Sherif M. Elbasiouny, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor | Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research
Wright State University and Premier Health Endowed Chair in Neurodegenerative Diseases Research
Director of Neuroengineering Education and Research
Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Physiology
Department of Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering
Boonshoft School of Medicine
College of Engineering & Computer Science
College of Science & Mathematics
Wright State University
Office: 353 NEC Bldg., Lab: 350 NEC Bldg., Mail: 143 Bio Sci II Bldg.
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.
Dayton, OH 45435 USA
Ph: 937-775-2492
Email: sherif.elbasiouny@wright.edu
Website: http://www.sherifelbasiounylab.com
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow, Physiology (Cellular Neuroscience)
Department of Physiology
Northwestern University, USA
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Neuroengineering)
Department of Biomedical Engineering & Centre for Neuroscience
University of Alberta, Canada
M.Sc. (Distinction), Biomedical Engineering (Rehabilitation Engineering)
Department of Systems & Biomedical Engineering
Cairo University, Egypt
B.Sc. (Honor), Biomedical Engineering
Department of Systems & Biomedical Engineering
Cairo University, Egypt
2008 - 2012
2007
2001
1997
Research Interests
My research interest is in the fields of neuroengineering and rehabilitation neuroscience. My work combines computer modeling, electrophysiology, and immunohistochemical techniques for studying the role of spinal neurons in integrating the sensorimotor signals for movement control in health and after neurological injuries (e.g., spinal cord injury, SCI, or amputation) and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Lou Gehrig's disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS). Computational methods are employed to develop realistic three-dimensional anatomically-based electrical models of healthy and diseased neurons. These models are composed of thousands of compartments represented through complex arrangements of resistor-capacitor (RC) networks that possess multimodal time-varying and voltage-dependent behaviors to reproduce the intricate electrical events seen during experimental recordings. These electrical models are also used to design electrical stimulation paradigms that modulate the aberrant neuronal excitability in neurological disorders. In-vitro electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry experiments, on the other hand, are employed to test and validate the results of computer simulations. With this knowledge, my research work aims in the long term to develop smart implantable neural prostheses for alleviating motor disabilities and restoring motor function after SCI and ALS.
Current & Past Funding Support
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
The National Institute on Aging (NIA)
U.S. National Institutes of Health
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Air Force Research Labs (AFRL)
US-Egypt Science and Technology Joint Fund
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Tim Noel Fellowship
The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Society of Canada & the
Canadian Institutes of Health and Research (CIHR-INMHA)
Medical Sciences Graduate Research Scholarship
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Doctoral Scholarship
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
The 75th Anniversary Graduate Student Scholarship
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Graduate Internship Grant
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta
2008 - 2011
2003 - 2007
2006
2003
2002
Awards and Honors
Outstanding Scholarly & Creative Activity Award 2024
Wright State University
Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research 2023 – 2026
Wright State University
The Excellence in Grantsmanship Award 2022
Wright State University
The Academy of Medicine’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Award 2017
Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University
The SOCHE Faculty Excellence Award 2015
The Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE)
The Presidential Early Career Achievement Award 2015
Wright State University
Young Neuroscientist Award 2005
Canadian Association for Neuroscience and Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
Graduation Honor Degree 1997
Cairo University, Egypt
Excellence Award 1992 - 1996
Cairo University, Egypt
