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Freelance Medical and Science Writer | Expert in neuroscience and pharmacology

Profile Summary

• Biologist with a doctoral degree in Biochemistry, postdoctoral training in pharmacology, and 60+ manuscripts published in international scientific journals (16 as the first author). • Experience conducting research focused on the neurobiology and pharmacology of depression, with an emphasis on the molecular mechanism of antidepressants. • Excellent written communication skills with a high level of attention to detail. • Over 12 years of experience writing and editing biomedical content in peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and blog posts, as well as reviewing manuscripts as an invited peer reviewer in life sciences journals. • Extensive knowledge of data analysis, results interpretation, and summarization of complex data. Great familiarity with concepts of biostatistics and epidemiology and excellent ability to interpret preclinical and clinical studies. • Strong knowledge of medical, pharmaceutical, and scientific vocabulary; familiarity with online medical resource searching, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications. • Strong organizational and project management skills and ability to quickly adapt to changes in deadlines and priorities. • Passionate about creating and communicating scientific content in diverse formats. I can help you with: ➥ Content for health/medical/scientific news and blog articles; ➥ Regulatory writing, including research protocols, clinical and non-clinical summaries; ➥ Scientific and medical communication to support science/medical education and inform the decision-making process; ➥ Scientific writing, including study reports, white papers, abstracts, and scientific publications; ➥ Scientific and technical consulting. 💡 Clear, concise, and professional writing tailored for your audience and their level of understanding!

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neuroscience
• ★ Medical Writing
• ☆ Neuropharmacology
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Healthcare
• ☆ Depression
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Blog Posts

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Newswriting

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

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Scientific Consultant

Freelancer/Independent

December 2020 - Present

Postdocoral Fellow

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

December 2016 - Present

Neuropsychopharmacology Researcher (postdoctoral fellow)

Federal University of Santa Catarina

December 2016 - Present

Assistant Professor

Federal University of Santa Catarina

July 2015 - November 2016

Assistant Professor

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

May 2015 - November 2016

Professor

University of Blumenau

February 2014 - June 2015

Professor

Universidade Regional de Blumenau

February 2014 - June 2015

Neuropsychopharmacology Researcher (postdoctoral fellow)

Federal University of Santa Catarina

February 2013 - January 2015

Postdoctoral Fellow

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

February 2013 - January 2015

Education

Ph.D. in Biochemistry

Federal University of Santa Catarina

September 2010 - January 2013

Master (Science Health)

Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

August 2009 - July 2011

M. Sc. in Health Sciences

Federal University of Santa Catarina

August 2009 - August 2010

Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences)

Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense

July 2005 - July 2009

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pazini FL, Rosa JM, Camargo A, Fraga DB, Moretti M, Siteneski A, Rodrigues ALS(2020). mTORC1-dependent signaling pathway underlies the rapid effect of creatine and ketamine in the novelty-suppressed feeding test . Chemico-biological interactions.

Neis VB, Moretti M, Rosa PB, Dalsenter YO, Werle I, Platt N, Kaufmann FN, Rosado AF, Besen MH, Rodrigues ALS(2020). The involvement of PI3K/Akt/mTOR/GSK3β signaling pathways in the antidepressant-like effect of AZD6765 . Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior.

Neis VB, Rosado AF, Olescowicz G, Moretti M, Rosa PB, Platt N, Rodrigues ALS(2020). The involvement of GABAergic system in the antidepressant-like effect of agmatine . Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology.

Moretti M, Werle I, da Rosa PB, Neis VB, Platt N, Souza SVS, Rodrigues ALS(2019). A single coadministration of subeffective doses of ascorbic acid and ketamine reverses the depressive-like behavior induced by chronic unpredictable stress in mice . Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior.

Rosa PB, Bettio LEB, Neis VB, Moretti M, Werle I, Leal RB, Rodrigues ALS(2019). The antidepressant-like effect of guanosine is dependent on GSK-3β inhibition and activation of MAPK/ERK and Nrf2/heme oxygenase-1 signaling pathways . Purinergic signalling.

