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Dr. Alexandre DaSilva is a Professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, specializing in Biologic and Materials Science, as well as Learning Health Sciences. He received his Doctorate in Medical Science (DMSc) with a focus on Oral Biology from Harvard University, where he completed clinical training in trigeminal pain. His doctoral research centered on the somatotopic activation of the human trigeminal pain pathway using fMRI. Dr. DaSilva furthered his expertise through a post-doctoral fellowship in migraine neuroimaging at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he investigated the neuroplasticity associated with chronic migraine patients. His academic career includes serving as an Instructor in the Psychiatric Department at Harvard University/McLean Hospital and as an Assistant Clinical Investigator at the Forsyth Institute in Boston. Currently, he directs the H.O.P.E. (Headache & Orofacial Pain Effort), a multidisciplinary initiative focused on exploring therapeutic targets for chronic trigeminal pain disorders. His research incorporates innovative neuroimaging techniques to analyze chronic pain mechanisms and aims to develop novel therapeutic approaches for conditions such as temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science