{"676335":{"#nid":"676335","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Collaborative Graduate Training in Computational Neural Engineering Expands ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince it began in 2019, Georgia Tech and Emory University\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cntp.bme.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EComputational Neural-Engineering Training Program\u003C\/a\u003E has funded and trained doctoral students at the intersection of neuroscience, engineering, computation, and clinical experience.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe saw that there was a new kind of neuroscience that was happening, to both understand the mysteries of the brain and nervous system and to treat related diseases and disorders,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Garrett-B.-Stanley\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGarrett Stanley\u003C\/a\u003E, program co-director, professor, and McCamish Foundation Distinguished Chair in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWalter H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E (BME). \u201cThe program was created to fill this gap in training, and to provide a community for like-minded scientists and engineers across these disciplines.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECombined with support from Georgia Tech and Emory, that community is set to grow with recently renewed and increased funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re excited to expand the number of students funded and continue to grow our programs,\u201d says \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bme.gatech.edu\/bme\/faculty\/Lena-H.-Ting\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELena Ting\u003C\/a\u003E, program co-director, professor, and McCamish Foundation Distinguished Chair in BME. \u201cWith this funding, we\u2019ll continue to attract the best and brightest students.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EExpanding Access\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThrough courses, research, professional development, and community outreach, the two-year program provides unprecedented training and community for doctoral students in BME, electrical and computational engineering, neuroscience, machine learning, and beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur program is unique in that it combines computation \u2014 both how the brain computes and how we can use computational tools to better understand the brain \u2014 and engineering of technologies for interfacing with the brain and nervous system,\u201d says Stanley, who also co-directs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nec.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENeural Engineering Center\u003C\/a\u003E with Ting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents are also exposed to neurology, rehabilitation, and other related fields through clinical course requirements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe teach our students alongside physical therapy and occupational therapy students to solve clinically relevant problems,\u201d explains Ting, who teaches several of the courses. \u201cWe think early exposure to such clinical problems can accelerate the translation of basic research to the clinic.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOriginally slated to last five years, funding for the program comes from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/researchtraining.nih.gov\/programs\/training-grants\/T32-a\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ET32 program of institutional training grants\u003C\/a\u003E by the NIH and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/med.emory.edu\/directory\/profile\/?u=MBORICH\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMichael Borich\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Emory University School of Medicine, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/christopher-john-rozell\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChris Rozell\u003C\/a\u003E, professor and Julian T. Hightower Chair in Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, also serve as directors of the program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe NIH T32 funding mechanism is great because it enables universities to create training programs that span different traditional disciplines,\u201d says Stanley. Without the need to create entirely new academic units, training programs like these provide funding for students conducting interdisciplinary research. Since the funding isn\u2019t tied to a specific research group, it also gives students the flexibility to rotate through multiple labs to find the best fit. \u201cIn other words, it\u2019s a game changer.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith NIH funding renewed and expanded by 50%, the program will now have the capacity to fund more trainees.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI love to see the program grow so more of our students and faculty can benefit,\u201d said Ting. \u201cThanks to generous funding from Georgia Tech, we will also be able to support international students now, something we couldn\u2019t do in the past.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to support from the NIH, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/med.emory.edu\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEmory University School of Medicine\u003C\/a\u003E, and the joint Georgia Tech-Emory BME Department, the program is further bolstered by support from Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOffice of the Executive Vice President for Research\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile the NIH funding enables us to support the salary and tuition for students,\u201d said Stanley, \u201clocal support from Georgia Tech and Emory enables us to not only manage the growing program and provide reporting back to the NIH, but also to provide student-initiated training workshops in emerging technical areas, career development activities, training in neuroethics, and social events that help to bring the community together.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe community, he said, is the \u201cmost exciting and significant part of this. The network of talented people brought together through this program will be valuable and influential for years to come.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFunding for the Georgia Tech and Emory University training program in computational neural engineering was recently renewed and increased by the National Institutes of Health, expanding opportunities for students and scholars.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Funding for the Georgia Tech and Emory University training program in computational neural engineering was recently renewed and increased by the National Institutes of Health, expanding opportunities for students and scholars."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2024-08-28 15:59:26","changed_gmt":"2024-08-28 16:16:40","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-08-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674748":{"id":"674748","type":"image","title":"22C10400-P3-003.JPG","body":null,"created":"1724860784","gmt_created":"2024-08-28 15:59:44","changed":"1724860784","gmt_changed":"2024-08-28 15:59:44","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"258308","name":"22C10400-P3-003.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/08\/28\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/08\/28\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":5470957,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/08\/28\/22C10400-P3-003.JPG?itok=7zbtoU4E"}}},"media_ids":["674748"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/neuro.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-offer-phd-neuroscience-and-neurotechnology-new-minor","title":"Georgia Tech to Offer Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, New Minor"}],"groups":[{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172970","name":"go-neuro"},{"id":"126591","name":"go-NeuralEngineering"},{"id":"172056","name":"go-BioE"},{"id":"1612","name":"BME"},{"id":"177092","name":"College of Engineering; Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory"},{"id":"187582","name":"go-ibb"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"193656","name":"Neuro Next Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:audra.davidson@research.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAudra Davidson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr\u003ENeuro Next Initiative\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["audra.davidson@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}