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Scientific Editor | Life Sciences & Biotechnology | Manuscript & Thesis Editing

Profile Summary

Scientific editor with 12+ years of research experience in molecular genetics and plant/agricultural biotechnology. Specialized in improving clarity, structure, and language of scientific manuscripts, theses, and grant proposals in English and Spanish.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Agricultural Biotechnology
• ☆ Developmental Biology
• ☆ Embryology
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Genetic Engineering

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing

Work Experience

INTA

- Present

Scientific & Academic Editor (Freelance)

Freelance

January 2026 - Present

Researcher/Molecular Biology & Agro Biotechnology

INTA

May 2013 - December 2024

Teaching Assistant

Valdosta State university

January 2011 - December 2012

Researcher at the Institute of Food Technology

INTA

April 2009 - August 2010

Independent research project in Molecular Biology as a post baccalaureate student

Valdosta State university

June 2007 - April 2008

Education

Master of Science in Biology

Valdosta State University

January 2011 - December 2012

Bachelor's in Biotecnology with orientation in Molecular Genetics

Universidad Nacional de Quilmes

January 2003 - April 2007

Certifications

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  January 2026 - January 2026

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Development of Potato Varieties with Long-Term Cold Storage and Bruising Resistance @article{Massa_2025, title={CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Development of Potato Varieties with Long-Term Cold Storage and Bruising Resistance}, volume={14}, ISSN={2079-7737}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology14040445}, DOI={10.3390/biology14040445}, number={4}, journal={Biology}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Massa, Gabriela Alejandra and Décima Oneto, Cecilia Andrea and González, Matías Nicolás and Poulsen Hornum, Anabela and Arizmendi, Ailín and Sucar, Sofía and Divito, Silvina Beatriz and Feingold, Sergio Enrique}, year={2025}, month=apr, pages={445} } . Biology.

Assessment of Genetic Diversity and Relatedness in an Andean Potato Collection from Argentina by High-Density Genotyping @article{Sucar_2022, title={Assessment of Genetic Diversity and Relatedness in an Andean Potato Collection from Argentina by High-Density Genotyping}, volume={8}, ISSN={2311-7524}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8010054}, DOI={10.3390/horticulturae8010054}, number={1}, journal={Horticulturae}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Sucar, Sofía and Carboni, Martín Federico and Rey Burusco, María Florencia and Castellote, Martín Alfredo and Massa, Gabriela Alejandra and Monte, Marcelo Nicolás and Feingold, Sergio Enrique}, year={2022}, month=jan, pages={54} } . Horticulturae.

Genetic Diversity in Argentine Andean Potatoes by Means of Functional Markers @article{Monte_2018, title={Genetic Diversity in Argentine Andean Potatoes by Means of Functional Markers}, volume={95}, ISSN={1874-9380}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12230-018-9630-8}, DOI={10.1007/s12230-018-9630-8}, number={3}, journal={American Journal of Potato Research}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Monte, Marcelo Nicolás and Rey Burusco, María Florencia and Carboni, Martín Federico and Castellote, Martín Alfredo and Sucar, Sofía and Norero, Natalia Sigrid and Colman, Silvana Lorena and Massa, Gabriela Alejandra and Colavita, Mónica Liliana and Feingold, Sergio Enrique}, year={2018}, month=feb, pages={286–300} } . American Journal of Potato Research.

A Simultaneous Genetic Screen for Zygotic and Sterile Mutants in a Hermaphroditic Vertebrate (<i>Kryptolebias marmoratus</i>) @article{Sucar_2016, title={A Simultaneous Genetic Screen for Zygotic and Sterile Mutants in a Hermaphroditic Vertebrate (Kryptolebias marmoratus)}, volume={6}, ISSN={2160-1836}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/g3.115.022475}, DOI={10.1534/g3.115.022475}, number={4}, journal={G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Sucar, Sofia and Moore, Ginger L and Ard, Melissa E and Ring, Brian C}, year={2016}, month=apr, pages={1107–1119} } . G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics.

OTHER

CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Development of Potato Varieties with Long-Term Cold Storage and Bruising Resistance @article{Massa_2025, title={CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Development of Potato Varieties with Long-Term Cold Storage and Bruising Resistance}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202504.0488.v1}, DOI={10.20944/preprints202504.0488.v1}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Massa, Gabriela Alejandra and Décima Oneto, Cecilia Andrea and González, Matías Nicolás and Poulsen Hornum, Anabela and Arizmendi, Ailin and Sucar, Sofía and Divito, Silvina Beatriz and Feingold, Sergio Enrique}, year={2025}, month=apr } .