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Hire Maria A.

Lebanon

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Neuroscientist, Researcher. 3 years of in vivo and in vitro research experience, and 4 years in educational publishing.

Profile Summary

I have 3 years experience in neuroscience, especially cognitive and behavioral neuroscience. I have worked on zebrafish and mice, and my work involved studying the effect of stress and anxiety on behavior and memory. It also involved collecting brain samples, extracting proteins and then through Western Blot quantify and then visualize the proteins. I used SPSS and Prism to analyze the data. I have 4 years experience as a subject matter expert, editor and researcher in academic publishing. I proofread, edited and put together academic textbooks for all ages, including complex reference books. I have written a thesis, literature reviews and a published article before. I am currently writing 3 papers hoping for a submission soon. I transformed complex scientific textbooks into interactive online educational content, as well as informational videos using Moodle and ActivePresenter software. I can proofread, edit and write consent forms for research purposes. I am fully fluent in English, French and Arabic with functional knowledge of science, meaning I can translate between those languages as well as transcribe any scientific content needed.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Developmental Biology
• ☆ Embryology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Plant Pathology
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Phytochemistry
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Microarrays
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Transcriptomics
• ☆ Proteomics
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cytochemistry
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurophysiology
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Neuroanatomy
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Developmental Neuroscience
• ☆ Molecular Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Systems Neuroscience
• ☆ Biophysics
• ☆ Clinical Microbiology
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Population Genetics
• ☆ Cell Aging
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Qualitative User Research
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Medical Copywriting
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Language Translation
• ☆ Course Content Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Graduate Researcher

Lebanese American University

August 2024 - Present

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT BIOLOGY

Educational Research Center York Press

February 2020 - July 2024

Graduate Researcher, Neuroscience

Lebanese University

February 2020 - December 2020

Lab technican intern

Maritime Hospital Microbiology Laboratory

December 2019 - December 2019

Education

MS in Neuroscience

Lebanese University

September 2019 - October 2020

BSc. Life and Earth Sciences

Lebanese University

September 2015 - July 2018

Certifications

• Animal Care and Use - Behavioral Animal Researcher (ACU)

  CITI Program

  https://www.citiprogram.org/verify/?w0e00986d-73c4-4167-878d-22ad570c61dc-64762963

  August 2024 - August 2025

• Biomedical Responsible Conduct of Research

  CITI Program

  https://www.citiprogram.org/verify/?w1c82cb1f-c86f-43ac-8989-075d93b42080-64762964

  August 2024 - August 2025

• Working with Mice in Research Settings

  CITI Program

  https://www.citiprogram.org/verify/?w88ccfa3e-7d6c-498d-8eda-9886421a9df1-64762960

  August 2024 - January 2025

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Saffron Extract Attenuates Anxiogenic Effect and Improves Cognitive Behavior in an Adult Zebrafish Model of Traumatic Brain Injury <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Victoria Chaoul, Maria Awad, Frederic Harb, Fadia Najjar, Aline Hamade, Rita Nabout, Jihane Soueid (2022). Saffron Extract Attenuates Anxiogenic Effect and Improves Cognitive Behavior in an Adult Zebrafish Model of Traumatic Brain Injury . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.