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Biomedical neuroscientist providing adademic writing and editing services

Profile Summary

I am an experienced biomedical neuroscientist who now provides writing and editing services, with a particular focus on helping English-as-a-second-language (ESL) authors get their work ready for publishing. As a native English speaker, during PhD and post-doc positions in Germany and France I gained ample experience in helping colleagues develop, correct, and polish their manuscripts, from original articles to research grants and theses. Since early 2024, I have been working as an independent editor, providing writing services to ESL and native speakers from various disciplines, primarily biomedicine, clinical research, psychology, and sociology. After completing a BSc in Neuroscience and an MSc in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Glasgow, my doctoral thesis at the University of Freiburg, Germany focused on pre-clinical investigations of deep-brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression. This was followed by a post-doctoral position at the University of Strasbourg, France, focusing on sleep and circadian aspects of mood disorders; this work recently resulted in a co-first-authored publication in Nature Communications. During my research career, I gained experience in molecular and cellular biology, animal behaviour, electrophysiology, sleep measurements, genetic manipulations, stereotactic surgery, stimulation methods, microscopy, and histology. I also have wide-ranging expertise in fundamental and biomedical neuroscience, and lead courses on these two topics as part of an interdisciplinary bachelor's degree programme at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neurobiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurochemistry
• ☆ Neurophysiology
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Neuroanatomy
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Neuropharmacology
• ☆ Molecular Neuroscience
• ☆ Histology
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Circadian Rhythm Research

Services

• Writing

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Work Experience

Editing and writing

Independent

March 2024 - Present

Course Developer and Part Time Lecturer

University of Freiburg

September 2021 - Present

Post-doctoral researcher

Université de Strasbourg

June 2021 - March 2024

Education

PhD/Dr rer. nat (Biology Faculty)

University of Freiburg

October 2016 - June 2021

MSc Biomedical Sciences

University of Glasgow

September 2014 - September 2015

BSc (Hons) Neuroscience

University of Glasgow

September 2010 - July 2014

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sarrazin DH, Gardner W, Marchese C, Balzinger M, Ramanathan C, Schott M, Rozov S, Veleanu M, Vestring S, Normann C, et al.(2024). Prefrontal cortex molecular clock modulates development of depression-like phenotype and rapid antidepressant response in mice . Nature communications.

Wang XL, Gardner W, Yu SY, Serchov T(2022). A Pattern to Link Adenosine Signaling, Circadian System, and Potential Final Common Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Major Depressive Disorder . Molecular neurobiology.

Gardner W, Fuchs F, Durieux L, Bourgin P, Coenen VA, Döbrössy M, Lecourtier L(2022). Slow Wave Sleep Deficits in the Flinders Sensitive Line Rodent Model of Depression: Effects of Medial Forebrain Bundle Deep-Brain Stimulation . Neuroscience.

Williams JA, Huesa C, Turunen MJ, Oo JA, Radzins O, Gardner W, Windmill JFC, Isaksson H, Tanner KE, Riddell JS, et al.(2022). Time course changes to structural, mechanical and material properties of bone in rats after complete spinal cord injury . Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions.