Davis Woodworth
Ph.D. | Postdoctoral Scholar
dwoodwor@hs.uci.edu
I earned my Ph.D. in Biomedical Physics from UCLA, where my dissertation focused on multimodal MRI of the brain and spinal cord in patients with chronic spinal cord compression. During my doctoral work, I also performed neuroimaging research in a variety of neurological conditions, including brain tumors and chronic pain conditions, that spanned a wide array of MRI techniques, including structural, diffusion, and functional MRI. My current research interests relate to developing MRI and PET biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease-related dementias through multiple avenues, including exploration of retrospective databases (NACC and ADNI), management and analysis of ongoing aging and dementia neuroimaging studies (Hippocampal Sclerosis R01, The 90+ Study, PPA Neuroimaging Study), and high-resolution postmortem MRI for imaging-pathological correlation.
Pooyan Mobtahej
Eng.D. | Postdoctoral Scholar
pmobtahe@hs.uci.edu
I have Science and Engineering background from Gothenburg University and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden for my undergraduate studies. I have moved to Texas to follow my doctorate studies in IE and data science field within Lamar University. During my studies time I have been awarded as QSR best paper finalist in Informs 2020. I had also an internship in which I employed the deep learning-based methods for ASD early detection in kids. That was the time that my passion for neuroscience started and joining Dr. Sajjadi’s Lab as Postdoc Scholar would give the opportunity to explore different deep learning-based anomaly detection methods for early detection and classification of dementia more accurately. We are also exploring the associated language markers and biomarkers as well as exploring the role of TDP-43 in development of dementia is also an area of interest for me to find out how we can improve the detection of development of that by employing ML, ANN and data science skills.
Seyed Ghasem Farahmand
MD | Postdoctoral Scholar
farahmas@hs.uci.edu
I am a trained M.D. neurologist from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), the top ranked medical university in Iran. I obtained my M.D. degree in 2015 and due to my passion for neuroscience and neurology, I attended the residency exam and was accepted to the most prestigious neurology residency program in Iran. During my 4-year residency training, finished in 2022, I participated in various research projects in different areas of neurology which led me to my great interest in the field of dementia and neurodegenerative disorders. To further pursue this field, I applied for a postdoctoral fellowship at Dr. Sajjadi’s lab since I have been following the body of work done by the team for a while and was fascinated by them. Currently, I am working on different aspects of dementia, especially age-related neuropathologic changes.