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Profile Summary

Goal-oriented scientific consultant with over 10 years of experience in translational neuroscience research, including neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation/neuroimmunology, and neuro-oncology. Established strong expertise in scientific communications with 20+ manuscripts, 20+ congress abstracts and presentations, and securing over $5 millions in non-dilutive competitive grant funding.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ★ Neuroscience
• ★ Basic Immunology
• ☆ Oxidative Stress & Mitochondrial Function
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Transcriptomics
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Neurochemistry
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostics
• ☆ Alzheimer's Disease
• ☆ Multiple Sclerosis
• ☆ Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease
• ☆ Precision Medicine
• ☆ Immunotherapy
• ☆ Gene Therapy
• ☆ Spinal Cord Injury
• ☆ Cancer Biology
• ☆ Neuro-Oncology
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Presentation Design
• ☆ Medical Illustration
• ☆ Medical Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization

Work Experience

Research Assistant Professor

University of Pittsburgh

January 2022 - Present

Research Instructor

University of Pittsburgh

January 2020 - December 2021

Postdoctoral Scholar

University of Pittsburgh

October 2015 - December 2019

Education

MD, PhD (Neurology)

Southern Medical University

September 2007 - June 2015

Certifications

• Writing in the Sciences

  Stanford University

  April 2023 - Present

• Project Management

  Google

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/professional-cert/25FK4J53LAPP

  January 2023 - Present

• Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials

  Johns Hopkins University

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/5Z8NKQL665RP

  July 2022 - Present

Publications

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Shanshan Song, Misbah Mehrab, Zohaib Tahir, Kathleen A. Garrison, Stephen Ziskind (2025). Mechanisms and Clinical Applications of Cooling Interventions for Sleep .

Shanshan Song, Muhammad Irfan, Zohaib Tahir, Kathleen Garrison, Stephen Ziskind (2025). Sleep Onset Anxiety: Mechanisms and Evidence-Based Approaches in Clinical Practice .

Shanshan Song, Maham Muneer, Zohaib Tahir, Kathleen A. Garrison, Stephen Ziskind (2025). Circadian-Based Sleep Interventions in Clinical Applications: A Narrative Review .

Shanshan Song, Misbah Mehrab, Zohaib Tahir, Kathleen A Garrison, Stephen Ziskind (2025). Sensory-Based Sleep Interventions: Light, Sound, and Temperature as Therapeutic Tools .

John Paul Bielanin, Shamseldin Ayman Hassan Metwally, Helena C.M. Oft, Satya S. Paruchuri, Lin Lin, Okan Capuk, Nicholas D. Pennock, Shanshan Song, Dandan Sun (2024). NHE1 Protein in Repetitive Mild TBI-Mediated Neuroinflammation and Neurological Function Impairment .

Shamseldin Ayman Hassan Metwally, Satya Siri Paruchuri, Lauren Yu, Okan Capuk, Nicholas Pennock, Dandan Sun, Shanshan Song (2023). Pharmacological Inhibition of NHE1 Protein Increases White Matter Resilience and Neurofunctional Recovery after Ischemic Stroke .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

John P. Bielanin, Shamseldin A. H. Metwally, Helena C. M. Oft, Satya S. Paruchuri, Lin Lin, Okan Capuk, Nicholas D. Pennock, Shanshan Song, Dandan Sun (2024). NHE1 Protein in Repetitive Mild TBI-Mediated Neuroinflammation and Neurological Function Impairment . Antioxidants.

John P. Bielanin, Shamseldin A. H. Metwally, Helena C. M. Oft, Satya S. Paruchuri, Lin Lin, Okan Capuk, Nicholas D. Pennock, Shanshan Song, Dandan Sun (2024). NHE1 Protein in Repetitive Mild TBI-Mediated Neuroinflammation and Neurological Function Impairment . Antioxidants.

Deletion of Slc9a1 in Cx3cr1+ cells stimulated microglial subcluster CREB1 signaling and microglia-oligodendrocyte crosstalk @article{Song_2024, title={Deletion of Slc9a1 in Cx3cr1+ cells stimulated microglial subcluster CREB1 signaling and microglia-oligodendrocyte crosstalk}, volume={21}, ISSN={1742-2094}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12974-024-03065-z}, DOI={10.1186/s12974-024-03065-z}, number={1}, journal={Journal of Neuroinflammation}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Song, Shanshan and Oft, Helena and Metwally, Shamseldin and Paruchuri, Satya and Bielanin, John and Fiesler, Victoria and Sneiderman, Chaim and Kohanbash, Gary and Sun, Dandan}, year={2024}, month=mar } . Journal of Neuroinflammation.

