Editor Profiles

Tillie has a Master of Research degree in Veterinary Microbiology, from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. During her Masters, she collaborated with researchers in the Middle East, investigating the cellular invasive properties of Avian Pathogenic E. coli. In 2017, Tillie joined BMC as an Assistant Editor. Tillie later joined a mental health research charity. Here, she developed their in-house service-user peer review panel and worked on a number of mental health research clinical trials, advising on public involvement strategies and facilitating patient advisory panels. Tillie worked as a freelance Editor in her spare time, before returning to BMC full-time in 2019 as an Editor for the BMC Series. 

Doris has been a Manuscript Editor for BMC Family Practice since April 2019. After obtaining a Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Rome ”La Sapienza” in 2010, Doris joined the Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology at King’s College London and became enthusiastic about regenerative dentistry.  She completed a PhD focusing on salivary gland hypoplasia in Gas1 mutant mice looking at the neuro-epithelial interactions during salivary gland development and regeneration. She is delighted to be working on BMC Family Practice and promoting open access.