Event Details:
Stanford University presents a visiting lecturer special topic:
Neuroprostheses for Controlling Hand and Finger Movements
In-person attendance is highly recommended.
Cynthia Chestek, PhD
Associate Professor
Bioengineering and Neuroscience
University of Michigan
https://chestekresearch.engin.umich.edu/
Host
Stanford Neurosurgery
Bio
Cynthia A. Chestek received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 2005 and her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 2010. She is an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, where she joined the faculty in 2012. She runs the Cortical Neural Prosthetics Lab, which focuses on brain and nerve signals from implantable electrodes to control precise hand movements. Her lab also develops carbon fiber electrodes smaller than neurons that could enable even higher-density interfaces to the nervous system. She is the author of 89 full-length manuscripts and has advised 19 PhD students.