CID is focused on the modular design and use of biological implants for the study and treatment of neural pathologies. Module types include those for: single and population neural recording; cortical and peripheral nerve excitation, inhibition, and blocking; muscle, including cardiac, digestive, and peripheral activity recording and control; and biochemical marker sensing.
Engineering challenges in: open and closed-loop sensing and/or stimulation; wireless power, storage, and data transfer; and machine learning for autonomous personalized therapy arise from the physiological needs and are addressed as needed in our research. When combined into distinct embedded systems, these modules enable us, in partnership with scientists and clinicians working with our lab, to conduct high impact and hereto impracticable experiments.
Specific research and clinical applications explored include: epilepsy, glaucoma, gastric motility, and photopharmacology.
Pedro Irazoqui
Professor
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING | BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Laura Andrea RoaFiore
ECE Ph.D. Student
MS BME Purdue University 2022
BS BME Arizona State University 2019
Hobbies: Camping, Gardening, Reading, Weightlifting
Work: Neural Mechanisms of SUDEP, Neurosurgery
Hans Ajieren
ECE Ph.D. Student
Ryan Budde
BME Ph.D. Student
Brett Collar
ECE Ph.D. Student
Georgia Lawlor
ECE Ph.D. Student
MS ECE Purdue University 2022
BS BME Purdue University 2019
Hobbies: Anything Outdoors, Traveling, Soccer, Snowboarding
Work: Using Reinforcement Learning for Data Acquisition to improve Seizure Prediction Classification Algorithms
Trevor Meyer
ECE Ph.D. Student
Michael Thomas Williams
ECE Ph.D. Student
BS BME Purdue University 2020
Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Rock Climbing, Waterskiing
Work: IC Design, Next Gen. Neuromodulation
Natalie Meyer
ECE M.S. Student
BS EE United States Air Force Academy 2022
Sadid Khan
ECE Ph.D. Student
BS BME Purdue University 2020
Hobbies: Disc Golf, Mario Golf, Soccer, Backpacking
Work: Photomodulated Drug Delivery, Implantable Fluorescence Sensors, Bionode Development
Kwesi Buabeng Debrah
ECE Ph.D. Student
BS EEE Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2021
Hobbies: Playing FIFA, Watching YouTube Videos