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Freelance Publication, Proposal, and Thesis Reviewer

Profile Summary

I am a motivated multitasker with 15 years of clinical and 25 years of preclinical peer-review publication experience. I have served as a reviewer for a variety of different journals and successfully graduated multiple post-doctoral students as their advisor. My expertise includes writing scientific abstracts, standard articles, and review articles with submissions to high-impact journals. I have written proposals and successfully obtained both private and federal grant funding. I understand how to adhere to timelines, study design, use organizational tools, and task management. My strongest attributes are critical thinking, the ability to analyze and interpret data, problem-solving, and the ability to prioritize. I have utilized my research skills in a variety of disciplines and have a strong thirst for knowledge.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Molecular Neuroscience
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Behavioral Genetics
• ☆ Learning & Memory
• ☆ Vaccine Development
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Trial Design
• ☆ Clinical Trial Site Selection & Monitoring
• ☆ Clinical Trials Data Analysis
• ☆ Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Oncology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

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

Consulting Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Regulatory Consulting

Work Experience

Clinical Trial Manager

VLP Therapeutics (United States)

December 2023 - Present

Investigator Consultant

VAST Clinical Trials

August 2023 - Present

Principal Investigator

SGS North America

May 2020 - June 2023

Junior Principal Investigator

Stephens & Associates

December 2016 - April 2020

Instructor

UT Southwestern Medical Center

March 2011 - August 2016

Assistant Professor/Visiting Assistant Professor

Ponce School of Medicine

November 2007 - December 2012

NIDA Graduate Fellow

Oregon Health & Science University

September 2004 - November 2007

Education

PhD

Texas A&M University

August 1999 - August 2004

Bachelors

University of Northern Colorado

August 1994 - May 1998

Certifications

• Certified Clinical Research Professional

  The Society of Clinical Research Associates

  October 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Makino, E.T., Huang, P., Cheng, T., Acevedo, S.F., de Oliveira, C., Mehta, R.C.(2023). 12-Week, Single-Center Study of a Targeted Pigment-Correcting Dark Spot Treatment for Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation and Solar Lentigines . Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. 16. p. 2677-2686.

Sullivan, K., Law, R.M., Lain, E., Jiang, L.I., Acevedo, S.F., Choudhary, H., Lee, B., Patel, K., Lynch, S.(2023). Evaluation of a retinol containing topical treatment to improve signs of neck aging . Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 22. (10). p. 2755-2764.

Makino, E.T., Jiang, L.I., Acevedo, S.F., Nguyen, A., Cheng, T., Kadoya, K., Mehta, R.C.(2023). Restoration of Aging Body Skin: Evidence-Based Development of a Topical Formulation for Improving Body Skin Quality . Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD. 22. (9). p. 887-897.

O’Mahony, M.M., Sladen, C., Crone, M., Banner, E., Newton, V.L., Allen, A., Bell, M., Marlow, I., Acevedo, S.F., Jiang, L.I.(2021). A validated photonumeric scale for infraorbital dark circles and its application in evaluating the efficacy of a cosmetic treatment product in a split-face randomized clinical trial . International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 43. (1). p. 48-56.

González-Echevarría, A.M., Rosario, E., Acevedo, S., Flores, I.(2019). Impact of coping strategies on quality of life of adolescents and young women with endometriosis . Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology. 40. (2). p. 138-145.

Semelidou, O., Acevedo, S.F., Skoulakis, E.M.C.(2019). Accessing Olfactory Habituation in Drosophila melanogaster with a T-maze Paradigm . Bio-protocol. 9. (11).

Sala, M., Han, K., Acevedo, S., Krawczyk, D.C., McAdams, C.J.(2018). Oxytocin receptor polymorphism decreases midline neural activations to social stimuli in anorexia nervosa . Frontiers in Psychology. 9. (NOV).

Semelidou, O., Acevedo, S.F., Skoulakis, E.M.C.(2018). Temporally specific engagement of distinct neuronal circuits regulating olfactory habituation in Drosophila . eLife. 7.

Gonzalez, D.A., Jia, T., Pinzón, J.H., Acevedo, S.F., Ojelade, S.A., Xu, B., Tay, N., Desrivières, S., Hernandez, J.L., Banaschewski, T., et al.(2018). The Arf6 activator Efa6/PSD3 confers regional specificity and modulates ethanol consumption in Drosophila and humans . Molecular Psychiatry. 23. (3). p. 621-628.

Su, W., Foster, S.C., Xing, R., Feistel, K., Olsen, R.H.J., Acevedo, S.F., Raber, J., Sherman, L.S.(2017). CD44 transmembrane receptor and hyaluronan regulate adult hippocampal neural stem cell quiescence and differentiation . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292. (11). p. 4434-4445.

Lutter, M., Bahl, E., Hannah, C., Hofammann, D., Acevedo, S., Cui, H., McAdams, C.J., Michaelson, J.J.(2017). Novel and ultra-rare damaging variants in neuropeptide signaling are associated with disordered eating behaviors . PLoS ONE. 12. (8).

