Innovative Biomarker Research

Understanding Neurological Conditions

At the Abdelhak Lab, we focus on advancing the study of body fluid biomarkers to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions, especially multiple sclerosis.

Pioneering Neurological Research

Welcome to the Abdelhak Lab

Dr. Ahmed Abdelhak is an Assistant Professor and Attending Physician in the Division of Neurobiology and Glial Biology at UCSF’s Department of Neurology. He obtained his medical degree from Ain Shams University in 2012, followed by neurology residency, a clinical Ph.D., and neuroimmunology training at Ulm and Tübingen University Hospitals in Germany. Dr. Abdelhak also holds a master’s degree in Neuroscience from Bordeaux University. In 2024, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in translational neuroimmunology at Ari Green’s lab.

Publication Highlights

Nature medicine

Myelin injury precedes axonal injury and symptomatic onset in multiple sclerosis

journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, & Psychiatry

Blood biomarkers for predicting disability worsening in progressive multiple sclerosis: a multinational, individual participant-level analysis.

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