Research Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
My research lies at the intersection of neural engineering and neurorehabilitation, with a focus on developing innovative, patient-centered solutions for motor recovery in stroke and spinal cord injury. I have expertise in neural interface development, spanning hardware and software for neural data acquisition, stimulation devices, and real-time biosignal processing for applications such as brain-machine interfaces, myoelectric computer interfaces, and spinal cord stimulation. My early work in rodent electrophysiology involved decoding movement from spikes, LFPs, and ECoG, as well as developing adaptive stimulation strategies and artifact removal methods. Building on this foundation, I have transitioned to human research, leading clinical studies in both acute and chronic stroke rehabilitation.
As lead scientist on multiple projects, I advanced the Myoelectric Interface for Neurorehabilitation (MINT), a wearable gamified system for at-home therapy, extending it to leg rehabilitation, acute stroke applications, and integration with sleep-based targeted memory reactivation (TMR) to enhance motor learning. These experiences have given me broad expertise in clinical trial design, patient recruitment, therapist collaboration, and computational methods such as MRI-guided TMS and StartReact paradigms to study recovery mechanisms. Beyond research, I have taught and co-advised graduate students, served as associate editor and reviewer for journals, and contributed to scientific and executive committees for conferences.
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