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NCAN Leaders

Jonathan Wolpaw, M.D.

NCAN Director, Research Physician

David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
New York State Dept. Health

wolpaw@neurotechcenter.org

518-473-3631

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, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Technology
Neural Engineering Laboratory
Mayo Clinic Rochester

ludwig.kip@mayo.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

Diane M. Ray

Administrative Assistant

David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
New York State Dept. Health

diane.ray@health.ny.gov

518-402-5790

Claire Qu, M.S.

NCAN Administrative Director

David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
New York State Dept. Health

qu@neurotechcenter.org

518-408-1564

NCAN TR&D Leaders

Xiang Yang Chen, Ph.D. TR&D 1 Leader, Research Scientist Biggs Laboratory Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health chenxy@neurotechcenter.org 518-486-4916	Dennis McFarland, Ph.D. TR&D 2 Leader, Research Scientist David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health mcfarlan@neurotechcenter.org 518-473-4680
Peter Brunner, M.S., Ph.D. Training & Dissemination Leader, Research Scientist, Assistant Professor Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health Department of Neurology Albany Medical College brunner@neurotechcenter.org 518-402-2743

NCAN Staff

Bruce Herron, Ph.D. Research Scientist Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health bruce.herron@health.ny.gov 518-473-6033 Herron website	Jonathan Carp, Ph.D. Research Scientist David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health carp@neurotechcenter.org 518-408-1752
C. Steven Carmack, M.S. Senior Hardware/Software Engineer David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health charles.carmack@health.ny.gov 518-473-2437	Amir Eftekhar, Ph.D. Research Scientist David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health eftekhar@neurotechcenter.org 518-408-7720
Sue Heckman, MS OT/L, MS Ed. Clinical Research Specialist David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health heckman@neurotechcenter.org 518-486-4920	Lynn M. McCane, M.S. Research Scientist David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health mccane@neurotechcenter.org 518-473-0772
Alessandro Vato, Ph.D. Research Scientist Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health vato@neurotechcenter.org 518-474-3937 Dr. Vato's website	Theresa Vaughan, B.A. Research Scientist David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health vaughan@neurotechcenter.org 518-486-4911
Yu Wang, Ph.D. Research Scientist Biggs Laboratory Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health yu.wang@health.ny.gov 518-402-5765

NCAN Support Staff

Edward Greenberg Laboratory Technician David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health 518-408-7727	Lu Chen Assistant Research Scientist Biggs Laboratory Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health lu.chen@health.ny.gov 518-486-5907
Qiufan Tao Laboratory Technician Biggs Laboratory Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health qiufan.tao@health.ny.gov 518-402-5765	William Sarnacki Research Laboratory Technical Assistant David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health william.sarnacki@health.ny.gov 518-486-2677
Xinxin Yang Laboratory Technician Biggs Laboratory Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health xinxin.yang@health.ny.gov 518-408-1345

Collaborators

David Reinkensmeyer, Ph.D. 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, Ph.D. Collaborative Project: BCI-based Aphasia Rehabilitation Assistant Professor Dept. Communication Sciences & Disorders Syracuse University Assistant Research Professor Dept. Neurology SUNY Upstate Medical University earil100@syr.edu Riley website, NCAN project description
James Morizio, Ph.D. Collaborative Project: Wireless Reflex Conditioning System General Manager Triangle BioSystems, Inc. Adjunct Associate Professor Dept. Electrical and Computer Engineering Duke University jmorizio@trianglebiosystems.com Morizio website, NCAN project description	Kathleen M. Friel, Ph.D. 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
Nancy Kanwisher, Ph.D. 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, M.D. Collaborative Project: Decoding the Prefrontal Cortex Professor Depts. Psychology and Neuroscience University of California, Berkeley rtknight@berkeley.edu Knight website, NCAN project description
Aiko Thompson, Ph.D. Collaborative Project: Robust Spinal Reflex Conditioning System 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 NCAN project description

Post-Doctoral Associates

Hohyun Cho, Ph.D. Post-doctoral Associate Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health hohyuncho815@gmail.com 518-408-2156	James Norton, Ph.D. Post-doctoral Associate David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health norton@neurotechcenter.org 518-402-5059
Lawrence J. Crowther, Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Associate Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health crowther@neurotechcenter.org 518-402-4980	Sivylla Paraskevopoulou, Ph.D. Post-doctoral Associate Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health sivylla.paraskevopoulou@health.ny.gov 518-486-2559

Visiting Scientists

Emilia Iannilli, Ph.D. Visiting Research Scientist Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health emilia.iannilli@gmail.com 518-408-2156	Guangye Li Visiting Ph.D. Candidate Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health liguangye.hust@gmail.com 518-898-4501
Jennifer Barnes, M.S. Visiting Research Scientist David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health Dept. Kinesiology and Applied Physiology University of Delaware jhbarnes@udel.edu 518-408-7719	Markus Adamek Visiting Ph.D. Candidate Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health adamek@neurotechcenter.org 518-408-2167
Shubhada Joshi, Ph.D. Visiting Research Scientist Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health	Tao Xie Visiting Ph.D. Candidate Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health Depts. Mechanical and Electronic Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China xie@neurotechcenter.org 518-898-2893

Graduate Students

Amin Nourmohammadi, M.Sc. Ph.D Candidate Dept. Biomedical Sciences SUNY Albany School of Public Health Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health nourmohammadi@neurotechcenter.org 518-402-4001	James Swift, M.Sc.E. Ph.D Candidate Dept. Biomedical Sciences SUNY Albany School of Public Health Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health
Ladan Moheimanian, M.Sc. Ph.D Candidate Dept. Biomedical Sciences SUNY Albany School of Public Health Center for Medical Science Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health moheimanian@neurotechcenter.org 518-391-4565	Timothy Fake Ph.D Candidate Dept. Biomedical Sciences SUNY Albany School of Public Health David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center New York State Dept. Health Timothy.Fake@health.ny.gov 518-408-7717

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