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JENNIFER DINIERI, PHD

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ASSOCIATE MEDICAL WRITER

Science Writing: Publication/Presentation Medical Strategy Preclinical Writing

Highly motivated, detail-oriented medical writer with expertise in neuroscience and immuno-oncology.

Extensive publication history in peer-reviewed journals; experience authoring diverse internal and

external technical/medical/scientific documents. Certified by the American Medical Writers Association.

EXP ERIENCE

KNOWLEDGEPOINT360 GROUP, LLC – STEMSCIENTIFIC Lyndhurst, NJ

Associate Medical Writer (full time), 07/2013 – Present

Research, edit and write materials on an immuno-oncology asset for a global biopharmaceutical company.

Accurately plan, prioritize and manage timelines to ensure the timely delivery of a wide range of projects

including publications (e.g., data driven phase 1 and 2 clinical trials, primary and secondary manuscripts,

and review articles), congress materials (e.g., abstracts, posters, and oral presentations), and strategic

documents (e.g., scientific communication platforms, slide decks, and advisory board materials). Foster

open communication with team members (remote and onsite).

• Take initiative to ensure that the client’s strategic and educational needs are met

• Coordinate reviews through Datavision to adhere to Good Publication Practices (GPP)

• Support the company’s financial needs by demonstrating awareness of budgeted hours and

recoverability

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL – MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Boston, MA

Research Fellow (full time), 06/2012 – 06/2013

Designed and implemented preclinical studies evaluating the therapeutic potential of novel antidepressant

compounds. Wrote and edited research protocols and research applications. Routinely used face-to-face

and PowerPoint presentations to present results to upper management and collaborators; effectively

communicated complex scientific ideas to colleagues, collaborators and junior scientists in internal

written scientific reports and presentations.

Selected to write the review and revision of standard operating procedures and technical manuals

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for use throughout department (emerged as de facto departmental technical writer)

• Aided in establishing consistent standards for uniform style and language, acting as a

documentation consultant and liaison among other researchers

• Presented at Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Research Day and Eighth Annual Broad Institute

Retreat

MOUNT SINAI – GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE New York, NY

Graduate Researcher (full time), 08/2006 – 04/2012

Conducted independent research to explore risk factors that influence addiction vulnerability. Obtained

research results illustrating that maternal cannabis exposure leads to long-lasting behavioral and

neurobiological effects in offspring. Organized data into PowerPoint presentations and presented results

at weekly meetings. Created and edited complex scientific manuscripts. Presented thesis research to

diverse audience of scientific and medical professionals and informed laymen in PowerPoint presentation.

Ensured that research protocol amendments conformed to applicable requirements.

Authored high-profile addiction findings published in peer-reviewed journal

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Authored paper selected for media release at the 2010 Society for Neuroscience meeting

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Wrote and edited NIH progress reports, including sections addressing informed nontechnical

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audiences and technical materials including standard operating procedures

Charged with the review and editing of scientific sections of grant proposals submitted by

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management, serving as unofficial writing/editing/documentation consultant

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HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL – MCLEAN HOSPITAL Belmont, MA

Research Assistant (full time), 06/2003 – 07/2006

Wrote/edited study reports and summary documents for submissions, scientific abstracts and manuscripts.

Used publishing technology to create visual aids (e.g. graphs, charts and tables). Participated in planning

of analysis and data presentation and reviewed documents to ensure compliance.

Published research in Journal of Neuroscience and presented at Annual Society for Neuroscience

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Conference

MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Rochester, NY

Technical Writing Student, Summer 2001

Enrolled as part-time student in writing class to refine skills as writer and reinforce rigorous grammar,

style, spelling and punctuation skills as well as technical standards.

EDUCATIO N

MOUNT SINAI, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE New York, NY

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Neuroscience 08/2006-01/2012

HONORS – GPA: 3.85

HAMILTON COLLEGE Clinton, NY

Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Neuroscience (Writing Intensive Major) 08/2001-05/2003

HONORS – GPA: 4.0, Summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Psi Chi

AMERICAN MEDICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION - CONTINUING EDUCATION Rockville, MD

Essential Skills Certificate 04/2013-06/2013

WORKSHOPS – Basic Grammar I, Basic Grammar II, Essential Ethics for Medical Communicators,

Sentence Structure and Patterns, Tables and Graphs, Elements of Medical Terminology, Statistics for

Medical Writers and Editors, Punctuation for Clarity and Style

PUBLICATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

Morris CV, DiNieri JA, Szutorisz H, Hurd YL. Molecular mechanisms of maternal cannabis and cigarette

use on human neurodevelopment. Eur J Neurosci. 2011 Nov;34(10):1574-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-

9568.2011.07884.x. Review. PMID: 22103415

DiNieri JA, Wang X, Szutorisz H, Spano SM, Kaur J, Casaccia P, Dow-Edwards D, Hurd YL. Maternal

cannabis use alters ventral striatum dopamine D2 gene regulation in offspring. Biol Psychiatry.

