Dr. Pawan Faris is a Researcher in Physiology at Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia. Born in 1985 in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq, she completed her BSc (Biology; 2008) and MSc (Blood Physiology; 2015) at Salahaddin University, followed by a PhD in Molecular Physiology (2019) in collaboration with the University of Pavia, focusing on calcium signaling and membrane proteins in various health conditions. Awarded a MAECI fellowship from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she later held a research fellowship (2019-2022) at the University of Pavia and worked as a researcher at Istituto Auxologico in Milan (2022-2023).
Dr. Faris is highly skilled in physiological and molecular techniques. Her current research explores cerebellar circuit activity in physiological and neurological disorders like schizophrenia and ataxia mouse models, utilizing high-density multielectrode arrays (HD-MEA) and two-photon microscopy within the MNESYS project framework. She holds the Italian National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for an associate professor in 05/D1 – Physiology sector (2024-2035).