NP Seminars

Shared Insights from Leaders in Neuromodulation

Since its debut in 1988, the Neural Prosthesis Seminar Series has facilitated hundreds of lectures, visits and connections by experts in the field.

The Neural Prosthesis Live Seminar Series is a public educational forum featuring prominent presenters active in all areas of research. The series brings together researchers, scientists, clinicians and students in the Northeast Ohio research community and beyond to encourage the exchange of scientific information on global emerging neuromodulation and neurostimulation topics.

The Neural Prosthesis (NP) Seminar Series debuted in 1988, and since then has sponsored numerous distinguished clinicians and scientists, working in areas that include functional neuromuscular and electrical stimulation, neuromodulation, brain computer interfaces (BCI), pain mechanisms and blocking, simulation & modeling, the autonomic system, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and related areas.

In 2019, the Cleveland FES Center launched the NP Live Webinar Series to allow a live stream audience to participate in the webinars. Submitted questions are addressed during the Q&A following the presentation.

This educational series is proudly sponsored by the Cleveland FES Center in partnership with co-host investigators.

Livestream the Seminars here

Neural Prosthesis Seminar Series 2025-2026

October 16, 2025
3 pm ET | Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413

David Borton PhD

Associate Professor of Engineering,
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery,
Associate Professor of Brain Science,
Brown University

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November 13, 2025
3 pm ET | Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413

Nick Ramsey PhD

Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience,
Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery,
UMC Utrecht
Senior Scientific Advisor,
Wyss Center for Bio and Neurengineering

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December 18, 2025
3 pm ET | Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413

Robert Franklin PhD

Senior Vice President of Brain Computer Interfaces,
Blackrock Neurotech

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January 15, 2026
3 pm ET | Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413

Jules Dewald PhD

Chair, Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences,
Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences,
McCormick School of Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Northwestern University

February 19, 2026
3 pm ET | Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413

Anthony DiMarco MD

Investigator,
Cleveland FES Center
Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics,
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
CT Physician, Research Department,
MetroHealth Medical Center

March 19, 2026
3 pm ET | Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413

José Zariffa PhD, PEng

KITE Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research,
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Senior Scientist and Associate Director, Scientific,
KITE Research Institute,
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network
Associate Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering,
University of Toronto

April 28, 2026
12 pm ET | UH Bolwell Building Conference Room

Sanjay Pandey MBBS, MD, DNB, DM, FIAN

Professor and Head of Neurology and Stroke Medicine at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad

May 13, 2026
4 pm ET | Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413 & Lobby

Special Session: Lived Experience Panel & Reception: Living with a Brain Computer Interface Implant

Moderator: Emily Graczyk PhD
Panel Members:
Scott Imbrie
Austin Beggin
Jennifer Sweet MD
Stan Bazarek MD, PhD

June 18, 2026
3 pm ET | Wolstein Research Building, Room 1413

Jeffrey Schall PhD

Professor, Department of Biology, York University; Canada Research Chair in Translating Neuroscience

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