Tour of the Center for Neurotechnology at the University of Washington

Co-sponsored by: Center for Neurotechnology

The Seattle Chapters of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society and the Signal Processing Society invite you to tour the Center for Neurotechnology at the University of Washington.  Founded in 2011, the Center for Neurotechnology is one of several Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) across the country funded by the National Science Foundation. The center’s headquarters are located at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, and its core partners are at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and San Diego State University.

CNT members are engineering new ways to help the brain and spinal cord heal and recover from injury in a unique innovation ecosystem that includes researchers, educators and industry affiliates at multiple institutions and companies worldwide. We work together, with the guidance of advisory boards, to develop and distribute neurotechnology that is revolutionizing the treatment of stroke, spinal cord injury and other debilitating neurological conditions.

Its researchers are discovering and applying principles of engineered neuroplasticity, which is a new form of physical rehabilitation that uses engineered devices to restore lost or injured connections in the brain, spinal cord and other areas of the nervous system. At the same time, CNT neuroethics researchers are pioneering a framework for deep integration of ethics into neural engineering research and education, and we are doing this in close partnership with neurotechnology end-users.

The CNT is committed to the inclusion of disability perspectives in the design of devices intended to benefit people with disabilities, as well as promoting diversity internally and in ERCs nationwide through initiatives like AccessERC. We also partner with the UW DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology) program to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by individuals and groups that are traditionally underrepresented in these fields.

Agenda:

Food will be available beginning at 5:30pm, followed by an introduction and tour of the facility by Scott Ransom, Industry Liaison Officer for the Center for Neurotechnology.

Location:
1414 NE 42nd St.; Suite 204
Seattle, Washington
98105-6271