Sri Sarma
Sridevi Sarma | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cornell University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| Thesis | Finite-rate control : stability and performance (2006) |
| Academic advisors | Munther A. Dahleh Emery Brown |
| Website | sarmalab |
Sridevi Sarma (born 1972) is an American biomedical and electrical engineer known for her work in applying control theory to improve therapies for neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. She is vice dean for graduate education of the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, associate director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Computational Medicine, and an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Early life and education
Sarma did her undergraduate studies at Cornell University where she received a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1994. She received her SM and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997 and 2006.[1] From 2000 to 2003 she took a leave of absence to start a data analytics company. She was a postdoctoral fellow in the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Science from 2006 to 2009.[2]
Work
Sarma joined the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering as a professor in 2009.[3] She was appointed as associate director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Computational Medicine in 2017, and vice dean of graduate education for the JHU Whiting School of Engineering in 2019.[4][3] She is best known for her research combining learning theory and control systems with neuroscience to create translational work aimed at improving therapies for neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD) and epilepsy.[5] Sarma has conducted research using control theoretic tools that provided an explanation of how deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy works for PD.[6]
Sarma has participated in the National Geographic TV series, Brain Games.[7]
Awards and honors
- L'Oreal For Women in Science fellow (2008)[8]
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2011)[9]
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2012)[10]
- North American Neuromodulation Society Krishna Kumar New Investigator Award (2014)[10]
- Whiting School of Engineering Robert B. Pond Excellence in Teaching Award (2015)[10]
- GE Faculty for the Future Research Fellowship[11]
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Careers at the Scientific Interface Award[11]
References
- ^ "Sridevi Sarma, MIT PhD '06 | MIT EECS". www.eecs.mit.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ "Sridevi V. Sarma, Ph.D., S.M., Joint Appointment in Neurology". Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ a b "Sridevi Sarma Named WSE's Vice Dean for Graduate Education". Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "BME's Sridevi Sarma Appointed Associate Director of Institute for Computational Medicine". Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "Sri Sarma | World Science Festival". World Science Festival. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ Santaniello, Sabato; McCarthy, Michelle M.; Montgomery, Erwin B.; Gale, John T.; Kopell, Nancy; Sarma, Sridevi V. (2015-02-10). "Therapeutic mechanisms of high-frequency stimulation in Parkinson's disease and neural restoration via loop-based reinforcement". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (6): E586–E595. doi:10.1073/pnas.1406549111. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4330724. PMID 25624501.
- ^ Brain Games DIY: The Cup and Knife Game, retrieved 2017-11-03
- ^ "Changing the Face of STEM". L'Oréal. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "JHU – Institute for Computational Medicine | Sri Sarma recipient of CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation". icm.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ a b c "Sridevi Sarma". Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ a b "Sridevi Sarma". Retrieved 2021-11-03.