Jimenez-Torres, G.J., Wojna, V., Rosario, E., Hechevarría, R., Alemán-Batista, A.M., Matos, M.R., Madan, A., Skolasky, R.L., Acevedo, S.F.(2017). Assessing health-related resiliency in HIV+ Latin women: Preliminary psychometric findings . PLoS ONE. 12. (7).

Couvertier-Lebron, C.E., Dove, R., Acevedo, S.F.(2016). What you do not know could hurt you: What women wish their doctors had told them about chemotherapy side effects on memory and response to alcohol . Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research. 10. p. 229-238.

Acevedo, S.F., Peru y Colón de Portugal, R.L., Gonzalez, D.A., Rodan, A.R., Rothenfluh, A.(2015). S6 kinase reflects and regulates ethanol-induced sedation . Journal of Neuroscience. 35. (46). p. 15396-15402.

Ojelade, S.A., Acevedo, S.F., Kalahasti, G., Rodan, A.R., Rothenfluh, A.(2015). RhoGAP18B isoforms act on distinct rho-family gtpases and regulate behavioral responses to alcohol via cofilin . PLoS ONE. 10. (9).

Acevedo, S.F., Valencia, C., Lutter, M., McAdams, C.J.(2015). Severity of eating disorder symptoms related to oxytocin receptor polymorphisms in anorexia nervosa . Psychiatry Research. 228. (3). p. 641-648.

Peru, R.L., Ojelade, S.A., Penninti, P.S., Dove, R.J., Nye, M.J., Acevedo, S.F., Lopez, A., Rodan, A.R., Rothenfluh, A.(2014). Long-lasting, experience-dependent alcohol preference in Drosophila . Addiction Biology. 19. (3). p. 392-401.

Raber, J., Olsen, R.H.J., Su, W., Foster, S., Xing, R., Acevedo, S.F., Sherman, L.S.(2014). CD44 is required for spatial memory retention and sensorimotor functions . Behavioural Brain Research. 275. p. 146-149.

Morales, D., Hechavarria, R., Wojna, V., Acevedo, S.F.(2013). YWHAE/14-3-3ε: A potential novel genetic risk factor and CSF biomarker for HIV neurocognitive impairment . Journal of NeuroVirology. 19. (5). p. 471-478.

Zuloaga, D.G., Siegel, J.A., Acevedo, S.F., Agam, M., Raber, J.(2013). Developmental methamphetamine exposure results in short- and long-term alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis-associated proteins . Developmental Neuroscience. 35. (4). p. 338-346.

Ojelade, S.A., Acevedo, S.F., Rothenfluh, A.(2013). The role of the actin cytoskeleton in regulating Drosophila behavior . Reviews in the Neurosciences. 24. (5). p. 471-484.

Morales, D., Skoulakis, E.C.M., Acevedo, S.F.(2012). 14-3-3s are potential biomarkers for HIV-related neurodegeneration . Journal of NeuroVirology. 18. (5). p. 341-353.

Tsigkari, K.K., Acevedo, S.F., Skoulakis, E.M.C.(2012). 14-3-3ε is required for germ cell migration in drosophila . PLoS ONE. 7. (5).

Peru y Colón de Portugal, R.L., Acevedo, S.F., Rodan, A.R., Chang, L.Y., Eaton, B.A., Rothenfluh, A.(2012). Adult neuronal Arf6 controls ethanol-induced behavior with Arfaptin downstream of Rac1 and RhoGAP18B . Journal of Neuroscience. 32. (49). p. 17706-17713.

Collazo, M.S., Porrata-Doria, T., Flores, I., Acevedo, S.F.(2012). Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms and spontaneous pregnancy loss in patients with endometriosis . Molecular Human Reproduction. 18. (7). p. 372-377.

Morales, D., Acevedo, S.F., Skolasky, R.L., Hechavarria, R., Santiago, S., De La Torre, T., Maldonado, E., Wojna, V.(2012). Translational spatial task and its relationship to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and apolipoprotein e in HIV-seropositive women . Journal of NeuroVirology. 18. (6). p. 488-502.

Acevedo, S.F.(2012). Why, after chemotherapy, is it necessary to assess memory using translational testing? . Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research. 6. (1). p. 181-190.

Piper, B.J., Acevedo, S.F., Kolchugina, G.K., Butler, R.W., Corbett, S.M., Honeycutt, E.B., Craytor, M.J., Raber, J.(2011). Abnormalities in parentally rated executive function in methamphetamine/polysubstance exposed children . Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 98. (3). p. 432-439.

Piper, B.J., Acevedo, S.F., Edwards, K.R., Curtiss, A.B., McGinnis, G.J., Raber, J.(2011). Age, sex, and handedness differentially contribute to neurospatial function on the Memory Island and Novel-Image Novel-Location tests . Physiology and Behavior. 103. (5). p. 513-522.

Acevedo, S.F., Raber, J.(2011). Histamine-dependent behavioral response to methamphetamine in 12-month-old male mice . Brain Research. 1393. p. 23-30.

