MIT—Harvard HST

NEUROENGINEERING RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE

 

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Overview

The MIT-Harvard HST-NERC is a community of laboratories and research groups, whose coordination is facilitated by the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST), that supports integrative research, development, and education at the interface of neuroscience and engineering. Emphasis is placed on investigations that tightly couple theoretical analysis, biological experimentation, computer simulation and device implementation. As biomedical applications are the first targets of these efforts, the collaborative interacts strongly through the Harvard Medical School (HMS) and its affiliated medical institutions which comprise the Harvard Medical Center. The second target of HST-NERC research is scientific support for the development of artificial neuromimetic systems. Toward this end, there is close interaction between the collaborative and the science and engineering departments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. In pursuing these goals, the collaborative seeks to provide a rich environment for the training of neuroengineering students while developing productive relationships between MIT, Harvard and the neuroengineering industry.

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Participating Laboratories and Research Groups

Lab by Primary Area of Research

Head(s)

Contact

VISUAL AND SOMATOSENSORY PHYSIOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
  • Stanley Lab., HVD -DEAS

Garrett B.Stanley, Ph.D.

Garrett B. Stanley, Ph.D.

(617) 496-5368; gstanley@deas.harvard.edu

John Wyatt, Ph.D.

Joseph Rizzo, M.D.

John Wyatt, Ph.D.

(617) 253-6718; wyatt@rle-vlsi.mit.edu

Joseph Rizzo, M.D.

(617) 573-3752; jrizzo@meei.harvard.edu

Eric Grimson, Ph.D.

 

Eric Grimson, Ph.D.

(617) 253-5346; welg@ai.mit.edu

SENSORIMOTOR PHYSIOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

  • Musculoskeletal Prosthetics Project, MIT - AI/HST

Hugh Herr, Ph. D.

Hugh Herr, Ph.D.
  • Sensorimotor Control Project, MIT - AI/EECS/HST

Steve G. Massaquoi, M.D., Ph.D.

Steve G. Massaquoi, M.D., Ph.D.

(617) 243-7093; sgm@mit.edu
  • Jenks Vestibular Physiology Lab., Neural Prosthesis Research Center, MEEI, HMS-HST

Dan Merfeld, Ph.D.

Dan Merfeld, Ph.D.

(617) 573-5595, dan_merfeld@meei.harvard.edu

AUTONOMIC PHYSIOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

Chi-Sang Poon, Ph.D.

Chi-Sang Poon, Ph.D.

(617)-258-5405, cpoon@mit.edu

VOCAL AND AUDITORY PHYSIOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

  • Hearing Prosthesis Lab., Neural Prosthesis Research Center, MEEI, HMS-HST

Donald K. Edington, Ph.D.

Donald K. Edington, Ph.D.

(617) 573-3766; dke@cirl.meei.harvard.edu
  • Voice Prosthesis Lab., Neural Prosthesis Research Center, MEEI, HMS-HST

Robert E. Hillman, Ph.D.

Robert E. Hillman, Ph. D.

(617) 573-4050; rhillman@epl.meei.harverd.edu
  • Eaton-Peabody Lab., MEEI, HMS-HST

Bertrand Delgutte, Ph.D.

Bertrand Delgutte, Ph.D.

(617) 573-3876; bard@mit.edu

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NEURAL SIGNALS

Emery N. Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

Emery N. Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

(617) 726-8786; brown@srlb.mgh.harvard.edu
  • Stanley Lab. HVD -DEAS

Garrett B.Stanley, Ph.D.

Garrett B. Stanley, Ph.D.

(617) 496-5368; gstanley@deas.harvard.edu
  • Eaton-Peabody Lab., MEEI, HMS-HST

Bertrand Delgutte, Ph.D.

Bertrand Delgutte, Ph.D.

(617) 573-3876; bard@mit.edu

NEUROIMAGING AND NEUROSURGICAL GUIDANCE

Ferenc A. Jolesz, M.D.

Ron Kikinis, M.D.

Ron Kikinis, M.D.

617-732-7692; kikinis@bwh.harvard.edu

Eric Grimson, Ph.D.

http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/medical-vision/

Eric Grimson, Ph.D.

(617) 253-5346; welg@ai.mit.edu

BIOMATERIALS, NEURAL AND MUSCULAR TISSUE INTERFACE ENGINEERING

  • Biomechatronics Project, MIT - AI/HST

Hugh Herr, Ph. D.

Hugh Herr, Ph.D.

NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTATION

• Analog Circuits and Computation Group, MIT - EECS.

Rahul Sarpeshkar, Ph.D.

Travis Kelley

(617)-253-4872; travis@avnsl.mit.edu

AI: Artificial Intelligence Lab; BCS: Dept. Brain & Cognitive Science; BWH: Brigham&Women's Hospital; CHMC: Children's Hospital Medical Center; DEAS: Division of Engineering and Applied Science; EECS: Dept. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; HMS: Harvard Medical School; HVD: Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences; MGH: Massachusetts General Hospital; MEEI: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary; SRH: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

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Advisors

Martha Gray, Ph.D., MIT-HST

Joseph Bonventre, M.D., Ph.D., HMS-HST, MGH

Stephanie Bird, Ph.D., HST

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General contacts

General questions regarding the HST-NERC can be directed to:

Steve Massaquoi (MIT-HST) 617-253-7093, sgm@mit.edu

Chi-Sang Poon (MIT-HST) 617- 258-5405; cpoon@mit.edu

Garrett Stanley. (HVD-HST) 617 496-5368; gstanley@deas.harvard.edu

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