In the Neural Engineering Center (NEC) in Case Western Reserve University's Department of Biomedical Engineering, our scientists are dedicated to research and education at the interface between neuroscience and engineering. We share the common goal of analyzing the function of the nervous system, developing methods to restore damaged neurological function, and creating artificial neuronal systems by integrating physical, chemical, mathematical, biological and engineering tools.
Our primary members and emeriti faculty (listed below) work closely with the following groups to advance the work of the NEC:
NEC Primary Members
Abidemi Bolu Ajiboye
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringEmail: abidemi.ajiboye@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6814
Jeffrey Capadona, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringEmail: jeffrey.capadona@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5486
Hamid Charkhkar, PhD
Research Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringSchool of MedicineEmail: hamid.charkhkar@case.edu
Phone: 216.791.3800 ext. 62924
Dominique M. Durand, PhD
Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Professor in Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringSchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceCase School of EngineeringProfessorDepartment of NeurosciencesSchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of Physiology and BiophysicsSchool of MedicineDirectorNeural Engineering CenterDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringSchool of MedicineEmail: dominique.durand@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3974
Kenneth Gustafson
Associate ProfessorNeural Engineering CenterDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringEmail: kenneth.gustafson@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.8626
Robert Kirsch
Chair and Allen H. and Constance T. Ford ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringEmail: robert.kirsch@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4063
Michael Moffitt, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringSchool of MedicineEmail: michael.moffitt@case.edu
Aasef G. Shaikh, MD, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of NeurologyCase Western Reserve UniversitySchool of MedicineStaff NeurologistUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterEmail: aasef.shaikh@case.edu
Andrew Shoffstall
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringEmail: andrew.shoffstall@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1213
Ronald J. Triolo
ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of OrthodonticsCase School of EngineeringDirectorAdvanced Platform Technology Center of the Department of Veterans AffairsStaff ScientistDepartment of OrthopaedicsMetroHealth SystemEmail: ronald.triolo@case.edu
Phone: 216.791.3800
Dustin Tyler
ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringKent H. Smith Professor II of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringDirectorHuman FusionsAssociate DirectorCleveland Advanced Platform for TechnologyEmail: dustin.tyler@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0319
Emeriti Faculty
Patrick E. Crago
Professor Emeritus Department of Biomedical Engineering Case School of Engineering School of Medicine
Email: patrick.crago@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3977
J. Thomas (Tom) Mortimer
Emeritus Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Case School of Engineering School of Medicine
Email: j.mortimer@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3973
P. Hunter Peckham, PhD
Distinguished University Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering Case School of Engineering School of Medicine
Director Cleveland VA Rehabilitation R&D Center of Excellence on FES - Functional Electrical Stimulation
Associate Director of Technology Transfer Cleveland FES Center
Email: p.peckham@case.edu
Phone: 216.778.3480