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Theoden Netoff
Principal Investigator
Education
- B.S. Psychology - University of California - Berkley - 1994
- PhD Neuroscience - George Washington University - 2001
- Postdoctoral Fellow - Boston University - 2001-2006
Research Interests
- Calcium Dye Imaging of Epileptiform Activity, Phase Response Curves, Mechanisms of Anti-Epileptic Drugs
David Darrow
Medical Research Resident
Education
- B.S. Physics and Pure Mathematics - Texas A&M University, College Station - 2008
- MD-MPH Medicine, Master in Public Health - University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - 2013
- Medical Residency - University of Minnesota - In Progress
Research Interests
- Dr. Darrow is a neurosurgery resident at the University of Minnesota. He is interested in functional neurosurgery and is specifically focused on epilepsy, pain, movement disorders, and neuropsychiatric diseases. He seeks a novel approach towards these foci with neuroinformatics and validated, model-based methods. He is interested in both invasive and noninvasive neuromodulation and is completing a neuromodulation fellowship in transcranial focused ultrasound.
Sadegh Faramarzi
Postdoc
Education
- MS Physical Chemistry - Sharif University of Thechnology - 2011
- PhD Chemistry - West Virginia University - 2018
Research Interersts
- Calcium Imaging, non-linear dynamics, computational chemistry, chemical oscillators
Current Project
- Clustering and plasticity control for neural populations
Zixi Zhao
Postdoc
Education
- BS in Polymer Material Science and Engineering - 2012
- MS in Chemical Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University - 2014
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University - 2018
Research Interersts
- Applied machine learning, non-linear dynamics with uncertainty, spinal cord injury stimulation, adaptive control.
Current Project
- Bayesian optimization of epidural stimulation for paralyzed patients with spinal cord injury.
Logan Grado
PhD Student
Education
- B.A. Physics and Chemistry - Luther College - 2014
- PhD Biomedical Engineering - University of Minnesota - In Progress
Research Interests
- I am interested in using machine learning and pattern recognition, and computational models to improve treatments for Parkinson's disease, as well as other movement disorders. Deep brain stimulation is a popular treatment for PD, as well as other movement disorders, but there are many challenges associated with DBS, in particular, how to program the stimulator to 1) increase therapy, 2) decrease side effects, and 3) reduce power consumption (and therefor increase the life of the device). I am working to develop machine learning tools to optimize the DBS programming process, using a combination of computational models and non-human primate research. It is our hope that by developing novel machine learning tools to assist in programming the DBS devices, we can improve patient outcomes.
Honors and Awards
- IGERT Neruoengineering Trainee, 2014-present
Ken Louie
PhD Student
Education
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics - University of Utah - 2015
- PhD Biomedical Engineering - University of Minnesota - In Progress
Research Interests
- Machine learning applied to deep brain stimulation, Parkinson's disease
Honors and Awards
- IGERT Neruoengineering Trainee, 2016-present
Rachel Wahlberg
Researcher Specialist
Education
- B.S. Neuroscience - Bethel University - 2019
- B.A. Psychology - Bethel University - 2019
Research Interersts
- Brain oscillations, learning and memory, creativity, optogenetics
Current Project
- Alpha rhythms in visual cortex of non-human primates
Austin Bunce
Post-Baccalaureate Researcher
Education
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering - University of Minnesota - 2019
- Neuroscience minor - University of Minnesota - 2019
Research Interests
- Epilepsy treatment, deep brain stimulation, machine learning
Current Project
- Treatment of Epilepsy with ultrasound using in vivo rat models of epilepsy