2011 Oct 15; 70 (8):763-9. Epub 2011 Aug 5. PMID: 21820648

Mulder J, Spence L, Tortoriello G, DiNieri JA, Uhlen M, Shui B, Kotlikoff MI, Yanagawa Y, Aujard F,

Hokfelt T, Hurd YL, Harkany T. Secretagogin is Ca2+-binding protein identifying prospective

extended amygdala neurons Ca2+in developing mammalian telencephalon.Eur J Neurosci. 2010

Jun; 31 (12):2166-77. Epub 2010 Jun 7. PMID: 20529129

Jutras-Aswad D, DiNieri JA, Harkany T, Hurd YL. Neurobiological consequences of maternal cannabis

on human fetal development and its neuropsychiatric outcome. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin

Neurosci. 2009 Oct; 259 (7):395-412. Epub 2009 Jul 2. Review. PMID: 19568685

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DiNieri JA, Nemeth CL, Parsegian A, Carle T, Gurevich VV, Gurevich E, Neve RL, Nestler EJ, Carlezon

WA Jr. Altered sensitivity to rewarding and aversive drugs in mice with inducible disruption of

cAMP response element-binding protein function within nucleus accumbens. J Neurosci. 2009

Feb 11;29(6):1855-9. PMID: 19211892

Béguin C, Potter DN, DiNieri JA, Munro TA, Richards MR, Paine TA, Berry L, Zhao Z, Roth BL, Xu W,

Liu- Chen LY, Carlezon WA Jr, Cohen BM. N-methylacetamide analog of salvinorin A: highly

potent and selective kappa-opioid receptor agonist with oral efficacy. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2008

Jan;324(1):188-95. Epub 2007 Oct 19. PMID: 17951511

Roybal K, Theobold D, Graham A, DiNieri JA, Russo SJ, Krishnan V, Chakravarty S, Peevey J, Oehrlein

N, Birnbaum S, Vitaterna MH, Orsulak P, Takahashi JS, Nestler EJ, Carlezon WA Jr, McClung

CA. Mania-like behavior induced by disruption of CLOCK. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Apr

10;104(15):6406-11. Epub 2007 Mar 22. PMID: 17379666

Weldon DA, DiNieri JA, Silver MR, Thomas AA, Wright RE. Reward-related neuronal activity in rat

superior colliculus. Behav Brain Res. 2007 Feb 12;177(1):160-4. Epub 2006 Dec 4. PMID:

17145084

Carlezon WA Jr, Béguin C, DiNieri JA, Baumann MH, Richards MR, Todtenkopf MS, Rothman RB, Ma

Z, Lee DY, Cohen BM. Depressive-like effects of kappa-opioid receptor agonist salvinorin on

behavior and neurochemistry in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2006 Jan;316(1):440-7. Epub 2005

Oct 13. PMID: 16223871

BOOK CHAPTERS

DiNieri JA, Hurd YL. (2012) Rat Models of Prenatal and Adolescent Cannabis Exposure. In: Kobeissy,

Firas H. (Ed.) Psychiatric Disorders: Methods and Protocols, Series: Methods in Molecular

Biology, Vol. 829. Humana Press

Jacobs MM, Jutras-Aswad D, DiNieri JA, Tomasiewicz HC, Hurd YL. (2011) Genetic and

Environmental Determinants of Addiction Risk Related to Impulsivity and Its Neurobiological

Substrates. In: MT Bardo, DH Fishbein, R Milich (Eds.), Inhibitory Control and Drug Abuse

Prevention: From Research to Translation (pp. 63-84). New York: Springer Science and Business

Media.

PRES ENTATIONS

DiNieri JA, Petryshen TL. (2013) Perturbation of the stress response system to model depression and

anxiety in mice. Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Research Day, Boston, MA.

DiNieri JA, Petryshen TL. (2012) Perturbation of the stress response system to model depression and

anxiety in mice. Eight Annual Broad Institute Retreat, Cambridge, MA.

DiNieri JA, Szutorisz H, Wang X, Spano SM, Casaccia P, Dow-Edwards D, Hurd YL. (2010) Prenatal

cannabis exposure alters the epigenetic regulation of dopamine receptor D2 gene in the nucleus

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accumbens leading to persistent D2 receptor impairment in adulthood . Society for Neuroscience

Conference, Atlanta, GA.

DiNieri JA, Todtenkopf MS, Nestler EJ, Carlezon, WA. (2005) Cocaine-induced potentiation of brain

stimulation reward is increased in mice expressing dominant negative CREB within the nucleus

accumbens. Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, DC.

DiNieri JA, Todtenkopf MS, Beguin C, Zhongze M, Karnati V, Lee DYW, Cohen BM, Carlezon, WA .

(2004) The Kappa Receptor Agonist Salvinorin A Elevates Intracranial Self-Stimulation

Thresholds in Rats. Society for Neuroscience Conference, San Diego, CA.

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