Cleveland FES Center

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/

Congratulations to FES Investigator Luke Osborn, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, one of four faculty members to receive a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Dr. Osborn's award will allow him to study and develop a biologically inspired electronic "skin" that can help robotic systems better detect and interpret tactile information. This work could enable people to interact more naturally and effectively with remotely operated robots and advanced prosthetic limbs. Congrats, Dr. Osborn!

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Bravo to investigators Michael Jenkins PhD, Nathan Makowski PhD and Michael Moffitt PhD on receiving approval on new funding to develop a photobiomodulation device using the COSMIIC platform for pain management! Congrats on this NOA from The National Institutes of Health (NIH)!