Fraga DB, Costa AP, Olescowicz G, Camargo A, Pazini FL, E Freitas A, Moretti M, S Brocardo P, S Rodrigues AL(2019). Ascorbic acid presents rapid behavioral and hippocampal synaptic plasticity effects . Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry.

da Silva Souza SV, da Rosa PB, Neis VB, Moreira JD, Rodrigues ALS, Moretti M(2019). Effects of cholecalciferol on behavior and production of reactive oxygen species in female mice subjected to corticosterone-induced model of depression . Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology.

Camargo A, Pazini FL, Rosa JM, Wolin IAV, Moretti M, Rosa PB, Neis VB, Rodrigues ALS(2019). Augmentation effect of ketamine by guanosine in the novelty-suppressed feeding test is dependent on mTOR signaling pathway . Journal of psychiatric research.

Neis VB, Bettio LB, Moretti M, Rosa PB, Olescowicz G, Fraga DB, Gonçalves FM, Freitas AE, Heinrich IA, Lopes MW, et al.(2018). Single administration of agmatine reverses the depressive-like behavior induced by corticosterone in mice: Comparison with ketamine and fluoxetine . Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior.

Schamne MG, Mack JM, Moretti M, Matheus FC, Walz R, Lanfumey L, Prediger RD(2018). The Gender-Biased Effects of Intranasal MPTP Administration on Anhedonic- and Depressive-Like Behaviors in C57BL/6 Mice: the Role of Neurotrophic Factors . Neurotoxicity research.

Fraga DB, Olescowicz G, Moretti M, Siteneski A, Tavares MK, Azevedo D, Colla ARS, Rodrigues ALS(2018). Anxiolytic effects of ascorbic acid and ketamine in mice . Journal of psychiatric research.

Moretti M, Ribeiro CM, Neis VB, Bettio LEB, Rosa PB, Rodrigues ALS(2017). Evidence for the involvement of opioid system in the antidepressant-like effect of ascorbic acid . Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology.

Moretti M, Fraga DB, Rodrigues ALS(2017). Preventive and therapeutic potential of ascorbic acid in neurodegenerative diseases . CNS neuroscience & therapeutics.

Moretti M, Fraga DB, Rodrigues ALS(2017). Ascorbic Acid to Manage Psychiatric Disorders . CNS drugs.

Manosso LM, Moretti M, Rosa JM, Cunha MP, Rodrigues ALS(2017). Evidence for the involvement of heme oxygenase-1 in the antidepressant-like effect of zinc . Pharmacological reports : PR.

Neis VB, Bettio LEB, Moretti M, Rosa PB, Ribeiro CM, Freitas AE, Gonçalves FM, Leal RB, Rodrigues ALS(2016). Acute agmatine administration, similar to ketamine, reverses depressive-like behavior induced by chronic unpredictable stress in mice . Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior.

Moretti M, Budni J, Ribeiro CM, Rieger DK, Leal RB, Rodrigues ALS(2016). Subchronic administration of ascorbic acid elicits antidepressant-like effect and modulates cell survival signaling pathways in mice . The Journal of nutritional biochemistry.

Rosa PB, Neis VB, Ribeiro CM, Moretti M, Rodrigues AL(2016). Antidepressant-like effects of ascorbic acid and ketamine involve modulation of GABAA and GABAB receptors . Pharmacological reports : PR.

Cunha AS, Matheus FC, Moretti M, Sampaio TB, Poli A, Santos DB, Colle D, Cunha MP, Blum-Silva CH, Sandjo LP, et al.(2016). Agmatine attenuates reserpine-induced oral dyskinesia in mice: Role of oxidative stress, nitric oxide and glutamate NMDA receptors . Behavioural brain research.

