Dr. Reza Shadmehr

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Biography

Reza Shadmehr is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering and in the Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He serves as the co-director of the Ph.D. program in the Biomedical Engineering Department and the director of the Laboratory for Computational Motor Control. His research focuses on understanding how the human brain perceives the world, learns, and controls movements. The Shadmehr Lab approaches questions with an emphasis on the integration of robotics, control theory, and neuroscience, aiming to comprehend the biological computations that underlie movement control using brain imaging studies and investigation of motor disorders in patient populations. He has published significant works, including the book 'Computational Neurobiology' and other titles related to reaching, pointing, and biological learning control. Shadmehr has also filed several patents related to his research.

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Experience

Professor

1995-01-01 — Present

Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, co-director of Ph.D. program in Biomedical Engineering, and director of the Laboratory for Computational Motor Control.

Requirements for Johns Hopkins University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Inorganic Chemistry with Lab Organic Chemistry with Lab General Biology with Lab
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • CV
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation
Specialization Notes

Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.