The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Brian Litt are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense Zoom Link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/
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Dr. Brian Litt, MD, Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Bioengineering, has received a 2022 Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). This award honors Litt’s dedication to superior mentorship and training in neuroscience research. The award includes $100,000 in the form of a supplement to an existing NINDS grant to support his efforts to foster the career advancement of additional trainees.
Read the announcement in Penn Medicine News.
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Brian Litt are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of John Bernabei.
Nicolette Driscoll
Dr. Nicki Driscoll, who recently presented her doctoral dissertation has received the Sol Pollack award for Best Ph.D. Thesis! This award is no surprise and highlights her dedication and hard work.
Dissertation Title: Building and Validating Next-Generation Neurodevices Using Novel Materials, Fabrication, and Analytic Strategies
Congratulations Nicki!
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Call for Trainee Applications: NIH Neuroengineering and Medicine T32 Training Grant
PI: Brian Litt, MD
Funding: for stipend, tuition, travel and research supplies for 1-2 years
Goal: to train predoctoral engineering students and physician postdoctoral fellows in neuroengineering and its clinical translation, in areas such as device development, neuro-stimulation, machine learning, algorithm development, cloud computing, nanotechnology and materials science
Applications due by Sunday, March 7th at 11:59pm
Apply through https://redcap.link/t32contactsurvery
Research proposal presentations to the T32 review panel will take place Friday March 19, 2021
More Information: https://littlab.seas.upenn.edu/education-outreach/nam-t32-training-grant/
Questions? Email Magda Wernovsky at magdaw@seas.upenn.edu
Nicolette Driscoll
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania along with Drs. Brian Litt and Flavia Vitale are pleased to announce the doctoral dissertation defense of Nicolette Driscoll.
