Cleveland FES Center

Last month we were thrilled to partner with and sponsor the Cleveland NeuroDesign team as they coached a new cohort of students in the Cleveland NeuroDesign Entrepreneurs Workshop!

This fast-track program created with support from Case Western Reserve University teaches early career biomedical engineers, neuroscience professionals and clinicians how to take a neuroscience innovation from idea through to commercialization, all in a weekend.

Congrats to the students and faculty who make this program so unique and so special. This workshop continues to grow: Next year's sessions take place in Europe and Cleveland and applications will open in the coming months.

We will kick off a new season of Neural Prosthesis Seminars on Oct. 15! Please join us for a talk by Raymond Onders MD, Professor of Surgery at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He is also the Walter and Margaret Remen Chair of Surgical Innovation at University Hospitals.

Dr. Onders' talk will focus on New Applications for Temporary Diaphragm Pacing. Please join us in person or online! https://evt.to/x4h267pkgwrj

The Northstar SCI website will be gaining an AI retrieval tool in the coming months! Congratulations to Investigators Anne Bryden PhD, OTR/L; Eric Schearer PhD; and team who recently were awarded funding from the Atlas Program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, through the CTSC-Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio. Read on for details: https://fescenter.org/bryder-schearer-atlas-funding-award/

Many Congratulations to student researchers Ibada Chowdary and Manya Raina, who worked with Aasef Shaikh MD, Phd over the summer learning about the lab's Parkinson's Disease Research. Both Chowdary and Raina have received honors related to this work. Read on for details: https://fescenter.org/student-researchers-parkinsons-achievements/

Today we were thrilled to be onsite at MetroHealth's 28th Annual Spinal Cord Injury Forum: LIVING WELL.

It was a wonderful opportunity to talk with individuals who work with, care for, or have experienced spinal cord injury, and share details about the research our members are doing to improve care for Veterans and nonVeterans dealing with the physical symptoms of SCI. Also shoutout to our friends at the Advanced Platform Technology Center who shared a table with us.

Want to learn more about our members' research and currently recruiting studies? Visit https://fescenter.org/research-and-participants/clinical-trials/

Congratulations to FES & MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Medical Center Investigator Michael Fu, recently awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to develop a training program for the open-source networked neuroprosthesis system -- i.e. the COSMIIC platform. Read more about this work: https://fescenter.org/fu-nsf-award-neuroprosthesis-training/

More accolades to FES Researchers on new funding! Congratulations to Raghavan Gopalakrishnan D.Eng, MBA and co-PI David Cunningham on a new award from National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the use of brain stimulation as a way to understand how pain could affect rehabilitation measures. Congrats to Dr. Gopalakrishnan and Dr. Cunningham! Learn more: https://fescenter.org/gopalakrishnan-pain-related-disability-study/ Cleveland Clinic

High fives to FES Center Investigator Dennis Bourbeau, who recently received a Notice of Award from National Institutes of Health (NIH) NINDS- Todays Students, Tomorrows Neuroscientists National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for a study to develop and test a prototype designed to treat bladder dysfunction in women with spinal cord injury. Dr. Bourbeau's proposal earned a top score in its study section and the work kicks off in early 2027. Many congrats to Dr. Bourbeau and team! Read more about this award: https://fescenter.org/bourbeau-female-bladder-dysfunction-study/

Many Congratulations to FES Executive Committee Member Christopher Pulliam, PhD and colleague James Liao MD of Cleveland Clinic, awarded new National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Trailblazer funding to study new approaches to detect gait freezing in Parkinson's patients, potentially helping to prevent falls and improve quality of life. Congrats to these co-PIs! https://fescenter.org/pulliam-gait-parkinsons-study/