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August 18-19, 2022<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Andrew Cornwell, PhD, Robert Kirsch, PhD and Robert Bonomo, MD have launched the VA-TEAM (Translational Education and Mentoring) Center, a national BLRD funded Center within the Office of Research & Development.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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December 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Explore highlights from fall and winter of 2020 such as upcoming webinars, investigator highlights, the all new FES website, and the 2020 report to the community!<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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October 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates P. Hunter Peckham, PhD on receiving the 2020 Biomedical Engineering Society’s Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The MetroHealth System will invest $9M to renovate the Physical Medicine and Rehab (PM&R) research program, which includes the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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September 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD, the Penni and Stephen Weinberg Chair in Brain Health at the University Hospitals Neurological Institute and research scientist in the Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, lead a team of researchers to define guidelines using global data for remote methods to decide the urgency of dizziness as a symptom.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Robert Kirsch, PhD was featured in an article in the New York Times by\u00a0Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “The Brain Implants That Could Change Humanity.”\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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July 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Emily Graczyk, PhD on her recent appointment of Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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July 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates David Cunningham, PhD on the appointment of Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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April 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Ahlam Salameh, PhD, MSc for receiving a Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research & Development (VA RR&D) Career Development Award for her project, “Myoelectrolytically controlled device in acute rehabilitation after stroke.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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April 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Michael Fu, PhD on receiving a 5-year National Science Foundation CAREER Award to research FES as an assist-as-needed technology to improve muscle movement recovery after stroke.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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March 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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February 2020<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Hunter Peckham, PhD on\u00a0receiving the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS)\u00a0Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Cleveland FES Center Press Releases 2019<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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November 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates FES investigators, Kim Anderson, PhD, Anne Bryden, OTR\/L, and Mary Ann Richmond, MD. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded more than $800,000 to study the experiences and needs of Veterans and civilians with spinal cord injuries during the first year of recovery as they attempt to reintegrate into the community.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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August 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Dominique Durand, PhD on being awarded the title of “Distinguished University Professor” at Case Western Reserve University \u2014 a permanent, honorific title that acknowledges contributions of full-time, tenured faculty with exceptional records of research, scholarship, teaching and service.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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August 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates research scientists Niloy Bhadra, PhD, Kevin Kilgore, PhD and research clinician\u00a0Harry Hoyen, MD\u00a0on their academic promotions.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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July 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Jeffrey Capadona, PhD on being promoted to Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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July 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Rich\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0MD,\u00a0Director of the Division of Neurological Rehabilitation,\u00a0MetroHealth System and Associate Professor of PM&R,\u00a0School of Medicine\u00a0Case Western Reserve University,\u00a0on being named\u00a0Vice Chair of the department of PM&R at the MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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July 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Bolu Ajiboye, PhD, Jeffrey Capadona, PhD, and Michael Jenkins, PhD on their tenure faculty positions in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.\u00a0This decision is a fitting acknowledgement of hard work, contributions, and scholarly potential.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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July 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD on his 1st edition textbook now available for pre-order on Amazon, \u201cMathematical Modelling in Motor Neuroscience: State of the Art and Translation to the Clinic, Gaze Orienting Mechanisms and Disease.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Tribeca Film Festival documentary debut features BrainGate2 neurotech subject<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n

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April 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Elias Veizi, MD, PhD on being selected to be the new Chief of Pain Management Service at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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March 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Ron Hart honored with a Department of Veterans Affairs Service Award in appreciation of 30 years of dedicated service to the United States Government at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Cleveland, Ohio.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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March 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Svetlana Pundik, MD, MSc for being named a notable woman in STEM by\u00a0Crain’s Cleveland Business.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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March 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Dawn Taylor, PhD for being named a notable woman in STEM by\u00a0Crain’s Cleveland Business<\/em>. The exceptional women featured in these profiles bring a broad range of skills, talent and innovations to bear on the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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February 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Erika Woodrum on receiving the credential of a Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) by the Board of Certified Medical Illustrators (BCMI).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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January 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Elizabeth Hardin, PhD for her subcontract with WillowWood, an industry leader in design, manufacturing, and distribution of prosthetic products. WillowWood was awarded a $2 million Department of Defense Clinical Translational Research Award, \u201cDevelopment and Validation of a Self-Adapting Myoelectrically Controlled Prosthetic Ankle with Continuously Variable Stiffness.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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January 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Anthony DiMarco, MD and Krzysztof Kowalski, PhD on being featured on the cover of the January 2019 issue of the\u00a0American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation<\/em>\u00a0for their article entitled “Complete restoration of respiratory muscle function in three subjects with spinal cord injury.