Ghost in the Machine: Melding Brain, Computer and Behavior

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Dr. Brian Litt and his newly awarded NIH Pioneer award were highlighted in Penn Medicine News today. Part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, the Pioneer award supports scientists with outstanding records of creativity pursuing new research directions to develop pioneering approaches to major challenges in biomedical, social science, and behavioral research. Read the full … Read more

Davis Lab Localizing Epilepsy ‘Hotspots’

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Dr. Kathryn Davis and the Davis lab were highlighted in the Penn newsletter, Penn Today. The Davis lab’s research centers around utilizing both the advancing fields of invasive neurophysiology and neuroimaging to better localize epileptic networks in medication refractory epilepsy patients. Find the full article on Penn Today here.

2020 Fall CURF Research Expo

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The CNT has been lucky enough to work with many talented undergraduates this past Summer through the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowship Program. The Fall 2020 CURF Research Expo gave all students the opportunity to showcase their projects, links to their presentations are below. Sofia Mouchtaris – Bioengineering, class of 2023 Impact of RNS … Read more

Dr. Flavia Vitale Receives the K12 Career Development Award

Dr. Vitale has received the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Engineering Career Development Award (IREK12). This award will support her on wearable EMG sensors to study fundamental mechanisms involved in neuromuscular disorders and support targeted rehabilitation strategies. The Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Engineering Research Career Development Program (IREK12) in Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences (MRS) recruits and trains scholars with engineering … Read more

Dr. Vitale receives the Linda Pechenik Montague Investigator Award

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Dr. Vitale has received the Linda Pechenik Montague Investigator Award. This prestigious award was created by the philanthropist Linda Pechenik Montague to recognize the most promising research faculty at the Perelman School of Medicine. In addition to the prestigious recognition, the award will provide $100,000 to support the research work of Dr. Vitale. Thanks to … Read more

Annual BE Graduate Group Research Symposium

Save the date: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Annual Bioengineering Graduate Group  Research Symposium Beginning at 1pm, check in at 12:30pm Singh Center for Nanotechnology Galleria and Glandt Forum Please RSVP using the google form below: https://forms.gle/barGNBLuuhnfGXij7 The Symposium will feature: Graduate Student Research Talks Graduate Student Poster Session and Competition Refreshments and afternoon snack break Key Note … Read more

Annual BE Graduate Group Research Symposium

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Save the date: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Beginning at 1pm, check in at 12:30pm Singh Center for Nanotechnology Galleria and Glandt Forum Please RSVP using the google form below: https://forms.gle/barGNBLuuhnfGXij7 The Symposium will feature: Graduate Student Research Talks Graduate Student Poster Session and Competition Refreshments and afternoon snack break Key Note Speaker: Jonathan M. Rothberg, Ph.D “Building … Read more