Dr Ali Jahanshahianvar, Ph.D. (A.)

Ali Jahanshahi obtained his PhD from Maastricht University (UM) in 2012. During his postdoctoral training at UM, he was awarded a VENI grant in 2015. In 2016, he was appointed to a tenured position within the Department of Neurosurgery at Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC). He currently leads the Translational Neuromodulation Research Group.

He has served as primary or co-applicant on numerous successful competitive grant applications, including funding from CHDI, NWO, ESSFN, Stichting de Weijerhorst, Stichting de ROMO, and Hersenstichting. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and over 10 book chapters in the fields of neuromodulation and neurological and psychiatric disorders. His research expertise encompasses multiple rodent models of neurological disease as well as organotypic human brain cultures, which are employed to investigate monoaminergic neurotransmitter alterations in neurodegenerative disorders and neuromodulatory interventions.

In 2021 and 2022, he was awarded the NWO-VIDI and MJFF grants, respectively, to advance a research program on wireless neuromodulation inspired by material sciences. This work enables further development of an independent research line at the interface of neuroscience and neurotechnology. In parallel with his research activities, he maintains a strong commitment to education at UM and has contributed to teaching across multiple academic levels, including course delivery and curriculum development.