Fall

November 19
H. Michael Lacker, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
NJIT

November 12
Eugene Tunik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Health Related Sciences
UMDNJ

Title: Sensorimotor discordance drives neural plasticity

November 5
Darshan Desai, Ph.D.
Pre-health Advisor/Lecturer
Department of Biological Sciences
NJIT
Title: The Role of E-Cadherin in the Regulation of Myelination in the Peripheral Nervous System

October 29
Marc Weissman

October 22
Shelley Fried, Ph.D.
Department of Neurosurgery - Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston Retinal Implant Project, Boston VA Healthcare System
Title: Towards improved stimulation methods with neural prosthetics

October 15
Andrew Hill, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
NJIT
Title: The effect prenatal and postnatal nicotine exposure on the postnatal development of an in vitro respiratory rhythm

October 8
George Makris, M.S.
Director of Engineering
Nexgen Spine, Inc

President
Ergon Enterprises, Inc.
Title: Looking Back on an Engineering Career in Industry

October 1
Xiaorui Tang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
  of Neural and Behavioral Sciences - College of Medicine
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Penn State University

September 24
Devendra Bajaj, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Orthopaedics, UMDNJ-NJMS
Title: Tooth: A tough natural biocomposite

September 17
Amanda Irving, MS
Bruno Mantilla, MD PhD
Ghaith Androwis, MS
Department of Biomedical Engineering
NJIT
Sheila Blochlinger, PT ATP
Children's Specialized Hospital
Title: Hands Up! An Adaptable Video Gaming System to Enhance Therapeutic and Educational Goals

September 10

Richard Foulds, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
NJIT
Title: The Biomechanics of the Victorian Circus

Spring

April 30
Mark Bresler
Woods Services
Title: My experiences with Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering

April 23
Ranu Jung, Ph.D.
Center for Adaptive Neural Systems
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
at Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering
Arizona State University

Title: Neuromorphic Design & Neural Prostheses for Restoring Sensorimotor Function

April 16
Edgardo T. Farinas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science
NJIT
Title: Evolution in a test tube:  Engineering laccase for improved substrate specificity

April 9
Jed S. Shumsky, Ph.D.
Scientific Director, Behavior Core Facility
The Spinal Cord Research Center

Research Associate Professor
Dept of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Drexel University College of Medicine

Title:  Pharmacotherapy and Rehabilitation Promote Recovery of Function from Spinal Cord Injury

March 26
Anna M. Barrett, MD
Behavioral Neurology/Cognitive Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
and Neurology and Neurosciences
UMDNJ--NJMS
Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Research
Kessler Foundation Research Center
Title: Spatial cognition, the brain, and spatial neglect

March 12
Peter Barrance, PhD
Interim Director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Analysis Lab
Kessler Foundation Research Center
Title: see abstract

March 11
Joseph D. Menczel
Assistant Technical Director
Alcon Laboratories
Title: Biomaterials Used in Cataract Surgery

February 19
Karen Moxon, PhD
Director, Neuroengineering Progam
Associate Professor
School of Biomedical Engineering
  andDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, College of Medicine
Drexel University
Title: Neurorobotic control in a rat model of spinal cord injury

February 12
Susannah P. Fritton, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
City College of New York
Title: Effects of Reduced Estrogen Levels on the Osteocyte Microenvironment:  Could Bone Mechanotransduction be Altered in Osteoporosis?

February 5
J. Christopher Fritton, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
UMDNJ - NJ Medical School
Title: Adaptations of Bone to Environmental Stimuli

January 29
Cheul Cho, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
NJIT
Title: Bioengineering of Heart and Pancreatic Tissues: Cell-Cell, Cell-ECM, and Cell-Biomaterial Interactions

January 22 *CANCELLED*
J. Christopher Fritton, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
UMDNJ - NJ Medical School
Title: Adaptations of Bone to Environmental Stimuli