FarhadImamMD
Pediatrics • San Diego, CANeonatology
Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego
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9500 Gilman Drive
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Summary
- Dr. Imam is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology at the University of California, San Diego. He specializes in the care of critically ill premature and term infants and is Board-Certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Dr. Imam’s research aims to identify and study genes that protect key organs such as the developing brain from low oxygen stress (hypoxia), a major cause of cerebral palsy and seizure disorders. His laboratory couples genome-wide techniques with model organism studies in the zebrafish and mouse to discover novel therapies for high-risk human newborns to prevent irreversible brain injury.
Previously, Dr. Imam attended Stanford University for his undergraduate, medical, and scientific training, where he obtained his PhD in Biochemistry with Dr. Mark Krasnow. During his graduate work, Dr. Imam used traditional single-gene methods in concert with genome-wide studies he helped innovate to study large-scale gene regulation during development and organogenesis. He subsequently moved to Harvard for his Residency in Pediatrics and Fellowship in Neonatology. Dr. Imam’s work has resulted in multiple high-profile scientific publications in journals including Science, Cell, Genetics, and Nature.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2006 - 2010- Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2006
Stanford Univ Sch of MedPhD, Biochemistry, 1996 - 2004
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2004
Stanford UniversityBA, Human Biology, Dean's Award, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2013 - 2018
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsComparing the efficacy in reducing brain injury of different neuroprotective agents following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in newborn rats: a multi-drug randomized contro...Hemmen Sabir, Elke Maes, Margit Zweyer, Yvonne Schleehuber, Farhad B Imam, Jared Silverman, Yasmine White, Raymand Pang, Anca M Pasca, Nicola J Robertson, Emin Maltepe...> ;Scientific Reports. 2023 Jun 10
- 4 citationsNontargeted mass spectrometry of dried blood spots for interrogation of the human circulating metabolomeCasey Ward, Shriram Nallamshetty, Jeramie D. Watrous, Eowyn Acres, Long T, Ian T. Mathews, Sonia Sharma, Susan Cheng, Farhad Imam, Mohit Jain> ;Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 2021 Aug 1
- 34 citationsA homozygous founder mutation in TRAPPC6B associates with a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by microcephaly, epilepsy and autistic featuresIsaac Marin-Valencia, Gaia Novarino, Anide Johansen, Basak Rosti, Mahmoud Y. Issa, Damir Musaev, Gifty Bhat, Eric Scott, Jennifer L. Silhavy, Valentina Stanley, Rasim ...> ;Journal of Medical Genetics. 2018 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Transcriptome analysis of severe hypoxic stress during development in zebrafishWoods IG, Imam FB, Genomics Data, 12/2015
Press Mentions
The Disease DetectiveJune 3rd, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society for Pediatric ResearchMember
Other Languages
- Spanish, Farsi
Hospital Affiliations
Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, California- Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta, California
External Links
- UCSD websitehttps://www.pediatrics.ucsd.edu/divisions/neonatology/research/Pages/Imam-Lab.aspx
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