Minimally invasive technologies for neuromodulation in treatment of neurologic, metabolic, and immune disorders
![Khalil Ramadi Khalil Ramadi](/sites/default/files/styles/content_header_default_1x/public/2020-09/download_36.jpg?h=5966adf4&itok=vh0J8amJ)
Speaker:
Khalil Ramadi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abstract:
In the Laboratory for Advanced Neuroengineering and Translational Medicine (LAN&TM) we develop new approaches for the modulation of neural activity throughout the body. We combine mechanical, electrical, materials, and bio-engineering toolkits towards designing minimally invasive technologies for neuromodulation. Our goal is to develop novel therapies for neurologic, metabolic, and immune disorders. We have worked on a number of projects to more accurately target the nervous system through the brain and gastrointestinal tract. This talk will describe a microinvasive hardware and computational toolkit for high spatial and temporal resolution targeting of neural structures. This includes modular multi-modal probes, steerable microneedles, electrodes for simultaneous recording and marking, as well as a computational framework for multi-point targeting of irregular brain structures. These developments could enable localized nervous system modulation approaches for more efficacious treatment of neurologic, inflammatory, and metabolic disorders.
![chronic brain microprobes for deep brain interfacing Example of two chronic brain microprobes for deep brain interfacing](/sites/default/files/styles/embed_default_1x/public/2020-09/ramadi_science_image_new3_0.jpg?h=dc633aa0&itok=WbTVASmd)