Velmurugan Jayabal

Dr. Velmurugan Jayabal is a Researcher in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. His work focuses on magnetoencephalography (MEG)/electroencephalography (EEG) imaging of brain activity and functional connectivity, particularly in epilepsy, brain tumors, and dementia. He provides training on MEG/EEG data analysis and interpretation. Dr. Jayabal holds an MD-PhD in Clinical Neurosciences from NIMHANS and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Aix-Marseille University.

• Education:
  • MD-PhD in Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), 2018
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Coimbatore Medical College, 2010
  • Fulbright Fellowship, UCSF, 2016-2017
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Aix-Marseille University, 2022

His research emphasizes electrophysiological biomarkers like high-frequency oscillations and functional connectivity to improve epileptogenic zone localization and surgical outcomes. He has published extensively on MEG applications in epilepsy, memory processes, and neuroimaging techniques. Dr. Jayabal has received numerous awards, including the IBRO Travel Grant (2021) and Fulbright Fellowship (2016-2017).

His work includes collaborations on machine learning for seizure detection and deep brain network analysis. He contributes to clinical neurophysiology training and has advised on studies involving Wilson’s disease and SUDEP biomarkers.