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PhD Biomedical Scientist | Medical Writing & Scientific Consulting | Neuroscience & Pharmacology | Bilingual ES/EN

Profile Summary

Ph.D.-trained biomedical scientist with 4 years of postdoctoral translational research at the Van Andel Research Institute, a life sciences institute with active pharmaceutical industry partnerships. Research expertise in neuroinflammation, host-pathogen biology, and neurodegeneration, with a first-author publication in the Journal of Neuroinflammation (2025). Available for medical writing, scientific consulting, literature reviews, regulatory science support, and Spanish-English scientific translation. GCP certified. Native bilingual Spanish and English.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Neuropharmacology
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Systems Neuroscience
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

Van Andel Institute

December 2021 - September 2025

Graduate Research Assistant

Boise State University

August 2016 - August 2021

Medical interpreter

St. Luke's Health System

April 2015 - August 2021

COVID-19 Clinical Lab Technician

Boise State University

November 2020 - May 2021

Education

Ph.D in Biomolecular Sciences

Boise State University

August 2016 - August 2021

B.Sc. Biology

University of Nevada- Las Vegas

August 2011 - May 2013

Certifications

• Good Clinical Practice

  NIH/NIDA Online Training Program

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mwixFUGh0p92_0CdvT4gALFd4l4VyoZ6/view?usp=sharing

  March 2026 - Present

• Life Sciences Cloud Basics Module

  Salesforce

  https://www.salesforce.com/trailblazer/craftrkcohsyesk5qa

  March 2026 - Present

• Health Cloud Architecture Module

  Salesforce

  https://www.salesforce.com/trailblazer/craftrkcohsyesk5qa

  March 2026 - Present

• MAPS MEDICAL AFFAIRS PRIMER

  Medical Affairs Professional Society

  https://ecademy.medicalaffairs.org/learn/course/1/medical-affairs-primer?hash=040b9a1dceecfa40d4659a6365647246a0c807fd&generated_by=48731https://ecademy.medicalaffairs.org/learn/course/1/medical-affairs-primer?hash=040b9a1dceecfa40d4659a6365647246a0c807fd&generated_by=48731

  February 2026 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Alejandro Soto-Avellaneda, Alice Prigent, Lindsay Meyerdirk, Noah Schautz, John Andrew Pospisilik, Lena Brundin, Michael X. Henderson (2025). Helicobacter pylori infection and α-synuclein pathology drive parallel neurodegenerative pathways in the substantia nigra . Journal of Neuroinflammation.

Soto-Avellaneda A, Oxford AE, Halla F, Vasquez P, Oe E, Pugel AD, Schoenfeld AM, Tillman MC, Cuevas A, Ortlund EA, et al. (2024). FABP5-binding lipids regulate autophagy in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells . PloS one.

Alejandro Soto-Avellaneda (2021). Repurposing Drugs to Treat Heart and Brain Illness . Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland).

Alejandro Soto-Avellaneda, Brad E. Morrison(2020). Signaling and other functions of lipids in autophagy: a review . Lipids in Health and Disease. 19. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Alejandro Soto-Avellaneda (2020). Central nervous system and peripheral cell labeling by vascular endothelial cadherin-driven lineage tracing in adult mice . Neural regeneration research.

Alejandro Soto-Avellaneda (2020). Enhanced Hyaluronan Signaling and Autophagy Dysfunction by VPS35 D620N . Neuroscience.

PREPRINT

Alejandro Soto-Avellaneda, Alice Prigent, Lindsay Meyerdirk, Noah Schautz, John Andrew Pospisilik, Lena Brundin, Michael X. Henderson (2025). Helicobacter pylori infection and α-synuclein pathology drive parallel neurodegenerative pathways in the substantia nigra .