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The IEEE Life Sciences Newsletter is a new initiative to bring forth interesting articles and informative interviews within the exciting field of life sciences every month.
Dirk G. Everaert received his undergraduate degree in physical therapy from the University of Leuven, Belgium, in 1989. He received his Ph.D degree in Motor Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy from the University of Leuven, Belgium in 2000.
Ralph Etienne-Cummings received a B.Sc. degree in physics from Lincoln University, Oxford, PA, in 1988, and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1991 and 1994 respectively.
Pierre DuPont is Staff Scientist, Cardiovascular Surgery; and Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering, at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA. He received a PhD in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard …
Rajeev Bansal received his PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard University in 1981. Since then he has taught and conducted research in the area of applied electromagnetics at the University of Connecticut where he is currently a professor (1992- ), Head (2009- ) of the …
Pierre DuPont, PhD, is Staff Scientist, Cardiovascular Surgery; and Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Bioengineering, at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA. From his own experience, he points out the importance of bringing together experts in biology and technology.
By Kevin A. Mazurek, Bradley J. Holinski, Dirk G. Everaert, Richard B. Stein, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Ralph Etienne-Cummings
Recent research has demonstrated a control strategy and neural stimulation method that could ultimately lead to restoring over-ground walking capability to individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).
By IEEE Life Sciences Staff
You are most likely using apps every day on your iPad or your Android smartphone. But do you realize that a large proportion of medical professionals have embraced specialized applications in their practice?
By Rajeev Bansal
The field of biomedical applications of radio frequency (RF)/microwaves is robust! This is evident from the technical sessions and workshops devoted to biomedical imaging, sensors, and MRIs at the recently held IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium in Montreal. Furthermore, in spite of the …
By Nitish Thakor
Welcome to The July 2012 issue of the Life Sciences Newsletter! We hope that you have already subscribed or will subscribe to the Newsletter so you can receive our articles on a regular basis. We also urge you to inform your colleagues about …
In his roles as Chief Medical Officer and Chief Science Officer of the West Wireless Health Institute, Dr. Joseph M. Smith leads initiatives to identify and accelerate the use of health care innovations and technologies to advance the Institute’s mission of lowering health care costs.
