The Frontiers in Bioengineering Symposium convened at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and brought together leaders and luminaries in the field to present the state of the art at the interface of engineering, biology, and medicine, and a glimpse of the future of Bioengineering research, education, and commercialization. Our poster entitled “Neural Correlates of […]
Dr.Gunduz served as Guest Editor for a special issue on Neural Computation for Rehabilitation published in Biomed Research International Journal. The special issue is open access and features thirteen high-quality peer reviewed articles, which present the current state-of-art knowledge of this emerging interdisciplinary research area. We hope that this special issue will help to promote […]
Dr. Gunduz will chair the Neurorehabilitation Biomechanics session under the Neural Engineering Track at this year’s Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting to take place in San Antonio, TX in October. BMES serves as the lead society and professional home for biomedical engineering and bioengineering. Founded in early 1968, the Society now boasts nearly 6,500 members and […]
Dr. Gunduz is the UF faculty advisor to IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) , which is the world’s largest international society of biomedical engineers. The EMBS Gainesville Chapter at UF is a student organization centered around the principles of engineering and their applications to medicine and biology. Our priority is to create an environment […]
Dr. Gunduz was invited to participate in the Frontiers in Bioengineering Symposium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in September. At the Frontiers in Bioengineering Symposium leaders and luminaries in the field will come together and present the state of the art at the interface of engineering, biology, and medicine, and a glimpse of […]
The Second Annual Neural Engineering Poster Day was held at the Biomedical Sciences Building Atrium. Poster winners were Jake Rieke, Enrico Opri and Manelle Merad in Best Undergrad, Best Grad and Best Overall Poster categories. Congratulations!
Dr. Gunduz gave an invited talk at the 6th International Advances in Electrocorticography Workshop in Berlin, Germany. The ECoG workshop series reviews recent research findings in this area and demonstrates examples for the emerging translation of these new findings into clinical care.
Check out the new department video ! Since its inception in 2002, the department continues to excel in interdisciplinary research that merges engineering with biology and medicine.
Brain Mapper Stephanie Cernera receives De Luca Foundation Research Scholarship
Congratulations to Stephanie Cernera who was announced the winner of the bi-annual De Luca Foundation Research Scholarship. To date, the De Luca Foundation has awarded 4 scholarships with the aim of supporting undergraduate and graduate students advance their research activities in motor control and human movement sciences. Stephanie will receive a scholarship in the amount […]
Brain Mapping Lab gives back by running for a cure for dystonia
The Brain Mapping Lab ran to raise money and awareness for dystonia over the weekend by participating in the Season of Hope 5K/15K. The race is organized annually by the Tyler’s Hope Foundation for a Dystonia Cure and UF Fixel Center for Neurological Disorders. Brain Mappers celebrated their finish with custom medals. Special congrats to […]
Congratulations to Enrico Opri for winning Best Poster Presentation Award at Pruitt Research Day
Brain Mapper Enrico Opri won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the Annual Pruitt Research Day, which celebrates the research being conducted at UF BME and honors Dr. J. Crayton Pruitt Sr. Stephanie Cernera also represented the lab as one of six student speakers, and Jackson Cagle showcased his work with a poster presentation. Congratulations […]
Brain Mapping Lab attends SfN 2018
Brain Mapping Lab headed to San Diego, CA to attend the 2018 Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting with an oral presentation by Robert Eisinger and posters by Enrico Opri, Jackson Cagle, and Stephanie Cernera. We also met up with alumni Aniruddh Ravindran! See you next year in Chicago!
Brain Mapping Lab showcased at Cade Museum
Brain Mapping Lab performed outreach on September 22nd at the Cade Museum with hands on experiments on neural recordings and neuromodulation, and with interactive neuroanatomy displays. The mission of the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention is to transform communities by inspiring and equipping future inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. Great job everyone!
Congratulations to Stephanie Cernera who was awarded an NIH T32 Fellowship
Congratulations to Brain Mapper Stephanie Cernera, who was awarded an NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke T32 Predoctoral Fellowship on Interdisciplinary Training in Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration! The goal of this predoctoral T32 program is to develop independent investigators with programs of research in movement disorders that focus on the ABC’S of translational research: […]