David Torrone is a Brooklyn-based writer, editor, and researcher. Since 2010, he has studied the underlying epigenetic mechanisms of environmental exposures at Columbia University. He has a BS in Brain, Behavioral, and Cognitive Sciences from the University of Michigan and an MFA from The New School in Creative Writing, and is the founder of DZT Editorial LLC, a company of writers and editors. He has authored papers in Clinical Epigenetics, Environmental Research, Respiratory Research, Clinical Medicine Insights, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.