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Medical Writer MedComms. Scientific Communications & Editorial Project Specialist with 15+ years of experience.

Profile Summary

• Accomplished Medical Writer and Science Communicator: published over 20 manuscripts in international peer-reviewed journals and delivered numerous lectures as a professional speaker. • Internationally-trained research scientist with over 15 years of experience in Biochemistry/ (Neuro) Immunology: extensive background establishing collaborations with physicians, writing, publishing and reviewing scientific manuscripts, speaking at conferences and lectures contributing to scientific discourse and healthcare professional education, mentoring PhD students, and managing research projects. • Proud university professor with over 15 years of experience in Immunology: expert in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, effectively translating scientific and medical content for diverse audiences, and staying current with the latest research and developments.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuromuscular Disease
• ★ Immunotherapy
• ★ Autoimmune Disease
• ☆ Bioanalytical Testing
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Vaccine Development
• ☆ Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Dermatology
• ☆ Skin Cancer
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Neurology
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Clinical Biochemistry
• ☆ Photodermatology
• ☆ Lupus
• ☆ Medical Terminology
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Inflammation

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Medical Writer

Mariela Paz et.al.

January 2025 - Present

RESEARCH FELLOW

National Scientific and Technical Research Council

June 2013 - Present

IMMUNOLOGY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

University of Buenos Aires

December 2003 - Present

Education

PhD

University of Buenos Aires

January 2006 - March 2011

M.Sc Biochemistry

University of Buenos Aires

March 1998 - December 2003

Certifications

• Doctor in Biochemistry and Immunology, PhD

  University of Buenos Aires

  January 2025 - Present

• Biochemist with a specialization in Biotechnology

  University of Buenos Aires

  January 2003 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Florencia Aguirre, Mariano E. Justo, Lucía Cialdella, Mariela L. Paz (2025). AChR-blocking antibodies and complement system dynamics: evaluating their interplay and clinical implications in myasthenia gravis . Neurological Sciences.

Florencia Aguirre, Mariano E. Justo, Lucía Cialdella, Mariela L. Paz (2025). AChR-blocking antibodies and complement system dynamics: evaluating their interplay and clinical implications in myasthenia gravis . Neurological Sciences.

Analisa Manin, Mariano E. Justo, Juliana Leoni, Mariela L. Paz, Andrés M. Villa (2023). C5a complement levels in clinical remission AQP4-IgG-positive NMO patients . Acta Neurologica Belgica.

Nadia Gruber, Liliana Fernández-Canigia, Natalia B. Kilimciler, Pierluigi Stipa, Juan A. Bisceglia, María B. García, Daniel H. Gonzalez Maglio, Mariela L. Paz, Liliana R. Orelli (2023). Amidinoquinoxaline N-oxides: synthesis and activity against anaerobic bacteria . RSC Advances.

Adri{\'{a}}n D. Friedrich and Juliana Leoni and Mariela L. Paz and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2022). Lipoteichoic Acid from Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG Modulates Dendritic Cells and T Cells in the Gut . Nutrients. 14. (3). p. 723. {MDPI} {AG}

Mariano E. Justo, Mayra Aldecoa, Eliana Cela, Juliana Leoni, Daniel H. González Maglio, Andrés M. Villa, Florencia Aguirre, Mariela L. Paz (2021). Low Vitamin D Serum Levels in a Cohort of Myasthenia Gravis Patients in Argentina . Photochemistry and Photobiology.

Mariela L. Paz and Francisco J. Barrantes(2021). Cholesterol in myasthenia gravis . Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 701. p. 108788. Elsevier {BV}

Lourdes Cáceres, Mariela L. Paz, Mariana Garcés, Valeria Calabró, Natalia D. Magnani, Manuela Martinefski, Pamela V. Martino Adami, Laura Caltana, Deborah Tasat, Laura Morelli, et al.(2020). NADPH oxidase and mitochondria are relevant sources of superoxide anion in the oxinflammatory response of macrophages exposed to airborne particulate matter . Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 205. p. 111186. Elsevier {BV}

(2020). Aprendiendo a enseñar en tiempos de pandemia COVID-19: nuestra experiencia en una universidad pública de Argentina . Revista Digital de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria.

