Sina Mehdizadeh

Sina Mehdizadeh

Postdoctoral Fellow

Simon Fraser University

Of all the wonders in the world, three fascinate me most: the brain, human movement, and mathematics. This fascination led me to become a scientist in computational neuromechanics, dedicated to understanding how the brain generates and controls movement through the lens of mathematics. My research is on the neuromechanics of human locomotion. In other words, I try to understand principles underlying control of walking and to use these principles to design rehabilitation protocols for affected groups. My research results have been published in premier academic journals in the field of biomechanics, motor control, and gerontology. Currently, I am a CIHR postdoctoral fellow at professor Max Donelan’s Locomotion Lab in the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. I investigate gait adaptation through understanding the nervous system’s mechanisms of learning. Previously, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN. I am also a member of editorial board of the Gait & Posture.

Interests

  • Locomotion neuromechanics
  • Biomechanics
  • Gait
  • Motor Control
  • Movement variability

Education

  • PhD in Biomedical Engineering- Biomechanics, 2014

    Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology)

  • MSc in Biomedical Engineering- Biomechanics, 2009

    Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology)

  • BSc in Biomedical Engineering- Biomechanics, 2007

    Tehran Polytechnic (Amirkabir University of Technology)