Science AMA Series: We’re Karim Oweiss & Kevin Otto, engineering professors at the University of Florida and PIs in DARPA’s Targeted Neuroplasticity Training program. We both enjoy helping people with neurological injuries and disorders. AUA! from science
Credit: IMEC World’s first thin-silicon implantable chip for high-precision haptic prosthetics. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-world-thin-silicon-implantable-chip-high-precision.html
Histological evaluation of flexible neural implants; flexibility limit for reducing the tissue response? Heui Chang Lee, Fredrik Ejserholm, Janak Gaire, Seth Currlin, Jens Schouenborg,Lars Wallman, Martin Bengtsson, Kinam Park, and Kevin J Otto Published 4 May 2017 • © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd
UF Receives up to $8.4 million from DoD to study brain training using electric stimulation. – Jaffee, M.
Can zapping your neck help you quickly learn a foreign language? – Swetlitz, I.
Elliott Dirr Ph.D. student Biomedical Engineering edirr@ufl.edu Neural interfaces and neural stimulation
Melissa Franklin Biomedical Engineering melfrank7@ufl.edu Neural interfaces and immunohistochemistry
Lauren Lester Mechanical Engineering laurenlester@ufl.edu Neural interfaces and drug delivery
Alexis Brake Biomedical Engineering / Dance abrake@ufl.edu Neural interfaces and immunohistochemistry
This month we congratulate Dr. Otto on being awarded an NIH Grant in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, Palo Alto Research Center that focuses on cortical activation via the implantation of micro-coils. More information here…
Jamie Murbach Ph.D. Student Materials Science and Engineering jam8744@ufl.edu Neural interfaces and drug delivery
