Kamran Khodakhah

Kamran Khodakhah is a Professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He holds the Florence and Irving Rubinstein Chair in Neuroscience. His research focuses on cerebellar physiology, motor coordination, cognitive/social function, and addiction. Techniques include behavioral studies, optogenetics, and electrophysiology in animal models.

Research Interests: The lab investigates cerebellar roles in motor control, non-motor functions (autism, schizophrenia, addiction, migraine), and neuronal excitability/synaptic transmission. Emphasis is placed on computational principles of the cerebellum and its interactions with other brain regions.

Awards:

• Florence and Irving Rubinstein Chair in Neuroscience

Advising/Grants: No specific grants or trainees listed. Research supported through institutional and transgenic model-based studies.

Labs/Teams: Directs a lab exploring cerebellar contributions to movement and cognition using advanced neurobiological techniques.