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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January 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Neural Prosthesis (NP) Seminar Series is a public educational forum that debuted in 1988 with prominent presenters active in all areas of FES research. In 2019, the Cleveland FES Center launched the\u00a0NP Webinar Series<\/em>\u00a0to allow the live stream audience to participate in the seminars. Submitted questions will be addressed during the Q&A following the presentation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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January 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Kevin Kilgore, PhD on being promoted to Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Cleveland FES Center Press Releases 2018<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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November 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Congratulations to FES Investigators, Anant Madabhushi, PhD,\u00a0Cameron McIntyre, PhD, Jennifer Sweet, MD on receiving Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP) Awards in the most recent round of funding.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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November 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates the Institute for Functional Restoration (IFR) on receiving the 2018 Gold Electrode Award for being the most valuable non-profit by Neurotech Reports. The award was presented at the 2018 Neurotech Leaders Forum in San Francisco.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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October 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Cleveland FES Center Investigator, Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD is an editor and contributor of August 2018 Frontiers Research Topics, \u201cOcular Motor and Vestibular Deficits in Neurometabolic, Neurogenetic, and Neurodegenerative Disorders.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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October 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Richard Wilson, MD, Director of the Division of Neurological Rehabilitation at the MetroHealth System and Associate Professor of PM&R at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, on receiving a $3.3 million NIH R01 grant to study the efficacy of percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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September 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Eric Schearer, PhD on receiving a National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award for his work, \u201cNeuroprostheses for Functional Reaching by Users with High Tetraplegia.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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August 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD for being awarded the American Parkinson Disease Association\u2019s George C. Cotzias Fellowship.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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July 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Anant Madabhushi, PhD, on receiving a VA RR&D Merit review entitled, \u201cLung Imaging based Risk Score (LunIRIS): Decision support tool for screening CT.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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June 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Michael Jenkins, PhD, on receiving a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled, \u201cInfrared Neuromodulation Reveals a new Understanding of Ganglion Organization.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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June 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates\u00a0Bolu Ajiboye, PhD, and Robert Kirsch, PhD, on receiving the 2018 International Annual BCI-Research Award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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May 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Ken Gustafson, PhD on receiving a VA RR&D Merit Review for his project entitled, \u201cChronic Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Bladder Hyperreflexia.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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May 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Svetlana Pundik, MD, MSc on receiving a VA RR&D Merit Review for her project entitled, \u201cTranscranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-Stroke Gait Rehab.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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May 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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BrainGate2 research by Bolu Ajiboye, PhD and Robert Kirsch, PhD is prominently featured in chapter nine of the recently published book,\u00a0The Performance Cortex: How Neuroscience is Redefining Athletic Genius<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Zach Schonbrun.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The book is available for purchase\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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April 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates John Chae, MD on the appointment as Vice President of Research for The MetroHealth System.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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April 2018<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD on the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Career Development Award.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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October 2017<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Kevin Kilgore, PhD on receiving an R01 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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September 2017<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Steven Brose, DO on his new position as Chief of Spinal Cord Injury at the Syracuse VA Medical Center in New York.
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June 2017<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Jayme Knutson, PhD on his promotion to Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Case School of Medicine and Award of Tenure.
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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Svetlana Pundik, MD, MSc on receiving a VA VISN 10 SPARK Grant for her project entitled, \u201cTranscranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-Stroke Gait Rehab, a Pilot Study.\u201d
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March, 2017<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Bolu Ajiboye, PhD and Robert Kirsch, PhD for their publication in\u00a0The Lancet<\/em>,\u00a0\u201cRestoration of reaching and grasping movements through brain-controlled muscle stimulation in a person with tetraplegia: a proof-of-concept demonstration.\u201d
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March, 2017<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Jeffrey Capadona, PhD and Dustin Tyler, PhD elected members of the 2017 Class of American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
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March, 2017<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Robert Kirsch, PhD elected Chair of the Council of Chairs (CoC) of Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
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March, 2017<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Jayme Knutson, PhD on his VA RR&D Merit Review entitled, \u201cHand Therapy after Stroke with Contralaterally Controlled FES (CCFES) Plus Video Games.\u201d
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March, 2017<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES Center congratulates John Chae, MD elected president of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).
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January, 2017<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Matt Williams, PhD on the award of his SPiRE grant entitled, \u201cEffect of Upper Arm Support on the Hemiparetic Arm.\u201d
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December, 2016<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Nathan Makowski, PhD. \u201cImproving Walking with an Implanted Neuroprosthesis for Hip, Knee, and Ankle Control After Stroke\u201d is the front cover research feature of the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AJPM&R), December issue.
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December, 2016<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES\u00a0Center congratulates Dennis Bourbeau, PhD\u00a0on receiving the 2016 Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) Research Foundation grant for \u201cAutomated closed-loop stimulation to inhibit neurogenic bladder overactivity.\u201d
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October, 2016<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES\u00a0Center congratulates Andrew Pacyna, MS\u00a0for being awarded one of\u00a0Crain\u2019s Cleveland Business<\/em>\u00a0Forty Under 40.
