Ernest Pedapati, MD

Dr. Ernest Pedapati is a physician and neuroscientist who leads brain activity research programs for Fragile X syndrome and autism. He specializes in testing noninvasive brain stimulation and measuring electrical activity in the brain to better understand these conditions.

Ernest serves as a principal investigator on multiple major federal grants and leads neurophysiology research for the National Institutes of Health Fragile X Center. In this role, he analyzes brain activity signals in both human and animal models. His laboratory contributes to national research groups that standardize biological measures and create open-source software tools for scientists. His work in brain signaling supports the Aligning Research to Impact Autism initiative’s mission to identify reliable biological measures for brain development disorders.