Curriculum Vitae

Seyed Mohammad Noorbakhsh

Personal Data:

Name: Seyed-Mohammad Noorbakhsh

Date of Birth: December 11, 1973

Citizenship: Iran

Marital status: Married with one child

Address:

Work Place : Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive Unit 87,

Kolb Research Annex (Room 529) , New York, N.Y. 10032 

Tel:
     Phone:        +1 212 543 6931 ext: 512

     Cell Phone:   +1 347 761 6370

Email:sm.noorbakhsh@gmail.com

        smn2133@columbia.edu

Education & Qualifications:

2007 - Now:

Department of Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, USA

Postdoctoral research scientist

2004 - 2007:

World of Science Instrument Company (WSI) , Tehran, Iran

Director and electronics designer (Electrophysiology devices designing)

2004 -2006:

School of Cognitive Sciences , Tehran, Iran

Research assistant at cognitive neuroscience vision Lab.

1992-2004:

Shahid Beheshti Medical University  , Tehran, Iran

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

1994 - 1999

Part time Electronics Designer for manufacturers and companies (Design and implementation of various controllers, Robotic systems and RF Circuits)more details

Skills:

 Electrophysiology recording experience:

• Single unit Recording  (Barrel Cortex in Rat, IT cortex in Rhesus monkey)
• Field potential Recording of hippocampal neurons invivo (Rat) and invitro
• Familiar with intracellular and patch clamp recording

Surgery:

• General human Surgery
• Animal surgery (preparing for deep brain recording and stimulation) 

Monkey Training:

• familiar with monkey training (active and passive viewing task, Delayed Match to Sample task)

Computer: 

      Programming languages:

• C#, Visual C, Borland C++, Pascal, Assembly 
• MATLAB
• TEMPO (A scripting language for real time programming of neuroscience vision Lab. experiments)
• AHDL, (Altar Hardware Description Language), QuartusII Schematic compiler for FPGA

     List of some of the software that I have written:

• Microsoft Windows based Field Potential and EEG recording and analysis software , wrote by  C#
• Microsoft Windows based Single Unit recording and analysis software and online and offline PSTH viewer, online Oscilloscope, for Rat    electrophysiology, wrote by C#
• Microsoft Windows based visual stimulus presentation and Single Unit recording and online and offline PSTH viewer, for monkey  electrophysiology Lab wrote by C#
• Microsoft Windows Based Software for finding of minimum non overlapping area of two polygonal shape, wrote by Visual C 
• MS-Dos based Field Potential and EEG recording and analysis software , wrote by Borland C++
• MS-Dos based Single Unit recording and analysis software and online and offline PSTH viewer, wrote  Borland C++

Electronics Skill:

• Design and implementation of Analog Precision instruments (Bioamplifiers, Biostimulators)
• Design and implementation of RF circuits
• Design and implementation of Robotic system
• Design and programming of Microcontrollers circuits (Atmel x51 and Atmega series)
• Design and implementation and programming of FPGA boards (Altra MAX and ACEX series) .

List of some of the hardware that I have designed and made:

• Microsoft Windows Based Data Acquisition (USB port, 8 analog inputs 50ks/s -12 bit, digital I/O, online FPGA configuration)
• MS-Dos Based Data Acquisition
• Amplitude Based Window Discriminator and Delay Line
• Extracellular Microelectrode Amplifier (Single unit, Field Potential, EEG)
• Extracellular Microelectrode Impedance Meter
• Constant Current Stimulus Isolator
• Microstimulating and multi unit recording from same high impedance electrode
• Device for rat vibrissae displacement by a Piezoelectric or Speaker with controlled Rise Time

Lab setup skills:

·         Rat and Monkey electrophysiology (Single Unit, Field Potential, and EEG)

·         Event Related Potential (ERP) recording from human

Research Interests:

     Analog and Digital integrated circuit design

    Neuroprosthetics

    Brain-Machine Interfaces      

    Medical devices designing

    Neural Ensemble Computation

    System Neuroscience

Publication:

Journal articles:

9- Title: The role of galanin receptors in anticonvulsant effects of low-frequency stimulation in perforant path-kindled rats.

