Rehabilitation Roundup for August

Greetings! I hope you enjoy a new facet of CARE, the monthly newsletter! We plan to use this newsletter to communicate information about relevant upcoming events, features on CARE members, funding opportunities and general announcements.  CARE PIs will have the first meeting of the 2017-2018 Academic Year in CPE 2.218 on Friday September 1st at 11am. We'll then move over to CPE 2.214 for the talk at noon.

Best, James Sulzer Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Upcoming Events

Mike Kilgard, Ph.D. (UT Dallas)  Prof. Mike Kilgard from UT Dallas will speak about this groundbreaking work in vagal nerve stimulation. When: Friday, Sept, 1, 2017, 12pm.  Where: CPE 2.214 See talk details

Aging-in-Place Symposium CARE is working towards defining the future of aging. Led by Zoltan Nagy (CAEE), Li-Chen Lin (Nursing) and David Schnyer (Psychology), CARE is organizing a symposium between experts from all aspects of aging on September 29th, 2017. The event is hosted by the Cockrell School of Engineering.

Announcements

Multimodal Imaging Center on the move CARE's multimodal imaging system is moving! Scheduled for a July move, the functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) brain imaging system and EEG system will be part of a new center in CMB under the direction of Profs. Bharath Chandrasekaran and Maya Henry in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Interested in getting more involved?  CARE members have launched several initiatives, including Multimodal Neuroimaging, Neural Interfaces and Intelligent Healthcare Facilities. If you're interested in taking part in these, please contact: Zoltan Nagy (Intelligent Healthcare Facilities) Chong Xie (Neural Interfaces) Bharath Chandrasekaran (Multimodal Neuroimaging) Want to start your own initiative? Feel free to contact me and discuss. CARE can help you launch your rehab vision!

Meet Linda Noble, Ph.D., P.T.     If the central nervous system could repair itself, a traumatic brain or spinal cord injury would be no more dangerous than a bruise. Working towards this lofty goal, Dr. Linda Noble-Haeusslein investigates cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie loss of function in preclinical models of pediatric traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, and spinal cord injuries Learn more about Linda

Meet James Sulzer, Ph.D.   Understanding impairment following neurological injury requires advanced tools and methods, as well as the potential interventions. Dr. James Sulzer's lab uses technology to probe and alter the damaged neuromuscular system in novel ways. Learn more about James

Relevant Funding Opportunities

Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R21)  (PAR-17-313) (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-313.html)  BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early - Stage Research for Large - Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21) (RFA-EY-17-002) (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EY-17-002.html) Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R01) (PAR-17-314) (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-314.html)  Mobile Monitoring of Cognitive Change (U2C) (RFA-AG-18-012) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-18-012.html National Institute on Aging Application Receipt Date(s): November 2, 2017.  Development of a Device to Objectively Measure Pain (R43/R44)  (RFA-DA-18-012) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-18-012.html National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt Date(s): December 5, 2017.

New NIH Definition of Clinical Trials

NIH has recently issued its new definition of clinical trials on human subjects. Please feel free to check this link to learn more.

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CARE would like to thank the Cockrell School of Engineering for their generous support