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NCAN Leaders

Jonathan R. Wolpaw, MD

NCAN Director

National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208

wolpaw@neurotechcenter.org

Peter Brunner, PhD

NCAN Deputy DIrector

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology & Biomedical Engineering
Deputy Director, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies
Division of Neurotechnology
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8057, St. Louis, MO 63110

brunner@neurotechcenter.org

NCAN Scientific Advisory Board

William Z. Rymer, MD, PhD

Professor of Physical Medicine,
Rehabilitation & Physiology

Vice President for Research
at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

w-rymer@northwestern.edu

Rymer website

Kip A. Ludwig, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Neurological Surgery
600 Highland Avenue
K4/8 CSC, Box 8660
Madison, WI 53792

kip.ludwig@wisc.edu

Ludwig website

Hilton Kaplan, MBBCh FCSSA PhD

Associate Research Professor
New Jersey Center for Biomaterials
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey

kaplanh@dls.rutgers.edu

Kaplan website

Charles J. Robinson, DSc

Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Engineering Science & Technology
Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering
Clarkson University

Professor, Herman L Shulman Endowed Chair
Rehabilitation Engineering Science & Technology
Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering
Clarkson University

robinson@clarkson.edu

Robinson website

Carolee J. Winstein, PhD, PT, FAPTA

Professor of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Laboratory of Motor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation
University of Southern California

winstein@usc.edu

Winstein website

NCAN Administration

Theresa Vaughan, BA

Research Scientist

National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208

vaughan@neurotechcenter.org

Juliana Amaral Passipieri, PhD

Program Manager

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery
660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110

ajuliana@neurotechcenter.org

ajuliana@wustl.edu

NCAN TR&D Leaders

Aiko Thompson, PhD TR&D 1 Leader Associate Professor Barbara S. Christie Evoked Potential Operant Conditioning Laboratory Dept. Health Sciences and Research College of Health Professions Medical University of South Carolina thompsai@musc.edu Collaborative project description	Jonathan R. Wolpaw, MD TR&D 2 Co-Leader National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 wolpaw@neurotechcenter.org
Peter Brunner, PhD TR&D 2&3 Co-Leader Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology & Biomedical Engineering Deputy Director, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Division of Neurotechnology Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8057, St. Louis, MO 63110 brunner@neurotechcenter.org	Jon T. Willie, MD, PhD TR&D 3 Co-Leader Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience Department of Neurosurgery Division of Neurotechnology Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8057, St. Louis, MO 63110 jontwillie@wustl.edu

NCAN Staff

Jodi Brangaccio, DPT Research Scientist National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 brangaccio@neurotechcenter.org	Bruce Herron, PhD Research Scientist Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept Health Center for Medical Sciences 150 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 bruce.herron@health.ny.gov Herron website
Jonathan Carp, PhD Research Scientist, Training & Dissemination Leader National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 carp@neurotechcenter.org	Yi Chen, Ph.D. Research Scientist National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 cheny@neurotechcenter.org
Disha Gupta, PhD Research Scientist National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 gupta@neurotechcenter.org	Russell Hardesty, PhD Research Scientist National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 hardesty@neurotechcenter.org
Jeremy Hill, DPhil Research Scientist National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 jeremy.hill@neurotechcenter.org	James Norton, PhD Research Scientist National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 norton@neurotechcenter.org
Yu Wang, Ph.D. National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208 yuwang@neurotechcenter.org

NCAN Support Staff

Huiling Huang, MSc Research Assistant Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 huiling@neurotechcenter.org	Molly Rusgrove Research Assistant Union College Schenectady, NY molly@neurotechcenter.org
Naasik Syed Research Assistant Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 naasik.syed@wustl.edu	Nicholas Luczak Research Assistant Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 luczak@neurotechcenter.org
William Engelhardt, MSc Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 wengelhardt@wustl.edu	Xinxin Yang Laboratory Technician National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 xinyangpu@neurotechcenter.org

