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Soft tissue planning for reconstructive surgery

Northeastern University

2018: Use Brain-Computer Interface technology to model human response time and improve the design of Webspeller- a brain interface for augmentative and alternative communication2019: We propose to develop a language-model-assisted multimodal EEG & gaze input driven Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) interface for spelling. Our goal is to extend AAC access to people with severely reduced eye gaze control, as well as optimize the current WebSpeller system in terms of feasibility and comfort for the user.

Greater New York City Area

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Developed and optimized assays analyzing mammalian-cell responses to stimuli mimicking components of neurodegenerative diseases• Passaged and maintained human induced pluripotent stem cells (HiPSC) for molecular biology and high-content imaging analyses investigating the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on various genotypes• Designed experiments to examine the correlation between inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease

Haverstraw, New York

• NIH certified in “Protecting Human Subject Research Participants” Cert. No. 2396353• Collected human electroencephalography (EEG) data using BCI2000 and analyzed them using EEGLab andOffline Analysis, both MATLAB data analysis tools• Used Arduino microcontrollers for Steady State Visual Evoked Potential (SSVEP) research

Rockland County

• Examined the motor neuron disease specific mechanisms in mouse models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis• Executed polymerase chain reactions and gel electrophoresis to collect data for diseased mice• Compiled and presented literature reviews of novel research on specific neurodegenerative diseases

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering, Fifth Year

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