Florencia Aguirre and Analisa Manin and Victoria C. Fernandez and Mariano E. Justo and Juliana Leoni and Mariela L. Paz and Andres M. Villa(2020). C3, C5a and anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody as severity biomarkers in myasthenia gravis . Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. 13. p. 175628642093569. {SAGE} Publications

Adri{\'{a}}n D. Friedrich and Valeria E. Campo and Eliana M. Cela and Adrian E. Morelli and William J. Shufesky and Olga A. Tckacheva and Juliana Leoni and Mariela L. Paz and Adriana T. Larregina and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2019). Oral administration of lipoteichoic acid from Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG overcomes UVB‐induced immunosuppression and impairs skin tumor growth in mice . European Journal of Immunology. 49. (11). p. 2095--2102. Wiley

Mariela L. Paz and Francisco J. Barrantes(2019). Autoimmune Attack of the Neuromuscular Junction in Myasthenia Gravis: Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Other Targets . ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 10. (5). p. 2186--2194. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Eliana M. Cela and Cintia Daniela Gonzalez and Adrian Friedrich and Camila Ledo and Mariela Laura Paz and Juliana Leoni and Marisa In{\'{e}}s G{\'{o}}mez and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2018). Daily very low UV dose exposure enhances adaptive immunity, compared with a single high-dose exposure. Consequences for the control of a skin infection . Immunology. 154. (3). p. 510--521. Wiley

Paz ML, Manuelli PN, González Maglio DH, Aguirre F, Villa A, Leoni J, Barrantes FJ. Nueva prueba diagnóstica para autoanticuerpos en Miastenia Gravis basado en un sistema de micropartículas fluorescentes libre de células. ByPC [Internet]. 31 de agosto de 2018 [citado 1 de octubre de 2021];82(3):12-7. Disponible en: http://revista.aba-online.org.ar/index.php/bypc/article/view/89 .

Adri{\'{a}}n Friedrich and Mariela Paz and Juliana Leoni and Daniel Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2017). Message in a Bottle: Dialog between Intestine and Skin Modulated by Probiotics . International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18. (6). p. 1067. {MDPI} {AG}

D. H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio and M. L. Paz and J. Leoni(2016). Sunlight Effects on Immune System: Is There Something Else in addition to UV-Induced Immunosuppression? . BioMed Research International. 2016. p. 1--10. Hindawi Limited

Timoteo Marchini and Ver{\'{o}}nica D{\textquotesingle}Annunzio and Mariela L. Paz and Lourdes C{\'{a}}ceres and Mariana Garc{\'{e}}s and Virginia Perez and Deborah Tasat and Virginia Vanasco and Natalia Magnani and Daniel Gonzalez Maglio and Ricardo J. Gelpi and Silvia Alvarez and Pablo Evelson(2015). Selective TNF-α targeting with infliximab attenuates impaired oxygen metabolism and contractile function induced by an acute exposure to air particulate matter . American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 309. (10). p. H1621--H1628. American Physiological Society

Eliana M. Cela and Adrian Friedrich and Mariela L. Paz and Silvia I. Vanzulli and Juliana Leoni and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2015). Time-course study of different innate immune mediators produced by UV-irradiated skin: comparative effects of short and daily versus a single harmful UV exposure . Immunology. 145. (1). p. 82--93. Wiley

Eliana M. Cela and Federico S. Weill and Mariela L. Paz and Juliana Leoni and Daniel H. Gonzalez Maglio(2015). Lipoteichoic acid challenge induces higher inflammatory responses than lipopolysaccharide in UV-irradiated keratinocytes . Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine. 31. (2). p. 111--114. Wiley

T. Marchini and N.D. Magnani and M.L. Paz and V. Vanasco and D. Tasat and D.H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio and S. Alvarez and P.A. Evelson(2014). Time course of systemic oxidative stress and inflammatory response induced by an acute exposure to Residual Oil Fly Ash . Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 274. (2). p. 274--282. Elsevier {BV}

Gonzalez Maglio and and Adri{\'{a}}n Friedrich and Mariela Paz and Eliana Cela and Juliana Leoni(2014). Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Tissue Alterations of Ultraviolet-Irradiated Skin in Five Different Mice Strains . Global Journal of Dermatology & Venereology. 2. (1). p. 4--12. Synergy Publishers

Mariela L. Paz and Eliana M. Cela and Alejandro Ferrari and Adri{\'{a}}n D. Friedrich and Juliana Leoni and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2014). Two Approaches to the Study of a Controversial Relationship: Cutaneous Photosensitivity and Anti-Ro/SS-A Autoantibodies . Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases. 04. (01). p. 1--12. Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.

