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Ahmed Abdelfattah is an Assistant Professor in the Carney Institute for Brain Science at Brown University. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta and later held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus. His research specializes in inventing molecular tools to study brain function, focusing on how brain circuits process information and form memories, shaping behaviors through electrical and chemical signals. Abdelfattah's laboratory employs bioengineering and chemical techniques to develop molecular tools to visualize and investigate the brain, integrating electrophysiology, fluorescence imaging, protein engineering, and advanced genetic methods to elucidate the structure and function of the nervous system. He has received several prestigious awards, including the NIH New Innovator Award and the Searle Scholar Award, which recognize his innovative contributions to neuroscience and bioengineering.
Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University • Providence, RI
Teaching NEUR 1510 - Neurotechnology: Molecular Tools Methods Neurobiology.
Department: Department of Economics