Introduction to the JHU Neuroengineering Training Initiative

Discover the unique collaboration opportunities with the clinical faculty conducting neuroengineering research at Johns Hopkins!

Wednesday, August 29th

Time: 1pm to 3pm
Location: Talbot Library (Traylor 709)
Lunch will be served at 1pm, followed by presentations and a Q&A session

Dr. Nitish Thakor
Dr. Gregory Bergey
Dr. Daniel Hanley

Wednesday, September 5th

Time: 1pm to 4pm
Location: Talbot Library (Traylor 709)
Lunch will be served at 1pm, followed by presentations and a Q&A session

Dr. John McDonald  ---  Spinal Cord Rehabilitation ---

Discussed the success of functional electric stimulation (FES) for rehabilitation of patients with severe, debilitating spinal cord injuries.

If you wish to contact him, it is best to go through his secretary: Robin Locks < locks@kennedykrieger.org> 

           http://www.spinalcordrecovery.org/
           http://www.kennedykrieger.org/kki_staff.jsp?pid=3843
           http://www.restorative-therapies.com

Dr. Romergryko Geocadin --- Neurosurgery Critical Care ---

Discussed how an animal model was developed to research a clinical problem: monitoring brain injury after ischemia due to heart attacks, and how he and his collaborators were able to develop a novel method/device that is now in human clinical trials.  Also mentioned continued research in this area and in the use of hypothermia to limit permanent damage after brain injury.  

           Email:  rgeocadi@jhmi.edu
           Seceretary:  Gloria Mccoy gmccoy@jhmi.edu

           http://www.hopkinsneuro.org/team_member.cfm?person_id=123

Dr. Charley Della Santina --- Vestibular Neuroengineering ---

Described his lab's development of a vestibular neuroprosthesis to treat balance disorders.  Involved investigation of the vestibular occular reflex, electrode and circuit design, imaging/characterization of the vestibular canals, analysis after implantation of prosthesis chinchillas and monkeys.  

*Interested in MS and PHD students*

          Email:  charley.dellasantina@jhu.edu

          http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/OTOLARYNGOLOGY/della.html
          http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2007/08_06a_07.html

Dr. Nathan Crone --- Neurology Epilepsy; Cognitive Neurophysiology ----  

Discussed the use of implanted subdural electrode grids in epileptic patients to not only localize siezure foci, but using spectral analysis, investigate correlations between brain areas and map functional auditory, sensorimoter and language areas.

           Email:  necrone@jhmi.edu

           http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/profiles/crone.html
           http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/cogneurophyslab/index.html

Dr. Dean Wong --- Neuro Radiology ---

Can direct interested students to many researchers at Hopkins in the area of imaging research, but his particular research interest is Positron Emission Technology, and developing new markers to study a wide range of diseases.  Mathematical modelling and large scale computing is a significant part of his lab's work.

            Email:  dfwong@jhmi.edu
            Seceretary:  Jean Reyes < jreyes@jhmi.edu>

             http://wongradiology:7939

Summer Student Seminar Series

The summer seminar series features members of the NeuroEngineering Training Initiative, presenting their research. This is a great opportunity for all interested to learn about the various facets of neuroengineering, as well as the Training Initiative itself.

Location: Hearing Science Library - Ross 529 (Med. Campus)
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 1pm

Date	Presenter	Topic
June 20	Misti Marr	Functional Electrical Stimulation in Spinal Cord Injury
June 27	Andrew Cassidy	Neuromorphic Vision Algorithms
July 4	---------	Holiday!
July 11	'	'
July 18	Nasir Bhanpuri	Somatosenory System / Movement Rehabilitation
July 25	Natan Davidovics, Gabriel Colon	Neural Prosthetics
August 1	Aaron Wong	Predictive Saccades
August 8	Chris L. Smith	Neural Stem Cells / Brain Cancer Stem Cells
August 15	Luke Johnson	Cortical Processing of Auditory Signals
August 22	Issel	MRI of the Spine
August 29	'	Introduction to Neuroengineering for the Incoming Students, featuring food, advice on classes, and an introduction to research

Seminars - Archives

Seminars 2006