Federico S. Weill and Eliana M. Cela and Mariela L. Paz and Alejandro Ferrari and Juliana Leoni and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2013). Lipoteichoic acid from Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG as an oral photoprotective agent against UV-induced carcinogenesis . British Journal of Nutrition. 109. (3). p. 457--466. Cambridge University Press ({CUP})

Federico S. Weill and Eliana M. Cela and Alejandro Ferrari and Mariela L. Paz and Juliana Leoni and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2011). Skin Exposure to Chronic But Not Acute UV Radiation Affects Peripheral T-Cell Function . Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 74. (13). p. 838--847. Informa {UK} Limited

Mariela L. Paz and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio and Mar{\'{\i}}a Pino and Alejandro Ferrari and Federico S. Weill and Gustavo Nasswetter and Juliana Leoni(2011). Anti-ribonucleoproteins autoantibodies in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. Relation with cutaneous photosensitivity . Clinical Rheumatology. 30. (2). p. 209--216. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Daniel H. Gonz{\~{A}}{\textexclamdown}lez Maglio and Mariela L. Paz and Alejandro Ferrari and Federico S. Weill and Jorge Nieto and Juliana Leoni(2010). Alterations in Skin Immune Response Throughout Chronic UVB Irradiation. Skin Cancer Development and Prevention by Naproxen . Photochemistry and Photobiology. 86. (1). p. 146--152. Wiley

Mariela L. Paz and Alejandro Ferrari and Federico S. Weill and Juliana Leoni and Daniel H.Gonzalez Maglio(2008). Time-course evaluation and treatment of skin inflammatory immune response after ultraviolet B irradiation . Cytokine. 44. (1). p. 70--77. Elsevier {BV}

Mariela L. Paz and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio and Federico S. Weill and Juanita Bustamante and Juliana Leoni(2008). Mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular stress progression after ultraviolet B irradiation in human keratinocytes . Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine. 24. (3). p. 115--122. Wiley

M Calvo and Meiller M. L??pez and A Pelluzzoni and M Pino and M Paz and Maglio D. Gonzalez and M Maliandi and J Leoni and Gustavo Nasswetter(2006). CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED TO ANTI-RO/SSA ANTIBODY IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS AND SJOGRENS SYNDROME DIAGNOSED PATIENTS . JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 12. (Supplement). p. S11. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Daniel H. Gonzalez Maglio and Mariela L. Paz and Alejandro Ferrari and Federico S. Weill and Analia Czerniczyniec and Juliana Leoni and Juanita Bustamante(2005). Skin damage and mitochondrial dysfunction after acute ultraviolet B irradiation: relationship with nitric oxide production . Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine. 21. (6). p. 311--317. Wiley

González Maglio DH, Paz ML, Sgarlata C, Abatangelo C, Squiquera L, Fonseca M y Leoni J. “Evaluation of the different procedures in the detection of anti Ro/SS-A 52 kDa and anti-Ro/SS-A 60 kDa antibodies in primary Sjögren’s Syndrome”. Inmunología 22,1:10-16. Sociedad Española de Inmunología, Barcelona (2003) .

DISSERTATION THESIS

Mariela Laura Paz, Mariela Laura Paz, Mariela Laura Paz, Mariela Laura Paz, Mariela Laura Paz, Mariano E. Justo, Mariano E. Justo, Mariano E. Justo, Mariano E. Justo (2025). Study of Systemic Biomarkers of Severity in Myasthenia Gravis and Immunological Techniques for the Detection of Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Autoantibodies.

BOOK CHAPTER

Daniel Gonzalez Maglio and Adri{\'{a}}n Friedrich and Eliana Cela and Mariela Paz and Juliana Leoni(2022). Probiotic Effects on Skin Health: The Case of Photoprotection as a Model of Gut-Skin Dialog . Probiotic Research in Therapeutics. p. 147--172. Springer Singapore

Eliana M. Cela and Mariela L. Paz and Juliana Leoni and Daniel H. Gonz{\'{a}}lez Maglio(2018). Immune System Modulation Produced by Ultraviolet Radiation . Immunoregulatory Aspects of Immunotherapy. {InTech}

Chapter 7. Ultraviolet Radiation Effects on Skin Cells and Immune System Mariela L. Paz, Eliana M. Cela, Adrián D. Friedrich, Federico S. Weill, Juliana Leoni and Daniel H. González Maglio .

Daniel H. Gonzalez Maglio and Mariela L. and Eliana M. and Juliana Leoni(2011). Cyclooxygenase-2 Overexpression in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Molecular Pathways Involved as Targets for Prevention and Treatment . Skin Cancers - Risk Factors, Prevention and Therapy. {InTech}