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October, 2016<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES\u00a0Center congratulates Richard Wilson, MD on his grant award from the\u00a0Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, for\u00a0Multimodal Treatment for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain.<\/em>
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October, 2016<\/strong>
The Cleveland FES\u00a0Center congratulates\u00a0Jennifer Sweet, MD for being awarded one of\u00a0Crain\u2019s Cleveland Business<\/em>\u00a0Forty Under 40.
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October, 2016
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The Cleveland FES\u00a0Center congratulates Megan Moynahan, MS and Hunter Peckham, PhD for receiving approval from the FDA Expedited Access Pathway for the Networked Neural Prosthetic (NNP) System.
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September, 2016
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The Cleveland FES\u00a0Center congratulates Kevin Kilgore, PhD for\u00a0the Zubizarreta House breaking ground.
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September, 2016
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The Cleveland FES\u00a0Center congratulates John Chae, MD for receiving FDA pain management clearance for SPR Therapeutics.
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September, 2016
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The Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center has been awarded a five year renewal (2017-2022) through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rehabilitation Research and Development (RR&D) Service.
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September, 2016
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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Greg Nemunaitis, MD on receiving\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0SCI Model Systems Center grant from the National Institute for Disability and Independent Living, Rehabilitation and Research (NIDILRR).
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September, 2016
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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Kevin Kilgore, PhD on receiving an FDA Orphan Products Grant.
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September, 2016
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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Michael Fu, PhD and Jayme Knutson, PhD on receiving the New England Pediatric Device Consortium\u2019s\u00a02016 Target Challenge grant.
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September, 2016
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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD on the 2016 Grass Foundation Award in Neuroscience from the American Neurological Association.
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July, 2016
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The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Janet L. Gbur on being announced the winner of the 2016 ASM International Student Paper Contest for her entry entitled \u201cFatigue and Fracture of Wires and Cables for Biomedical Applications,\u201d published in International Materials Reviews.
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May, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Janet L. Gbur and John J. Lewandowski, PhD, on their comprehensive review paper, \u201cFatigue and Fracture of Wires and Cables for Biomedical Applications,\u201d published in International Materials Reviews.
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May, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Ali Mchaourab, MD on receiving the\u00a0Learning!<\/em>\u00a0100 Award.
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April 21, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Punit Vaidya, MD on receiving the FEB Wings of Excellence Award.
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March 17, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Bolu Ajiboye, PhD, on being featured in Nature Medicine.
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March 11, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Cameron McIntyre, PhD, on becoming an AIMBE Fellow.
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March 7, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Nathan Makowski, PhD, on his NIH Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) KL2 award.
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February 24, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Michael Fu, PhD, on his Pedal With Pete Foundation Award.
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February 23, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Ronald Riecher, MD, as one of Crain\u2019s Cleveland Business Health Care Heroes.
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January 8, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates Tina Vrabec who defended her PhD thesis entitled \u201cDirect Current Block of Peripheral Nerve: Electrode and Waveform Development.\u201d
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January 4, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates, Niloy Bhadra, MD, PhD for being awarded $50,000 from the Ohio Third Frontier Commission to further develop a removable device that uses electrical currents to block nerve signals for pain control.
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The Institute for Functional Restoration (IFR), was created at Case Western Reserve University to make available interventions developed on campus that address the functions lost due to spinal cord injury or other paralytic conditions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The 2015 State of the FES Center was presented by Executive Director Robert Kirsch, PhD on October 29th.\u00a0Read Newsletter Online<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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October 27, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates, Niloy Bhadra, MD, PhD receiving a grant award from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation \u201cEvaluation of Percutaneous Electrodes for Direct Current Nerve Block\u201d
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October 14, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates, Dennis\u00a0Bourbeau, PhD receiving a grant award from VA RR&D \u201cAfferent Stimulation to Evoke Recto-colonic Reflex for Colonic Motility\u201d
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October 8, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Congratulations to FES Center investigator Kingman Strohl, MD awarded first round funding from the NIH Common Fund\u2019s Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) program for the opportunity titled, Exploratory Technologies to Understand the Control of Organ Function by the Peripheral Nervous System for SPARC.
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October 5, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The Cleveland FES Center congratulates, Kevin Kilgore, PhD receiving a grant award from NIH NINDS \u201cKilohertz Frequency Alternating Current Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Relief\u201d
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September 29, 2015\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Please join the Cleveland FES Center congratulating P. Hunter Peckham, PhD, for presentation of the 2015 Case Western Reserve Medal for Health Science Innovation, the School of Medicine\u2019s highest honor, for his efforts in advancing research, education and care in extraordinary ways.
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Congratulations to FES Investigator Ela Plow, PhD for receiving the 2015 Cross Over Award from Conquer Paralysis Now!
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September 22, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Please join the Cleveland FES Center congratulating Anne Bryden, OTR\/L, for recognition at
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