My work focuses on the intersection between neuroscience, technology
and society.

Currently, I am doing a DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences at the Univeristy of Oxford.

I hold a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and MSc in Translational Neurosciences form Maastricht University and Imperial College London, respectively. My academic career further involved work on Neurotechnlogy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Alzheimer's Disease at the University of California, Irvine and Psychedelic Therapy at Imperial College London.

Beyond my research interest in psychiatric disorders and mental health, I work on bridging medicine and technology through Medtech and Digital Therapeutics.

I am fluent in German, English and Persian (and am currently learning Dutch and Mandarin).

P.S. I also travel and take pictures.

Publications and features

2024
Likes, Loops, and Limbic Systems: Unveiling the Neurological Impact of Social Media / NeuroTechX Content Lab / 28.11.2024

2023
Reflections on Home / Circ Magazine / 08.2023

2022
Transfers in Zeiten der Taliban (Print/Online) / Zenith Magazin / 23.11.2022

2021
Per Tagtraum aus der Depression / Neues Deutschland / 04.11.2021
Blutende Leber, offenes Herz / Qamar Magazin / 12.10.2021
Apps, die fragen, ob man seine Zeit gut investiert hat / Berliner Zeitung / 06.07.2021

2020
Neuromarketing: Im Hirn des Kunden / Berliner Zeitung / 27.10.2020
Your Brain on Social Media / Institute for Internet & the Just Society / 13.09.2020
Wie Soziale Netzwerke die Nutzer süchtig machen / Berliner Zeitung / 09.09.2020
2024
Effects Of Anticipatory Threat Conditioning On Neurobiological Markers / Academic Poster / Society of Affective Sciences / New Orleans, USA
Academic Poster / RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) / Tokyo, Japan

2023
Assessing Anxiety and Affective Bias in Healthy Individuals / Academic Poster / MRC BDNU Science Day / Oxford, United Kingdom

2022
Corpus Curiosum / Academic Poster / FENS Forum 2022 / Paris, France

2021
Effect of Psilocybin on neural oscillations and signal diversity in EEG/Video Presentation & Poster /5th HBP Student Conference on Interdisciplinary Brain Research / Online

2020
Effect of APOE4 genotype and AD-related CSF markers on cognitive decline in non-demented elderly / Academic Poster / Meeting of the Minds Neuroscience Conference / London, United Kingdom
Effect of APOE4 genotype and AD-related CSF markers on cognitive decline in non-demented elderly / Academic Poster / 4th HBP Student Conference on Interdisciplinary Brain Research / Pisa, Italy

2019
Investigating early biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease in CSF / Research Pitch / Brightfocus Foundation Fast Track Alzheimer’s / Chicago, USA
2024
The Neuroscience of Emotions / Lecture / Seed Talks / 11.03.2024, Cambridge; 24.04.2024, Leeds; 27.08.2024, London

2023
The Neuroscience of Social Media: Overcoming Addiction with Acceptance / Workshop / Creative Mornings London, United Kingdom / 19.05.2023
Gesunde Produktivität fördern: Neurowissenschaftliche Grundlagen und Selbstmanagement-Tools / Workshop / Deutschlandstiftung Integration / 23.03.2023
Neuro-Enhancer - Wie psychoaktive Pilze im Gehirn wirken / Interview / Deutschlandfunk Kultur / 16.03.2023

2021
Psychedelika: Wirkung auf Gehirn und Psyche / Lecture / Slam unterm Dino / Berlin, Germany / 15.11.2021
Was bewirken Soziale Medien im Gehirn?/ Workshop / FKU / Berlin, Germany / 22.09.2021
Was ist beim Kennenlernen wichtig? - Dating als Muslimischer Mann / Video / 03.01.2021

2020
Transgenerationale Traumata in der afghanischen Diaspora / Panel Discussion / 20.12.2020
Kulturdoku: Pop und Psyche / Documentary / 3Sat / 07.11.2020