Research Students
Projects
Cohort 5 projects
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Development of long-range connections in auditory cortex |
Grace Ang | Claudia Clopath Andrei Kozlov |
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Neurochemical CMOS array – bedside assay of ionic and inflammatory marker from the human brain |
Chiara Cicatiello | Martyn Boutelle Pantelis Georgiou Mark Wilson |
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Surface Electromyography for Brain-Machine Interface Applications |
Irene Mendez-Guerra | Dario Farina Etienne Burdet Emmanuel Drakakis Patrick Kaifosh (Cognescent) |
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| Filip Paskiewicz | Ravi Vaidyanathan Alison McGregor Hildur Einarsdóttir (Ossur) Ásgeir Alexandersson (Ossur) |
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| A clinically-viable brain-computer interface for inducing neuroplasticity for stroke rehabilitation | Alex Clarke | Dario Farina Paul Bentley |
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| Development of non-invasive deep brain stimulation technology | Patrycja Dzialecka | Nir Grossman Bill Wisden Paul Matthews |
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| Whole-brain dynamics and higher cognitive processing in disorders of consciousness | Will Trender | Adam Hampshire Aldo Faisal Rob Leech Gregory Scott |
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| Engineering tactile signals to aid hearing in noisy background | Pierre Guilleminot | Tobias Reichenbach Etienne Burdet |
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| 3D-resolved optogenetic excitation using time-averaged speckle patterns | Isabell Whiteley | Chris Rowlands Paul Chadderton |
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| Closed-loop, personalized brain stimulation intervention for impairment of cognitive control | Matteo Vinao-Carl | David Sharp Nir Grossman Adam Hampshire Peter Hellyer |
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| 3D ultrasound computed tomography of the brain | Oscar Bates | Mengxing Tang Mike Warner Matthew Williams |
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| Cohort 5 (2018) | ||||
Cohort 4 projects
| Project title | Student | Photo | Supervisors | Collaborators/partners |
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| One-probe - a new device for non-penetrative monitoring of the injured brain | De-Shaine Murray |  |
Martyn Boutelle Mark Wilson |
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| Large-Area Flexible Plastic Electronic Sensor for 2D Neural Recording | James Tyrrell |  |
Alasdair Campbell Martyn Boutelle |
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| Mathematical and computational analyses of plastic spiking recurrent networks | Amadeus Maes |  |
Claudia Clopath Mauricio Barahona |
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| Spinal motor neurons control of redundant robotic system | Mario Bracklein |  |
Dario Farina Etienne Burdet |
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| A multi-sensor, hybrid model- and signal-based control system for powered lower limb prostheses | Hristo Dimitrov |  |
Dario Farina Anthony Bull Bernhard Graimann (OttoBock) |
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| AutoTRIAGE: a clinical, computational and biomechanical investigation of the feasibility of using vehicular event data recorders for assessing head trauma severity in collisions | Claire Baker |  |
Mazdak Ghajari David Sharp Phiip Martin (Transport Research Laboratory) Mark Wilson |
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| The bionic spinal cord bridge: Combined therapies for neural regeneration | Gillian Koehl |  |
Rylie Green Simone Di Giovanni |
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| Development of a diagnostic battery for probing individual differences in network function | Richard Daws |  |
Adam Hampshire Pete Hellyer Rob Leech |
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| Large scale population functional connectomic parcellation and individual variation | Sam Podmore |  |
Paul Matthews Yi-ke Guo |
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| High resolution imaging of multimodal nanoparticles for treatment of brain cancers | Jonny Taylor |  |
Alexandra Porter Matthew Williams Mary Ryan |
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| Developing a novel type of neurostimulation to foster speech processing and rehabilitation from aphasia | Mikolaj Kegler |  |
Tobias Reichenbach Mauricio Barahona Rob Leech |
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| A two photon imaging platform for characterising memory circuit dynamics and response to therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative disease | Seigfred Prado |  |
Simon Schultz Bill Wisden Keith Wafford (Eli Lilly) |
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| Neuronal Interfacing System for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Interrogations using Materials-based Nanotechnologies | Alessandra Lo Fiego |  |
Molly Stevens Simone Di Giovanni |
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| Monitoring muscle fatigue using novel wireless sensors | Dan Terracina- Barcas |  |
Paul Strutton Pantelis Georgiou |