Song, S., Oft, H., Metwally, S., Paruchuri, S., Bielanin, J., Fiesler, V., Sneiderman, C., Kohanbash, G., Sun, D.(2024). Deletion of Slc9a1 in Cx3cr1⁺ cells stimulated microglial subcluster CREB1 signaling and microglia-oligodendrocyte crosstalk . Journal of Neuroinflammation. 21. (1).

Shamseldin Ayman Hassan Metwally, Satya Siri Paruchuri, Lauren Yu, Okan Capuk, Nicholas Pennock, Dandan Sun, Shanshan Song (2023). Pharmacological Inhibition of NHE1 Protein Increases White Matter Resilience and Neurofunctional Recovery after Ischemic Stroke . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Shamseldin Ayman Hassan Metwally, Satya Siri Paruchuri, Lauren Yu, Okan Capuk, Nicholas Pennock, Dandan Sun, Shanshan Song (2023). Pharmacological Inhibition of NHE1 Protein Increases White Matter Resilience and Neurofunctional Recovery after Ischemic Stroke . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Metwally, S.A.H., Paruchuri, S.S., Yu, L., Capuk, O., Pennock, N., Sun, D., Song, S.(2023). Pharmacological Inhibition of NHE1 Protein Increases White Matter Resilience and Neurofunctional Recovery after Ischemic Stroke . International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24. (17).

Chen, Y., Lin, L., Bhuiyan, M.I.H., He, K., Jha, R., Song, S., Fiesler, V.M., Begum, G., Yin, Y., Sun, D.(2023). Transient ischemic stroke triggers sustained damage of the choroid plexus blood-CSF barrier . Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 17.

Elevated microglial oxidative phosphorylation and phagocytosis stimulate post-stroke brain remodeling and cognitive function recovery in mice @article{Song_2022, title={Elevated microglial oxidative phosphorylation and phagocytosis stimulate post-stroke brain remodeling and cognitive function recovery in mice}, volume={5}, ISSN={2399-3642}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02984-4}, DOI={10.1038/s42003-021-02984-4}, number={1}, journal={Communications Biology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Song, Shanshan and Yu, Lauren and Hasan, Md Nabiul and Paruchuri, Satya S. and Mullett, Steven J. and Sullivan, Mara L. G. and Fiesler, Victoria M. and Young, Cullen B. and Stolz, Donna B. and Wendell, Stacy G. and Sun, Dandan}, year={2022}, month=jan } . Communications Biology.

Shanshan Song, Lauren Yu, Md Nabiul Hasan, Satya S. Paruchuri, Steven J. Mullett, Mara L. G. Sullivan, Victoria M. Fiesler, Cullen B. Young, Donna B. Stolz, Stacy G. Wendell, et al. (2022). Elevated microglial oxidative phosphorylation and phagocytosis stimulate post-stroke brain remodeling and cognitive function recovery in mice . Communications Biology.

Song, S., Hasan, M.N., Yu, L., Paruchuri, S.S., Bielanin, J.P., Metwally, S., Oft, H.C.M., Fischer, S.G., Fiesler, V.M., Sen, T., et al.(2022). Microglial–oligodendrocyte interactions in myelination and neurological function recovery after traumatic brain injury . Journal of Neuroinflammation. 19. (1).

Song, S., Yu, L., Hasan, M.N., Paruchuri, S.S., Mullett, S.J., Sullivan, M.L.G., Fiesler, V.M., Young, C.B., Stolz, D.B., Wendell, S.G., et al.(2022). Elevated microglial oxidative phosphorylation and phagocytosis stimulate post-stroke brain remodeling and cognitive function recovery in mice . Communications Biology. 5. (1).

Lanxin Luo, Shanshan Song, Chibundum C. Ezenwukwa, Shayan Jalali, Baoshan Sun, Dandan Sun(2021). Ion channels and transporters in microglial function in physiology and brain diseases . Neurochemistry International. 142. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 104925. Elsevier {BV}

Lanxin Luo, Shanshan Song, Chibundum C. Ezenwukwa, Shayan Jalali, Baoshan Sun, Dandan Sun (2021). Ion channels and transporters in microglial function in physiology and brain diseases . Neurochemistry International.

Liu, Q., Bhuiyan, M.I.H., Liu, R., Song, S., Begum, G., Young, C.B., Foley, L.M., Chen, F., Hitchens, T.K., Cao, G., et al.(2021). Attenuating vascular stenosis-induced astrogliosis preserves white matter integrity and cognitive function . Journal of Neuroinflammation. 18. (1).

Md Nabiul Hasan, Lanxin Luo, Dawei Ding, Shanshan Song, Mohammad Iqbal H. Bhuiyan, Ruijia Liu, Lesley M. Foley, Xiudong Guan, Gary Kohanbash, T. Kevin Hitchens, et al.(2021). Blocking NHE1 stimulates glioma tumor immunity by restoring OXPHOS function of myeloid cells . Theranostics. 11. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1295--1309. Ivyspring International Publisher

Hasan, M.N., Luo, L., Ding, D., Song, S., Bhuiyan, M.I.H., Liu, R., Foley, L.M., Guan, X., Kohanbash, G., Kevin Hitchens, T., et al.(2021). Blocking NHE1 stimulates glioma tumor immunity by restoring OXPHOS function of myeloid cells . Theranostics. 11. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1295-1309.

Dubaniewicz, M., Eles, J.R., Lam, S., Song, S., Cambi, F., Sun, D., Wellman, S.M., Kozai, T.D.Y.(2021). Inhibition of Na⁺/H⁺exchanger modulates microglial activation and scar formation following microelectrode implantation . Journal of Neural Engineering. 18. (4).

Luo, L., Song, S., Ezenwukwa, C.C., Jalali, S., Sun, B., Sun, D.(2021). Ion channels and transporters in microglial function in physiology and brain diseases . Neurochemistry International. 142.

Song, S., Huang, H., Guan, X., Fiesler, V., Bhuiyan, M.I.H., Liu, R., Jalali, S., Hasan, M.N., Tai, A.K., Chattopadhyay, A., et al.(2021). Activation of endothelial Wnt/β-catenin signaling by protective astrocytes repairs BBB damage in ischemic stroke . Progress in Neurobiology. 199.

Shanshan Song, Huachen Huang, Xiudong Guan, Victoria Fiesler, Mohammad Iqbal H. Bhuiyan, Ruijia Liu, Shayan Jalali, Md Nabiul Hasan, Albert K Tai, Ansuman Chattopadhyay, et al.(2020). Activation of endothelial Wnt/β-catenin signaling by protective astrocytes repairs BBB damage in ischemic stroke . Progress in Neurobiology. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 101963. Elsevier {BV}

Song, S., Luo, L., Sun, B., Sun, D.(2020). Roles of glial ion transporters in brain diseases . GLIA. 68. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 472-494.

Shanshan Song, Lanxin Luo, Baoshan Sun, Dandan Sun(2019). Roles of glial ion transporters in brain diseases . Glia. Wiley

Huachen Huang, Mohammad Iqbal H. Bhuiyan, Tong Jiang, Shanshan Song, Sandhya Shankar, Taraneh Taheri, Eric Li, Philipp Schreppel, Michael Hintersteininger, Sung-Sen Yang, et al.(2019). A Novel Na + -K + -Cl − Cotransporter 1 Inhibitor STS66* Reduces Brain Damage in Mice After Ischemic Stroke . Stroke. 50. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1021--1025. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Huang, H., Bhuiyan, M.I.H., Jiang, T., Song, S., Shankar, S., Taheri, T., Li, E., Schreppel, P., Hintersteininger, M., Yang, S.-S., et al.(2019). A Novel Na⁺-K⁺-Cl^- Cotransporter 1 Inhibitor STS66∗ Reduces Brain Damage in Mice After Ischemic Stroke . Stroke. 50. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1021-1025.

Huachen Huang, Shanshan Song, Suneel Banerjee, Tong Jiang, Jinwei Zhang, Kristopher T. Kahle, Dandan Sun, Zhongling Zhang(2019). The WNK-SPAK/OSR1 Kinases and the Cation-Chloride Cotransporters as Therapeutic Targets for Neurological Diseases . Aging and disease. 10. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 626. Aging and Disease

Huang, H., Song, S., Banerjee, S., Jiang, T., Zhang, J., Kahle, K.T., Sun, D., Zhang, Z.(2019). The WNK-SPAK/OSR1 kinases and the cation-chloride cotransporters as therapeutic targets for neurological diseases . Aging and Disease. 10. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 626-636.

