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Hi, I'm Christopher McElroy. I'm a freelance science writer and neuroscience researcher.

Profile Summary

Hello, I'm Christopher Lee McElroy. I spent most of my life in Texas where I went to high-school, undergraduate, and graduate school. My life as a scientist started when I was conducting research at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. I worked in a stroke lab, but my project involved evaluating the presence of certain proteins at different stages of neurogenesis of the SGZ and SVZ. I had a second project where I used a technique called Clarity to research the differences in the vasculature of the cerebellum of old and young mice. My career as a Research Assistant mainly involved Parkinson's disease research. The main project was the mitigation of a familial form of PD through exercise. I wrote several protocols for behavioral assays like the exercise regimen and novel object recognition. That study's publication is still being prepared as well as a proteomic review paper of the proteomics related to PD. I decided to take some time off from lab work and try freelance scientific writing early in 2020. I have written abstracts and blogs for ICON. I have reviewed and edited several theses from international students. Recently, I have been writing web content for Boster Biological's antibody promotions, which included SEO. I have the innate ability to turn complex technical manuscripts into easier to digest and understand articles and blogs for the general public. I do also have technical writing skills and can write on an array of different scientific topics.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuroscience
• ★ Neurobiology
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Blog Posts

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

Research Market Research, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Freelance writer

Freelancing from my home

April 2021 - Present

Self employed

Freelance Science Writer

April 2021 - Present

Research Assistant

University of North Texas Health Science Center

April 2019 - April 2021

Research Assistant/Independent Researcher

University of North Texas Health Science Center

April 2019 - April 2021

Education

Masters (Science)

University of North Texas Health Science Center

September 2013 - June 2017

Masters (Neuroscience and Pharmacology)

University of North Texas Health Science Center

September 2013 - June 2017

Bachelors (Biology)

West Texas A&M University

January 2011 - May 2013

Bachelor’s in Biological sciences

West Texas A&M University

January 2011 - May 2013

Bachelor of Science

University of Texas Austin

September 2006 - December 2008

Bachelors (Psychology)

The University of Texas System

September 2006 - December 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.