Melanie Zhang

First Name: 
Melanie
Last Name: 
Zhang
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Organization/Affiliation (no abbreviation): 
Northwestern University Medical Scientist Training Program
Short Biography: 
Melanie is a trainee in the MD/PhD program at Northwestern. Her PhD research focused on the link between sleep, circadian rhythm, and tauopathies. She is classically trained in flute performance (double majoring with a BS/BA in neuroscience/music from Emory University) and currently performs with the Northwestern Medical Orchestra. She is finishing up medical school while doing post-doc research with cognitive neurologist Dr. Borna Bonakdarpour studying music-based interventions in dementia and other neurological disorders. Melanie also helps out with outreach, programming, and research for the Northwestern Music and Medicine Program (NMMP) as the Research & Operations Specialist. Her research interests include music-based interventions for mental health and improving health and well-being via ethically-designed technologies.