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Hire Dr. Camila A.

United States

USD 100 /hr

Science Writer | Medical Writer | Copy Editor | Content Editor with over 14 years of experience in Science writing

Profile Summary

I am PhD-trained Neuroscientist passionate about spreading science to both the scientific community and the public. I incorporate clarity, conciseness and creativity into into all my projects. WRITING AND EDITING – I have published published over 14 peer-reviewed manuscripts and assisted with writing and editing 2 funded grant proposals. I provide the following writing & editing services: Manuscripts | Grants | Abstracts | Peer-reviewing | Blogs | News Piece PRESENTATIONS - I have delivered 5 lectures, 6 oral and over 20 poster presentations at scientific. Serving as a volunteer has added over 100 lectures to my presentation experience. I provide the following services on presentation: Posters | Slide Decks | Data | Sales | Lectures | Seminars | Business | Instructional | Informative | PowerPoint | Google Slides | Keynote SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE – I have worked on multi disciplinary projects, which gave me experience on the fields of: Neuroscience | Neurochemistry | Neurology | Psychiatry | Behavioral Sciences | Traumatic Brain Injury | Nutrition | Dietary Supplements | Psychology | Human Performance Optimization

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuroscience
• ★ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ★ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Neurochemistry
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Neuropharmacology
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Psychology
• ☆ Military Psychology
• ☆ Human Physiology
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Neuroendocrinology
• ☆ Neuropathology
• ☆ Psychiatry
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting, Audio Transcription

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Scientist

Henry Jackson Foundation

October 2017 - Present

Scientist

Henry M. Jackson Foundation

October 2017 - Present

Postdoctoral Fellow

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

April 2014 - September 2017

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellow

April 2014 - September 2017

Education

PhD

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

August 2008 - January 2014

PhD (APG)

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

August 2008 - January 2014

MS (IBCCF)

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

February 2006 - February 2008

MS

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

February 2006 - February 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). The Recovery of GABAergic Function in the Hippocampus CA1 Region After mTBI . Molecular neurobiology.

(2018). Alpha-Linolenic Acid Treatment Reduces the Contusion and Prevents the Development of Anxiety-Like Behavior Induced by a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats . Molecular neurobiology.

(2017). Control diet in a high-fat diet study in mice: Regular chow and purified low-fat diet have similar effects on phenotypic, metabolic, and behavioral outcomes . Nutritional neuroscience.

(2016). Behavioral changes in male mice fed a high-fat diet are associated with IL-1β expression in specific brain regions . Physiology & behavior.

(2015). Acute Response of the Hippocampal Transcriptome Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury After Controlled Cortical Impact in the Rat . Journal of Molecular Neuroscience.

(2015). GABAergic interneuronal loss and reduced inhibitory synaptic transmission in the hippocampal CA1 region after mild traumatic brain injury . Experimental neurology.

(2015). A rat model of nerve agent exposure applicable to the pediatric population: The anticonvulsant efficacies of atropine and GluK1 antagonists . Toxicology and applied pharmacology.

(2014). Reduced GABAergic inhibition in the basolateral amygdala and the development of anxiety-like behaviors after mild traumatic brain injury . PloS one.

(2014). Temporal course of changes in gene expression suggests a cytokine-related mechanism for long-term hippocampal alteration after controlled cortical impact . Journal of neurotrauma.

(2014). ASIC1a activation enhances inhibition in the basolateral amygdala and reduces anxiety . The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience.

(2014). The recovery of acetylcholinesterase activity and the progression of neuropathological and pathophysiological alterations in the rat basolateral amygdala after soman-induced status epilepticus: relation to anxiety-like behavior . Neuropharmacology.

(2013). Acetylcholinesterase inhibition in the basolateral amygdala plays a key role in the induction of status epilepticus after soman exposure . Neurotoxicology.

(2012). Presynaptic facilitation of glutamate release in the basolateral amygdala: a mechanism for the anxiogenic and seizurogenic function of GluK1 receptors . Neuroscience.

(2012). Expression of miRNAs and their cooperative regulation of the pathophysiology in traumatic brain injury . PloS one.