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Freelance Scientific Writer | Ad Hoc Reviewer | Expert in Journal Articles

Profile Summary

Biology graduate with MSc in Forensic Science. Currently working as a molecular technologist and a researcher in the field of Neuroscience. Our lab focuses on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and neuroproteomics. Ongoing projects investigate the behavioral and molecular effects of anti-oxidants in TBI mice models at different time-points. In the meantime, several papers have been published and others are still under submission. In addition to scientific writing, I work as an Ad Hoc Reviewer.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Molecular Biology
• ★ Neuroscience
• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Animal Behavior/Ethology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Proteomics
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Medicine
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing

Research Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Molecular Technologist

Mount Lebanon Hospital

October 2020 - Present

Researcher

American University of Beirut

January 2020 - Present

Education

M2 Molecular Diagnostics and Forensic Science

Lebanese University

September 2017 - June 2018

M1 Animal Biology

Lebanese University

September 2016 - June 2017

BSc Biology

Haigazian University

September 2012 - June 2015

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2021). Thorough overview of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 and glial fibrillary acidic protein as tandem biomarkers recently cleared by US Food and Drug Administration for the evaluation of intracranial injuries among patients with traumatic brain injury . Acute medicine & surgery.

Zaynab Shakkour, Marc Fakhoury, Firas Kobeissy, Nada Lawand(2020). Depression following traumatic brain injury: a comprehensive overview . Reviews in the Neurosciences. 0. (0). Walter de Gruyter {GmbH}

Zaynab Shakkour, Karl John Habashy, Moussa Berro, Samira Takkoush, Samar Abdelhady, Nadia Koleilat, Ali H. Eid, Kazem Zibara, Makram Obeid, Deborah Shear, et al. (2020). Drug Repurposing in Neurological Disorders: Implications for Neurotherapy in Traumatic Brain Injury . The Neuroscientist.

Zaynab Shakkour, Helene Ismail, Maha Tabet, Samar Abdelhady, Abir Kobaisi, Reem Abedi, Leila Nasrallah, Gianfranco Pintus, Yusra Al-Dhaheri, Stefania Mondello, et al. (2020). Traumatic Brain Injury: Oxidative Stress and Novel Anti-Oxidants Such as Mitoquinone and Edaravone . Antioxidants.

Zaynab Shakkour, Hawraa Issa, Helene Ismail, Ohanes Ashekyan, Karl John Habashy, Leila Nasrallah, Hussam Jourdi, Eva Hamade, Stefania Mondello, Mirna Sabra, et al.(2020). Drug Repurposing: Promises of Edaravone Target Drug in Traumatic Brain Injury . Current Medicinal Chemistry. 27. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.