Neis VB, Moretti M, Bettio LE, Ribeiro CM, Rosa PB, Gonçalves FM, Lopes MW, Leal RB, Rodrigues AL(2016). Agmatine produces antidepressant-like effects by activating AMPA receptors and mTOR signaling . European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Manosso LM, Moretti M, Colla AR, Ribeiro CM, Dal-Cim T, Tasca CI, Rodrigues AL(2016). Involvement of glutamatergic neurotransmission in the antidepressant-like effect of zinc in the chronic unpredictable stress model of depression . Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996).

Kaster MP, Moretti M, Cunha MP, Rodrigues AL(2015). Novel approaches for the management of depressive disorders . European journal of pharmacology.

Moretti M, Neis VB, Matheus FC, Cunha MP, Rosa PB, Ribeiro CM, Rodrigues AL, Prediger RD, Neurotoxicity research, 2015, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 222-231 .

Manosso LM, Moretti M, Ribeiro CM, Gonçalves FM, Leal RB, Rodrigues AL, Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2015, vol. 59, pp. 59-67 .

Moretti M, Budni J, Freitas AE, Neis VB, Ribeiro CM, de Oliveira Balen G, Rieger DK, Leal RB, Rodrigues AL, European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2015, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 902-912 .

Neis VB, Moretti M, Manosso LM, Lopes MW, Leal RB, Rodrigues AL, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2015, vol. 130, pp. 9-14 .

Rosa PB, Ribeiro CM, Bettio LE, Colla A, Lieberknecht V, Moretti M, Rodrigues AL, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2014, vol. 127, pp. 1-6 .

Freitas AE, Bettio LE, Neis VB, Moretti M, Ribeiro CM, Lopes MW, Leal RB, Rodrigues AL, Journal of psychiatric research, 2014, vol. 58, pp. 137-146 .

Rieger DK, Costa AP, Budni J, Moretti M, Barbosa SG, Nascimento KS, Teixeira EH, Cavada BS, Rodrigues AL, Leal RB, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2014, vol. 122, pp. 53-60 .

Leffa DD, Damiani AP, Damazio DD, Guerra NP, Moretti M, de Brito GG, Boeck CR, Gavioli EC, de Andrade VM, Acta neuropsychiatrica, 2014, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 161-169 .

Neis VB, Manosso LM, Moretti M, Freitas AE, Daufenbach J, Rodrigues AL, Behavioural brain research, 2014, vol. 261, pp. 336-344 .

Moretti M, Budni J, Freitas AE, Rosa PB, Rodrigues AL, Journal of psychiatric research, 2014, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 16-24 .

Stertz L, Fries GR, Aguiar BW, Pfaffenseller B, Valvassori SS, Gubert C, Ferreira CL, Moretti M, Ceresér KM, Kauer-Sant'Anna M, Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999), 2014, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 39-46 .

Moretti M, Matheus FC, de Oliveira PA, Neis VB, Ben J, Walz R, Rodrigues AL, Prediger RD, Frontiers in bioscience (Elite edition), 2014, vol. 6, pp. 341-359 .

Manosso LM, Moretti M, Rodrigues AL, Food & function, 2013, vol. 4, no. 12, pp. 1776-1793 .

Freitas AE, Moretti M, Budni J, Balen GO, Fernandes SC, Veronezi PO, Heller M, Micke GA, Pizzolatti MG, Rodrigues AL, Journal of medicinal food, 2013, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 1030-1038 .

Manosso LM, Neis VB, Moretti M, Daufenbach JF, Freitas AE, Colla AR, Rodrigues AL, Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2013, vol. 46, pp. 48-57 .

Budni J, Zomkowski AD, Engel D, Santos DB, dos Santos AA, Moretti M, Valvassori SS, Ornell F, Quevedo J, Farina M, Rodrigues AL, Experimental neurology, 2013, vol. 240, pp. 112-121 .

Moretti M, Budni J, Dos Santos DB, Antunes A, Daufenbach JF, Manosso LM, Farina M, Rodrigues AL, Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 2013, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 68-79 .

Moretti M, Budni J, Ribeiro CM, Rodrigues AL, European journal of pharmacology, 2012, vol. 687, no. 1-3, pp. 21-27 .

