Alene Alder-Rangel was raised on a farm in Logan, Utah, USA. Her mother worked for Utah State University (USU), and her father was a cattle farmer. As a youth, Alene enjoyed riding horses and writing stories. She began working at a living history museum as a teenager, which made her decide to major in history. The massive amount of reading and writing required during her university studies sharpened her English skills. Her first experience abroad was as an exchange student at the University of Malta. In 1995, Alene graduated with honors with a double major in history and philosophy from USU. Then she obtained her master’s degree in museum studies from the State University of New York at Oneonta, which has one of the top programs in the field. Afterward, Alene worked as an archivist and curator for the Jerome Historical Society in Arizona for several years.
Then Alene met and married Drauzio E.N. Rangel, who was studying for his Ph.D. in microbiology at USU. After he finished his degree, he was required to return to his native Brazil. Thus, in 2007, Alene started a new chapter of her life in Brazil. Her first job in Brazil was teaching English. Then in 2008, the Universidade de Vale do Paraiba (UNIVAP) hired Alene to edit their researchers’ articles. Most researchers there could write in English, but not good enough to publish in international journals. She significantly helped increase their publication rate and impact factor. Through editing articles in a variety of disciplines, Alene fell in love with science and editing. She also taught private English lessons to Professors and students at UNIVAP.
In 2015, UNIVAP decided to downsize its research programs and laid off many of its top researchers, including Alene’s husband. When he found work at the Universidade Federal de Goiás, Alene ended her contract with UNIVAP and set up Alder's English Services to edit and translate articles for researchers throughout Brazil. She has edited or translated at least 1500 articles, and over 1000 have been successfully published. Her portfolio includes about 500 clients and more than 60 universities and other research institutions in various disciplines.
Alene combined her love of history and science by writing a biography of Dr. Donald Roberts. He was an internationally known researcher in Insect Pathology. The book is available on Amazon.com. Alene is also the author of seven articles published in high-impact international journals.
Her other scientific endeavor is as the co-chair of the International Symposium on Fungal Stress (ISFUS). She is helping organize the fifth ISFUS that will take place in Foz de Iguaçu in September 2024.
