My Interviewees as Professional Writers

In this post, I will write about my interviewees as professional writers

Escamilla, Alejandro. "Left-handed writing with wristwatch."19 May 2013. Creative Commons.

Eldon Braun

Professor Braun’s professional publications, according to the University of Arizona physiology page where I found his information, focused on the anatomy of reptiles, birds, and mammals. His research is aimed towards comparative renal physiology and morphology and the regulation of individual nephron filtration rates and renal blood flow. Essentially, he is interested in kidney processes.

One of Braun’s publications is on Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine and is based off of his research on kidney function. He has written a very brief formal article that presents his findings. There is no introduction or conclusion, just simply a summary of his research. Additionally, he has contributed to the novel “Regulation of Water and Electorlytes.” He partnered, ironically, with William Dantzler, on writing the chapter “Mechanisms of Hormone Actions on Renal Function.” This is vastly different from his other publication, as it is much longer and more content heavy. It is clear that this took more time to produce. There is an introduction, as well as several subtitles and sections of this chapter.

The context surrounding Braun’s article on Journal of ExoticPet Medicine:

The article was published in April of 1998. This article is brief and to the point, stating only Braun’s findings. The only social and historical relations I can consider being related to this article is the fact that mammals has vastly different kidneys compared to those of reptiles and birds because of environmental and ecological reasons, maybe alcohol consumption by humans? The cultural and linguistic background of the primary audience includes people who are in the veterinarian, zoology, and/or medical field. Considering it is published on the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, most readers will be familiar with the anatomy of animals. The overall message and purpose of this piece is to present factual findings of Braun’s research.

The context surrounding Braun’s contribution in “Regulationof Water and Electrolytes”:

The book was published in 1987. This volume is lengthy, with an introduction, body, and conclusion. It is in the form of a standard college essay, with in-text citations and a formal tone.  There aren’t really any social and historical relations to take into consideration; the purpose of this novel is to publish factual information regarding renal functions and the affect of hormones.

William Dantzler

Professor Dantzler’s professional publications that I found on the University of Arizona physiology page focused on renal physiology of mammals, reptiles, and birds. Ironically, his research was very similar to Professor Braun’s research.

One of Dantzler’s publications is “Comparative Physiology ofthe Vertebrate Kidney.” This is a relatively content heavy novel with several chapters presenting information of the different roles and processes of kidney regulation. The professional genre seems to be in college essay format, with a formal tone. Additionally, Dantzler has published several articles online. One article is “Urine Concentrating Mechanism In The Inner Medulla Of The MammalianKidney: Role of Three Dimensional Architecture.” It is a brief article summarizing his findings from his research.

The context of “Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Kidney”

This novel was published in 1989. It is a very long book with several chapters and subheadings. The tone of his writing is formal and almost sounds like a scientific proposal. There is an index page as well as credits for the work he includes in his passages. The purpose of this novel is to educate the reader on the vertebrate kidney.

The context of “Urine Concentrating Mechanism In The Inner Medulla Of The Mammalian Kidney: Role of Three Dimensional Architecture.”

This article is found on PubMed.gov, which is the US National Library of Medicine. The conventions of this article are similar to those of the article composed by Braun. There is no introduction or conclusion; its purpose is simply a summary of Dantzler’s experimental findings. The audience most likely reading this would be members of the Physiological Society, doctors, students, and other professors. Thus the tone of his writing is formal.