page
Six claims checked against the prescribing information and trial papers, with fair-balance and trademark flags.
Read the review →Promotional copyNew
Annotated HCP web copy for a PKU medicine
Promotional claims pinned to their exact sources, plus the overreach a reviewer would catch.
See the annotated copy →For biotech founders
Grants and investor materials
Early-stage teams need non-dilutive funding and clear scientific stories for investors. I write both, working directly from your data.
NIH SBIR Specific AimsNew
Oral chaperones to restore PAH activity in phenylketonuria
A one-page Specific Aims with a clear gap, testable hypothesis, and go/no-go milestones.
Read the Specific Aims →Investor one-pagerNew
Resetting the body clock for people who work at night
A non-confidential summary that makes circadian biology clear to investors without a science background.
Read the one-pager →Peer-reviewed & public writing
Published research and science writing
Peer-reviewed research spanning circadian biology and the phenylketonuria enzyme, plus science written for a general audience. Earlier papers are published under Crystal A. Khan.
First-author articleOpen access
Evolutionary divergence of Nocturnin led to redox regulation in mammalian orthologs
Read the article ↗First-author article
Characterization of the enzymatic activity of the rhythmic human NADP(H) phosphatase, Nocturnin
Read the article ↗First-author article
The phenylketonuria-associated substitution R68S converts phenylalanine hydroxylase to a constitutively active enzyme but reduces its stability
Read the article ↗Co-author article
Thermal profiling reveals phenylalanine hydroxylase as an off-target of panobinostat
Read the article ↗Science article for the public
Fall forward, spring back: the outdated and dangerous tradition of Daylight Saving Time
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About
I hold a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics and spent 15 years in academic research at UT Southwestern Medical Center before founding Olivas-Rasmussen Medical Writing LLC. My work has appeared in Nature Chemical Biology and Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
I check every claim against its source, verify every number, and deliver on time.
Rare diseaseInborn errors of metabolismCircadian biologyEnzyme biochemistryRedox biology
What I write
- Congress abstracts, posters, and slide decks
- Manuscripts and publication support
- Plain language summaries
- Scientific QC and reference checking for MLR review
- Scientific partnership for healthcare copywriters
- Grant writing, including NIH SBIR/STTR
- Advisory board materials and meeting reports