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Ting Curriculum Vita

EDUCATION

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 1990
M.S.E. Biomechanical Engineering, Stanford University 1993
Ph.D. Biomechanics Division , Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University 1998
postdoc Physiologie et Biologie de la Motricité, Université de Paris V
postdoc Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University

APPOINTMENTS

2002-

 Assistant Professor, Wallace Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University

2002-

 Program Faculty Member, Bioengineering Graduate Program Georgia Institute of Technology

2002-

 Training Faculty, Neuroscience Program Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Emory University
2005- Adjunct Faculty, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

2006-

 Adjunct Faculty, School of Applied Physiology Georgia Institute of Technology

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 1986-1990 Drake Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
  • 1986-1990 Honorary Chancellor's Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley
  • 1991-1994 National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
  • 1997-1998 Chateaubriand Postdoctoral Fellowship, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 1999-2002 Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 1999 NIH F32 Postdoctoral National Research Service Award (top 2.7%-ile, award declined)
  • 2002 Journal of Biomechanics Award finalist, IV World Congress of Biomechanics
  • 2004 Teaching Excellence Award, Biomedical Engineering Student Advisory Board, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 2006 Junior Faculty Teaching Award, Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching/British Petroleum, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 2007 Arthur C. Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology, American Physiological Society
  • 2007 Above and Beyond Award, Biomedical Engineering Society, Georgia Institute of Technology Chapter

EXTRAMURAL FUNDING

  • 2003-2006 Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Engineering Reseach Grant
  • 2004-2009 NIH NICHD R01 Neuromechanical Modeling of Postural Responses
  • 2007-2012 NIH NINDS R01 Neuromechanical Determinants of Muscle Activity in Human Postural Responses

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Scientific Society Memberships

Professional Service Activities

  • NIH Sensorimotor Integration (SMI) Study Section; Integrative, Functional, and Cognitive Neuroscience (IFCN) Integrated Review Group, Regular Member
  • Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Editorial Board Member

Manuscript review for (selected list):

  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological Cybernetics
  • Experimental Brain Research
  • Gait and Posture
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
  • Journal of Applied Biomechanics
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Journal of Neuroscience

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  • Full, R.J., Blickhan, R., Ting, L.H. (1991) Leg design and function in hexapedal runners. Journal of Experimental Biology 158: 369-390. PDF

  • Blickhan, R., Full, R.J., and Ting, L. (1993) Exoskeletal strain: evidence for trot-gallop transition in rapidly moving ghost crabs. Journal of Experimental Biology 179: 301-321. PDF

  • Ting, L.H., Full, R.J., and Blickhan, R. (1994) Dynamic and static stability in hexapedal runners. Journal of Experimental Biology 197:251-2269. PDF

  • Ting, L.H., Raasch, C.C., Brown, D.A., Kautz, S.A., and Zajac, F.E. (1998) Sensorimotor state of the contralateral leg affects ipsilateral muscle coordination of pedaling. Journal of Neurophysiology 80(3): 1341-1351. PDF

  • Ting, L.H., Kautz, S.A., Brown, D.A., and Zajac, F.E., (1999) Bilateral integration of sensorimotor signaling during pedaling. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 860:513-516.

  • Ting, L.H., Kautz, S.A., Brown, D.A. and Zajac, F.E. (1999) Phase reversal of biomechanical function pairs and muscle activity in backward pedaling. Journal of Neurophysiology 81 (2): 544-551. PDF

  • Ting, L.H., Kautz, S.A., Brown, D.A., and Zajac, F.E. (2000) Influence of bilateral sensorimotor state on flexion-phase coordination of human locomotion. Journal of Neurophysiology 83: 3351:3365. PDF

  • Brizzi, L., Ting, L.H., Kouchtir-Devanne, N., Jami, L. and Zytnicki, D. (2002) Positive proprioceptive feedback elicited by isometric ankle flexor contractions on pretibial motoneurons in anesthetized cats. Journal of Neurophysiology 88:2207-2214. PDF

  • Stapley, P.J., Ting, L.H., Hulliger, M., Macpherson, J.M. (2002) Automatic postural responses to support surface translation are delayed by pyridoxine-induced propioceptive loss. Journal of Neuroscience 22(14):5803-5807. PDF

  • Ting L.H.*, Macpherson J.M. (2004) Ratio of shear to load ground reaction force may underlie the directional tuning of the automatic postural response to rotation and translation. Journal of Neurophysiology 92:808-823. PDF

  • Ting L.H.*, Macpherson J.M. (2005) A limited set of muscle synergies for force control during a postural task. Journal of Neurophysiology 93:609-613. PDF

