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 2004 Hybrid Neural Microsystems IGERT Fellows and Scholars 

Heather

Heather Brant
Graduate Program: Bioengineering (BMED)

Additional Fellowship: 2006 NSF GRFP Fellow
Area of Study: Motor control at the behavioral and neural network level
Email : heather.brant@bme.gatech.edu  
Advisor: Young Hui-Chang (Applied Physiology, BMED - GT) and Shawn Hochman (Physiology – Emory) 

4

Scott Buscemi
Graduate Program: Bioengineering (BMED)

Left with MS Degree In Electrical and Computer Engineering in Spring 2007

6

Isaac Clements
Graduate Program: Bioengineering (ECE)

Additional Fellowship: TI:GER IGERT Fellow
Area of Study: Nerve regeneration into an interfacing electrode
Email : isaac.clements@bme.gatech.edu
Advisors: Ravi Bellamkonda (BMED - GT) and Robert Butera (ECE - GT)

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Jeremy Lewi
Graduate Program: Bioengineering (BMED)
Additional Fellowship: DOE Krell Fellowship

Area of Study: Optimal Experimental Design:An Information Theory Based Approach
Email : jeremy.lewi@bme.gatech.edu  
Advisor: Robert Butera (ECE - GT)

10

George McConnell (Scholar)

Graduate Program: Bioengineering (BMED)

Area of Study: Neuro-integrative coatings for improved chronic recording

Email : georgemc@neuro.gatech.edu
Advisor: Ravi Bellamkonda (BMED - GT)

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John Melonakos(Scholar)
Graduate Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Area of Study: Automated PDE-based algorithms for neural fiber segmentation in diffusion MRI

Email : jmelonak@ece.gatech.edu
Advisor: Allen Tanenbaum (ECE - GT)

 

Cassie

Cassie Sue Mitchell
Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering 

Additional Fellowship: 2004 NSF GRFP Fellow
Area of Study: The use of computational models to elucidate mechanisms and suggest treatments for spasticity and chronic pain after spinal cord injury.
Email : cassie.mitchell@bme.gatech.edu
Advisors: Robert Lee (BMED - Emory) and Shawn Hochman (Physiology – Emory) 

Victoria

Victoria Smith Stahl
Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering 
Area of Study: Investigating the neuromodulatory and biomechanical role of crural fascia
Email : victoria.smith@bme.gatech.edu

Advisors: Richard Nichols (Physiology - Emory) and   Lena Ting (BMED - GT)

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Kartik Sundar(Scholar)
Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering 
Area of Study:
Email : kartik@gatech.edu

Advisor: Stephen DeWeerth (BMED – GT)

Randy

Randy Weinstein(Scholar)
Graduate Program: Bioengineering (ECE)
Area of Study: High Performance Neural Modeling on FPGAs
Email : randyw@neuro.gatech.edu

Advisor: Robert H. Lee (BMED – Emory)

Graduated December 2006

Brock

Brock Wester
Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering 
Area of Study: Electrophysiology of Neural Systems following Injury
Email : brock.wester@bme.gatech.edu 
Advisors: Robert Lee (BMED - Emory)  and Michelle LaPlaca (BMED - GT)

Michael

Terrence Michael Wright
Graduate Program: Neuroscience (Emory) 
Area of Study:
Email : terrence.m.wright@emory.edu
Advisors: Ron Calabrese (Biology/Neuroscience - Emory) and Robert Butera (ECE – GT)