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Scientific writer and consultant with +10 years of clinical and biomedical research experience

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Accomplished scientific writer of winning grant proposals (+$400K) and high-impact papers (including in Nature Methods and Science); Scientific consultant for industry; Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology/Neurosciences with +10 years of experience in basic science and clinical research. DELIVERABLES: Manuscripts, Grant proposals, Review articles, Abstracts, Posters, Slide decks, Infographics, Informed consent forms Ethics proposals, Study protocols, Study reports, Standard operating procedures, White papers, Marketing collateral, Speaking engagements AREAS OF EXPERTISE & INTEREST: Neurosciences/neurology, Psychology/psychiatry, Mental health, Pain and analgesia, Chronic pain, Behavioural genetics, Behavioural pharmacology, Clinical research, Drug trials, Sex/gender and health, Music cognition and perception, Neurotechnology (e.g., MRI, EEG, etc.), Consumer research (e.g., neuro-marketing) WEBSITES: www.monalisachanda.com www.linkedin.com/in/monalisachanda PAST AND CURRENT PROJECTS: Mona Lisa Chanda holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from McGill University (Montréal, QC, Canada). As a member of the Pain Genetics Laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey S. Mogil, she developed a novel preclinical animal model of migraine and identified sex differences in pain and analgesia. After obtaining her Ph.D. in 2009, she pursued postdoctoral research at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL), where she characterized sensory, affective, and brain abnormalities in patients with chronic pain conditions. In 2010, Mona initiated a new line of research in The Laboratory for Music Perception, Cognition and Expertise of Dr. Daniel J. Levitin, New York Times best-selling author of "This is Your Brain on Music". By administering the opioid blocker Naltrexone to participants, she demonstrated that music induces feelings of pleasure via the same neurochemical pathways as other rewards (e.g. food). Mona’s published works on the neurochemistry of music have garnered international press coverage, including in Newsweek, Huffington Post, and CBC Health. Her peers have also recognized her innovative work, as evidenced by high-impact papers (including Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Nature Methods, and Scientific Reports) and prestigious grants and awards, including The Louise Edwards Award for Research on Pain, The McGill Annual Pain Day Prize and The Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant. Mona is currently based in Montréal, where she works as a scientific writer and consultant for a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies and technology startups. Recently, she collaborated with Live Nation Entertainment (New York, NY) on a large-scale consumer neuroscience study resulting in a presentation at the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, a marketing white paper entitled "The Power of Live: Global Live Music Fan Study for Brands" and press coverage in Billboard Magazine.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Neurochemistry
• ★ Psychology
• ☆ STEM
• ☆ Animal Behavior/Ethology
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Medical Technologies
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Clinical Psychology
• ☆ Behavioral Genetics
• ☆ Applied Psychology
• ☆ Human-Computer Interactions (HCI)
• ☆ Abnormal Psychology
• ☆ Small Molecule Drug Development
• ☆ Medical Device Marketing
• ☆ Medicine
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Behavioral & Mental Health
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Psychiatry
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry
• ☆ Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• ☆ Diagnostic Radiology
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Sales & Marketing

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Scientific Writer, Educator and Consultant

Independent Contractor

January 2014 - Present

Scientific Consultant (Consumer Neuroscience, Wearable Technology, EEG)

TBD Labs / Live Nation Entertainment (New York, NY, USA)

February 2018 - December 2018

Psychology Lecturer (Cognition)

McGill University, Department of Psychology

January 2015 - April 2015

Neurosciences Researcher and Writer (Neurochemistry, Music Cognition, Human Behaviour)

McGill University, Laboratory of Dr. Daniel J. Levitin (Montréal, QC, Canada)

August 2010 - January 2014

Clinical Researcher and Writer (Brain Imaging, Clinical Pharmacology, Chronic Back Pain)

Northwestern University, Laboratory of Dr. Vania Apkarian (Chicago, IL, USA)

January 2009 - July 2010

Neurosciences Researcher and Writer (Behavioural Pharmacology, Migraine, Sex Differences in Pain/Analgesia)

McGill University, Pain Genetics Laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey S. Mogil

July 2004 - July 2009

Teaching Assistant (Behavioural Genetics)

McGill University, Department of Psychology

September 2006 - December 2007

Education

Ph.D. Experimental Psychology

McGill University

2004 - 2009

B.Sc. Specialization in Behavioural Neurosciences (Psychology)

Concordia University

1999 - 2004

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mallik A, Chanda ML, Levitin DJ. Anhedonia to music and mu-opioids: Evidence from the administration of naltrexone. Sci Rep. 2017;7:41952 .

Chanda ML, Tuttle AH, Baran I, Atlin C, Guindi D, Hathaway G, Israelian N, Levenstadt J, Low D, Macrae L, O'Shea L, Silver A, Zendegui E, Mariette Lenselink A, Spijker S, Ferrari MD, van den Maagdenberg AM, Mogil JS. Behavioral evidence for photophobia and stress-related ipsilateral head pain in transgenic Cacna1a mice. Pain. 2013;154 (8):1254-62 .

Chanda ML, Levitin DJ. The neurochemistry of music. Trends Cogn Sci. 2013;17(4):179-193 .

Hashmi JA, Baliki MN, Huang L, Parks EL, Chanda ML, Schnitzer T, Apkarian AV. Lidocaine patch (5%) is no more potent than placebo in treating chronic back pain when tested in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled brain imaging study. Mol Pain. 2012;8:29 .

Sorge RE, LaCroix-Fralish ML, Tuttle AH, Sotocinal SG, Austin JS, Ritchie J, Chanda ML, Graham AC, Topham L, Beggs S, Salter MW, Mogil JS. Spinal cord Toll-like receptor 4 mediates inflammatory and neuropathic hypersensitivity in male but not female mice. J Neurosci. 2011;31(43):15450-15454 .

Farmer MA, Chanda ML, Parks EL, Baliki MN, Apkarian AV, Schaeffer AJ. Brain functional and anatomical changes in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. J Urol. 2011;186 (1):117-124 .

Chanda ML, Alvin MD, Schnitzer TJ, Apkarian AV. Pain characteristic differences between subacute and chronic back pain. J Pain. 2011;12 (7):792-800 .

Langford DJ, Bailey AL, Chanda ML, Clarke SE, Drummond TE, Echols S, Glick S, Ingrao J, Klassen-Ross T, Lacroix-Fralish ML, Matsumiya L, Sorge RE, Sotocinal SG, Tabaka JM, Wong D, van den Maagdenberg AM, Ferrari MD, Craig KD, Mogil JS. Coding of facial expressions of pain in the laboratory mouse. Nat Methods. 2010;7(6):447-449 .

Pfaus JG, Tse TL, Werk CM, Chanda ML, Leblonde A, Harbour VL, Chapman CA. Enhanced synaptic responses in the piriform cortex associated with sexual stimulation in the male rat. Neuroscience. 2009;164(4):1422-1430 .

Langford DJ, Crager SE, Shehzad Z, Smith SB, Sotocinal SG, Levenstadt JS, Chanda ML, Levitin DJ, Mogil JS. Social modulation of pain as evidence for empathy in mice. Science. 2006;312(5782):1967-1970 .

Chanda ML, Mogil JS. Sex differences in the effects of amiloride on formalin test nociception in mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2006;291 (2):R335-R342 .

Mogil JS, Chanda ML. The case for the inclusion of female subjects in basic science studies of pain. Pain. 2005;117(1-2):1-5 .