Do you need help with strategy, workflow, or writing?  

Do you need help with strategy, workflow, or writing?  

At the beginning of my PhD, I spent many years trying to find something that would work. Eventually, I was able to make difficult projects in to impactful, publishable stories. Now, I work in in industry and spend my time helping collaborators strategize.

At the beginning of my PhD, I spent many years trying to find something that would work. Eventually, I was able to make difficult projects in to impactful, publishable stories. Now, I work in in industry and spend my time helping collaborators strategize.

I am an expert technical writer. I can help you with:

I am an expert technical writer. I can help you with:

– Manuscript writing
– Preparing grant proposals
– High quality vectorized figures
– Scientific narrative conceptualization
– Review and editing of technical writing for academic and industrial standards

– Manuscript writing
– Preparing grant proposals
– High quality vectorized figures
– Scientific narrative conceptualization
– Review and editing of technical writing for academic and industrial standards

I am an expert in proteins, peptides, and proteomics. I can provide workflow consulting services for the following areas:

I am an expert in proteins, peptides, and proteomics. I can provide workflow consulting services for the following areas:

– LC-MS (Agilent QTOF 6530, Orbitrap Exploris 240)
– Western blot and immunoprecipitation for PTM analysis
– Protein expression and purification
– Peptide and protein analysis

– LC-MS (Agilent QTOF 6530, Orbitrap Exploris 240)
– Western blot and immunoprecipitation for PTM analysis
– Protein expression and purification
– Peptide and protein analysis

I am a strategic thinker who can support biotechnology startups, pharmaceutical companies, and academic laboratories alike with additional services, such as:

I am a strategic thinker who can support biotechnology startups, pharmaceutical companies, and academic laboratories alike with additional services, such as:

– Project design and planning
– Troubleshooting and optimization strategies
– Cross-functional translation

– Project design and planning
– Troubleshooting and optimization strategies
– Cross-functional translation

I am a realistic researcher and I will be transparent that there are some things that I cannot offer:

I am a realistic researcher and I will be transparent that there are some things that I cannot offer:

– I cannot guarantee publication or funding outcomes for you; I can only offer expert-level insight.
– I cannot process samples for you, nor can I do end-to-end data analysis or workup for you.
– I cannot write your manuscripts or grants from scratch.

– I cannot guarantee publication or funding outcomes for you; I can only offer expert-level insight.
– I cannot process samples for you, nor can I do end-to-end data analysis or workup for you.
– I cannot write your manuscripts or grants from scratch.

Not sure if I can help with something? Just contact me, and I will get back to you.

Not sure if I can help with something? Just contact me, and I will get back to you.

© 2026 Nicholas McCurtin, PhD, Somerville, MA
Interested in collaboration? Get in Touch!

© 2026 Nicholas McCurtin, PhD, Somerville, MA
Interested in collaboration? Get in Touch!