Bio

Dr. Behnaz Jarrahi is an instructor at Stanford, where she investigates the human brain using advanced neuroimaging and neuropsychological techniques. She has conducted postdoctoral research in neuroimaging and systems neuroscience at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience, and Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Jarrahi is the recipient of the NIH K25 Career Development Award (2020-2025). She has a long- standing interest in studying interoception, consciousness, brain neuroplasticity and healthcare innovation.

Academic Appointments

  • Instructor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Honors & Awards

  • *** Selected List of Honors and, Awards ***
  • K25 Quantitative Research Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health (2020-2025)
  • Invited Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health (2019-2022)
  • SFN-IBRO World Congress Travel Award, Society for Neuroscience (2019)
  • Abstract of Distinction, American Academy of Neurology (2018 and 2019)
  • Young Investigator Travel Award, American Pain Society (2018 and 2019)
  • Session co-chair for "Brain Imaging: Connectivity & Networks", IEEE Engineering in Medicine (2018)
  • T32 NIH Training Program, National Institutes of Health (2016-2019)
  • IASP Travel Scholarship, International Association for the Study of Pain (2016)

Professional Education

  • Master of Science, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California at Los Angeles
  • Doctor of Science, ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich
  • Master of Science, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor