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Academic Background
Dr. Sami obtained his PhD in Biomedical Science and Engineering from the Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark. Subsequently, he has held research appointements at Aalborg University (Denmark), the University of Birmingham (UK) and the University of Cambridge(UK). Dr. Sami joined UEA in 2017 and holds the position of Senior Lecturer in Dementia Research. His line of investigation is inherently multi-disciplinary utilising multi-modal imaging, behavioural methods and computational modelling to better understand cortical reorganization in chronic conditions. His more recent work in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge (UK) has been the study of the healthy ageing population and chronic conditions including the effects of dementia on the brain.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A deep phenotyping n=1 study to provide proof on concept of the efficacy of VITALS on brain function during perimenopause
Minihane, A.-M. (Principal Investigator), Hornberger, M. (Co-Investigator), Lazar, A. (Co-Investigator), Penny, W. (Co-Investigator), Sami, S. (Co-Investigator), Vauzour, D. (Co-Investigator) & Johnson, M. (Technician)
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Improving anxiety assessment in Stroke and Acquired Brain injury: the validation of the Anxiety Intensity Scale Circles (AISCs), the Yale-anxiety, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) models
Blake, J. (Principal Investigator), Broomfield, N. (Co-Investigator), Coull, N. (Co-Investigator), Harrison, K. (Co-Investigator), Khondoker, M. (Co-Investigator), Sami, S. (Co-Investigator) & Varley, A. (Researcher)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/11/24 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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aeon: a toolkit for machine learning with time series
Sami, S. (Principal Investigator), Renoult, L. (Co-Investigator) & Sambrook, T. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/08/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Investigating the application of the newly developed retinal imaging approach as a non-invasive method for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Sami, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/22 → 24/06/26
Project: Research
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aeon: a toolkit for machine learning with time series
Bagnall, T. (Principal Investigator), Renoult, L. (Co-Investigator), Sambrook, T. (Co-Investigator) & Sami, S. (Co-Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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A novel Mediterranean diet-inspired supplement reduces hippocampal amyloid deposits and microglial activation through the modulation of the microbiota gut-brain axis in 5xFAD mice
Connell, E., Le Gall, G., Mcarthur, S., Lang, L., Breeze, B., Liaquat, M., Pontifex, M. G., Sami, S., Pourtau, L., Gaudout, D., Müller, M. & Vauzour, D., 13 Jan 2026, In: Gut Microbes. 18, 1, 2614030.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Circulatory dietary and gut-derived metabolites predict early cognitive decline
Connell, E., Sami, S., Khondoker, M., Minihane, A. M., Pontifex, M. G., Müller, M., Mcarthur, S., Le gall, G. & Vauzour, D., 2026, In: Gut Microbes. 18, 1, 2649487.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Regional patch-based MRI brain age modeling with an interpretable cognitive reserve proxy
Maddox, S., Puglisi, L., Darabifard, F., Sami, S. (Lead Author) & Ravi, D. (Lead Author), Jan 2026, In: Pattern Recognition Letters. 199, p. 219-224 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Subtle blood-brain barrier leakage quantification using DCE-MRI in subjective and mild cognitive impairment: A pilot sub-study of the Cognitive Ageing, Nutrition & Neurogenesis (CANN) trial
Sobhan, R., Thrippleton, M. J., Willis, D. R., Gillings, R., Sami, S., Wardlaw, J. M., Minihane, A.-M., Berry, N. M. & Cameron, D., 18 Feb 2026, In: Heliyon. 12, 3, e44621.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The APOLLO Trial: A Proof-of-Concept Study for Vitamin A Nasal Drops in COVID-19 Related Post-Infectious Olfactory Dysfunction
Yeap, Z., Sobhan, R., Bengtsson, S., Sami, S., Clark, A., Vishwakarma, R., Boardman, J., High, J., Klyvyte, G., Ergisi, M., Hummel, T. & Philpott, C. M., 20 Jan 2026, In: Chemical Senses. 51, bjag001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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