Authors: Sadegh M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Javan M, Fathollahi Y, Mohammad-Zadeh M, Jahanshahi A, Noorbakhsh SM.

Journal: Neuroscience. 2007 Dec 5;150(2):396-403. Epub 2007 Oct 9.

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8-Title: Single whisker experience started on postnatal days 0, 5 or 8 changes temporal characteristics of response integration in layers IV and V of rat barrel cortex neurons
Authors:  Ali Shamsi Zadeh, Vahid Sheibani, Somaye Arabzadeh, Mohammad Reza Afarinesh, Rasoul Farazifard, S. Mohammad Noorbakhsh and Yaghoub Fathollahi

Journal: Brain Research Bulletin  2007 Sep 14;74(1-3):29-36

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7-Title: Effect of low frequency stimulation of perforant path on kindling rate and synaptic transmission in the dentate gyrus during kindling acquisition in rats.

Authors: Mohammad-Zadeh M, Mirnajafi-Zadeh J, Fathollahi Y, Javan M, Ghorbani P, Sadegh M, Noorbakhsh SM.

Journal: Epilepsy Res. 2007 Jul;75(2-3)154-61

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6-Title: Effects of GABAergic inhibition on the neocortical Long-term potentiation in the awake and freely moving rat

Authors: Alireza Komaki,  Siamak Shahidi , Reza Lashgari,  S. Mansour Malakouti,  S. Mohammad Noorbakhsh

Journal: Neuroscience Letters, 2007 June 10; 422 (2007) 181–186

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5-Title: Assessing the Long–term Role of L-type Voltage Dependent Calcium Channel Blocker Verapamil in Short Term Presynaptic Plasticity at Dentate Gyrus of Hippocampus

Authors: R. Lashgari, F. Motamedi, S.Zahedi-Asl, Alireza Komaki, Siamak Shahidi, SM. Noorbakhsh, A.Haghparast

Journal: Neuroscience letter, 2007 Mar 26;415(2):174-8

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4-Title: Co-administration of MK-801 and morphine attenuates neuropathic pain in rat.

Authors: Hamidi GA, Manaheji H, Janahmadi M, Noorbakhsh SM, Salami M

Journal: Physiol Behav. 2006 Jul 30;88(4-5):628-635.

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3-Title: Effects of neonatal C-fiber depletion on the integration of paired-whisker inputs in rat barrel cortex.
Authors: Farazifard R, Kiani R, Noorbakhsh M, Esteky H.

Journal:  Exp Brain Res. 2005 Mar;162(1):115-21.

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2-Title: Effects of neonatal C-fiber depletion on discrimination of principal and adjacent whisker stimulation within rat individual cortical.

Authors: Kiani R, Farazifard R, Noorbakhsh SM, Esteky H.

Journal: Brain Res. 2004 Jul 23;1015(1-2):129-35.

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1-Title: The Effect of Neonatal Capsaicin Injection on Barrel Cortical Neuron Response Properties after Controlled Mechanical Displacement of Vibrissa in Adult Rats.

Authors: V. Sheibani, H. Esteky, M. Noorbakhsh, F. Ganji,

Journal:  Yakhteh , Iranian Journal of Cellular & Molecular Specialty Studies , No 14 , pp. 113-171, summer 2002

Abstract presentation in congresses:

7-Title:  Effects of neonatal C-fiber depletion on interaction between neocortical short-term and long-term plasticity

Authors: Alireza Komaki,  Siamak Shahidi, S. Mansour Malakouti, Reza Lashgari,   S. Mohammad Noorbakhsh    Abbas Haghparast

The 7^th IBRO, world congress of Neuroscince (12-17 July, 2007 , Melbourne Australia)

6-Title: The effects of Domaminergic system on level of anxiety in rat

Authors: A. Komaki, S. Shahidi, H. Alaei , S. M. Malakouti, R. Lashgari, S. M. Noorbakhsh ^, A. Haghparas  ^, B. Heshmatian,

The 7^th International Review of Bipolar Disorder (3-5 May 2007, Rome, Italy).

