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Received: 29 August 2023

Accepted: 31 July 2024

First Online: 1 October 2024

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: SE is the Wright State University and Premier Health Endowed Chair in Neurodegenerative Diseases Research. He received his Ph.D. degree in rehabilitation neuroscience from the University of Alberta (Canada, 2007), his master’s degree in rehabilitation engineering (Outstanding, 2001), and his bachelor’s (with honors, 1997) in biomedical engineering from Cairo University (Egypt). He completed postdoctoral training in cellular neuroscience at Northwestern University (USA, 2008–2012). He joined Wright State University (Ohio, USA) as an Assistant Professor in 2012, where he is currently a full Professor of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering and the Director of Neuroengineering Education and Research. SE’s research in neuroengineering, neuroprosthetics, neurodegeneration, and aging has attracted >$12 M in federal funding from NIH, DARPA, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Air Force Research Labs. He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, among which are: the Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research award from Wright State University (2023), the Excellence in Grantsmanship award from Wright State University (2022), the Academy of Medicine’s Outstanding Junior Faculty award from the Boonshoft School of Medicine (2017), the Presidential Early Career Achievement award from Wright State University (2015), and the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education Faculty Excellence award (2015).