Kafui Dzirasa — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor at Duke University Medical Center
Researches neural circuit malfunction and mental illness, aiming to use neuroelectrical stimulation to treat mental disorders
Developed a multi-circuit in vivo recording technique and used machine learning to predict depression
Earned a PhD in neurobiology in 2007 and an MD in 2009 from Duke University
Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in 2021
Named a 2019 AAAS Leshner Fellow

Biography

Kafui Dzirasa is an American psychiatrist and Associate Professor at Duke University. His research focuses on understanding the relationship between neural circuit malfunction and mental illness, with the ultimate goal of using neuroelectrical stimulation to treat these conditions. He explores how mechanisms in neural circuits underpin emotional behavior and has considered the fluctuations of local field potential oscillations in the brain.