5-Title: Dopaminergic and Adrenergic modulation of EEG.

Authors: A. Komaki, H. Alaei , S. Shahidi, S. M. Malakouti, R. Lashgari, S. M. Noorbakhsh,  A. Haghparast,

The 2nd international Congress of the Emirates Neurology Society (6th - 8th March 2007, Dubai, U.A.E).

4-Title: Assessing the Long –term Role of L-type Voltage Dependent Calcium Channel Blocker Verapamil on Long –Term Potetiation and Short- Term Presynaptic Plasticity at Dentate Gyrus of Hippocampus
Authors: R. Lashgari , F. Motamedi, S.M. Noorbakhsh, A. Komaki, S. Shahidi

The 4th Congress of Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies
(FAONS) November 30 - December 2, 2006, Hong Kong

3-Title: Effects of neonatal nociceptive  C-Fiber depletion on neocortical  Long-Term Potentiation  and depression

Authors: A. Komaki, S. Shahidi, R. Lashgari, S.M. Malakouti, S.M. Noorbakhsh

5th Congress of European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC) - Pinn in Eroupe V, September 13-16, 2006, Istanbul, Turkey

Journal: European Journal of Pain, Volume 10, Supplement 1, September 2006, Pages S68-S69
 

2-Title: GABAergic Modulation of  Neocortical Long-Term Potentiation Following C-Fiber Depletion in the Freely Moving Rat.

Authors: Alireza Komaki, Siamak Shahidi, Reza Lashgari, Mansor Malakooti^, S. Mohammad Noorbakhsh.

The 16th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience ISDN 2006 August 24-28, 2006-04-25. Banff, Alberta, Canada

Journal: International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, Volume 24, Issue 8, December 2006, Page 505
 

1-Title: Effects of GABAergic inhibition on the neocortical long-term potentiation following C-fiber depletion in the freely moving rat

Authors: Alireza Komaki, Siamak Shahidi, Reza Lashgari, S. Mohammad Noorbakhsh.

The 29th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS) July 19- 21, 2006, Kyoto, Japan

Society Memberships:

US Society for Neuroscience, USA

Medical Council I.R, Iran

Award and grant

The 9th IBRO school of Neuroscience, Hong Kong ,China, November 30th - December 14th.

 Intracellular recording and patch clamp workshop

Teaching & lecture:

 Extracellular recording techniques

 6th IBRO Associate School,Tehran, Iran  http://www.modares.ac.ir/en/news/Neuroscience/Website.htm

 August 26th - September 20th, 2006

 Review of Brain Machine interface

 Brain and Cognitive Sciences Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,

 January, 2005

Electronics and Electrophysiology

 Brain and Cognitive Sciences Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,

 Winter 2002, Summer, 2003 and Fall, 2004

References:

Hossein Esteky, M.D., Ph.D. (Doctoral advisor)

Associate Professor of Neurophysiology, Tehran, Iran
Tel & Fax: (+98) 21 2229-4035

E-mail: esteky@ipm.ir

Fereshteh Motamedi, Ph.D.

Professor of Neurophysiology,

Director,  Neuroscience Research Center (NRC), Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science

Tehran, Iran

Tel: (+ 98) 21 2242-2652

Fax: (+98) 21 2240-3154

E-mail:  motamedi@ams.ac.ir

Jacqueline Gottlieb, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University , New York, USA

Tel: (+1) 212 543-6931, extension 500
Email: jg2141@columbia.edu