Empowering Innovation in the Life Sciences

JCM Life Science Solutions is a scientific consulting practice built on 20+ years of hands-on neuroscience research, quantitative EEG, multimodal neuroimaging, and biomarker development, backed by $2.3M+ in competitive federal funding and 30 peer-reviewed publications. We help life sciences and neurotechnology organizations design rigorous studies, generate real evidence, and communicate the science clearly enough for regulators, clinicians, and investors to act on it.

Overview of Our Consulting Services

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Study Design and Analytical Support

We design studies that hold up to scrutiny: EEG and multimodal neuroimaging protocols, statistical modeling, connectivity and graph-theory analysis, and machine-learning classification pipelines. Twenty years of running federally funded research programs means we know what a reviewer or regulator will ask before they ask it, and we build studies that answer those questions from the start.

Grant Compliance and Technical Documentation

We provide technical and compliance documentation support grounded in ICH-GCP training and current, hands-on work, including the documentation that keeps a neurotechnology startup client's NSF SBIR award in compliance with program requirements, and advising on NIH, NSF, and NIDCD correspondence. We help you meet the requirements without slowing down the science.

Communication Strategy

We translate complex science for the audience that needs to act on it, whether that's a funding panel, a regulator, a clinical team, or the public. This is backed by 30 peer-reviewed publications, 150+ scientific presentations, and research translated for general audiences through university and regional media coverage.

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Training and Workshops

We build and deliver training grounded in a track record of doing it at scale: a 12-course EEG methods curriculum designed and taught from undergraduate through doctoral level, training a decade of researchers in signal processing, connectivity analysis, source localization, and hyperscanning. We bring that same rigor to your team's training needs.

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Data Analysis and Interpretation

We turn complex, multimodal datasets (EEG, fMRI, DTI) into decisions, using MATLAB, EEGLAB, FieldTrip, AFNI, SPM, FSL, BrainStorm, and MNE alongside connectivity analysis, graph theory, and machine-learning classification. This is the same toolkit behind published research identifying EEG-based biomarkers for concussion, mTBI, and cognitive decline.

Scientific Consulting

We advise on research and funding strategy end to end, from identifying the right funding mechanism to authoring the proposal. 25+ competitive proposals across NIH, NSF, DoD, and VA mechanisms, and $2.3M+ secured as PI or Co-PI, inform every recommendation we make about what a fundable, defensible research program actually looks like.

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Founder, Principal Scientist and Consultant

Dr. J.C. (Chris) Mizelle

Dr. J.C. (Chris) Mizelle is a neuroscientist and research leader with 20+ years of experience using quantitative EEG and multimodal neuroimaging as primary research tools, combined with 15+ years developing scientific publications, technical documentation, and communications for audiences ranging from peer reviewers to regulators to the general public.

Chris spent a decade directing a multidisciplinary neuroscience research laboratory at East Carolina University, where he designed and taught a twelve-course EEG methods curriculum, secured $2.3M+ in competitive funding as PI or Co-PI, and authored or co-authored 25+ proposals across NIH, NSF, DoD, and VA mechanisms, including federally funded research identifying EEG-based neural signatures of concussion and traumatic brain injury. He is the author of 30 peer-reviewed publications (1,400+ citations, H-index 21) and has delivered 150+ scientific presentations, including 31 invited talks. Beyond the research itself, Chris chaired his department's Personnel and Promotion & Tenure Committees, led multiple faculty search committees, and mentored 150+ students and early-career researchers, a track record of governance and team-building that extends well beyond individual research output.

Today, Chris advises organizations across academic, clinical, and industry settings through JCM Life Science Solutions, including ongoing work with a Boston-based neurotechnology startup, where he guides EEG/EMG-based product development and prepares the technical and compliance documentation for its NSF SBIR award. He holds ICH-GCP and CITI human-subjects research certifications and serves on the editorial board of The Open Neuroimaging Journal.

Selected Work

A sample of the research, funding, and speaking behind this practice.

Publications

30 peer-reviewed publications, 1,400+ citations. Six representative papers:

Full publication list: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chris-Mizelle

Funded Grants

$2.3M+ secured as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator across 25+ competitive proposals. Selected awards:

  • VA Career Development Award (CDA-2): Neural mechanisms of visual processing for action knowledge in aging. Principal Investigator, $607,355.

  • DoD, Office of Naval Research: Advanced balance metrics to assess mTBI. Co-Principal Investigator, $601,591.

  • DoD, DURIP: A mobile balance testing laboratory to improve neuromechanical metrics of mTBI. Co-Principal Investigator, $216,256.

  • VA Office of Research and Development: MRI-compatible TMS unit (shared equipment). Co-Principal Investigator, $164,780.

  • VA Office of Research and Development: High-density EEG system (shared equipment). Co-Investigator, $113,191.

  • National Science Foundation: Neural correlates of object perception and action workshop. Co-Principal Investigator, $26,622.

A complete grant proposal history is available on request.

Invited Talks

University of North Carolina Greensboro, Department of Kinesiology, Motor Behavior Research Network (October 2018)

Colloquium: Motor control, neuroscience, and neuroimaging: complementary approaches for the study of human movement

Lecture: Neuroscience and motor control: what is it and what can you do with it?

150+ scientific presentations in total, including 31 invited talks.

Writing Samples

Additional writing samples are available on request, including a de-identified IRB research protocol and review articles.

Contact Us

Prefer to reach out directly? Email Chris at jcmizelle@gmail.com or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcmizelle/