Core Faculty

Faculty Name

Faculty Info

Research Interests

Laboratory

Steve Blair
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado
Office: MEB 3236
E-mail: blair@ece.utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Neural interface design
  • Optical neural interfaces
  • Biophotonics
  • Biosensing

Gregory Clark
Professor Emeritus
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Psychobiology, University of California, Irvine
Office: BPRB 506F
E-mail: greg.clark@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Neuroprostheses
  • Peripheral nerve stimulation
  • Functional electrical stimulation
  • Electrical treatments for pain

Center for Neural Interfaces
BPRB 532-540, CNC 3600

Ashley Dalrymple
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Neuroscience, University of Alberta
Office: BPRB 506D
E-mail: ashley.dalrymple@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Neuroprostheses
  • Functional electrical stimulation
  • Spinal cord stimulation
  • Implanted neural interfaces
  • Neuromodulation

NERVES Lab
NRH LL120

Alan (Chuck) Dorval
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
Office: SMBB 4535
E-mail: chuck.dorval@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Deep-brain stimulation
  • Computational neuroscience
  • Neuronal information theory
  • Electrode design
  • Finite element modeling

Neural Information Lab
SMBB 4800

Yantao Fan
Research Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Education: PhD, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University
Office: MEB 3705
E-mail: y.fan@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Microelectrode arrays
  • 3D Organoids
  • Brain-on-a-chip
  • Biosensing

Jacob George
Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Education: PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah
Office: 2125B Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital
E-mail: jake.george@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Intelligent prostheses and exoskeletons
  • Functional electrical stimulation
  • Wearable diagnostic sensors
  • Haptics
  • Bioinspired artificial intelligence

Holly Holman
Research Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Virology, University of Glasgow
Office: SMBB 4523
E-mail: holly.holman@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Inner ear biomechanics
  • Neurobiology
  • Vestibular development
  • Calcium imaging

Holman Lab
SMBB 2515

Jan Kubanek
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, Washington University
Office: SMBB 4515
E-mail: jan.kubanek@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Focused ultrasound
  • Minimally-invasive neuromodulation
  • Remote control of neural activity
  • Remotely-controlled drug release

Neda Nategh
Assistant Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering, Stanford
Office: MEB 2220
E-mail: neda.nategh@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Visual coding and computation
  • Neuro-inspired computer vision
  • Neural data analysis
  • Machine-learning models
  • Visual neuroprostheses

Rick Rabbitt
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Applied Mechanics, Rensselaer Polytech. Inst.
Office: SMBB 4527
E-mail: r.rabbitt@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Biophysics, biomechanics and neurophysiology of the inner ear
  • Optical stimulation of neurons, hair cells, myocytes and synaptic transmission
  • Ultrasound neural stimulation
  • Infrared neural stimulation
  • Computation modeling

Sensor Biophysics Lab
SMBB 2515

Florian Solzbacher
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Education: PhD in Electrical/Bio Engineering, Technical University Illmenau
Office: MEB 2110C
E-mail: florian.solzbacher@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Electrode design and manufacturing
  • Harsh Environment MEMS
  • Metallisation systems for high temperatures and aggressive ambient conditions
  • Silicon fusion bonding and packaging issues

Patrick Tresco
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Medical Sciences, Brown University
Office: SMBB 4511
E-mail: patrick.tresco@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Cell biomaterial interactions
  • Nervous system response to implanted devices
  • Neural tissue engineering
  • ECM-based regenerative medicine
  • Chronic CNS implants

Tissue Engineering Lab
SMBB 4511

David Warren
Research Professor Emeritus
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah
Office: BPRB 506E
E-mail: david.warren@utah.edu
Google Scholar Citations

  • Neuroprostheses
  • Functional electrical stimulation
  • Peripheral nerve stimulation
  • Magnetic stimulation
  • Shared human-machine control

Warren Lab
BPRB 506

Adjunct Faculty

Faculty Name

Faculty Info

Research Interests

Laboratory

Alessandra Angelucci
Professor
Opthalmology & Visual Sciences
Education: PhD in Neuroscience, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office: 65 Mario Capecchi Drive
E-mail: alessandra.angelucci@hsc.utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Neural basis of vision
  • Visual neuroprostheses
  • Microarray electrophysiology
  • Brain imaging
  • Optogenetics
  • Computational modeling

