Principal Investigator
Full Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering and Neurosurgery
Associate Chair for Research in Biomedical Engineering
Miller Faculty Scholar
B.S./M.S.: Case Western Reserve University
Ph.D.: Stanford University
Staff
Lab Manager, Senior Animal Technician
B.S.: Grand Valley State University
M.S.: Michigan State University
Fears: Unskippable YouTube ads, losing in video games to “children”, forgetting to remove website admin privileges for Dr. Paras Patel
Super Smash Bros Main: Zelda
Research Fellows
B.S.: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S./Ph.D.: University of Michigan
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Peripheral Nerve Control
MBBS, B.Sc.: University College London, United Kingdom
Projects: carbon-fiber electrode arrays for single-unit recording in the cerebral cortex, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
Fears: toilet brushes, chasing wild geese, betrayal
B.S.: Johns Hopkins University
M.D.: Medical College of Georgia
Projects: Cortical BMI, Peripheral Nerve Implants for Dexterous Finger Control, Neural Coding, Neuropixels
Fears: Eating chicken wings in front of others, improper attire, daytime
Graduate Students
B.S.E.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Hand Exoskeleton
Fears: Gas station hot dogs
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B.S.: Georgia Institute of Technology
Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Neural Coding
Fears: Having a stable routine, leprechauns
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B.S.: University of Florida
Projects: Invertebrate Neural Recording
Fears: Zero calorie pasta noodles, making lists
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B.S.: University of Michigan
Projects: Dexterous Finger Control and Implantable Recording Modules
Fears: Skim milk
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B.S.: Washington University in St. Louis
Projects: Carbon Fibers
Fears: Anything that can’t be color-coded, disproportionate
chip-to-dip ratios, and the Creature that lays the red orbs
outside of target
B.A: Washington University in St. Louis
Projects: Dexterous Finger Control, Neurostimulation Optimization
Fears: uncoordinated potlucks, folded book pages, loose rocks
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B.S.: Georgia Tech
Projects: Cortical BMI, FES, Neuropixel
Fears: the old man at Leslie Park
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Undergraduates
Projects: Dextrous finger control, analysis of signal quality and decoder performance, carbon fiber electrodes
Fears: $1.29 Arizona Iced Tea, people who don’t use their turn signal, Costco
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Projects: Carbon Fibers and Implantable Recording Modules
Fears: Disappointing the Lorax
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Koala-anna
Projects: Coordinating Game Night
Fears: The Detroit Lions winning the superbowl
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