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Leo Amai Zlobine-Greenberg was born on May 7th, 2022 at 1:28 PM weighing 6 lbs 13 oz.

The meaning of the name Leo Amai and why we chose this name for our son:

Leo

We chose Leo to commemorate my father whose name was Leonid.

Amai

Amai is a rare gender neutral name that isn’t tied to any one culture or geographic region. An estimated ~20 babies born in the U.S. in 2020 were named Amai.

Amai means love in Portuguese and Italian. 

“MAI” is the month of May in Russian and in French – the month of his birth. 

“AI” is “A” for Anastasia (his mom) and “I” for Igor (his dad). These initials – “AI” – are engraved in my engagement ring/wedding ring.

Check out my blog post on Blogue du CRL

Check out my new article on the NAFTA renegotiation and what it means for big data and the internet:

Happy to announce that I will be joining WilmerHale’s Intellectual Property Department in Boston in the fall of 2019. The IP group focuses on patent prosecution, counselling, and strategy for life sciences and tech companies. I am very fortunate to be joining a strong team of scientific and legal experts.

Check out a research brief I released from my work as a Google Public Policy Fellow at Niskanen Center:

Lighting A Path to Precision Medicine: Regulatory and Policy Implications of Optogenetic Technology

Check out my advice to the FDA on how to promote AI-based medical devices to usher innovative digital medicine well into the 21st century and beyond:

My interview on CTV discussing my recent study on applying electrical stimulation to enhance memory during sleep:

Check out the Regulatory Comments I submitted to the US FDA on the regulation of medical devices that use AI-based software.

Edmonton Journal article describing my new study showing how brain stimulation strengthens memories during sleep

Electrical stimulation may boost memory during sleep: U of A study

Electrical stimulation may boost memory during sleep: U of A study

CBC article and radio interview about my research showing that stimulation during sleep improves memory:

Want to take a nap after class? Researchers say it might help with memory retention