Integrated Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation Training Program

这份建议书描述了我们的“综合神经工程和康复训练”计划， 培养生物医学工程博士毕业生，他们结合了最先进的神经工程专业知识 (生物工程领域)，真正了解临床康复的实践和挑战。 这款T32是凯斯西储大学生物医学工程系的中心，但也 包括我们当地几个医疗中心的大力参与。我们的T32专门专注于 博士前培训-自1999年以来已培训了76名学生。我们正在申请2个补充项目的资金 博士前职位为期一年，机构资金支持他们参加培训计划的第二年。 我们预计每年将培养8名BME博士生，这是我们项目的补充。实习生 接受工程或相关学科的本科培训。他们满足了严格的 符合BME博士项目的要求，并受益于其现有功能，同时我们的T32项目增加了价值 通过高度协作和跨学科的研究项目、临床沉浸体验和独特的 访问访问研讨会的演讲者。我们正在创建一门基于虚拟现实的神经解剖课程(利用 我们与Microsoft HoloLens计划的独特关系)，包括正式和非正式的多样性培训， 以及通过更多具有行业经验的教师、代表性不足的培训师来实现导师队伍的多元化，以 促进招募和培训妇女、少数民族和贫困学生参加该计划。 我们培训计划的具体目标是：(1)为我们的受训人员在以下领域的职业生涯做好准备 康复和神经工程学；(2)提供严谨的工程学教育，为未来奠定基础 创新；(3)在神经刺激的开发和应用方面提供专门知识和 克服神经障碍的干预措施；(4)提供建模和模拟方面的专门知识； (5)提供广泛的、亲身实践的临床沉浸体验，为每个实习生准备翻译 职业；(6)在脑机接口的部署和集成方面提供专门知识；及(7) 提供现实世界的专业发展培训，以提高毕业后的成功。 我们已经组建了一个杰出的导师团队，他们担任以下三个角色之一：研究培训 作为受训者主要研究顾问的导师(17人)、副研究培训导师(5人) 他们是T32学员委员会的内容专家，以及康复和临床培训导师(12人) 确保每个受训人员研究项目的临床相关性的外科学科。我们正在进行 增加新的导师(3)，以进一步多样化导师库。实习生项目主题包括电极 发展；脑机接口；感觉恢复；疼痛管理；刺激模式设计； 神经运动控制机制；神经生物材料、保护和修复；对患有 神经障碍；神经康复；建模和模拟；以及脑机接口。

This proposal describes our “Integrated Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation Training” program that produces biomedical engineering Ph.D. graduates who combine state-of-the-art expertise in neural engineering (an area of bioengineering) with a genuine appreciation of the practice and challenges of clinical rehabilitation. This T32 is centered in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, but also includes the strong participation of several of our local medical centers. Our T32 is focused exclusively on predoctoral training - having trained 76 students since 1999. We are requesting funding for 2 supplemental predoctoral positions for one year, with institutional funds to support their second year in the training program. We expect to train a total 8 BME Ph.D. students per year with this added supplement to our program. Trainees enter with undergraduate training in engineering or a closely related discipline. They satisfy the rigorous requirements of the BME Ph.D. program and benefit from its existing features, while our T32 program adds value through highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects, a clinical immersion experience, and unique access to visiting seminar speakers. We are creating a virtual reality-based Neural Anatomy course (exploiting our unique relationship with the Microsoft HoloLens program), including formal and informal diversity training, and diversifying out mentoring pool with more faculty with industry experience, underrepresented trainers, to facilitate the recruitment and training of women, minorities, and disadvantaged students to the program. The specific objectives of our training program are: (1) Prepare our trainees for productive careers in rehabilitation and neural engineering; (2) Provide a rigorous engineering education that forms the basis for future innovation; (3) Provide specific expertise in the development and application of neural stimulation and interventions for overcoming neurological disorders; (4) Provide specific expertise in modeling and simulation; (5) Provide an extensive, hands-on clinical immersion experience that prepares each trainee for a translational career; (6) Provide specific expertise in the deployment and integration of Brain Computer Interfaces; and (7) Provide real-world professional development training to enhance post-graduation success. We have assembled a distinguished group of mentors who serve in one of three roles: Research Training mentors (17) who are the primary research advisors of the trainees, Associate Research Training Mentors (5) who are content experts on T32 trainee committees, and Clinical Training Mentors (12) from rehabilitation and surgical disciplines who insure the clinical relevance of each trainee research project. We are in the process of adding new mentors (3) to further diversity the mentor pool. Trainee project topics include electrode development; brain computer interfacing; sensory restoration; pain management; stimulation pattern design; neural motor control mechanisms; neural biomaterials, protection, and repair; interventions to individuals with neurological disorders; neurorehabilitation; modeling and simulation; and brain-computer interfacing.