Ishita Basu, PhD

Dr Ishita Basu is a neural engineer with more than a decade of experience in brain signal analysis and modelling. Her research uses techniques from engineering and computational neuroscience to design innovative treatment paradigms for major neurological and psychiatric disorders. Born and brought up on the east coast of India, Ishita came to Chicago in 2006, where she received her PhD from the University of Illinois. She went on to complete postdoctoral fellowships at the Johns Hopkins University and Massachusetts General Hospital before taking her current position as an Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery department at the University of Cincinnati. At her current position, she directs the Computational Neuromodulation lab that focuses on study of the neural basis of cognitive functions and design innovative neuromodulation techniques to improve such functionality in individuals with mental illness.
Her future vison is to integrate a diverse group of biomedical engineers, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and medical students to advance the field of neural engineering and neuromodulation in neuro-psychiatric disorders.