Current Research:
I recently started my PhD in the Bioengineering program at the University of Utah. I have begun working with Dr. Clark and Dr. Normann in the Center for Neural Interfaces. I am currently working on testing chronic in vivo recording using the Utah Electrode Array.
Past Research:
2005 - 2006 I assisted in researching in vitro burst recording from cultured mouse and rat neurons.
2002 - 2005 I assisted in molecular genetics research to find the causitive gene for the Pirouette mouse mutation. This mutation was also causitive in the Tasmanian Devil mutation and several other variations.
I also assisted in researching the relation between age-related hearing loss and loss of vestibular function.
2000 - 2000 I assisted in a research project on pre-natal alcohol syndrome.
Some of my favorite articles:
- A new multi-electrode array design for chronic neural recording, with independent and automatic hydraulic positioning.
- Effects of short-term training on sensory and motor function in severed nerves of long-term human amputees.
- Residual function in peripheral nerve stumps of amputees: implications for neural control of artificial limbs.
- Direct neural sensory feedback and control of a prosthetic arm.
More of my thoughts and learning: