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People

Meet current members, investigative collaborators, undergraduate researchers, and alumni of the Neural Engineering & Modulation Laboratory at the Marquette University and ʼһ Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Current Members

Led by founding director and principal investigator, Dr. Jordan J. Williams, the team at the Neural Engineering & Modulation Laboratory specializes in neurophysiology, muscle physiology, optical and electrical stimulation, virus handling/injection, imaging, histology, and fabrication techniques that support various investigations into neural prosthetic and viral gene therapy research.

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Jordan Williams, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Neurosurgery

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Edward Harwick

Medical Student

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Lee Hermann

Engineer I

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Emma Moravec

Graduate Student

Collaborative Investigators

Dr. Williams and the team at the NEMo Lab work closely with collaborative investigators at the ʼһ, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the University of Pittsburgh specializing in Biomedical Engineering, Neurosurgery, Neurobiology, and Ophthalmology.

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Matthew D. Budde, PhD

Associate Professor

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Leah Byrne, PhD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

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Kip Ludwig, PhD

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

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Andrew Schwartz, PhD

Professor of Neurobiology

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows

Nathan Balthazor (2022)
Gavin DeGroot (2022)
Riley Mitchell (2022)

Alumni

Alumni of the Neural Engineering & Modulation Laboratory have made lasting and invaluable contributions to our research, contributions that remain embedded in new discoveries and the progression of technologies for peripheral motor optogenetics and brain-computer interfaces.

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Brandon Kloehn

Undergraduate Research Assistant

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Arsenii Pavlenko

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Join Us!

The team at the Neural Engineering & Modulation Laboratory is always looking for individuals with an interest in working to develop science and technologies that advance our understanding and treatment of spinal cord injury and disease. For more information on joining the NEMo Lab, contact Dr. Jordan Williams.