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WTTW News Segment on Center for Bionic Medicine Wins a Regional Emmy
WTTW News aired a story that showcased the work of Dr. Levi Hargrove and team, which aims to advance the capability and usability of bionic limbs. The piece won a regional Emmy for outstanding work in the category of health and medicine.
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$8.7 Million NIH Grant for First-of-its-Kind Bionic Arm Osseointegration Study
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab was awarded $8.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance the field of bionics by applying osseointegration in a novel manner.
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Know Stroke Podcast Features Interview with Dr. Arun Jayaraman
Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD, executive director, Technology & Innovation Hub (tiHUB), was featured for a special World Stroke Day-themed interview.
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Drs. Chen, Jayaraman and Rymer Featured in Documentary About Former Patient
In mid-August, former patient Rob Heitz plans to swim the San Francisco Bay — from Alcatraz Island back to shore — to raise funds and awareness for the Paralysis Recovery Foundation, which he founded. Episode 3 of Escaping Paralysis — a docuseries following Rob’s story — includes interviews with three Shirley Ryan AbilityLab experts: David Chen, MD, section chief, Spinal Cord Injury; Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD, executive director, Technology & Innovation Hub; and Zev Rymer, MD, PhD, director, Sensory Motor Performance Program.
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Dr. Arun Jayaraman Promoted to Full Professor
When the 2022-23 academic year commences in September, there will be a new full professor among the ranks of educators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD, director, Max Nader Center for Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes Research, and executive director, Technology and Innovation Hub (tiHUB), is being promoted from associate professor.
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Dr. Levi Hargrove Featured on CNBC
CNBC’s The News with Shepard Smith recently aired a segment on artificial touch in prosthetic limbs. The story included quotes from Levi Hargrove, PhD, scientific chair, Regenstein Foundation Center for Bionic Medicine, offering expert opinion on the future of bionics.
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Limb Reconstruction Webinar
Center for Bionic Medicine researchers and collaborators led an online webinar on April 6, 2021 focused on innovations in limb reconstruction for people with limb loss and impairments.
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Hargrove Joins Bionics Podcast
Levi Hargrove, PhD and collaborator Elliott Rouse, PhD of the University of Michigan recently sat down with Max Ortiz Catalan, Ph.D. to discuss the Open Source Bionic Leg project on Catalan's podcast, Conversations on Bionics and Pain.
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