We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Neha Reddy has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled Systems-level sensorimotor mapping with fMRI for applications in brain disorders! Neha’s research has significantly advanced sensorimotor mapping through innovative fMRI and signal-processing methodologies. Her work with multi-echo independent component analysis and whole-brain fMRI has improved understanding of somatosensory and motor neural systems and will advance knowledge of how these systems are impacted in neurological impairment such as stroke.

Throughout her time in the Bright Lab, Neha has demonstrated exceptional research skills, technical innovation, and leadership. Her work ethic and intellectual curiosity have been instrumental to our lab’s success, and have set a high standard that we will endeavor to live up to. We wish her best of luck as she returns to medical school this summer, and look forward to witnessing her continued contributions to the field of medicine as a physician-scientist! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Reddy on this remarkable achievement!