Shanshan Song, Shaoxia Wang, Victoria M. Pigott, Tong Jiang, Lesley M. Foley, Abhishek Mishra, Rachana Nayak, Wen Zhu, Gulnaz Begum, Yejie Shi, et al.(2018). Selective role of Na+/H+ exchanger in Cx3cr1+ microglial activation, white matter demyelination, and post-stroke function recovery . Glia. Wiley

Gulnaz Begum, Shanshan Song, Shaoxia Wang, Hanshu Zhao, Mohammad Iqbal H. Bhuiyan, Eric Li, Rachel Nepomuceno, Qing Ye, Ming Sun, Michael Joseph Calderon, et al. (2018). Selective knockout of astrocytic Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 reduces astrogliosis, BBB damage, infarction, and improves neurological function after ischemic stroke . Glia.

Begum, G., Song, S., Wang, S., Zhao, H., Bhuiyan, M.I.H., Li, E., Nepomuceno, R., Ye, Q., Sun, M., Calderon, M.J., et al.(2018). Selective knockout of astrocytic Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger isoform 1 reduces astrogliosis, BBB damage, infarction, and improves neurological function after ischemic stroke . GLIA. 66. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 126-144.

Song, S., Wang, S., Pigott, V.M., Jiang, T., Foley, L.M., Mishra, A., Nayak, R., Zhu, W., Begum, G., Shi, Y., et al.(2018). Selective role of Na ⁺ /H ⁺ exchanger in Cx3cr1 ⁺ microglial activation, white matter demyelination, and post-stroke function recovery . GLIA. 66. (11). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2279-2298.

Gulnaz Begum, Shanshan Song, Shaoxia Wang, Hanshu Zhao, Mohammad Iqbal H. Bhuiyan, Eric Li, Rachel Nepomuceno, Qing Ye, Ming Sun, Michael Joseph Calderon, et al.(2017). Selective knockout of astrocytic Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 reduces astrogliosis, BBB damage, infarction, and improves neurological function after ischemic stroke . Glia. 66. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 126--144. Wiley-Blackwell

Bhuiyan, M.I.H., Song, S., Yuan, H., Begum, G., Kofler, J., Kahle, K.T., Yang, S.-S., Lin, S.-H., Alper, S.L., Subramanya, A.R., et al.(2017). WNK-Cab39-NKCC1 signaling increases the susceptibility to ischemic brain damage in hypertensive rats . Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 37. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2780-2794.

Mohammad Iqbal H Bhuiyan, Shanshan Song, Hui Yuan, Gulnaz Begum, Julia Kofler, Kristopher T Kahle, Sung-Sen Yang, Shih-Hua Lin, Seth L Alper, Arohan R Subramanya, et al.(2016). WNK-Cab39-NKCC1 signaling increases the susceptibility to ischemic brain damage in hypertensive rats . Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 0271678X1667536. {SAGE} Publications

Baozhe Jin, Xiaodan Jiang, Haigang Chang, Shanshan Song, Zhongcan Chen, Yaxiao Wang, Lujun Yang, Mouxuan Du, Yiquan Ke, Ruxiang Xu(2014). Transient axonal glycoprotein-1 induces apoptosis-related gene expression without triggering apoptosis in U251 glioma cells . Neural Regeneration Research. 9. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 519. Medknow

Chang, H.G., Song, S.S., Chen, Z.C., Wang, Y.X., Yang, L.J., Du, M.X., Ke, Y.Q., Xu, R.X., Jin, B.Z., Jiang, X.D.(2014). Transient axonal glycoprotein-1 induces apoptosisrelated gene expression without triggering apoptosis in U251 glioma cells . Neural Regeneration Research. 9. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 519-525.

WORKING PAPER

Pharmacological Inhibition of NHE1 Protein Increases White Matter Resilience and Neurofunctional Recovery after Ischemic Stroke .

NHE1 Protein in Repetitive Mild TBI-Mediated Neuroinflammation and Neurological Function Impairment .

Sensory-Based Sleep Interventions: Light, Sound, and Temperature as Therapeutic Tools .

Circadian-Based Sleep Interventions in Clinical Applications: A Narrative Review .

Sleep Onset Anxiety: Mechanisms and Evidence-Based Approaches in Clinical Practice .

Mechanisms and Clinical Applications of Cooling Interventions for Sleep .