August 2024 Newsletter

A CNT Monthly Newsletter

August 2024

HONORS AND AWARDS

Congratulations to CNT co-director Chet Moritz who received an Outstanding Mentorship Award from the UW Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Congratulations to CNT faculty member Matt Reynolds who received an Outstanding Teaching Award from the UW Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The CNT Research Experience for Undergraduates Research Symposium will be held on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 in the Gates Center Bldg. (CSE2), 4th floor, Zillow Room, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Short talks from 9-noon; posters from 1-3 pm. The event is open to the public.
Registration is now open for the 2024 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL; October 5-9, 2024).

CNT IN THE NEWS

Top: YSP-REACH students; bottom: Chet Moritz and YSP students

The 2024 YSP-REACH was held at the University of Washington (July 15-19, 2024). High school students interested in neural engineering and neuroscience learned about neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, BCIs, electrical stimulation of the nervous system, neurotechnology for stroke rehabiliation and neuroethics from Rajesh Rao, Azadeh Yazdan, Chet Moritz, Sara Goering and Eric Chudler,

NEW CNT PUBLICATIONS

Rao, R.P.N. A sensory-motor theory of the neocortex. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Jun 27. doi: 10.1038/s41593-024-01673-9.
Gelenitis, K., Santamaria, A., Pradarelli, J., Rieger, M., Inanici, F., Tefertiller, C., Field-Fote, E., Guest, J., Suggitt, J., Turner, A., D’Amico, J.M. and Moritz. C. Non-invasive transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation programming recommendations for the treatment of upper extremity impairment in tetraplegia. Neuromodulation. 2024 Jul 2:S1094-7159(24)00111-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2024.05.005.
Kunte, M., Chanfón, L.C., Nimbalkar, S., Bunnell, J., Barajas, E.R., Vazquez, M.E., Trejo-Rodriguez, D., Faucher, C., Smith, S. and Kassegne, S. Insights into molecular and bulk mechanical properties of glassy carbon through molecular dynamics simulations and mechanical tensile testing, J. Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 34, Number 8, 2024.