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Sonya Bahar is a Professor of Biophysics and Director of the Center for Neurodynamics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). Her academic roles include directing the Center for Neurodynamics and teaching in the Department of Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy and Statistics. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of Rochester (1997), an MS in the same field (1993), and a BS in Physics from Drexel University (1991).
Her research interests focus on applying physics principles to neuroscience, chaos theory, and evolutionary models. Key areas include epilepsy research, EEG recordings, fMRI-BOLD signal analysis, and foraging behavior in species like Daphnia and paddlefish. She has pioneered studies on neural synchronization during seizures and phase transitions in biological systems.
Dr. Bahar has authored over 99 publications and received prestigious awards including the 2007 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and the 2010 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her work bridges interdisciplinary research, integrating nonlinear dynamics and systems biology.
Her advising includes doctoral students such as Daisuke Takeshita (now at University of Tokyo), Roxana Contreras, and Nathan Dees. She oversees research projects on topics like neural synchronization in epilepsy and evolutionary dynamics in microbial populations. The Center for Neurodynamics under her leadership explores cutting-edge neuroscience and biophysics.
