Osama Ahmed
Assistant Professor and Weill Neurohub Term Assistant Professor
Guthrie 336
Advising:
Not accepting new graduate students in 2026-2027.
Areas:
Neural Systems and Behavior
Interests: Brain-wide dynamics, behavioral multitasking, neural circuit interactions underlying complex behavior, neurogenetics
Links:
- April 29, 2025 Kyle Thieringer, Neuroscience PhD student in Sama Ahmed's lab, receives NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
- April 25, 2025 Mary Bun, undergrad in Sama Ahmed's lab, receives the NSF GRFP
- March 17, 2025 Undergrad Mary Bun, mentored by Sama Ahmed, featured in UAA story showcasing research on fruit flies' multitasking skills
- July 12, 2024 Sama Ahmed received a UW Royalty Research Fund award to study robustness of biological neural networks
- February 9, 2024 Sama Ahmed featured in UW Research New Faculty Spotlight article
- July 13, 2023 Four UW Psychology professors participated in UW Faculty Field Tour of Washington State
- March 22, 2023 Sama Ahmed receives fellowship from Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain
- January 30, 2023 Sama Ahmed and Z Yan Wang Published in Paperbark Magazine