Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Society-Informed Neurotechnology Development
Discussion Leader: Jennifer French (Neurotech Network, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:05 pm
Timothy Denison (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
"Pediatric BCI"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Laura Cabrera (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Ethical Issues of Novel Neuroelectronic Interfaces: Old Wine in New Bottles?"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:05 pm
Kelly Gurka (University of Florida, United States)
"Implementation Science for Neurotechnology"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Understanding the Brain & Neural-Interface Materials
Discussion Leaders: Shreya Saxena (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, United States) and Christina Tringides (ETHZ, Switzerland)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Juan Alvaro Gallego (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"How Can We Improve Brain-Computer Interface Control? A Neuroscience Perspective"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Bijan Pesaran (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Decoding and Manipulating Multiregional Communication in the Primate Brain"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am
Felix Deku (University of Oregon, United States)
"Neural Implants Based on Amorphous Silicon Carbide Thin-Films"
11:05 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
Flavia Vitale (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Multiscale Neuroelectronics for Brain Monitoring and Stimulation"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:05 pm
Zhenan Bao (Stanford University, United States)
"Skin-Inspired Materials and Sensors for Neurointerface"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Erika Ross Ellison (ONWARD Medical, The Netherlands)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Electrode Characterization
Discussion Leader: Francesca Santoro (RWTH Aachen / Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Kevin Otto (UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, United States)
"A Brief History of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) of Chronically Implanted Neural Microelectrodes"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Mark Orazem (University of Florida, United States)
"EIS Measurement and Process Modeling"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Stuart Cogan (University of Texas at Dallas, United States)
"Structure and Electrochemical Characterization of Neural Stimulation Electrode Coatings"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Lan Luan (Rice University, United States)
"EIS of Bi-Directional, Long-Lasting, Ultraflexible Neural Interface"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Neural-Interface Hardware
Discussion Leader: Wen Li (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Razi-ul Haque (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
"Beyond Microfabrication: Engineering Practical Flexible Neural-Interface Systems"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Duygu Kuzum (University of California San Diego, United States)
"Innovating Beyond Electrophysiology: Multimodal Neural Implants to Understand Brain Function"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Jia Liu (Harvard University, United States)
"Soft and Flexible Bioelectronics for Brain-Machine Interfaces"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
George Malliaras (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Thin Film Technology for Neuroelectronic Interfaces"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Barun Dutta (IMEC, Belgium)
"Neuropixels Platform: High Resolution Multi-Modal Neural Interfaces"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Neural-Interface Packaging
Discussion Leader: Kyungjin Kim (University of Connecticut, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Loren Rieth (West Virginia University, United States)
"Integration and Packaging for Microelectrode Interfaces to Diverse Neural Targets"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Adam Khalifa (University of Florida, United States)
"Challenges and Solutions in Packaging Tiny Implantable Neuroelectronic Devices"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Timothy Constandinou (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Recent Advances in Chip-Scale Packaging for Neural Implants"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Eckardt Bihler (Dyconex AG, Switzerland)
"Thin-Film Electrodes for Neural Applications Based on Liquid-Crystal-Polymer Substrates"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
CNS Neural Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Amy Orsborn (University of Washington, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Karunesh Ganguly (UCSF, United States)
"Using Advanced Brain Interfaces to Decode Speech"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Alik Widge (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Controlling Brain Networks Through Oscillation-Locked Stimulation"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Sridevi Sarma (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"The Source-Sink Index: A New Scalp EEG Biomarker for Understanding Pathologies in Brain Networks"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Marco Capogrosso (RNEL, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"Spinal Neurotechnologies for the Recovery of Voluntary Motor Control in Motor Disorders"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Karen Moxon (UC Davis, United States)
"Developing Neural Interfaces for Postural Control"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
PNS Neural Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Tina Vrabec (Metrohealth Medical Center, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Silvestro Micera (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Intraneural Stimulation to Restore Sensory, Motor and Autonomic Functions in Disabled People"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Michael Kilgard (University of Texas at Dallas, United States)
"Using Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Sensory, Motor, and Cognitive Recovery"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Shriya Srinivasan (Harvard, United States)
"Neural Interfaces for Gastrointestinal Motility and Neuromodulation"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Andrew Shoffstall (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
"High-Resolution Mapping of the Vagus Nerve for Autonomic Neuromodulation"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Beyond Electrical Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Anqi Zhang (Stanford University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Kristen Kozielski (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
"Magnetoelectric Nanomaterials for Wireless Neuronal Modulation"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Maysam Chamanzar (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
"Electro-Optic Multiplexing for Massive Scaling of Electrophysiology Recording"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Jae-Woong Jeong (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea)
"Advancements in Wireless Optogenetic Implants for Neuromodulation in the Brain"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Alan Urban (Neuro-Electronics Research Flanders (NERF), Belgium)
"OpenfUS: A Pioneering Open-Source Functional Ultrasound Platform for Brain Activity Imaging and Analysis"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Nako Nakatsuka (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)
"Nanoscale Aptamer-Based Biosensors for Neurochemical Detection"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Translating Neural Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Florian Solzbacher (The University of Utah, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Tracy Laabs (Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, Switzerland)
"Translating Neurotechnology for Clinical Impact"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Hubert Lim (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Translating a New Auditory Nerve Implant by Partnering with Academia, Industry, and Government Stakeholders"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
Ellis Meng (University of Southern California, United States)
"Translating Neural Technologies Using NIH-Funded Open-Source Platforms"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Nitish Thakor (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"NIH Blueprint Medtech Program for Healing Disorders of the Nervous System"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure