Neural Engineering
Neural Engineering applies engineering to understand, interface with, and treat the nervous system. This interdisciplinary field combines cellular- and systems-level neuroscience with imaging, computation, and neural interface technologies. Our researchers develop innovations such as prosthetics and brain stimulation therapies through research that spans basic science and clinical application, with a focus on improving patient outcomes. Students can also earn a graduate certificate in Neural Engineering.
Faculty with Research in this Area
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Mark Dell'Acqua PhD
Professor
Pharmacology
My laboratory's specific research in the area of neuropharmacology focuses on understanding how cAMP and calcium second messenger signaling pathways are organized at the postsynaptic specializations of excitatory neuronal synapses and how these mechanisms are impacted in neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Email:[email protected]
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Daniel Denman PhD
Associate Professor
Physiology and Biophysics
We use quantitative psychophysics, in vivo electrophysiology, in vivo imaging, circuit tracing, and computational methods to study how populations of neurons represent and transform information.
Email:[email protected]
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David DiGregorio PhD
Professor
Physiology and Biophysics
Our lab investigates how the diversity and dynamics of synapses shape neural circuit function and behavior. Using a multi-scale and multi-disciplinary approach-from nanoscale molecular organization to millimeter-scale circuit output-we study how neurons encode time and integrate multisensory information.
Email:[email protected]
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Arjun Fontaine PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Our group develops selective (optogenetic) tools to interface with nerves with a focus on parasympathetic neuromodulation for PTSD.
Email:[email protected]
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Emily Gibson PhD
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering (CU Denver)
The Gibson lab develops advanced optical microscopes for neuroscience research. Our lab uses optogenetic neuromodulation, two- and three-photon microscopy for deep tissue imaging, and miniature microscopes for neurosurgery applications and basic neuroscience research in behaving animal studies.
Email:[email protected]
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Noah Johnson PhD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
My lab develops novel cell and rodent models of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases and uses them to elucidate underlying disease mechanisms and to test new targeted therapeutics.
Email:[email protected]
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Laureline Logiaco PhD
Assistant Professor
Physiology and Biophysics
We study how the brain controls the body during everyday tasks by building neural network models of brain-wide interactions and refining them using experimental data from our collaborators.
Email:[email protected]
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Richard Weir PhD
Associate Research Professor
Biomedical Engineering
The Weir Lab designs artificial hands for persons with upper-limb loss.
Email:[email protected]