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Science and Medical Writer with a PhD in neuroscience

Profile Summary

I have a PhD in neuroscience and extensive experience writing scientific manuscripts and grant applications. I also have experience writing web content, educational articles, grants, and federal documents for non-profit organizations. I believe that the most important skills a science or medical writer can possess are the ability to quickly research and understand information and to communicate that information clearly and concisely. Not only does my background as a neuroscientist provide a strong knowledge base for scientific and medical writing, it also makes me an expert researcher and communicator. As a freelance science and medical writer, I am able to to apply the skills I gained during my scientific training to quickly understand, synthesize, and communicate information. I seek out challenges in all aspects of my life (I’m a marathon and ultramarathon runner in my free time!) and freelance science and medical writing provides the level of challenge that I consistently strive for in my life.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuroscience
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Cornell University

- Present

Education

BA (Neuroscience)

Skidmore College

- Present

Ph.D. (Neuroscience)

University of Rochester

- Present

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

R. Becket Ebitz, Brianna J. Sleezer, Hank P. Jedema, Charles W. Bradberry, Benjamin Y. Hayden, Samuel J. Gershman(2019). Tonic exploration governs both flexibility and lapses . {PLOS} Computational Biology. 15. (11). p. e1007475. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Changwoo Seo, Akash Guru, Michelle Jin, Brendan Ito, Brianna J. Sleezer, Yi-Yun Ho, Elias Wang, Christina Boada, Nicholas A. Krupa, Durgaprasad S. Kullakanda, et al.(2019). Intense threat switches dorsal raphe serotonin neurons to a paradoxical operational mode . Science. 363. (6426). p. 538--542. American Association for the Advancement of Science ({AAAS})

Brianna J. Sleezer, Benjamin Yost Hayden(2019). Neuroscience: Reevaluating the Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex . Current Biology. 29. (24). p. R1314--R1316. Elsevier {BV}

Seng Bum Michael Yoo, Brianna J. Sleezer, Benjamin Y. Hayden(2018). Robust Encoding of Spatial Information in Orbitofrontal Cortex and Striatum . Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 30. (6). p. 898--913. {MIT} Press - Journals

Brianna J. Sleezer, Giuliana A. LoConte, Meghan D. Castagno, Benjamin Y. Hayden, Sophie Molholm(2017). Neuronal responses support a role for orbitofrontal cortex in cognitive set reconfiguration . European Journal of Neuroscience. 45. (7). p. 940--951. Wiley

Brianna J. Sleezer, Meghan D. Castagno, Benjamin Y. Hayden(2016). Rule Encoding in Orbitofrontal Cortex and Striatum Guides Selection . The Journal of Neuroscience. 36. (44). p. 11223--11237. Society for Neuroscience

Caleb E. Strait, Brianna J. Sleezer, Tommy C. Blanchard, Habiba Azab, Meghan D. Castagno, Benjamin Y. Hayden(2016). Neuronal selectivity for spatial positions of offers and choices in five reward regions . Journal of Neurophysiology. 115. (3). p. 1098--1111. American Physiological Society

Brianna J. Sleezer, Benjamin Y. Hayden(2016). Differential Contributions of Ventral and Dorsal Striatum to Early and Late Phases of Cognitive Set Reconfiguration . Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 28. (12). p. 1849--1864. {MIT} Press - Journals

Caleb E. Strait, Brianna J. Sleezer, Benjamin Y. Hayden, Matthew F. S. Rushworth(2015). Signatures of Value Comparison in Ventral Striatum Neurons . {PLOS} Biology. 13. (6). p. e1002173. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Brianna Sleezer, Joshua L. Allen, Katherine Conrad, Günter Oberdörster, Carl J. Johnston, Deborah A. Cory-Slechta(2013). Developmental Exposure to Concentrated Ambient Particles and Preference for Immediate Reward in Mice . Environmental Health Perspectives. 121. (1). p. 32--38. Environmental Health Perspectives