Angelucci Lab
65 Mario Capecchi Drive

Brittany Coats
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Education: PhD in Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
Office: 2012 MEK
E-mail: brittany.coats@utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Ocular trauma
  • Biomechanics of the head and eye
  • Foreign body response of neural implants

Jim Heys
Assistant Professor
Neurobiology
Education: PhD in Neuroscience, Boston University
Office: 4547 SMBB
E-mail: jim.heys@neuro.utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Neurobiological basis of episodic memory
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Optical imaging
  • Neural representations of space and time
  • Synaptic organization and dendritic integration

Heys Lab
4547 SMBB

Douglas Hutchinson
Professor
Orthopaedics
Education: MD, Jefferson Medical College
Office: 3B165 SOM
E-mail: douglas.hutchinson@hsc.utah.edu
Select Publications

  • Neuroprostheses
  • Radius Fractures
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Pediatric/Congenital Hand
  • Congenital Trigger Thumb
  • Syndactyly

Hutchinson Lab
590 Wakara Way

Cory Inman
Assistant Professor
Psychology
Education: PhD in Psychology, Emory University
Office: 1034 BEHS
E-mail: cory.inman@psych.utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Deep brain stimulation
  • Intracranial EEG
  • Emotion and memory
  • Virtual/augmented reality
  • Cognitive neuroscience

David Krizaj
Professor
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Education: PhD in Physiology and Biophysics, New York University
Office: 65 Mario Capecchi Dr
E-mail: David.Krizaj@hsc.utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Calcium regulation and polymodal signaling in the retina
  • Multiphoton imaging
  • Neuron-Glia interaction
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Glaucoma

Krizaj Lab
65 Mario Capecchi Dr

Brian Mickey
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
Education: MD/PhD in Neuroscience, University of Michigan
Office: 501 Chipeta Way
E-mail: brian.mickey@utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Neurobiology of mood disorders
  • Neural mechanisms of antidepressant agents
  • Brain stimulation therapies
  • Brain imaging
  • Psychiatric diseases

Mickey Lab
383 Colorow Way

Daniel McDonnall
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Education: PhD in Bioengineering, University of Utah
Office: 2056 1100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106
E-mail: danny@rppl.com
Google Scholar

  • Neuroprostheses
  • Functional electrical stimulation
  • Neural interfaces
  • Implantable medical devices

Ripple Neurotech
2056 1100 E, Salt Lake City

Behrad Noudoost
Associate Professor
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Education: MD, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences; PhD, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences
Office: 65 Mario Capecchi Dr
E-mail: behrad.noudoost@utah.edu
NCBI Bibliography

  • Visual neuroprostheses
  • Neural basis of vision
  • Visual attention
  • Spatial and object working memory

Noudoost Lab
65 Mario Capecchi Dr.

Shervin Rahimpour
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Education: MD, University of Colorado Boulder
Office: CNC 3600
E-mail: Shervin.Rahimpour@hsc.utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Epilepsy
  • Movement disorders
  • Deep brain stimulation
  • Functional neurosurgery

Rahimpour Lab
CNC 3600

Alex Shcheglovitov
Assistant Professor
Neurobiology
Education: PhD in Biophysics, Bogomolets Institute of Physiology
Office: BPRB 408C
E-mail: alexsh@neuro.utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Brain organoids
  • Neural synapses
  • Induced pluripotent stem cells
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Intellectual disability
  • Epilepsy
  • Autism

Shcheglovitov Lab
BPRB 408C

Elliot Smith
Assistant Professor
Neurosurgery
Education: PhD in Neuroscience, University of Utah
Office: CNC 3600
E-mail: e.h.smith@utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Neural coding
  • Epilepsy
  • Cognitive control
  • Decision making
  • Neuroprostheses

Neurosmiths Lab
CNC 3600

Frans Vinberg
Assistant Professor
Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Education: PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science
Office: S3140C MEC
E-mail: frans.vinberg@hsc.utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Neural basis of vision
  • Visual neuroprostheses
  • Physiology and pathophysiology in the mammalian/primate retina
  • Calcium regulation & feedback mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium cells

Vinberg Lab
65 N Mario Capecchi

Karen Wilcox
Professor
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Education: PhD in Neurophysiology, University of Pennsylvania
Office: 201 SKH
E-mail: karen.wilcox@hsc.utah.edu
Google Scholar

  • Epileptogenesis
  • Seizure generation
  • Therapy-resistance to anticonvulsant drugs
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Calcium imaging
  • Electrophysiology

Wilcox Lab
201 SKH