Statement of Work.pdf

Objectives:

To work with Dr. Lindsay Allen, Research Physiologist at the USDA, ARS, Western Human

Nutrition Research Center in Davis, California, to produce a series of publishable articles on human milk composition. Dr. Allen and her laboratory, with an international research team, have analyzed thousands of human milk and plasma samples from four countries to determine their nutrient composition. The nutrient concentration values will enable us to calculate Reference

Values for each nutrient in human milk, for global applications such as determining whether lactating women need an additional source of micronutrients where diets are of poor quality. This research has been funded primarily by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over the past 10 years, and funds for manuscript writing are included in the grant.

Scope of Work:

Seven articles need to be written during the next 8 months before current funding ends. Dr. Allen will take the lead on writing drafts of these articles and the study statistician is producing the

Reference Values and graphs. We need to hire a Senior Technical Writer who can use drafts of the articles and complete them for publication by checking that references are complete and accurate, the discussions include all relevant studies, and all journal requirements are met including checklists and formatting, etc. The contracted writer will also work with the many co-

Investigators from the four main country sites to obtain feedback and include changes needed in each article. They will be the main contact with the Journal and ensure Reviewers’ comments are addressed. In addition, they will provide editorial support (formatting, check bibliography etc.)

for other collaborators using data from the study as needed. Dr. Allen will be copied and consulted throughout this process, and responsible for all major decisions.