Rehabilitation Roundup for December 2017
Greetings!

Last month we had our second set of CARE PI Blitz presentations, hearing from our new friends at UT Health San Antonio, Sandeep Subramaniam (Spasticity and motor control), Rosie Norman (Language after TBI), and Fang-Ling Lu (Speech Pathology), as well as CARE's Larry Abraham, Kathleen Manella, Adrienne Dula and myself. The Neural Interface Initiative hosted Prof. Joe Francis on Dec 1st as well. Our last meeting of 2017 is on Friday at 12pm in CPE 2.214. Dr. Netta Gurari (Northwestern) will be speaking about her work in combining stroke and robotics!

Happy Holidays and have a great start to 2018!!
Best,

James Sulzer
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Upcoming Events
Dr. Netta Gurari (Northwestern University)
Netta Gurari from Northwestern University will discuss a mechatronic perspective of proprioceptive impairment following stroke. Pizza will be provided.

Friday, Nov 17th 2017
CPE 2.218 from 11:00-12:00pm, CPE 2.214 from 12:00-1:00pm.
Announcements
Multimodal Neuroimaging Initiative
Due to high demand, MNI is currently determining policies for usage of the fNIRS system. We are currently restricting reservations after Spring Semester begins.
Clinical Motor Control conference at Penn State
The first Clinical Motor Control Conference to be held at Penn State from July 23-25, 2018. John Dingwell (former UT faculty) is one of the speakers.
CARE Research Day 2018
Save the Date: 4/13/18
EERC Mulva Auditorium
We've selected a date! We'll host the 3rd Annual CARE Research Day on the afternoon of Friday, April 13th, 2018. Our keynote speaker is Andy Hoffer, Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University. Dr. Hoffer's research involves neural interfaces using nerve cuff electrodes.

CARE Research day is a half-day symposium composed of a single keynote followed by a three hour poster session featuring CARE research from UT Austin and other institutions around Texas. The goal is to provide a forum for communication and encourage collaborations.
Featured CARE Member Profiles
Meet Zoltan Nagy, Ph.D.
Dr. Nagy uses intelligent sensors and advanced learning algorithms to understand human behavior
Recent CARE Publications
Subramanian SK, Prasanna SS. Virtual reality and non-invasive brain stimulation in stroke: how effective is their combination for upper limb motor improvement? 2017 International Conference on 2017 Jun 19 (pp. 1-8). IEEE publications, DOI: 10.1109/ICVR.2017.8007539
Relevant Funding Opportunities
From NIDILRR:

From NIH:

Translational Neural Devices (U44 - Clinical Trial Required)

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Application Receipt Date(s): February 21, 2018; June 21, 2018; October 22, 2018; February 21, 2019; June 21, 2019; October 21, 2019; February 21, 2020; June 22, 2020; and October 21, 2020. 
Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, and Management in Pain Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Self-Management Interventions and Technologies to Sustain Health and Optimize Functional Capabilities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

NINDS Exploratory Neuroscience Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply. 

NIDCD Cooperative Agreement for Clinical Trials in Communication Disorders (U01-Clinical Trial Required)
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CARE would like to thank the Cockrell School of Engineering for their generous support