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| A Robotic Instrument for Adaptive Neurostimulation | Nathan Steadman |  |
Ravi Vaidyanathan Peter Brown (Oxford University) Dipankar Nandi Huling Tan (Oxford University) |
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| Cohort 4 (2017) | ||||
Cohort 3 projects
Cohort 2 projects
| Project title | Student | Photo | Supervisors | Collaborators/partners |
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| Robot-assisted fMRI investigation of learning in newborn infants | Sofia Dall'Orso |  |
Prof Etienne Burdet Prof Daniel Rueckert Prof David Edwards |
Dr Tomoko Arichi (KCL) |
| ReBooT: Restoring Brain Operation with Technology; Microelectronics to enable an open source instrument for exploring closed loop neural systems | Konstantinos Petkos |  |
Dr Emmanuel Drakakis Dr Timothy Denison (industrial advisor - Medtronic) Prof Peter Brown (Oxford University) |
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| Neural network mechanisms of inhibitory and attentional control | Darije Custovic |  |
Dr Adam Hampshire Dr Claudia Clopath |
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| Developing technology to enable macroscopic imaging of neuronal connectivity to quantify changes during health and disease | Gerald Moore |  |
Dr Stephen Brickley Dr Simon Schultz |
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| Axo-glial pathology in Multiple Sclerosis and its potential effects on neurotransmission | Patricia Gallego |  |
Prof Richard Reynolds Dr Aldo Faisal Dr Kambiz Alavian |
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| Peripheral nerve decoding algorithms for bioelectronic medicines | Carl Lubba |  |
Dr Simon Schultz Dr Nick Jones Dr Victor Pikov (industrial advisor - Galvani Bioelectronics) |
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| Towards whole brain functional imaging in freely moving subjects | Tom Robins |  |
Dr Mengxing Tang Dr Paul Chadderton |
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| Lesion-symptom mapping using motion-tracking: How neural trauma impacts motor function | Lewis Formstone |  |
Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan Dr Paul Bentley Prof Etienne Burdet Prof Alison McGregor |
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| Integrated Sensor Suite to Investigate Neurological Dysfunction in Balance | James Clarke |  |
Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan Prof Alison McGregor Dr Rob Hart (industrial advisor - McLaren Applied Technologies) Dr Caroline Hargrove (industrial advisor - McLaren Applied Technologies) |
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| Ultrasound technology to deliver novel theranostic agents to malignant brain tumours | Tiffany Chan |  |
Prof Ramon Vilar Dr James Choi Dr Matt Williams |
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| Cohort 2 (2015) | ||||
Cohort 1 projects
Aligned students
| Project | Student | Photo | Supervisors |
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| In conjunction with my supervisors, I am exploring how exact parameters of deep brain neural stimulation can ameliorate symptoms of tremor, muscle rigidity, speech impairment, and loss of balance. My role lies in the development of instrumentation and algorithms that will optimise the inputs for stimulation based on their measured effect on patient symptoms, with the goal of improving long term care and efficiency in both the operating theatre and during therapy sessions. Ideally this will lead to better patient quality of life through improved coordination, and reduced trauma from issues such as falls associated with loss of balance. Paolo began his study with the MRes in Medical Device Design and Entrepreneurship before proceeding to the PhD. |
Paolo Angeles (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan (Mechanical Engineering) Prof Etienne Burdet (Bioengineering) Dipankar Nandi (Medicine) Nicola Pavese (Consultant Neurology) |
| Information transmission through cross-frequency coupling: revealing the frequency structure of information exchange in the brain PhD project (Wellcome Trust Fellowship) |
Christian Martin (Bioengineering) |
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| A Teleoperative Sensory Motor Control Interface (TSMCI) EPSRC ICASE PhD project (McLaren Applied Technologies Corporate Sponsor) |
Christopher Caulcrick (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan Prof Alison McGregor Dr Caleb Swade (McLaren Applied Technologies) |
| A Teleoperative Sensory Motor Control Interface (TSMCI) PhD project (US Office of Naval Research Sponsor) |
Sam Wilson (Mechanical Engineering) |
Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan Prof Alison McGregor Prof R Harkins (US Naval Postgraduate School) |
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| A data analysis pipeline for two photon calcium imaging in mouse models of dementia MRes Neurotechnology project |
Solomia Boretska |  |
Prof Simon Schultz Dr Paul Chadderton |
| Development of machine learning decoders of brain functional connectivity states MRes Neurotechnology project |
Jiewon Kang |  |
Dr Robert Leech Dr Adam Hampshire |
| Structural changes in brain circuitry in healthy ageing MRes Neurotechnology project |
Jean-Charles Mariani |  |
Dr Paul Chadderton Dr Stephen Brickley |
| CDT-aligned students | |||