Moretti M, Colla A, de Oliveira Balen G, dos Santos DB, Budni J, de Freitas AE, Farina M, Severo Rodrigues AL, Journal of psychiatric research, 2012, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 331-340 .

Moretti M, Valvassori SS, Varela RB, Ferreira CL, Rochi N, Benedet J, Scaini G, Kapczinski F, Streck EL, Zugno AI, Quevedo J, Behavioural pharmacology, 2011, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 766-772 .

Moretti M, Freitas AE, Budni J, Fernandes SC, Balen Gde O, Rodrigues AL, Behavioural brain research, 2011, vol. 225, no. 1, pp. 328-333 .

Moretti M, Valvassori SS, Steckert AV, Rochi N, Benedet J, Scaini G, Kapczinski F, Streck EL, Zugno AI, Quevedo J, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2011, vol. 98, no. 2, pp. 304-310 .

Jornada LK, Valvassori SS, Steckert AV, Moretti M, Mina F, Ferreira CL, Arent CO, Dal-Pizzol F, Quevedo J, Journal of psychiatric research, 2011, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 162-168 .

Romão PR, Lemos JC, Moreira J, de Chaves G, Moretti M, Castro AA, Andrade VM, Boeck CR, Quevedo J, Gavioli EC, Neurotoxicity research, 2011, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 73-80 .

Moretti M, de Souza AG, de Chaves G, de Andrade VM, Romao PR, Gavioli EC, Boeck CR, Physiology & behavior, 2011, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 115-120 .

Valvassori SS, Rezin GT, Ferreira CL, Moretti M, Gonçalves CL, Cardoso MR, Streck EL, Kapczinski F, Quevedo J, Journal of psychiatric research, 2010, vol. 44, no. 14, pp. 903-909 .

Steckert AV, Valvassori SS, Moretti M, Dal-Pizzol F, Quevedo J, Neurochemical research, 2010, vol. 35, no. 9, pp. 1295-1301 .

Jornada LK, Moretti M, Valvassori SS, Ferreira CL, Padilha PT, Arent CO, Fries GR, Kapczinski F, Quevedo J, Journal of psychiatric research, 2010, vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 506-510 .

Riegel RE, Valvassori SS, Moretti M, Ferreira CL, Steckert AV, de Souza B, Dal-Pizzol F, Quevedo J, International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, 2010, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 233-237 .

Valvassori SS, Moretti M, Kauer-Sant'Anna M, Roesler R, Petronilho F, Schwartsmann G, Kapczinski F, Dal-Pizzol F, Quevedo J, Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2010, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 309-316 .

Boeck CR, Martinello C, de Castro AA, Moretti M, Dos Santos Casagrande T, Guerrini R, Calo' G, Gavioli EC, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2010, vol. 381, no. 2, pp. 153-160 .

Jornada LK, Valvassori SS, Arent CO, Leffa D, Damiani AA, Hainzenreder G, Ferreira CL, Moretti M, Andrade VM, Quevedo J, Neuroscience letters, 2010, vol. 471, no. 1, pp. 6-9 .

Freitas TP, Scaini G, Corrêa C, Santos PM, Ferreira GK, Rezin GT, Moretti M, Valvassori SS, Quevedo J, Streck EL, Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2010, vol. 117, no. 2, pp. 149-153 .

Castro AA, Casagrande TS, Moretti M, Constantino L, Petronilho F, Guerra GC, Calo' G, Guerrini R, Dal-Pizzol F, Quevedo J, Gavioli EC, Peptides, 2009, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 1914-1920 .

de Chaves G, Moretti M, Castro AA, Dagostin W, da Silva GG, Boeck CR, Quevedo J, Gavioli EC, Physiology & behavior, 2009, vol. 97, no. 3-4, pp. 420-425 .

Castro AA, Moretti M, Casagrande TS, Martinello C, Petronilho F, Steckert AV, Guerrini R, Calo' G, Dal Pizzol F, Quevedo J, Gavioli EC, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2009, vol. 91, no. 4, pp. 636-642 .