{"618690":{"#nid":"618690","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ph.D. Candidate Caitlyn Seim Earns Prestigious Neuroscience:Translate Grant From Stanford","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing Ph.D. candidate \u003Cstrong\u003ECaitlyn Seim\u003C\/strong\u003E was awarded one of Stanford University\u0026rsquo;s exclusive \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuroscience.stanford.edu\/research\/programs\/neurosciencetranslate\u0022\u003ENeuroscience:Translate grants\u003C\/a\u003E. The grant is part of a new program to support translational neuroscience research to find practical solutions for unmet patient needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeim earned the grant based on her research into passive haptic stimulation, which resulted in a glove that could be used to assist in stroke rehabilitation. Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability around the globe, impacting millions of survivors each year.\u0026nbsp; Survivors often lose function in their arms or hands, making it difficult to perform everyday functions like dressing or eating.\u0026nbsp; Spasticity and tone can also cause hands to be involuntarily clenched in a rigid position \u0026ndash; a problem for which there are few effective treatments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESurvivors lack options when it comes to rehabilitation, and existing methods can be strenuous, costly, or painful. Building on previous work, Seim is using the funding to investigate a novel stimulation method using a wireless, wearable device that may provide therapy on the go and to patients who do not have access to high-intensity rehabilitation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeim started working on this research during her time at Georgia Tech with Professor \u003Cstrong\u003EThad Starner\u003C\/strong\u003E. She\u0026rsquo;s now collaborating with \u003Cstrong\u003EMaarten Lansberg\u003C\/strong\u003E of the Stanford University Medical Center and \u003Cstrong\u003EAllison Okamura\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. Seim will join Stanford as a postdoctoral researcher this summer, where she will continue to work on this project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeim said that she and Starner are launching a company to put the device on the market \u0026ndash; with the goal of translating research outcomes to clinical solutions.\u0026nbsp; \u0026ldquo;If we can help, then it\u0026#39;s all worth it,\u0026rdquo; Seim said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo connect with Seim about this project, you can email her at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ceseim@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eceseim@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Seim was awarded for her research into passive haptic stimulation that could assist in stroke recovery."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2019-03-02 00:58:08","changed_gmt":"2019-03-02 00:58:08","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"611755":{"id":"611755","type":"image","title":"Caitlyn Seim - PHL","body":null,"created":"1537470856","gmt_created":"2018-09-20 19:14:16","changed":"1537470856","gmt_changed":"2018-09-20 19:14:16","alt":"Caitlyn Seim showing haptic glove","file":{"fid":"232896","name":"Seim Banner.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Seim%20Banner.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Seim%20Banner.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":170103,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Seim%20Banner.jpg?itok=QblfJAZi"}}},"media_ids":["611755"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/news\/611757\/good-vibrations-passive-haptic-learning-could-be-key-rehabilitation","title":"Good Vibrations: Passive Haptic Learning Could Be a Key to Rehabilitation"}],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"104221","name":"passive haptic learning"},{"id":"180696","name":"PHL"},{"id":"167732","name":"Stroke"},{"id":"179165","name":"stroke recovery"},{"id":"170072","name":"Caitlyn Seim"},{"id":"1944","name":"Thad Starner"},{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"166848","name":"School of Interactive Computing"},{"id":"77691","name":"wearable technology"},{"id":"167386","name":"Stanford"},{"id":"1304","name":"neuroscience"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}