Principal Investigator

Abbas Babajani-Feremi, PhD

Associate Professor 
Department of Neurology & AI 
University of Florida

Director, Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Lab 
The Norman Fixel Institute of Neurological Diseases 
University of Florida Health  

Address: 3011 SW Williston Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
Email: babajani.a@ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 733-3238

Research Focus

With a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and extensive expertise in machine learning, neuroimaging, and electrophysiology, my research is dedicated to advancing our understanding of epilepsy and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Lewy body disease (LBD), and Parkinson’s disease (PD). By integrating multi-modal imaging techniques—MEG, intracranial EEG (iEEG), and fMRI—I aim to reveal the complex neural mechanisms underlying these conditions. Additionally, I am interested in exploring cognitive functions, such as language processing, through a multi-modal approach using MEG, fMRI, and iEEG.

Degrees

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 2006
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 1998
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, 1995

Honors and Awards

2016 Young Investigator Award, Children’s Foundation Research Institute and the Le Bonheur Associate Board, Memphis, TN
2006 Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 
1995 Honor student during the undergraduate studies, University of Tehran, Tehran 

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