Researcher profile

Ibrahem Hanafi

Ibrahem Hanafi is a first-generation medical doctor and PhD student working at the Motor Control and Neuroimaging Research Group of the Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Würzburg. His primary focus is investigating the dynamics of brain electrophysiological and metabolic activity that underlie gait modulation in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Hanafi's research activities primarily aim at investigating the impact of novel deep brain stimulation paradigms on brain functioning, particularly in relation to clinical improvement. Besides Parkinson’s disease, his works extend to other movement disorders such as dystonia and essential tremor. Dr. Hanafi also contributes to projects focused on unraveling the impact of war on Syria's health and education systems. Dr. Hanafi earned his medical degree at Damascus University (Syria). Subsequently, he moved to Germany, where he concurrently pursued a master's program in translational neuroscience at the University of Würzburg and a postgraduate certificate in stem cells and translational neurology at the University of Edinburgh (online course). Since 2021, he is a PhD-candidate at the Graduate School of Life Sciences of the University of Würzburg (Germany). All of Dr. Hanafi’s postgraduate studies have been financially supported through governmental or organizational scholarships.