Ayala-Feliciano, M., Pons-Valerio, J.J., Pons-Madera, J., Acevedo, S.F.(2011). The relationship between visuospatial memory and coping strategies in breast cancer survivors . Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research. 5. (1). p. 117-130.

Acevedo, S.F., Piper, B.J., Craytor, M.J., Benice, T.S., Raber, J.(2010). Apolipoprotein E4 and sex affect neurobehavioral performance in primary school children . Pediatric Research. 67. (3). p. 293-299.

Piper, B.J., Acevedo, S.F., Craytor, M.J., Murray, P.W., Raber, J.(2010). The use and validation of the spatial navigation Memory Island test in primary school children . Behavioural Brain Research. 210. (2). p. 257-262.

Porrata-Doria, T., Matta, J.L., Acevedo, S.F.(2010). Apolipoprotein E allelic frequency altered in women with early-onset breast cancer . Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research. 4. (1). p. 43-48.

Acevedo, S., Gardell, L., Bradley, S.R., Piu, F., Raber, J.(2008). Selective androgen receptor modulators antagonize apolipoprotein E4-induced cognitive impairments . Letters in Drug Design and Discovery. 5. (4). p. 271-276.

Acevedo, S.F., Tittle, S., Raber, J.(2008). Transgenic expression of androgen receptors improves spatial memory retention in both sham-irradiated and¹³⁷Cs γ-irradiated female mice . Radiation Research. 170. (5). p. 572-578.

Acevedo, S.F., Pfankuch, T., Van Meer, P., Raber, J.(2008). Role of histamine in short- and long-term effects of methamphetamine on the developing mouse brain . Journal of Neurochemistry. 107. (4). p. 976-986.

Acevedo, S.F., McGinnis, G., Raber, J.(2008). Effects of¹³⁷Cs γ irradiation on cognitive performance and measures of anxiety in Apoe^-/- and wild-type female mice . Radiation Research. 170. (4). p. 422-428.

Acevedo, S.F., Froudarakis, E.I., Tsiorva, A.-A., Skoulakis, E.M.C.(2007). Distinct neuronal circuits mediate experience-dependent, non-associative osmotactic responses in Drosophila . Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 34. (3). p. 378-389.

van Meer, P., Acevedo, S., Raber, J.(2007). Impairments in spatial memory retention of GFAP-apoE4 female mice . Behavioural Brain Research. 176. (2). p. 372-375.

Acevedo, S.F., De Esch, I.J.P., Raber, J.(2007). Sex- and histamine-dependent long-term cognitive effects of methamphetamine exposure . Neuropsychopharmacology. 32. (3). p. 665-672.

Acevedo, S.F., Tsigkari, K.K., Grammenoudi, S., Skoulakis, E.M.C.(2007). In vivo functional specificity and homeostasis of Drosophila 14-3-3 proteins . Genetics. 177. (1). p. 239-253.

Acevedo, S.F., Froudarakis, E.I., Kanellopoulos, A., Skoulakis, E.M.(2007). Protection from premature habituation requires functional mushroom bodies in Drosophila . Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.). 14. (5). p. 376-384.

Acevedo, S.F., Ohtsu, H., Benice, T.S., Rizk-Jackson, A., Raber, J.(2006). Age-dependent measures of anxiety and cognition in male histidine decarboxylase knockout (Hdc^-/-) mice . Brain Research. 1071. (1). p. 113-123.

Rizk-Jackson, A.M., Acevedo, S.F., Inman, D., Howieson, D., Benice, T.S., Raber, J.(2006). Effects of sex on object recognition and spatial navigation in humans . Behavioural Brain Research. 173. (2). p. 181-190.

Villasana, L., Acevedo, S., Poage, C., Raber, J.(2006). Sex- and APOE isoform-dependent effects of radiation on cognitive function . Radiation Research. 166. (6). p. 883-891.

Acevedo, S.F., Pfankuch, T., Ohtsu, H., Raber, J.(2006). Anxiety and cognition in female histidine decarboxylase knockout (Hdc ^-/-) mice . Behavioural Brain Research. 168. (1). p. 92-99.

Chen, H.-K., Fernandez-Funez, P., Acevedo, S.F., Lam, Y.C., Kaytor, M.D., Fernandez, M.H., Aitken, A., Skoulakis, E.M.C., Orr, H.T., Botas, J., et al.(2003). Interaction of Akt-phosphorylated ataxin-1 with 14-3-3 mediates neurodegeneration in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 . Cell. 113. (4). p. 457-468.

Sathyanarayana, P., Barthwal, M.K., Lane, M.E., Acevedo, S.F., Skoulakis, E.M.C., Bergmann, A., Rana, A.(2003). Drosophila mixed lineage kinase/slipper, a missing biochemical link in Drosophila JNK signaling . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research. 1640. (1). p. 77-84.

Philip, N., Acevedo, S.F., Skoulakis, E.M.C.(2001). Conditional rescue of olfactory learning and memory defects in mutants of the 14-3-3ζ gene leonardo . Journal of Neuroscience. 21. (21). p. 8417-8425.