Saif Ahmad, PhD

Associate Professor
Stroke, VCID, TBI

Saif Ahmad, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.

Dr. Ahmad’s expertise includes molecular studies of neurodegenerative diseases. He is a member of the American Heart Association, the Indian Academy of Neurosciences, and the Society for Neuroscience.

Dr. Ahmad earned his doctorate in biotechnology from Hamdard University in New Delhi, India, and his Master of Science in organic chemistry from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. He began his postdoctoral fellowship in the Program in Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. The laboratory moved to Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia, where he completed his training.

Dr. Ahmad’s current research focuses on the inflammatory mechanisms of stroke. He is particularly fascinated with the molecular mechanisms governing complement C3a receptor and C1q-mediated neurodegeneration, neurovascular dysfunction, and synapse elimination in stroke and in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID). Dr. Ahmad is also interested in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) research. His research ideas are funded by Barrow Neurological Foundation, the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium (AAC), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).