Danesh Ashouri Vajari

Dr. Danesh Ashouri Vajari is a Researcher at the Laboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology within the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) at the University of Freiburg, affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering. His work focuses on advancing neurotechnologies for understanding neurological disorders and improving treatment methodologies.

Education:

• 2014–2020: Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.), University of Freiburg
• 2011–2014: M.Sc. Microsystems Engineering, IMTEK, University of Freiburg
• 2006–2010: B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, Qazvin Azad University, Iran

Research Interests:

• In vivo sensing of neurochemicals via electrochemical and optical methods
• Development of hybrid multimodal deep brain stimulation (DBS) probes
• Surface engineering to enhance biocompatibility of neural implants

Key Projects:

• 2020–present: Soft FIB (IMBIT)
• 2018–2020: MIND II (BrainLinks-BrainTools)
• 2014–2018: MIND (BrainLinks-BrainTools): DBS in depression

Labs/Teams: Active in the Laboratory for Biomedical Microtechnology (IMTEK) and collaborates with interdisciplinary groups like the BrainLinks-BrainTools research cluster.