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PhD Neuroscientist specializing in Grant Writing, Scientific Communication, and Data Analysis.

Profile Summary

Freelance Consultant | Expertise in Social Neuroscience Scientific Writing | Grant Writing Data Analysis | Experimental Design PhD Neuroscientist specializing in Grant Writing, Scientific Communication, and Data Analysis. I am a published author (Nature Communications) and NIH-funded researcher (F99/K00 Award) helping biotech startups and academic groups translate complex data into funded projects. How I can help you: Grant Writing: Leveraging my success with the NINDS/NIH to help you draft winning government/foundation grants. I specialize in refining "Specific Aims" and "Research Strategy" sections. Scientific Writing: Creating white papers, manuscripts, and pitch decks that bridge the gap between technical nuance and commercial viability. Data Strategy: 7+ years of experience using MATLAB to analyze behavioral and neural datasets. I can help you validate your experimental design before you spend capital on execution. Subject Matter Expertise: CNS, Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Pre-clinical Primate Models.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurophysiology
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Continuing Medical Education (CME) Materials
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

New York University

September 2024 - Present

Graduate Assistant

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

August 2017 - August 2024

UCLA Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology

July 2014 - July 2015

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Neuroscience)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

August 2017 - January 2024

Non-Degree (Neuroscience)

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

August 2015 - July 2017

Bachelors of Science (Neuroscience)

University of California Los Angeles

September 2011 - June 2014

(Chemistry)

Sacramento City College

August 2008 - May 2011

Florin High School

August 2004 - June 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Joseph Simon IV, Erin L. Rich (2024). Neural populations in macaque anterior cingulate cortex encode social image identities . Nature Communications.

Joseph Simon IV (2024). SimonRich2024 .

(2018). Bidirectional scaling of vocal variability by an avian cortico-basal ganglia circuit .

Heston, J.B., Simon, J., Day, N.F., Coleman, M.J., White, S.A.(2018). Bidirectional scaling of vocal variability by an avian cortico-basal ganglia circuit . Physiological Reports. 6. (8).

BOOK CHAPTER

Simon, J., Rudebeck, P.H., Rich, E.L.(2021). From affective to cognitive processing: Functional organization of the medial frontal cortex . International Review of Neurobiology.