On April 12 and 13, 2024, dozens of pain experts from near and far will converge in Cleveland to share next-level approaches and emerging research aimed at solving the challenges of pain management. The experts will meet at the Cleveland Pain Symposium, an event set for April 12 and 13, at the Samson Pavilion, the…
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Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD, the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will visit the FES Center and meet with Consortium members in mid-April, 2024. Professor Brown is also the Distinguished Speaker for the Center’s April Neural Prosthesis Seminar, set for 3pm on April 11 at…
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Congratulations to Cleveland FES Center investigator Tina Vrabec, PhD. Vrabec is among seven Case Western Reserve University researchers named to the National Academy of Inventors’ 2024 class of Senior Members. Vrabec is also one of 124 emerging inventors selected by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) to its 2024 class of Senior Members. The honor…
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The ReHAB Project Team with 60 Minutes Correspondent Scott Pelley A. Bolu Ajiboye, PhD, Principal Investigator Emily Graczyk, Phd, Principal Investigator The Cleveland FES Center congratulates principal investigators A. Bolu Ajiboye, PhD, and Emily Graczyk, PhD, along with the entire ReHAB study project team as the recipients of a significant donation supporting their…
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Durand is Credited with Coining the Term ‘Neural Engineering’ The Cleveland FES Center congratulates principal investigator Dr. Dominique Durand, MD, PhD. Dr. Durand has received the 2024 North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) Engineering Innovator Award. Dr. Durand is professor of biomedical engineering and neurosciences and director of the Neural Engineering Center at Case Western Reserve…
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How advancements in prosthetic technology allows feeling, control| 60 Minutes For anyone who may have missed the live version, check out the story that aired on CBS News’ 60 Minutes featuring the amazing research our center does to renew sense of touch using neuroprosthetics for amputees. In this segment, you will see the work of multiple Cleveland FES…
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Jayme Knutson, PhD, is even keeled and analytical as he describes his research as an FES investigator — until he reaches the topic of translating his work to a device that will be commercially available. At that point, Knutson’s eyes light up and he leans forward. “When you see it, you’re going to say, ‘Wow,’”…
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Robert Buckwald strides with purpose and determination into a therapy room at the FES Center’s Brain Plasticity and NeuroRehabilitation Lab in Cleveland. He drags his left leg slightly, the lingering effects of a stroke. A brace wraps his left ankle and calf. He strides toward a chair, sits down assertively and without a hello or…
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The topic is not often mentioned at the dinner table or boardroom, but for those with spinal cord injury (SCI) or lower body paralysis, the ability to go to the bathroom ranks high on the list of every-day desires. “Most people think about the wheelchair,” says Dennis Bourbeau, PhD, an investigator for the FES Center…
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Melissa Riccio knew she was in dire circumstances late last summer when chronic pain in her left shoulder kept her from raising her arm to wash her hair. “I could not lift that arm at all,” Riccio says. Her story has a happy ending. Seven months removed from the start of a clinical trial conducted…
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