  • Stapley, P.J., Ting, L.H., Kuifu, C., Everaert, D.G., Macpherson, J.M. (2006) Bilateral vestibular loss leads to active destabilization of balance during voluntary head turns in the standing cat. Journal of Neurophysiology 95:3783-3797. PDF

  • Torres-Oviedo, G., Macpherson J.M. Ting L.H.* (2006) Muscle synergy organization is robust across a variety of postural perturbations. Journal of Neurophysiology 96:1530-1546. PDF

  • McKay, J.L., Burkholder, T.J., Ting, L.H.* (2007) Biomechanical capabilities influence postural control strategies in the cat hindlimb. Journal of Biomechanics, 40(10):2254-2260, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.10.013 PDF

  • Macpherson, J.M, Everaert, D.G., Stapley, P.J., Ting, L.H (2007) Bilateral vestibular loss in cats leads to active destabilization of balance during pitch rotation of the support surface. Journal of Neurophysiology 97:4357-4367. PDF

  • Bunderson, N.E., Ting, L.H., Burkholder, T.J. (2007) Asymmetric interjoint feedback contributes to postural control of redundant multi-link systems. Journal of Neural Engineering 4:234-245. PDF

  • van Antwerp, K.V, Burkholder, T.J., Ting, L.H.* (2007) Interjoint coupling effects on muscle contributions to endpoint force and acceleration in a musculoskeletal model of the cat hindlimb. Journal of Biomechanics doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.001 PDF

  • Torres-Oviedo, G., Ting L.H.* (2007) Muscle synergies characterizing human postural responses. Journal of Neurophysiology. doi:10.1152/jn.01360.2006 PDF

  • Lockhart, D.B., Ting L.H.* (2007) Optimal feedback transformations for balance. Nature Neuroscience. doi:10.1038/nn1986 PDF; also, Matt Tresch's News and Views commentary on the article.

  • Ting, L.H.* (2007) "Dimensional reduction in sensorimotor systems: a framework for understanding muscle coordination of posture". In Computational Neuroscience: Theoretical Insights into Brain Function, Cisek, P., Drew, T. & Kalaska, J.F. (eds), Progress In Brain Research, 165:301-325, Amsterdam: Elsevier. PDF

  • McKay, J.L., Ting, L.H.*(2008) Functional muscle synergies constrain force production during postural tasks. Journal of Biomechanics 41(2):299-306, doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.09.012
  • Welch, T.D.J., Ting, L.H.* (2008) A feedback model predicts muscle activity during human postural responses to support surface translations. Journal of Neurophysiology 99:1032-1038,doi:10.1152/jn.01110.2007
  • Bunderson, N.E., Burkholder, T.J., Ting, L.H.* (2008) Reduction of neuromuscular redundancy for postural force generation using an intrinsic stability criterion. Journal of Biomechanics. In press.
  • Ting, L.H.*, McKay, J.L. (2008) Neuromechanics of muscle synergies for posture and movement. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. In press

RECENT ABSTRACTS

  • Chvatal, S.A., Torres-Oveido, G, Ting, L.H. Shared muscle synergies in the stance leg during stepping and non-stepping postural responses. International Society for Posture and Gait Research Meeting (Burlington, VT 2007)

  • Ting, L.H., Neuromechanics of muscle coordination during postural control. Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology (Vancouver, BC 2007)

  • McKay, J.L, Ting, L.H., Coordinating Muscles and Limbs for Postural Control in the Cat. Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology (Vancouver, BC 2007)

  • Bunderson, N.E., Burkholder, T.J., Ting, L.H., Stability Criteria Reduce Neuromuscuslar Redundancy in Postural Control. Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology (Vancouver, BC 2007)

  • van Antwerp, K.V., Ting, L.H., Neural circuits reflect inter-joint mechanical coupling. Eighth International Congress of Neuroethology (Vancouver, BC 2007)

  • McKay, J.L, Torres-Oviedo, G., Ting, L.H., Neuromechanical modeling of functional muscle synergies for postural control in the cat. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting (Stanford, CA 2007)

  • Bunderson, N.E., Burkholder, T.J., Ting, L.H., Stability criteria reduce neuromuscular redundancy in postural control. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting (Stanford, CA 2007)

  • Sundar, K., DeWeerth, S.P., Ting, L.H., An unconstrained workloop approach to study stability in the in vitro frog muscle. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting (Stanford, CA 2007)

  • Tsai, Y., Ting, L.H., Asymmetric stability margin of postural responses to perturbation in unilateral transtibial amputees. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting (Stanford, CA 2007)

  • Torres-Oveido, G, Ting, L.H., Muscle synergies for postural control are robustly used across multiple postural configurations. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting (Stanford, CA 2007)