Of the many biologists I know / am aware of, Michael Eisen is probably best suited to make such a transition. one of the founders of PLOS journals (Public Libra

Of the many biologists I know / am aware of, Michael Eisen is probably best suited to make such a transition. one of the founders of PLOS journals (Public Library of Science; https://www.plos.org/ https://www.plos.org/) - a set of open access, peer reviewed journals (some of) which now rank among the top, he comes across as a very motivated, passionate campaigner for what he believes in. God speed!