Lab Members

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Principal Investigator

B.S./M.S.: Case Western Reserve University
Ph.D.: Stanford University

Staff

B.S.: Grand Valley State University
M.S.: Michigan State University

Senior Animal Technician

B.S.: University of Michigan
M.S.: Washington State University

Electrode Technician

Research Scientists

B.S.E.: University of California, Berkeley
M.S./Ph.D.: University of Michigan

Projects: Electrode Technology, MEMS, Dopamine Sensing

Research Fellows

B.S.E.: University of Florida
M.S./Ph.D.: University of Michigan

Projects: Dexterous Finger Control, Cortical BMI

Graduate Students

	Elissa Welle B.S.: Cornell University Projects: Electrode Technology, Cortical BMI, MEMS, Peripheral Nerve Recording
	Sam Nason B.S.: University of Florida Projects: Implantable Recording Modules, Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Electrical Stimulation
	Alex Vaskov B.S.: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Peripheral Nerve Control
	Joe Letner B.S.E.: University of Michigan M.S.E.: University of Michigan Projects: Electrode Technology, Neuron Localization, Cortical BMI, MEMS
	Matt Mender B.S.: University of Rochester Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Neural Coding
	Julianna Richie B.S.: Southern Illinois University Projects: Electrode Technology, MEMS, Invertebrate Neural Recording
	Dylan Wallace B.S.E.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Hand Exoskeleton
	Hisham Temmar B.S.: Georgia Institute of Technology Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Neural Coding
	Joey Costello B.S.: University of Michigan Projects: Cortical BMI, Dexterous Finger Control, Implantable Recording Modules

Undergraduates

Projects: Assistive Technology

Projects: Electrode Technology

Projects: Electrode Technology

Projects: Electrode Technology

Alumni

	David Thompson, Ph.D. Position/Degree: Post-Doc Current Position: Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
	J. Nicole Bentley, M.D. Position/Degree: Research Fellow Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
	Karen Schroeder, Ph.D. Position/Degree: Ph.D., 2016 Current Position: Post-doc, Columbia University
	Zachary Irwin, Ph.D. Position/Degree: Ph.D., 2016 Current Position: Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
	Michael Kobylarek Position/Degree: B.S.E., 2016 Current Position: Vice President of Product Management at Man La Mode, Inc.
	Mackenna Hill Position/Degree: B.S.E., 2017 Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Duke University
	Ciara Caldwell Position/Degree: M.S., 2018 Current Position: Johnson & Johnson
	Chrono Nu Position/Degree: M.S., 2018 Current Position: Reflexion Interactive Technologies
	Autumn Bullard, Ph.D. Position/Degree: Ph.D., 2019 Current Position: Exponent
	Matt Willsey, M.D., Ph.D. Position/Degree: Ph.D., 2020 Current Position: Neurosurgery Resident, University of Michigan

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