Dr. Mbemba Jabbi

Associate Professor

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Biography

Mbemba Jabbi is an Associate Professor at Dell Medical School, where he focuses on education and clinical neuroscience. He graduated with combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in experimental psychology and neuroanatomy from the University of Groningen, Netherlands in 2002, and obtained his Ph.D. in clinical neuroscience from the University Medical Center Groningen in 2007. Prior to joining Dell Medical School, Jabbi held a Fogarty International Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland from 2007 to 2011 and completed a research fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health in 2016. His current research applies deep behavioral phenotyping and multimodal imaging genetics to understand the neurogenetic basis of normal and dysregulated affective functioning. Jabbi leads studies examining how rare penetrant genetic events influence affective processes and aims to identify neurogenetic biomarkers of maladaptive affective dysfunctions. He is affiliated with the Society for Neuroscience and the Organization for Human Brain Mapping.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Dell Medical School • Austin, TX

Focus on education and research in clinical neuroscience.

Awards

#2016

Early Career Investigator Award

2016-01-01
#2009

Roche-Nature Medicine Travel Award

2009-01-01
#2007

Graduate Student Award

2007-01-01

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
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  • Three letters of recommendation
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Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.