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PhD neuroscientist with 12+ years' experience in biomedical research, statistics, data analysis, and scientific writing.

Profile Summary

I am an experienced researcher with a proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, analyze and interpret research data, and author scientific publications. I am an expert in statistical methods and programming (MATLAB), data analysis, intuitive data visualization, summarization, and interpretation. I am highly proficient in the preparation of written deliverables (journal manuscripts, abstracts, slide decks, conference posters, and grants), online medical search (e.g. PubMed) & literature review, citation (e.g. AMA style) & reference management, peer review, and oral presentation. As a graduate and postdoc researcher, I have spearheaded 5+ large-scale research projects and collaborated with scientists from 8+ research teams to evaluate complex patterns of brain activity in preclinical models of health and disease. I have published 7 peer-reviewed papers with 250+ citations in top-tier scientific journals. I am passionate about translating complex data into meaningful insights and communicating science to diverse audiences. I excel in critical thinking, problem-solving, project management, communication, and teamwork.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ Medical Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Medical writer II

Xelay Acumen

May 2024 - Present

Freelance Science Consultant

Scale AI

January 2024 - Present

Freelance Research Mentor

Polygence

September 2022 - June 2023

Postdoctoral Associate

Yale School of Medicine

November 2017 - May 2023

Graduate Researcher

University of Pittsburgh

September 2011 - October 2017

Education

PhD (Neuroscience)

University of Pittsburgh

August 2011 - December 2017

PhD (Neuroscience)

Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition

2013 - 2017

BA (Neuroscience and Behavior)

Mount Holyoke College

August 2007 - May 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sweyta Lohani, Andrew H. Moberly, Hadas Benisty, Boris Landa, Miao Jing, Yulong Li, Michael Higley, Jessica Cardin(2022). Spatiotemporally heterogeneous coordination of cholinergic and neocortical activity . Nature Neuroscience. 25. (12). p. 1706--1713. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Sweyta Lohani, Adria K. Martig, Suzanne M. Underhill, Alicia DeFrancesco, Melanie J. Roberts, Linda Rinaman, Susan Amara, Bita Moghaddam(2018). Burst activation of dopamine neurons produces prolonged post-burst availability of actively released dopamine . Neuropsychopharmacology. 43. (10). p. 2083--2092. Springer Nature America, Inc

S Lohani, A J Poplawsky, S-G Kim, B Moghaddam(2016). Unexpected global impact of VTA dopamine neuron activation as measured by opto-fMRI . Molecular Psychiatry. 22. (4). p. 585--594. Springer Nature

OTHER

Sweyta Lohani, Adria K Martig, Karl Deisseroth, Ilana Witten, Bita Moghaddam(2018). Dopamine modulation of prefrontal cortex activity is manifold and operates at multiple temporal and spatial scales . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

CONFERENCE PAPER

Sweyta Lohani, Simon Barriga, Bret Martell, Peter Soliz, Dan Ts'o, Fabrice Manns, Per G. Söderberg, Arthur Ho(2011). Endoscopic device for functional imaging of the retina . Ophthalmic Technologies XXI. {SPIE}