Collaborators

Dora Hermes, PhD Collaborative Project: Mapping the Human Brain using Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potentials (CCEPs) Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Mayo Clinic Rochester Hermes website	Monica A. Perez, PT, PhD Collaborative Project: Synergistic Impact of a Rehabilitation Protocol that combines Paired Associative Stimulation & Reflex Operant Conditioning with Skill-Specific Practice Scientific Chair, Arms&Hands Lab Executive Director, The Kenneth C. Griffin Center for Research Acceleration Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Professor PM&R and PTHMS Northwestern University Research Scientist Edward Hines Jr., VA Hospital mperez04@sralab.org Perez website
Cory Inman, PhD Collaborative Project: Mechanisms of Amygdala-Mediated Memory Enhancement in Humans Assistant Professor of Cognition & Neural Science Immersive NeuroModulation and Neuroimaging Lab University of Utah cory.inman@psych.utah.edu Inman website, NCAN project description	David Reinkensmeyer, PhD Collaborative Project: Stroke BCI-based EEG Rehabilitation Professor Dept. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept. Anatomy and Neurobiology Dept. Biomedical Engineering University of California, Irvine dreinken@uci.edu Reinkensmeyer website, NCAN project description
Ellyn Riley, PhD Collaborative Project: BCI-based Aphasia Rehabilitation Associate Professor Dept. Communication Sciences & Disorders Syracuse University Assistant Research Professor Dept. Neurology SUNY Upstate Medical University earil100@syr.edu Riley website, NCAN project description	Eric Meyers, PhD Collaborative Project: A User-Friendly, Noninvasive Neuro-Orthosis That Restores Volitionally Controlled Grasp Functions for SCI Survivors with Tetraplegia Assistant Professor in Bioengineering University of Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX eric.meyers@utdallas.edu
Isaac Clements, PhD Collaborative Project: Spinal Reflex Conditioning System for Enhancing Motor Function Recovery after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Senior Vice-President for Scientific Affairs & Innovation BioCircuit Technologies Atlanta, GA iclements@biocircuit.com	Kathleen M. Friel, PhD Collaborative Project: Reflex Conditioning in Cerebral Palsy Lab Director, Clinical Laboratory for Early Brain Injury Recovery Burke Neurological Institute Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Brain and Mind Research Institute Weill Cornell Medicine Co-Director of Research Director of Cerebral Palsy Research Blythedale Children's Hospital kaf3001@med.cornell.edu Friel website, NCAN project description
Kai J. Miller, PhD, MD, PhD Collaborative Project: Mapping the Human Brain using Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potentials (CCEPs) Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Pediatrics & Biomedical Engineering Mayo Clinic Rochester Miller.Kai@mayo.edu Miller website	Michael McKinnon, PhD Collaborative Project: Spinal Reflex Conditioning System for Enhancing Motor Function Recovery after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Senior Biomedical Engineer BioCircuit Technologies Atlanta, GA mmckinnon@biocircuit.com
Martin Oudega, Ph.D. Collaborative Project: Exploring Triple-Strategy Protocols in Animals Professor, PTHMS and Neuroscience, Northwestern University Research Health Scientist, Hines VA Hospital Research Scientist, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab moudega@sralab.org Oudega website	Nancy Kanwisher, PhD Collaborative Project: Cortical Connectivity by DTI and Stimulation Investigator McGovern Institute Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Dept. Brain and Cognitive Sciences MIT ngk@mit.edu Kanwisher website, NCAN project description
Robert Knight, MD Collaborative Project: Decoding the Prefrontal Cortex Professor Depts. Psychology and Neuroscience University of California, Berkeley rtknight@berkeley.edu Knight website, NCAN project description	Sudhin A. Shah, PhD Collaborative Project: Alerting, Orienting, and Executive Control Networks in Children and Adults Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in Radiology Weill Cornell Medical College sut2006@med.cornell.edu Shah website, NCAN project description
Alessandro Vato, PhD Collaborative Project: BCIs for training and enhancing the motor imagery ability of disabled people enhance rehabilitation Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Catholic University 620 Michigan Avenue NE Washington, DC 20064 vato@cua.edu Vato website, NCAN project description

Post-Doctoral Associates

Helia Mojtabavi, MD Post-Doctoral Research Scientist National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 Helia@neurotechcenter.org	Hohyun Cho, PhD Staff Scientist Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 cho@neurotechcenter.org
James Swift, MScE, PhD Staff Scientist Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 swift@neurotechcenter.org	Michael Park, PhD Post-Doctoral Researcher Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 haeorum@wustl.edu
Sebastian Rueda Parra, PhD Post-Doctoral Researcher National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208 sebastian@neurotechcenter.org	Tao Xie, PhD Post-Doctoral Researcher Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 xie@neurotechcenter.org

Visiting Scientists

Shubhada Joshi, PhD

Visiting Research Scientist

National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
113 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208

sjoshi@neurotechcenter.org

Graduate Students

Alexis Simmons Ph.D. Student of Biomedical Engineering Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 a.n.simmons@wustl.edu	Gansheng Tan Ph.D. Student of Biomedical Engineering Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 tan@neurotechcenter.org
Kara Donovan Ph.D. Student of Biomedical Engineering Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 kara.donovan@wustl.edu	Murphy Liu Ph.D. Student of Biomedical Engineering Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 liu.murphy@neurotechcenter.org
Phil Demarest Ph.D. Student of Biomedical Engineering Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 demarest@neurotechcenter.org	Ziwei Li, MSc Ph.D. Student of Biomedical Engineering Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Dept. of Neurosurgery 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 li.ziwei@neurotechcenter.org

Alumni

Graduate Students

Joshua Fialkoff, Will Coon, Adriana de Pesters, Ladan Moheimanian, Jennifer Barnes, Amin Nourmohammadi, Hadi Habibzadeh, Lynn McCane, Markus Adamek, Sebastian Rueda Parra

Masters Students

Claire Chaisson, Monica Torrecilla Vall-llossera, Abhishek Balavida, Danish Mohamed

Visiting Scientists

Brendan Allison, Nick Anderson, Andreas Dantele, Gregor Fabiani, Helene Floriach, Jan Kubanek, Gregor Malischnig, Peter Mandl, Juergen Metzler, Jakob Miklautz, Kai Miller, Ursula Mochty, Juan Carlos Montes-Castillo, Juerg Moser, Markus Neuper, Javier Temprano, Zuoguan Wang, Lawrence Crowther, Sivylla Paraskevopoulou, Guangye Li, Stavrina Devetzoglou Toliou, Naomi Du Bois

Undergraduate Students

Sean Austin, Richmund Fries, Paul Ignatenko, Sanandeesh Kamat, Chuizheng Kong, Lauren Mance, Nicholas Mathias, Griffin Milsap, Kathleen Sheridan, Alexander Belsten, Abdallah Elmi, Dan Corral, Mike Fedor, Matthew Calandrella, Ryan Gladwell

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